Former rugby coach abused 23 students over three decades, court told

 Former rugby coach John McClean (73) of Casimir Avenue, Harold’s Cross, Dublin, leaves the Dublin District Court.

A former rugby coach and teacher at a Dublin private school abused 23 students over three decades, a court has heard.

John McClean (76) abused the boys between 1973 and 1990 while he worked for Terenure College. He left the school in 1996 after certain allegations were made and took up a role coaching rugby with UCD.