'Never give up,' says one of 23 victims sexually abused by John McClean

One victim had described the former rugby coach as “evil personified” and said that he had “crossed paths with the devil at Terenure College”

Former rugby coach, John McClean, abused the boys between 1973 and 1990 while he worked for Terenure College. File photo: Collins

A former rugby coach and teacher at a Dublin private school who abused 23 students has been jailed for eight years.

John McClean (aged 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.