Former rugby coach John McClean charged with indecently assaulting students

Former teacher charged on Tuesday with 49 counts of indecent assault of boys at Terenure College, Dublin, in 1970s and 1980s

Director of Public Prosecutions directed John McClean face 'trial on indictment', meaning the case would go forward to the circuit court with wider sentencing powers. File picture: Collins Courts

Former rugby coach and teacher John McClean has been charged with indecently assaulting boys at a South Dublin school.

Mr McClean, 76, of Casimir Avenue, Harold's Cross, Dublin, was charged on Tuesday with 49 counts of indecent assault of a number of boys at Terenure College in the 1970s and 1980s.