Paul Dunleavy, 89, who had been convicted of 72 offences involving 18 victims, died on August 26th.

John Merrick (78) pleaded guilty to one count of indecent assault on the then 10-year-old at St Vincent’s Primary School in Glasnevin on a date between September 1st, 1979, and June 30th, 1980.

Martin O'Flaherty (73) has 103 previous convictions for the indecent assault of 22 boys

The 72-year-old man is already serving a sentence for the historic indecent assault of a number of boys at a primary school in Co Kilkenny.

The 72-year-old man was convicted last March on a total of 25 charges of indecent assault in relation to the six victims