Early and Personal Life
Sutherland was born on 25 April 1946 in Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland to William George "Billy" Sutherland (died 20 January 2005) and Barbara Nealon (died 30 December 2010). His father is of British-Scottish ancestry and was an insurance broker, while his mother is of Irish background. Sutherland has two living sisters, Jill and Karen, as well as a deceased brother David (died 9 February 2006). He is married to the Spanish-born Maruja and has three adult children with her; Shane, Ian and Natalia.
He was educated at Gonzaga College, a Jesuit day school in Dublin and then studied law at University College Dublin. He played prop forward for the UCD rugby team and was club captain, a role he later filled at Landsdowne Football Club, before retiring from the sport in his mid-20s. He remains an active member of Lansdowne F.C.
In 2010, “The Tablet” named him as one of Britain’s most influential Roman Catholics.
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