Dublin man jailed for racially abusing former United star on flight

A man from Dublin has been sentenced to 20 weeks in prison in the UK for racially abusing ex-Manchester United striker Andy Cole on a flight.
28-year-old Lee Byrne of Corduff Park in Blanchardstown was drunk when he called Cole 'Mr Blackman' and a 'spook' while on an Air Lingus flight from Dublin to Manchester on December 29 last year.