Tralee teenager who racially abused Ian Wright escapes conviction

At a sentencing hearing at Tralee District Court on Wednesday, Judge David Waters said “he didn’t see anything to be gained” by imposing a criminal conviction

Ian Wright has accepted an apology from the Tralee teenager who racially abused him through Instagram. Photo: Mike Egerton/PA Wire

A Kerry teenager who admitted to racially abusing footballer Ian Wright has escaped a criminal conviction.

Patrick O’Brien, of Sycamore Court, Ashleigh Downs, Tralee, abused Wright in private messages on Instagram last May after he lost a FIFA game on the PlayStation.