Man who abused staff member of Cork Eir store and called him 'a f***ing Paki' is jailed

Defendant was looking for a refund and started to verbally abuse staff member when told he would have to deal with customer service, court told

Defendant said he had returned to the store and apologised to staff. File picture: Fennell Photography

A member of staff at an Eir store was racially abused as a ‘f***ing Paki’ by a customer rowing about a refund, and now he has been jailed for one month for threatening behaviour.

Dylan Cleary, of no fixed address in Carlow, and originally from Tipperary, pleaded guilty at Cork District Court to engaging in the threatening behaviour at the Eir store on St Patrick’s Street, Cork, on October 6, 2025.