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A Tralee teenager has avoided a conviction for a tirade of racist online abuse of former Arsenal football star Ian Wright.
Patrick O Brien (18) had the Probation Act applied as Judge David Waters told Tralee District Court that the material sent over social media by the teen was clearly racist, reprehensible and utterly abhorrent.
However, the judge said he was satisfied they were not views held by the teen - but rather unthinking comments designed to cause hurt and passed in the heat of the moment by a young, immature and naive person.
Judge Waters also said that the Tralee teenager should be thankful for the generous attitude of the footballer who said he had forgiven him.
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The decision to spare a Kerry student a criminal conviction for sending racist messages to Arsenal legend Ian Wright was a setback in the fight against racism in Ireland, according to a leading academic.
18-year-old Patrick O Brien, of Sycamore Court, Ashleigh Downs in Tralee had pleaded guilty to sending the former England international
Judge David Waters decided to
In a statement, Wright said he was ‘disappointed’ and ‘tired’ following the sentencing – and warned that he never expected his decision to forgive O’Brien to be used to reduce his sentence.
Sentence for Ian Wright case a setback in fight against racism in Ireland