Former Footballer Ian Wright expresses disappointed after Kerry teenager avoids cirminal conviction for sending him racist messages

Former Footballer Ian Wright says he's disappointed after a Kerry teenager did not receive a cirminal conviction for sending him racist messages on Instagram.  

18-year-old Patrick O'Brien of Sycamore Court, Ashleigh Downs, Tralee had pleaded guilty to two charges. 

In court today the judge said that he didn't see that anything could be gained by imposing a criminal conviction.  

Ian Wright had forgiven the teenager but said he was not expecting his forgiveness to be an invitation to lighten a sentence.  

He said the case was never about revenge, it was about consequences for acts of racism.