Share this article 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'