Kerry teen charged with harassing former footballer Ian Wright

A teenager has appeared before Tralee District Court on allegations of harassing former Arsenal and England player Ian Wright earlier this summer.

Patrick O’Brien, 18, of 8 Sycamore Court, Ashleigh Downs, Tralee is facing two charges. Garda Sergeant Eoin O’Donovan told Judge David Waters that he arrested the teen on Wednesday morning at Ashe Street, Tralee.

The accused made no reply upon being charged.

Patrick O’Brien, who appeared in court accompanied by his mother, is alleged on May 11, 2020, at a place unknown in the district court area of Tralee, to have harassed Ian Wright, contrary to Section 10.1 and 6 of the Non-Fatal Offences Against the Person Act 1997.

Mr O’Brien is also facing a second charge from the same date and location. 

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