By Graeme Yorke Two men have been jailed after former England and Manchester United star Andrew Cole was racially abused during a flight. 42-year-old Cole was travelling on an Aer Arran service from Dublin to Manchester when he was subjected to the abuse, which included being called ‘Mr Blackman’. Drunk passengers Gregory Horan, 26, and Lee Byrne, 28, had begun drinking before boarding the 9.30am flight in December last year. Lee Byrne, left, and Gregory Horan, right,  pictured arriving at Manchester's Minshull Street Crown Court where they were both jailed after former Manchester United footballer Andy Cole was racially abused on a flight
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Andy Cole was subjected to racial abuse on Dublin to Manchester flight
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Lee Byrne, 28, of Dublin, admitted racially aggravated public order offence
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Gregory Horan, 26, also of Dublin, admitted being drunk on an aircraft
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The judge ruled Byrne will be jailed for 20 weeks and Horan 10 weeks
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