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Protesters gather outside Ireland's parliament over Yves Sakila's 'disturbing' death
Yves Sakila, 35, died on one of Dublin's busiest shopping streets after an alleged shoplifting incident.
How the death of Yves Sakila exposes Ireland’s deeply rooted racism problem
Fatally restrained by security guards outside a Dublin department store, Congolese-born Sakila’s demise raises serious questions about accountability• Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHello and welcome to The Long Wave. On a Dublin street two weeks ago, Yves Sakila died.
Yves Sakila’s death has echoes of George Floyd. When will we in Ireland confront our own racism?
Growing up in Dublin, I learned to navigate life in fight-or-flight mode. Yet even now, our leaders are ducking a vital conversationSeán Gallen is a Martinican-Irish writer and film-maker based in Berlin and DublinWatching the harrowing footage of what would become Yves Sakila’s final moments of consciousness, it is hard not to be reminded of the agonising death of George Floyd. Sakila was declared dead in a Dublin hospital on 15 May, a short time after being pinned to the ground by security...
‘Racist mindsets’: Africans in Ireland feel fear in wake of Yves Sakila’s death
After an incident on a Dublin street with echoes of George Floyd, people of colour sense rising hostilityWhen Kembetia Bissa fled the Democratic Republic of the Congo and moved to Ireland in 2003 he found not only sanctuary but beauty, friendship and a home. The asylum seeker settled in Bandon, west Cork, and found work as a landscaper. He opened an African dance school with Congolese drumming and taught local people the rhythms of his homeland.
Death of Congolese man renews scrutiny of race relations in Ireland
Yves Sakila died after being restrained by security guards ‘in broad daylight’Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem on the body of a Congolese man who died after being restrained by shop security guards on a Dublin street, prompting an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd. A forensic pathologist from England is to conduct an independent postmortem this week on Yves Sakila, 35, an alleged shoplifter who was pursued and pinned to the ground in the city centre on...
Death of Congolese man renews scrutiny of race relations in Ireland
Yves Sakila died after being restrained by security guards ‘in broad daylight’Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem on the body of a Congolese man who died after being restrained by shop security guards on a Dublin street, prompting an outcry and comparisons to the death of George Floyd. A forensic pathologist from England is to conduct an independent postmortem this week on Yves Sakila, 35, an alleged shoplifter who was pursued and pinned to the ground in the city centre on...
Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’
Ireland’s Black community opens up about racism after ‘George Floyd moment’ In the wake of Yves Sakila’s death following a violent restraint, many say racism in Ireland is an overlooked scourge. Last month, 40-year-old Emer O’Neill, a Black Irish woman, was racially insulted three times.
Dublin protesters demand justice over death of Congolese man
Dublin protesters demand justice over death of Congolese man Dublin protesters demand justice over death of Congolese man Weekly protests in Dublin are growing as people demand justice and accountability for Yves Sakila, a Congolese man who died after being restrained by security guards outside a shopping centre. Published On 31 May 2026
Dublin demands justice for Congolese man dead after being restrained by security guards
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