Stabbing of Toyosi Shittabey

On 2 April 2010, Nigerian-born student Toyosi Shittabey (15 July 1994 – 2 April 2010) was fatally stabbed in Tyrrelstown in West Dublin. After his death, a number of anti-racist marches took place in his memory in Dublin, the demonstrators drawing attention to issues relating to immigration to Ireland. The nature of the murder, with Shittabey's young age and completely integrated status within local Irish society, caused outrage among the Nigerian migrant community. That the murder occurred during the event of Good Friday was also noted, and international news media attention was brought to the topic of racial diversity in Ireland.

Stabbing of Toyosi Shittabey

On 2 April 2010, Nigerian-born student Toyosi Shittabey (15 July 1994 – 2 April 2010) was fatally stabbed in Tyrrelstown in West Dublin. After his death, a number of anti-racist marches took place in his memory in Dublin, the demonstrators drawing attention to issues relating to immigration to Ireland. The nature of the murder, with Shittabey's young age and completely integrated status within local Irish society, caused outrage among the Nigerian migrant community. That the murder occurred during the event of Good Friday was also noted, and international news media attention was brought to the topic of racial diversity in Ireland.