It is very interesting that a "sizable African community" lives in this particular "middle-class housing estate" while hundreds of thousands of Irish people once again prepare to emigrate in order to find employment.

We immediately need to reconsider our policy and tolerance of immigration: shut the doors before we see the rise of Parisian banlieues and Peckham ghettoes in our country.

It is also very interesting to note that #1 seems to be harboring the blame for the latest wave of emmigration on residents of Tyrrelstown. With this level of understanding and tolerance is it any wonder that Ireland is where it's at. People are leaving because there is no work and little money. During the boom years, the country went mad and basically squandered it! I am an Irish emmigrant and reading this news story from abroad is very saddening.
Any money that is in Ireland seems to be flung at the banks; it is a joke.
We still have a lot to address as a society to move on with the rest of the world.

Pairic, you are an idiot. A very stupid , ignorant little man, what tolerance you supposedly possess is immeasurable. Ireland's famous for its literature and men of the World.
It is a pity that it is also infamous for containing the likes, dislikes of you.

While like any right-thinking person I wholeheartedly condemn the taking of this boy's life and have great sympathy with his family, I cannot help but feel that a headlong rush to multiculturalism simply for it's own sake will eventually lead to the deaths of many, many more black teenagers, the overwhelming majority at the hands of other black teenagers.
This is NOT a problem of race. It is a problem of culture!
The experience of every other major european city can only reinforce this view!!

I think we should be rather concerned with the cruel murder of someone's son, infammatory comments like shut the doors would only aggravate the situation on ground. this is a time to console and not to increase the hate

pÁdraic - perhaps we could consider diverting some funding which is used to maintain our dead national language to better use and maybe we could prevent some of the "hundreds and thousands of Irish people" from emigrating?

I am ashamed that a person who clearly asserts their Irish identity in the way they spell their name, should sprout such close minded nationalism.

My thoughts and sympathies are with the family and friends of this boy and the culprits must face the full rigor of the law.

Pádraic, a young boy is killed for the colour of his skin and you thought that the best response was to create a baseless link between where his family chose to live and Irish people going aboard looking for work. Mindless guff like this opinion make my blood boil.

If you want to know the quickest way to force families from foreign countries into ghettoes, you simply victimize them for being foreign, accuse them of "stealing your jobs" and carrying an impulse for criminality. That way, they only feel that they can trust each other and feel that the only alternative is to live together in their own support group. If you want to avoid ghettoes, then start treating them like people and make them confident enough to feel that they can live in Irish communities without the fear of being blamed for every Irish problem.

Well said padraic and irish 4 life the Irish people are sick and tired being taken by these people and its our own governmnets fault, we should look after our own first and not people who should not be even in the country stealing our money and draining our resources,Time for quicker deportations and to close the doors,

I am 2 disgusted 2 even respond 2 Paidraig, Irish 4 life & Smith. Ireland is in d situation dy r now cos of ignorant eejits like dse 1s. I am so sorry dt a young life has bn snuffed out in dse manner but d system & government need 2 arise & do something. 2 many lives r bn lost both Irish & none Irish due 2 a decay in d system. Its time 2 stand up & b counted. D prob in d country is not brought on by immigrants its as a result of years of misconduct / lack of financial foresight & openness. God help us all

Toyin - Learn to write before slagging others, what an utter disgrace to the english language, this incident will make Irish people awake to these people who just want to sponge of us and drain our resources, start mass deportations now we do not want these parasites anymore. ireland needs to look after our own not these unwelcome unwanted people

yeah a person died ,yeah death is a bad thing , something must of happened they must of done something to bring on such a violebt answer ,theres two sides to every story and all you stuck up ppl that think there life will be easier for condeming killers cop on ,any one of us on this page would last about 10 mins in africa b4 we were raped shot and ate alive .we let these people in to our country fair enough but they should all be working not on social welfare ,blacks dont work here and if they do they collect there dole aswell,every1 one of them has more than me thanks to our goverment and snobs that already have it all and dont have to live beside these scum ,im sorry the lad died but it shouldnt be our problem now should it???

This is the most display of ignorance and disregard for the sanctity of life by Paidraig Irish 4 life, Smith and a few others I have ever seen. Do you know how many millions of Irish folks that are living in other countries with total freedom to own and drive whatever they want and like? Do you know how many hard working immigrants, professionals etc, that are in this country and making huge positive contribution? Doctors, Nurses, Accountants, etc name them. If all you can see is some bunch of second class humans stealing away our country, it is simply because that is what you have chosen to see. That makes you such a big ignoramus living in a civilized age. I am sorry, but even a rehab won't change you, what you need is a transformation from within, that whole pile of hate needs to come out from our hearts, otherwise we are no different from those hijackers and suicide bombers of 9/11. People with such mind set should be monitored else they could repeat the same evil

Paidraig, Irish 4 life, & Smith, a life has been violently taken away from a young man who looked forward to a very promising future, was it this young man that took away your job? Why should he die for the money or job you don't have? Did he decide the policies of Ireland? It is sad that you just can't get it. When you spill such harsh words when people are grieving, you only provoke more hate and encourage more evil. Every one of us can relate to grief, why don't you have any human sympathy? There are people who will read what you have written and would want to carry out revenge. Blacks are not stupid and please do not let what happened in France be repeated in Ireland because we won't be able to handle it. This nation needs God love and forgiveness. Remember that majority of Irish people do not even live in this country

Uhm Padraic...
We already have Parisian-style Banlieus. They're called Jobstown, Clondalkin, Ballymun and Darndale. But you might not see that because they're mostly full of white Irish people.
And to Peter Quinn I would point out that we already have plenty of white teenagers killing each other in these places every other weekend, and yet you naturally don't see any racial element there. But you make a good point in spite of yourself: "This is NOT a problem of race. It is a problem of culture!" Yes, a culture of poverty in the Parisian ghettos, in the London ghettos and in the Dublin ghettos.
For all those trying to blame the incident on immigration rather than on moronic racists.
Cop yourselves on.

@Paul Smith.. you're an Ass, if u don't know, go and ask your Ex-Minster "Mary Harney", she sent Employment Agency all over the world, looking for people like me, so that we could help this country economy. where were u and people like u then.. I guess, collecting dole and smoking crack.. If u choose to get a better education like people like me, maybe, u could earn €75,000/year and work for company like SAP & Microsoft and live in better accomodation. So thinking people like me, took your job is just ignorances..cus let me assure, u can't do my job. and besides these are not Irish companies. Though, I have been given naturalisation, but because people like u, I have plan to move to better places in Europe..If u judge people by the color of theirskin, you're an ASS!!!

"any one of us on this page would last about 10 mins in africa b4 we were raped shot and ate alive .we let these people in to our country fair enough but they should all be working not on social welfare ,blacks dont work here and if they do they collect there dole aswell,every1"

Obviously you've never been out of your own backyard - what do you know of Africa? Clearly nothing, judging by your ill informed Victorian Punch Magazine comments. Black people DO work in Ireland and most stick to the law of the land - they don't collect dole if they have a job. Do you have any black friends, partners, family? I seriously doubt it.

This tragic murder has been hijacked by a handful of racist sub-humans & they should be ashamed of themselves.

It's time people stood up to a minority of ignorant, fearful people who seek to cause tension and hate. Perhaps it's the racists who need deporting - Ireland would be better off without them.

"and snobs that already have it all and dont have to live beside these scum ,im sorry the lad died but it shouldnt be our problem now should it???"

The responsibility lies with all of us, a chara; especially when we have to deal with the likes of some of the above.

I am proud to be Irish but ashamed when I come across such small minded views as we find here. I hope other people across the world will take note & see that not all Irish are like the handful of racists here.

irish bastards,, i think an example has to be made of these people, they have no right to take life,,not for any reason in the world,and for those criticizing the habouring of blacks in ireland,i feel that is utter foolishness.these people have done nothing to us,but you find it much comforting to blame them for your numerous problems..if you cant live in peaceful co-existance with your fellow human being,,then you have a shallow mind.have you ever watched an irish baby and a black baby playing together,they do it with so much love..i think these fools need to learn from them

The death of this teenager is a loss not just to the family but to the entire world that we live in.Ignorance is still a terrible disease's affecting the mind of some people that can descend so low to terminate a life who in years to come can be a solution provider to the need of the same nation in a racially motivated way,Well putting all sentiments aside,i think the need for more public awareness still need to be created in ireland for people to be tolerant of themselves and live in harmony irrespective of whether you are red,green,brown,black or white in Colour.Without this being in place,dynamic development and meaningful growth cannot takes place.its a problem of the mind which the government should address ,if they need help, i will offer suggestion that will be needed at no extra cost.

Iam suprise to hear this from Padraick and Irish for life.You are really heartless and you need to travel and explore things.Iam not a black person too and many of you are in my country today as i speak,you are the most cruel and wicked people.This could be your brother in another country.Fine he is gone and resting,where is your tomorrow,you are the one depending on social welfare in your own country because you did not go to school. LACK OF EDUCATION IS A PROBLEM.Do to others what you wish them to do to you

Irish tom, padraic and other stupid racist posters, how about we swop 2 foreigners , for two irish in America or australia or Uk or new zealand or Canada or South africa or ur descendants in Argentina... oops can u see how stupid u are sounding every passing minute. Have a clue..fact
(there are more Irish people living outside of Ireland than there are living within ireland. Go and get good eductaion before u return to this post to make a comment... pipsqueak liquidised airhead brains like urs

Padraic not sounding like someone well travelled. never saw the inside of a secondary school , likely. be great if individuals like him emigrated; but what country would have him?

I am deeply saddened and shocked by some of the xenophobic comments here. I find it hard to believe that Ireland, which has exported so many millions of people throughout the world, contains some people who harbour such venomous hatred against others who look different. Now I am beginning to understand why so many intelligent Irish people decide to leave their homeland, to live in more tolerant lands.

Well done Paul Smith.I was following these posts in search of even the smallest element of logic,but now you have convinced me beyond any doubt of your severly and dangerously under-developed intellect.By mentioning regions of London you simply presume me to be English-or in your words a limey weirdo-which is by far more preferable these days than to hail from the small minority of tiny-minded bog-trotting groups of individuals that you"hang out with"!Whats really wrong Paul??Are you imprisoned in your little kip of an over-valued and seriously depreciating negitive equity mortgaged home in the arsehole of nowhere with no hope of ever achieving the"dream"yourself and your over-weight but impressivly fake-tanned girlfriend were promised of by your self-interested corrupt to the core FF gov(which you were ever so keen to vote in)until life came crushing in full force and left you..well,lets say..just a tad dejected.Now,knowing what I now know,you have neither the intelligence nor are articulate enough to express your frustration and anger at perhaps the appropriate causes of your dejection,namely the Bankers,Prop Developers,Seanie Fitz,Seanie Quinn bla bla.No,what do you do??In your miniscule understanding of"Blame Game"you lease all of your hate-fuelled rage on the Blacks.
As much as I would love to provoke by claiming to be an English Property developer who played all you fools and left me loaded,Im afraid it would be an illusion.Truth is,I fought for your country and was forced to emigrate long before weasels like you were ever born.How does that make you feel?..I can be assured not as silly as how it makes me feel!

Pat W. you are a cretin. Are you another member of our underclass, on the scratcher yet full of a misplaced sense of "entitlement"? If anyone should be deported from Ireland it's you and your likes. You are an embarrassment to the rest of us. It's a pity Van Diemens land is closed for business these days.

Oh My F***** God i am so ashamed to be irish right now like this cannot be serious..please tell me you guys are playing..
Im writing this from brooklyn i just saw this on google and i am seriously astonished by the level of ignorance and racism displayed by my fellow "irish people" a child has died and these are the comments you leave?
i hope you all just die at least that way i can be less ashamed to be irish right now.. may the little boy rest in peace and may god punish those ignorant bastards who drop out of school didnt get a job and are now trying to blame black people for all the problems they caused for themselves..

here padraig i completely agree with yees i droped out of school after third year, along with 2 of me mates never went to college i cant get a job now me and me girlfriend and 5 almost all me mates are living on dole right now i drive a 91 honda civic and i spend all me money on coke..

and all this black fellas are driving savage cars and live in normal houses with theire familys happily while i fecking roth here what the feck do they think they are basterds do they think they are feckin farinas like abi comin to talk rubish i think yes should all go so i can get the money i deserve ...

YOU ALL ARE F**KING CRAZY.!!!
A LIL BOI DIED FOR NOTIN AND U ALL HERE CHATTING SH*T.!

Black or white, rich or poor, working or on the dole, we all have something in common - red blood flowing through our veins. I am a black and proud of my identity. A needless act has been committed. Yet all the likes of phil, padraic and paul smith can talk about is immigration. Imagine yourselves in this situation - being a target of hate because of your colour. A family is missing a son, a community is missing an ambassador and the society is missing part of its future. The problem goes deeper than what a forum can handle but as there is freedom of speech, everybody is entitled to their opinion even if totally whacked. I really wish ignorant fools like the above can live a day in the lives of these people and maybe they can be educated. But first, they should pay a visit to the hospitals and count the number of coloured carers there taking care of the sick. There are bad elements in every community. It is just bad that we have to witness the extreme on Friday. My thoughts are with the family of Toy and may he rest in peace. At least he is in a better place while Padraic et al have to maintain the dole queues.

I am an Irish immigrant in Britain & am gobsmacked by the hatreds being posted here. How insular we are - the loathing we have for our fellow man; black, British etc - it seems we will nurse the hatred to our very graves. If I was a religious person; I'd pray that none of Toyosi's family are reading the excrement posted here from those claiming to be Irish. They are nothing of the sort & are not representative of Ireland.

RIP, Toyosi. We are all brothers and sisters.

The irish are racist people. They disgust me. If black man asks for the social welfare we are made feel like scammers. Ireland accepted us so we are entitled to social welfare and housing.

this is realy messedup,i am black and trust me wen i say,no black person wants to live in a country where your constantly being mistreated and bullied,.most of us are here coz we are looking for a better life,better education,.i have been here for ten years and i can say without shame,IRISH PEOPLE ARE RACIST,dnt hate blacks cause they work harder than you,or cause they have your jobs,they work hard to be ther,while yur sitingdown drinking or having a laugh,we are in nursing homes cleaning your granny's poo so we could pay our school fees,.,i hate irish people,if it wasnt for my seeking of better life,i wouldnt even be in this country.a young boy has been murdered,look at it as a father,mother,brother or sister,dont say he derves it couse hes a migrant.my sympathy is with toyosi's family,i hope justice is served.

To all the racist people who have commented on this - you are appauling and ignorant people. I am 17 years old and i can honestly say without being "big headed" or overly confident I am more educated than you for the simple reason that you would actually discriminate some one for the colour of their skin. I knew Toy he was an angel - so sweet so lovley to be around, full of life and joy. he has been brutally murdered and taken away from those who love him and for what? Spend 5minutes with a Nigerian family and you would see how welcoming and beautiful their culture is. Can you imagine what his mother is going through? All of those racist who are reading this you are as bad as those who killed Toy for promoting this ignorant racism. It makes me sick to my stomach to know that there are people like this among us in this day and age.

There are racists and murderers in every nation and every country. People die on a daily basis regardless of age, race or gender. The means by which somebody dies influences how family, friends & even the nation react to the loss. people die by accidents either by their own faults or somebody else's carelessness, people die as result of an act of God such as earthquakes & d likes...none of these circumstances will change..but to hv somebody killed...just bcos of their skin colour is painfully unbearable. Lets not use this medium to discuss immigrants..there are & will always be immigrants regardless of wot we do or say..d least anybody can do right now is to ensure justice is done & feeble minded things like Padriag should get psychological evaluation and hv their orientation revamped. As for the ones that are stuck-up thinking all Africans & other immigrants are here for d dole..u need to get informed. They, like most irish immigrants living abroad work to earn their living. Some of the ones here have built their own houses, while children of the soil are too busy wasting ur lives on booze & cigarattes, they're investing back into ur economy.

Arise, pple.. acts like this shld not be allowed to ruin any nation

cant believe dey took my friend away from me like this,...They left his family nd us his friends 2 SUFFER...wHY CAN SOMEONE PLEASE TELL ME...tOYOSI NEVER DID ANYTHING 2 ANY WHITE PERSON HE LOVED WHITE PEOPLE,DATED WHITE GIRLS,HAD FRIENDS WHO WERE WHITE BUT WHAT DO DEY DO DEY KILL HIM!!FOR WHAT???BECUZ HE WAS BLACK,IS IT A CRIME 2 BE BLACK,WHY IS IT THT WHITE WOMEN ALWAYS WEAR FAKE TAN!!WHY????WELL GUESS WHAT BE CUZ DEY DONT LIKE D COLOUR OF DER SKIN SO INSTEAD DEY WANNA B BLACK....WHY DO DEY LISTEN 2 BLACK PEOPLE MUSIC TELL ME,WHY DO DEY GO BLACK PEOPLE PARTY!!!CUM ON TELL ME....WHY DO DEY LIKE DATIN BLACKS.....CUM ON TELLLLLLLL ME UR ANSWER...I REALLY DONT KNOW WHAT UR MAN "JOSEPH O CEALLAIGH" TALKIN ABOUT WHY IS IT THAT EVERY BLACK PERSON U SE,YALL THINK DAT THEY NIGERIAN,WE RE NOT AGGRESSIVE MAN PLEASE GET THAT INTO UR BRAIN YEAH,WHY IS THAT UR WHITE WOMEN/MEN GET MARRIED 2 BLACKS DO WE COMPLAIN DAT THEY TAKIN OUR MAN WELL NO!!!BUT YALL COMPLAIN ABOUT EVERY SINGEL THING WE DO...AFRICA IS WAY BETTER THEN DIS COUNTRY I TELL YHOO..I'M 16 YEARS OLD ND I HAVE BEEN LIVIN IN IRELAND FOR THE PAST 11 YEARS ND I HAVE NEVER HATED 1 WHITE PERSON...WHAT RE IRISH PEOPLE LOOKIN FOR IN AFRICA MOSTLY IN NIGERIAN CAN U TELL ME!!!!RASCIM IS EVERYWHERE IN DIS IRELAND MAN EVEN IN THE SCHOOLS CAN U BELIEVE THAT GOD HELP US PLEASE......IRELAND NEEDS DELIVERENCE..

Ah PHIL JAKER see how great Paddy O Racest has crawled out of their soggy boggies to attack and condem all beautiful black children to death because of the color of their skin. Black is beautiful is what many of my black friends tell me over here in beautiful Chicago and I AGREE WITH THEM. I would like to agree with ABI regarding Mary liar Harney as she told a lot of us ex pats to return also. Many went back only to be stabbed in the back by the likes of that ould hide behind his mammy paddy gary. I HOPE the good fine black Irish people will give the poor old WHITE TRASH paddy a job some day. Can you see it Phil, the future? gARY cleaning his wonderful BLACK MASTERS shoes, BMW,the masters house, he can even clean up after his masters dog ha ha haaaaa. The thicko stay at homo paddo always blame someone else for the mess they got themselfs into. Now all ye whitetrash backyard paddies be nice to yere new soon to be BLACK MASTERS and be thankfull that at least yere wives and daughters at long last have beautiful sleek black bodies to admire and fantesize about. The real reason paddy hates Black people is sexual, fear of the Irish female seeking real love ,real passion, having beautiful childern with BMW and MERC owning black men on 75000 euro a year. Well in my book Black people are beautiful and after reading most of the above Iam glad I ran out of that hole when Idid. JAKER get out of there while you can man. Now that PRESIDENT here in America is just another real nice black man that stole a white mans job,,, only in AMERICA baby,,,,,, I love this Country man where a black kid from the getto and an Irish Catholic from the green lawns of BOSTON a guy called Clinton from a broken home in the South and even a dumb oilman from TEXAS can become the most powerful man in the World. Go Obama go baby, Obama rocks, black power , black is beautiful. CHICAGO rocks Dublin stinks, what color are yere necks there ye thick jackeens, some soap and water on yere necks will reveal that yere necks are redder than anyones. Well the rain has stopped here on the lakeshore in Chicago and that beautiful smell of freedom, oh I cant decribe it, its soooo goooood Turn off the ould light there paddy last, I hope you polished your Black masters new BMW BECAUSE you see his new white irish real happy wife needs it in the morning. Man why is dat Irish girl always so happy looking before going to bed at night and content looking in the morning. Yes I guess its true, the BLACK MALE is Gods gift to Irish women ENJOY

yu irish people make me f***ing sick!!!

Some facts for people who may not be able to distinguish the obvious for themselves. I have provided references for some in case people doubt me. Please inform me if you find any of the following to be incorrect or open to debate.

Africa is a continent which contains many countries, one of which is Nigeria. [Any map]

Not all Black people living in Ireland are from Nigeria.

Less than 1% (~40K, ~20K of whom live in the Dublin area) of Irish residents are black [2006 Census Ireland], making the number of Nigerians residing in Ireland (assuming they make up 75% of the Black community which is a hyperbole for this discussion) approximately 30,000.

Some, not all, Black people claim benefits.

Some, not all, Irish people are racist.

People on the internet with extreme opinions are more likely to voice them than those with moderate opinions. [Shin, J. (2008). Morality and Internet Behavior] [Communities in cyberspace - Marc A. Smith, Peter Kollock]

Now that I have dealt with facts, let me express my opinion.

Any time a person dies as a result of a violent act, we as humanity lose a little part of ourselves. Any time we engage in hate filled rhetoric we propogate this violence back into society.

If you have a problem, chances are it is a problem of your own creation. A Black person did not come along and create your problems for you. Perhaps if you want someone to blame for your plight, take a look in the mirror... but then all you do is project that violent feeling towards yourself.

Don't feed the trolls. Love your neighbour and yourself.

I AM UTTERLY SHOCKED AND DISGUSTED AT WHAT I AM SEEING HERE...THIS IS NEWS ABOUT A YOUNG BOY WHO WAS KILLED AND ALL YOU HAV TO SAY IS COMPLAIN ABOUT THE ECONMY?..TELL ME HOW WUD U RESPOND IF IT WAS AN IRISH BOY THAT WAS KILLED??? IT DOES NOT MATTER IF HE WAS NIGERIAN OR NOT THIS BOY WAS BRUTALLY MURDERD IN COLD BLOOD AND THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY??....WHY ARE THERE SO MANY AMERICAN IRISH TO THE POINT DAT ST PATRICKS DAY IS CELEBRATED ALL OVER AMERICA..UR FORE FATHERS HAD A FAMINE AND RAN OFF TO AMERICA FOR HELP AND THEY HELPED YOU NOW ITS UR TURN TO HELP AND ALL U CAN TALK IS RUBBISH??..WHY ARE THE BLACKS TAKING YOUR JOBS?? ASK YOURSELF THAT QUESTION BCUS IF YOU APPLIED FOR THAT JOB AND UR CREDENTIALS WERE GREAT WHY DIDNT YOU GET IT??? LET ME TELL YOU ONE THING U FAIL TO SEE..IF EVRY BLACK PERSON WAS TO LEAVE THEIR JOBS RIGHT NOW AND GO BACK TO THEIR COUNTRY DIS MINUTE THE IRISH ECONOMY WILL COME CRASHING DOWN..YOU ARE TOO GOOD TO CLEAN THE FLOORS BUT WE DO IT...YOU R TOO GOOD TO BE NURSES AND LOOK AFTER SICK PEOPLE BUT WE DO IT YOU R TOO GOOD TO DRIVE TAXIS YET WE DO IT??...YOU CANT BE BOTHERD TO STAY IN SCHOOL YET U COMPLAIN WEN WE STAY, WORK HARD, AND GET OUR DEGREES, AND DRIVE BETTER CARS DAN YOU? DO U HAVE ANY REASONING AT ALL?? U CANNOT SAY U APPLIED FOR A JOB AND U HAD ALL THE CREDENTIALS YET THE BLACK PERSON GOT THE JOB NOOOOO THE BLACK PERSON HAD BETTER CREDENTIALS..WHY DID THE BLACK PERSON HAVE BETTER CREDENTIALS?? BECUS HE WORKED FOR IT!! WE ARE PARASITES??? YET WE BOOST UR ECONOMY? ALL I CAN SAY IS IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.. PART OF THE HELP U GET FROM TEH E.U IS BCUS U ALLOW IMMIGRANTS IN...I AM UTTERLY DISGUSTED WE ARE TALKN ABOUT A LIFE LOST AND ALL YOU CAN DO IS BE SELFISH AND THINK OF JOBS?? IM GLAD NOT EVERYONE OF YOU AGREE WITH DESE IGNORANT OPINIONS BUT IM ALO GLAD I CAN SEE CLEARLY WHERE I STAND AS A BLACK PERSON AND MORE IMPORTANTLY AS A NIGERIAN..... HA U WANT US TO LEAVE UR COUNTRY?? YET U BROUGHT US HERE YOURSELF WHEN U TOOK US AS SLAVES DECADES AGO??? HA GOOD LUCK WITH DAT COS WE AINT GOING NO WHERE I HOPE DAT INFURIATES YOU!!!!! WHAT R U GNA DO?? DAT HASNT ALREADY BEEN DONE BEFORE??

YOU ABSOLUTELY DISGUST ME

GROW UP U RACIST. WE ARE D ONE WHO TAKE GOOD CARE OF UR OLD AND SICK PEOPLE, THAT U CANT EVEN LOOK AFTER JUST BECAUSE U ARE SICK UPSTAIRS..... LOTS OF IRISH IN AFRICA MAKING MONEYS. WE ARE HERE TO WORK AND NOT FOR SOCIAL WELFARE MONEY. GROW UP..... IF U WANT TO DRIVE BMW 2010 THEN WORK FOR IT, DNT BE JEALOUS....................

@ Christ u stupid thick. All africa gave the world is aids? get ur stupid arse back to school and this time pay attention to HISTORY lessons. seriously some of u guys are so ignorant why not think for a second if the situation was changed that could have been ur own son or brother or friend even. And yeah lets deport all the foreigners back and bring the rest of ur fellow irish back o ireland let me see where the whole of uze fit. oh and the foreigners or should i say 'BLACKS' are doing the jobs u guys wont do they work for their money.
TOY rest in peace

hmm...not gonna say much...jus that at the end of the day were all people...we shud all look out 4 eachother

n stereotypin is wrong no matter wat u think...don waste your breath tryna convince dem that there asses...only God can help dem

to Pádraic,Irish 4 life, & Smith u guys re just the most stupid and senseless human beings have eva seen in my life. a family just lost a precious gift to them and all u could do is start some kind of racist comment, u guys re just waste of space on dis planet i wish i can smack the day light out of u guys rite now idiotic waste of space hissssss. i dnt know y we have to kill our selves bcos of color we re all created the same. imagine these idiots talking about black ppl driving bmw, well may be they did work hard for thier money so u guys shld work ur ass out to get urs and stop hating cos some black ppl are enjying the fruit of their labour. well i thank the rest of the irish ppl dat did not think that way, it shows not all irish ppl are like those idiots.

i sense alot of anger reading the comments... they are utterly shocking and disgracefull... one thing is for certain.... blood is shed, a boy is dead... my heart goes out to the family... we need to be aware of the fact that not all irish are racist.... only the uneducated one are...... i know from facts becoz im black myself.... people who think they can lay their slow ass at home and collect "free money" can only say stupid things and racist about us black people.... their "free money" come from tax we paid... excessive college fees we pay (€11,000 a yr in my case).... so get over urself u jobless alcoholics and get some tranin, and move forward coz people like padraic are holding this country bk... if u cant deal with us black people. TOUGH!!!!!! we are here to stay and the sooner u realise that, the better!!!!!!

People need to get it out of their heads that he was murdered for being black. It's the media and the sick mind of the people bringing race into the situation.

When people walk down the road at night in Finglas, when they get attacked, are they attacked because they're white? No.
They're attacked because they're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

I'm from Finglas, and a lot of people get stabbed and shot that you don't hear about in the media....Why not? Because there are double standards out there that people don't realize they have. Why is there uproar just because the victim is black?
I thought everyone was supposed to be equal!!

P.S
#70 Karimah: Irish people did not take any slaves from Africa over here. Any slaves brought over were taken under British rule.

ARE YOU FOR REAL POSTING COMMENTS LIKE THAT ON THIS ARTICLE, SOMEBODY WAS KILLED...

Y'ALL MAKE ME FEEL SICK TO BE IRISH!!! DUMB & IGNORANT FOOLS I DONT EVEN WANA CURSE YOU...GOD CAN DEAL WITH UR DISGUSTING RUDENESS!!!

EWW NATURALLY EWW!!!

& FYI ''THEY'' HAVE ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTUFULL CULTURES!! GET TO KNOW BEFORE YOU JUDGE!!

RIP LIL BOY...x

All I have to say is: Padraic, Irish 4 Life, Paul Smith, Eoin and co., I'll like to ask what jobs you do or what college you went to(if you ever went to one) before continuing. As I suspect you are on drugs that's why you are on about money and emigration when the death of a young chap is concerned. Well, I'll love to meet any one of you people and see if you can confront me face to face or say those rubbish to my face, as I am sooooo not a fifteen year old boy. I promise you.

Toyosi went to the same secondary school as my little brother and me.
I was at the school on saturday in solidarity with his family and friends.
Im white , and irish, and have nothing in common with these racist bastards who have nothing better to do than spout hatred at a dead boy.
There is only one world and one human race , and no room in it for the ignorant and bigoted.

what the hell are you talking abut .....how will Ireland progress when they are not well educated to know that the black race are also human beings .....one thing is certain
AN IRISH MAN CAN ONLY RESPECT YOU BUT WILL NEVER ACCEPT YOU ......
because they are too primitive to understand.... that colour difference means nothing we are still 1 in Gods eye!!

To Padraic and the likes of them are fools.... if u peel both skin(black&white)..it is the same COLOUR underneath...NO GREEN SKIN OR BLUE BLOOD!
it is just plain inferiority complex affecting this idiot called Padraic

I can only say how mortified I am as an Irish person to read some of these comments. I sincerely hope that our neighbours and friends in the African community don't think we all feel this way. I know though that many of them experience discrimination on a daily basis. I welcome the diversity they bring to our society and find it heartbreaking to think that we are such an immature nation that we can't accommodate the differences of others.
RIP Toyosi

Does it really matter the colour of someones skin?? The fact is a 15 year old child was murderd. It is such a shame that an innocent childs life has been taken. Thats wat the issue is here and not the cars people drive or houses they live in. My deepest sympathy goes to all toyosi's friends and family. May he rest in peace

i think i speak for all of us wen i say dat you (racists )are an infection on our community and we wud rather have them (africans) in than you...RIP Toyosi

I live in the area close to where this happened. I am shocked and disgusted as are all of the people in Tyrrelstown. But lets be clear about this, this was not a racist attack and its deplorable that the media and various vested interests are trying to position it as such.

WATTDE F**K.i actually dont get this.. toyosi was one of the most amazin people ever .,((and still is))) he never had any problems with white people. he loved them the same way he loved african people he never had anytin against them BUT he got stabbed by one. he never done enytin on them.:((( what i dont get is , that if toyosi was white. yus would all feel sorry for him. but jus because he was black its all wrong right? i sooo agree with ''aisling n josh'' and even thou im white. id still prefer livin with africans then white people.even thou i hav nun against white or irish!! .is jus that african people nevr did enytin to whites so why do they hav to attack africans?and why toyosi?? he never done enytin wrong.. he ddnt deserve this..R.I.P toyosi..:(((

I was disgusted, angry and quickly in tears because of the life that has been cut short, how it happened, the prospect of that life, the inexplicable PAINS his mother is feeling, and the deeply hurtful, and extremely annoying comments of Padraic and his group. Comments that reveal immense ignorance, wickedness, hate, stupidity, weakness and even worse a troubled mind and mostly because I can't put a knife through their hearts, eyes and guts for what they did to that kid. But I was immediately comforted by the really intelligent, and sympathetic comments of other Irish people like Emm, Gem and many others because they showed me that there is hope for humanity after all and reinforced my thoughts that not all white people are racist .
Its already been established by majority of the comments here that Padraic and his group have inner issues.
Now the origin of those issues will, I think, point directly to how we as humans have failed. How we forgot to love each other especially because we all have to live in this world. Padraic, and all those that share his boat, the killers of that young lad and the deceased are victims of human issues. We need to stop looking at the surface, dig deep and treat the root of these issues. Until then, there will just be more murders of this and other nature. We have these reactions because we are near it. I propose that we start by keeping an eye on people like Padraic and his brothers. But what? I am just a young Nigerian girl whose voice cannot be heard for a lot of reasons like the one we are currently weeping about RACISM.

Sure enough, darkness falls and all the roaches crawl out, staining this thread with their putrid, odious and hateful rants. Thank goodness, from the vast majority of comments on this thread, there is an abundance of sturdy feet that continue to squash all these roaches into silence. To all the Irish men and women on this thread who have spoken up to condemn this vile murder, I salute you, and I’m sure the poor boy’s family will be heartened by your words. I am a Nigerian immigrant myself, lived here seven years with my three children. As a professional, I have not collected a single dime in social welfare, yet I drive a “fancy” car and live in my own house. So tell me Padraic & co: How does that make me a parasite? I have long feared for my family’s safety, hence my decision years ago not to buy a house in West Dublin. Every immigrant will have a different story, but I have occasionally questioned my decision to come to Ireland, but it’s never an easy thing to up and go, so I’m still here. And when I think about it, human beings everywhere are essentially the same; no country is racism-free. In fact, history clearly shows the Irish in colonial America were reviled almost as much as black slaves. And in recent times, the “drunken Irish” continue to be the butt of jokes the world over. So it is something of a profound irony that some Irish people look down on immigrants. Yes blacks are particularly hated because of our skin colour, but racists in Ireland have attacked and killed a significant number of Eastern Europeans (although these murders are hidden in overall white-on-white crime, and are not generally given a racist slant). The sad truth is prejudice runs deep in the Irish society, whether the overt kind that bubbles up into racial taunts and murder, or the more subtle kind that shows up in the workplace, on public transport, at the mall. Incidents like this sad murder are like a dark light that forces each person to confront the prejudiced monster within and either let it roam free or banish it. And yes it works both ways. Out of fear and anger and frustration, some blacks will be tempted to say “Ireland is a racist country, and this killing proves it”, “all Irish are racist”. That would be profoundly wrong. Ireland is NOT a racist country, and not every Irish person is racist, as this comment thread clearly proves. So I appeal to my black brothers; Let us unite in condemning this wicked murder. Let us urge the government to pursue the killers with the full strength of the law. Let us not give in to our anger and brush all Irish people in the same broad strokes. Let us be resolved to continue to uphold our traditional values of hospitality, neighbourliness, respect, honesty. Let this poor boy’s death be, not an occasion to breed hate, but one to celebrate our African-ness and our partnership with the great Irish people to forge “a more perfect union”

Them Rasist Nobodys Aut 2 Be Ashamed Of Derself's..I Cant Imagine What Tat Poor Boys Family Is Goin Through An All You's Thicks Can Do Is Go On Slaging Dem..You's Will get Ur Up And Coming's!! Rip Toyosi x

Padraig and likes of him are disgrace not just to whites,but to humans at all.Gosh,i will not even bother typing too many words on those kind of people,except to say why shouldn't all other contries close borders to irish immigrants?U know there are millions of Irish people in America and Australia and all over the world,including their descendants,so Padraig and rest of yous like him,you know what?All of us( including myself) foreign people will leave Ireland when all Irish people come back here,but by then have one big BACK OFF.What has happened to this young lad is complete disgrace!!! I am ashamed of being white sometimes when these kind of things happen.I hope the scum that did it.... get what they deserve,but not in jail.When they come to God,that's when the real justice will be done.I have been judged for marrying a Nigerian national.Many things we've been through,including similar situation to this,but it has never come to either one of us being stabbed or anything like this.Toy,may your soul rest in peace and may your family find their own peace of mind at some point in their lives.

I'm Irish, very happily married to a lovely Nigerian woman, two children. I appeal to the Nigerians not to think that the morons who try to justify a sick killing of a young boy are in any way representative of the Irish people.
I've worked in London with people from all over the world, including Nigerians and other Africans.
Most of the Nigerians I know are hard-working people who got work during the boom years, so lost their jobs since, like Irish people (myself included), but migrants didn't cause the recession.
We need a more pro-active approach to integration, let's get the GAA, FAI, IRFU and other sporting bodies more active.
It's good to see many young boys and girls from the migrant communities playing Gaelic games, speaking Irish, and singing Irish songs.
Ireland certainly needs to do more to tackle racist thugs, but I appeal to Africans not to lose hope in their adopted land.
As far back as the 17th century, one of our poets, I can't recall which of them, wrote "Tugaim mo ghrá don chine Gael, idir geal 's gorm." (I give my love to the Irish people, both white and black).
He was referring to the "black Irish" in the Caribbean, but it can apply today also.

A child has died. i'm crying for the loss of his life. please wake up and show some consideration for his perants who have lost a child. R.I.P.

Sweet Lord what a can of worms has been opened!

The death was sad. Racism is infantile.

The comment here just show how retarded some people are... white AND black! Yes, you, black person feeling attacked! And yes you, white person feel all down-trodden! Wake up people!

When education teaches us that DAT = that and CALD = called then it's it's no wonder people are dying. "Oh look, a gun, I wonder what it does? I'd know only I didn't pay attention in school! Oh it shoots things! Ha ha I can kill people and then get shot myself!"

You're all idiots!

Stop racism and hatred, throw religion out the window, God doesn't give a damn about you as he doesn't exist!

LEARN!

Padraic you're the biggest idiot here, ireland should be ashamed of you cause it's people like you that's giving your country a bad name. This country is so backwards because of peolple like and as long as there are people like you i can promise you ireland will never move forward. All of you are saying you see black people driving fancy cars and dressing fancy. I'll tell you why, when we get money we use it constructively, what do you (PUB).

1st of all @ A H, GOD does exist and HE most certainly gives a damn bout every living creature in the world, all y'all need to do is open ur heart and accept HIM. believe me, i'm a living testimony.
as for the racial comments on this page, its absolutely disgraceful,and disgusting.....i'm black n i'm forever proud of my colour but that don't mean i should blame others for my mistakes....its tym y'all take responsibility for urselves and b determined to be a better person and see how better things will go for you, don't blame others for your misfortunes.....y'all need to change ur mindsets n get a life....my heart goes out to TOYOSI'S family, may the almighty GOD console and comfort them....R.I.P Toy

As for those who say that if an Irish guy went to Africa he'd be killed, well let me say I've been to Nigeria and got a great welcome in Lagos. I'd people coming up and shaking my hand everywhere. Some Irish think all Africans live in the jungle, they don't realise there are big cities there with skyscrapers, banks, hotels.
I don't entirely agree with AH, as I'm a Christian and I believe the churches have a big role to play in bringing people together.
A friend of mine who is a doctor in north London always reckons the Church helped to bring the blacks and Irish together there and that's what I saw myself when I lived in London.
But that said, I'd also say that many non-religious people have been more accepting to migrants in Ireland than many who say they are good Catholics.

Having read the above bile it seems phrases like 'Luck of the Irish', Everyone loves Paddy Boy,Happy go lucky,Can take a joke,Danny boy,Most loved country in Europe by the outside World, Friendly Irish,Love of the Irish,Best hosts,Irish jokes,Enter a pub on St Patricks day -and you'll have a pint of Guiness in your hand in no time !,Irish Jig,Staggering Irishman -hic' etc , is no longer the modern day view - especially after the WORLD reads about the latest news . It took years to cultivate the wonderful and colourful image of Ireland. Selling Ireland is going to be a tough job - sadly a hard core of the present generation has killed Ireland's image STONE DEAD in the water. This is a DARK and new dawn.
My condolences to the family and friends of 'Toy'.

2010 and 99.9% of the world is over racism but there still some people in this world who cant understand that the only thing that separates white from black is melanin in your skin.. we all have hearts, brains, lungs that function in the same way so why hate because of skin colour .. ever hear that you shouldnt judge a book by its cover.. well i shouldnt be talkin about books cause if most of you irish people had read your books in school and did well in your exams you wouldnt find someone to blame for you failure .. and what you talking about immigration during you lots famine majority of the country moved out !! and were only coming in to fill the spaces why is that so bad.. we never hurt you lot.. and people on social welfare are only on it to build up their lives .. and you lot are tlking like were the only ones on it.. padraic you keep blaming blacks for your failure and your not gonna be succesful .. if this news goes international ireland is goin to be labeled as racist ... and not all white people are racist why?.. because there civilized and intelligent to know not to judge people because of there skin.. and there the ones who are successfull.. R.i.p Toy your seen as a hero you showed everyone that racism still exist in modern society especially Ireland .. and i dont know about the rest but me .. im gonna walk outside like nun happend cause i fear nothing but God ... :)

dis is when black people need to use their voodoo, on sum EFFIN irish ppl rather using it on their own,....coz some irish comments ere, is just making me REALLY REALLY ANGRY...coz d last time i checked irsh ppl have emigrated to australia, america...and so on...so y are dey nagging....and dey shud feel ashamed about killin a young teenager, regardless of the colour, and effing padraic, panty wateva d eff his name is, talking a load of bull crap...this is unbelievable....utter disgust.... and really saddening. GOD HELP US...

There was a lot of stuff that led up this tragedy, there is 2 sides to every story, and unfortunately a teenager is dead,, its a sad time,, i hope lessons will be learnt from this by both communities and the gangs dat r roaming the streets of tyrellstown will let people live in peace in their own homes,, so dat this doesnt happen again..rip young man...

wow! I'm so shocked at some of these racist comments,racism being the center of this brutal murder...at a time when friends and family are grieving for the death of a son,brother,nephew and friend...here we see ignorant and inconsiderate people such as "Padraig"
(God forgive you by the way!)..it just shows that there are a lot of very uneducated people out there..they should maybe go back to school before opening their mouths and talk such crap!!.

padraic or wateva u call ur self and u irish 4 lyf get ur self better jobs, n if dat doesnt help go back to school and upgrade your qualifications.. stop complaining and get ur selves jobs wit better money if that will make you happy. and one day you'll end up in hospital n i wnt b suprised if a black person is your doctor, what will u do?? tell them not to save ur life?? u might as wel just rot in hell the both of you;s..!! kmt

This poem, written by an African child, was nominated by the UN as the best poem of 2008.

When I born, I black

When I grow up, I black

When I go in Sun, I black

When I scared, I black

When I sick, I black

And when I die, I still black

And you white fellow

When you born, you pink

When you grow up, you white

When you go in sun, you red

When you cold, you blue

When you scared, you yellow

When you sick, you green

And when you die, you gray

And you calling me colored?!

im actually disgusted to say im irish!ive alot of friends from other countries & i see alot of racial abuse against them sometimes & it hurts to see it.really fed up of some peoples careless racist talk & deliberatly putting out to hurt others cause of were there from or skin color,since wen does dat justify a persons worth or intelect???this lil boys life has been taking by not only what i would call scum but a grown man.to even tink of it upsets me & i didnt even know the poor boy can only imagine what his familys goin true.may god bless his little soul.some of you posting abuse on this blog should be ashamed of yourselfs ,your judgement day will come you'll see,enjoy your sad little lifes.

pple lets stop exchanging words let Toyosi soul rest in peace.Let d fools talk and talk until dey get tired we r all created in da image of God.So it doesnt matter if u r black or white we r all d same.D ting with pple is dat dey dont luv themselves,if they have luved themselves dey would luv others.Peace be unto u ....

wow i cant believe wot am seeing, dis is all crazyness goin on like, a boy was killed cos he is black and some f**kin people are tlkin abt the cars people drive, wow dats really grown up people keep it up, most people work for their money and they later enjoy wot they have strive for all their lives, people sudnt be comin up here and jst talkin crazy things like this, we have to say no to racism, we all came from Adam and Eve, an sure you all av been to church at some point in your life. people should re-think before writting something

@#87 Andy . ANDY i admit that mistake. when i sed here i meant we were brought to EUROPE cs its not only the irish dat r rascist.....oh and IT IS A RACE ISSUE BCUS THE BOY WAS CALLD a n****R AND MANY OTHER NAMES ......thats common sense. even if it was a blak guy that was from another country that killed him because of his race IT IS STILL RACISM...u nid to go look up what rascism is..............It may be defined as the hatred of one person by another -- or the belief that another person is less than human -- because of skin color, language, customs, place of birth or any factor that supposedly reveals the basic nature of that person. It has influenced wars, slavery, the formation of nations, and legal codes.
DONT HAVTA B BCUS HES AFRICAN, CUD B BECAUSE HES NIGERIAN OR BCUS HES MUSLIM OR CRISTIAN ..
LACK OF EDUCATION IS ONE OF THE CAUSES OF RACISM....u guyz fear what you dnt understand so u react like a cat that has been backed up to a wall u lash out BLINDLY.......UVE THROWN ALL THE CLICHES ABOUT THE IRISH BEING A HAPPY FRIENDLY PEOPLE AWAY...IM NOT ANGRY ANYMORE I JUST PITY YOU.........BIBLE SAYS MY PEOPLE PERISH FOR LACK OF KNOWLEDGE...DONT PERISH IN UR FOOLISHNESS ..GROW THE HECK UP N LERN REAL QUICK..............i really appreciate the ones who are not ignorant and who are educated and have a heart God bless u n thank you from my heart...as for u fools? God bless u too :)

reading all your comments made me cry....every single day is a struggle for me because of the colour of my skin,getting looks off people and people calling me a n**ger...and today was the day i said no more..(we dnt run around in the nip with sticks)the ignorant f**k who said dat....yea all the foreigners can leave,and all the irish deported bck from all the countries they're in around the world ...i wonder what would happen then....all the money brian cowen squandered would come back yea...................................................the world is gonna label ireland as racist and the country would be looked down upon!!...... congratulations to ignorance!!

A young boy is brutally murdered in the streets of Dublin because of the colour of his skin.
A country of a 1000 welcomes should hold its head in shame.
A country that has exported its people all over the World should be a bit more understanding to others who come to live in Ireland.
Ireland has a real problem with racism
and new laws are well overdue to deal
with this issue...

I'v LIVED IN IREALAND MOST OF MY LIFE ND I CAN HONESTLY TELL YU DERS NOTHIG SPECIAL ABOUT DIS COUNTRY ..IF I HAD MY WAY MAN I WULDNT BE HERE BU ONLY GOD KNOWS MANND ITS NOT OUR FAULT DAH YU WHITE PPL CANT GET A JOB MAYBE IF YU WENT 2 SKWL YU WULD HAV A JOB...BLACK PEOPLE ARE THE BEST HUMAN BEINGS ..BLACK PEOPLE RUN THIS SH-T ND IF ITS LIKE THA PPL GOING AROUND KILLIN PPL CUZ OF DER COLOUR DEN DIS COUNTRY IS A KIP SIMPE AS THAT

i am irish i was a friend of toyosis he was am amazing guy and a great footballer and u ignorant racist people make me so ashamed to be irish its the minority like use that are bringing all the irish people down complaining about people comeing in2 our country wen there are more irish people livein ouside ireland than in it many countrys have opened there doors to us we can open our doors to them how wud u feel if every irish person who lives in another country was killed for being irish 15 year old irish boys stabbed in the heart just for being irish how wud u feel u b**t**ds wanna put urself in his position he was killed by a man nearly 3 times his age for not looking the same as him weather he is black white irish nigerian or congolise we all the same on the inside and nobody deserves dat and at the end of the day u guys saying they takein social welfar and all that bulls**t better shut the f**k up cuz most the people on welfare are ignorant irish c**ts like ur mas and das and time to wake up and relise toy was only 15 he cudnt even claim welfare u spas he was just a child he had his whole life ahead of him ontil it was takin so wake up and smell the bloody roses were all the poxy same on the inside ...............rest in peace toyosi bby everyone misses u love u so much wish u were still here cant belive ur gone ...goodbye ontil we meet agen bby boy xxxxxxxx

first of all everyone should hold there breath and count to five, and let justice take it's course.

i have read the posts here and most of them are text speak(for use of a better word)and insults are flying between posters.the truth will come out with the Gardai investigation. This will take time but will happen, what we dont need to see is people's/property getting damaged like last monday this only stirs things up amongst the residents.
i would also like to piont out that a member of the african community a couple of years ago sadly died while setting the car on fire that they ocupied. it was reported in the media that two white guys had been seen fleeing the area,during the Gardai investigation they had proof that NO ONE else was involved reporting stories like that one only causes more anguish for the family of the deceased i hope this post is going be the last one.

Ah Man Where Should I Start. This Is All Like A Game To Me You Know.. See ALL (Yes I Said It ALL) You White People Hate The Fact That We Black People Seem To Be Better Than Yous At EveryThing We Do.. Ahem Please Let Me Have A Moment To Say This If Ya'll Dont Mind.. A Lil Poem That I Made For White Racist, Selfish, Arogant People..

Dear Racist.
Is It My Fault That I Prosper In Life.
And You Dont.
Is It My Fault Im Going To Heaven.
And You Wont.
Is It Just Because Im Black
And Your White.
When I Come To Your Country.
You Say I Aint Got NO RIGHTS.
But When You Come To Mine Your Treated With Respect.
But In Yours Im Treated With Disrespect.
FurtherMore Abuse And Racism Is What I Get.
I Know Im Black Thats Something I Will Not Forget.
Oh Maybe I Get It.
Your Jealous Of My Looks.
I Came To Your Country. Instantly Your Girls I Took..
The White Females All Wanna Be Black..
Putting Instant Tan On And Sorta Sh*t Like That.
Black Is The New Colour.
All You Whites Gotta Face It.
Stop Hating On Us And Just Give Up Being Racist.
Well All I Can Say Is Keep Hating..
When This World Will End.
The Racist Will Only Join Satan.
Amen.

I Aint Got Much To Say But You White People Are A F**king Waste Of Space. Hate On Me If You Want To.. I Am 17 Years Old. I Have 2Years In Adavance Of My Late Beloved Friend Toy. MayBe Yous Should Stab Me In The Heart Also.. But Let Me Tell Yous One Thing I Aint A Weak Black. Cause Yous Will Be Having Some Trouble Trying To Take Me Out I Assure You That. But Like I Said In One Of My Old Songs 'I May Be Skinny By The Way You See Me. But Looks Can Be Deceptive, Il Break You, You'l See'.

I Thank You For Taking This Time To Reading A Black Teens Point Of View On Racism. You Can Even Call Me The Cracker Killer If Yal Wantt.

Peace My Racist Friends I Aint Got Nothing But Love For Yas:)

IM WHITE AND I DONT AGREE WIT ANY OF DIS BULLSH** SUM PPL AR COMMENTIN ON DIS UR MAN ''IRISH FOR LIFE'' TALKIN BOU DAH HOME N CARS HE WANTS AND IS PISSED OFF COZ SOME BLACK PPL HAS WA HE DUZNT AND DREAMS ABOUT WELL MAYB U DIDN WORK AS HARD AS DEY DID U IGNORENT FU** , PEOPLE KEEP SAYIN IN COMMENTS TO DAT BLACK PEOPLE AR TAKEIN AR JOBS AND WHATEVER BUT WHAT ABOUT THE IRISH DAT GO TO AMERICA AND AUSTRAILA AND ENGLAND? ITS THE EXACT SAME TING JST SKIN COLOUR DATS AL IT IS ,I DONT EVEN NO Y PEOPLE AR TALKIN ABOU AL DIS SH** ON DIS ANYWAY ITS NOT DAH POINT ITS DAH POINT DAH SUM KID DAT A FEW OF MY MATES KNEW ,GOT KILLED JST FOR DAH COLOUR OF HIS SKIN.... ..THE RACISM IN THIS COUNTRY IS A JOKE AND SHUD BE SORTED OUT WHAT HAV BLACK PEOPLE DONE SO WRONG TO NOT BE ABLE TO WALK HOME SAFE ENOUGH BECAUSE OF THE COLOUR OF DEYR SKIN?

Padraic, its unfortunate that despite all said u're still adamant on ur disgruntled, peevish opinion, which of course u're entitled to. Its just that ur ignorance is beyond comprehension. U spell ur name with so much patriotism and yet basic knowledge of common European immigration and Employment law eludes you. U really need some kind of exposure. hmm..wonder why there is so much suck-ups and pleas for Irish imigrants in America. There's no fundamental uniqueness about Ireland unlike most other countries...whether u like it or not...NOBODY, LAW OR GOVT can stop emmigration in any part of d world. Jeez, get a shrink Padraic..u need one.

Chris #60

When did you ever become an expert on aids when the experts themselves are still not 100% sure of its origins. Have you a Ph.D. doctorate or are you a microbiology expert or a member of the WHO/World Health Organization?

The truth is, it is likely that we will never know who the first person was to be infected with HIV, or exactly how it spread from that initial person. Scientists investigating the possibilities often become very attached to their individual 'pet' theories and insist that theirs is the only true answer, but the spread of AIDS could quite conceivably have been induced by a combination of many different events. Whether through injections, travel, wars, colonial practices or genetic engineering.

So...don't try to be an expert on the origin of aids or for that matter on immigrants whatever their colour. I would suggest you look in the mirror & see all the cracks in your own psyche, & see how deranged it is. Then I suggest you shower & wash all the hate out of your system, because you are truly stained with an inferiority complex when it comes to judging your fellow human beings. How can you judge? When you are the one who is inhumane & lacking a distinguisied judgemental intelligence in your own skin!

"i swerar i willl avenge u....." #100

Is that written in English? If so, that looks like a threat. Someone care to alert the relevant authorities? I wouldn't lift a finger if I were you, Olafemi, Goodluck, Njduf*imabenjani or whatever the hell your name is for you will be deported if you do - and we wouldn't want that now, would we? Back to forced genital mutiliation etc.

I've always known that Irish people are bloody racists & its really sad that with d level of awareness & exposure in the world today some people like irish4life,padriac & co could still think like idiots.They are busy complaining about what they don't have becos of their laziness instead of finding ways to make their lives better. Africans, especially Nigerians are very hardworking, warm & friendly people, we accept people no matter the colour of their skin into our homes & we live in peace. these racists should learn from us & know that when we accept people for who they are....there will be peace. Toyosi...RIP.

Unbelievable....the comment that anyone of us would last "about 10 mins in africa b4 we were raped shot and ate alive" has left me speachless. What planet is this guy from...have you ever even left your house? I'm Irish and I've been treated with more kindness and respect travelling in Africa than a lot of places in Ireland. Seemingly evolution has not yet reached some parts. How can these people profess to know what the people of ireland want?....sad and very disturbing.

Morning all,

Isn't is sad that 'human beings' can have such intolerance for one another. What an ignorant and pathetic society we are becoming. Irish people were the butt of racism and violence for a number of years. Have we learned nothing.

@ Padraic#126: I’m happy you spoke up. But some further thoughts
Quote: First, RIP Toyosi: a horrible, needless death. The perpetrators should be subject to the full rigour of the law. My deepest condolences to your family and friends should you read this.
If you had said this in your first post, it is highly unlikely that people reading this sad news item would have been further shocked by your comment. A much-loved 15 year old has had his life cut short in a racist attack, his family and friends grieve. It is certainly not the time to rail against immigration, or black people enjoying middle class lifestyles. At the very least your comment was insensitive, and suggested you even approved of his murder. That’s what shocked and appalled everyone. But you have offered sincere-sounding condolences; and I commend you for that
Quote: Second, if - as someone above has suggested - black people in Ireland are driving "BMWs" and the like then, invariable, it's because that person has earned it through hard work and endeavour etc.
Again this is a back-down from your previous post, where you snidely refer to black people living in a “middle class estate”, implying that they are somehow undeserving of this status. Again, I commend you
Quote: Fifth, the point remains: it breaks my heart to see young Irish people having to emigrate in their thousands in this day and age while immigrants continue to arrive. It's time to shut the doors:
During the years of high growth, Ireland had to import skilled labor because of acute shortage in many sectors. Now that things have changed, the government has imposed severe limits on this, as many skilled immigrants trying to get work visa renewals will testify; and some have had to return to their home countries. Also, history lesson here, keep in mind that China, boasting possibly the oldest and longest-running civilization in history, is only now in the last 30 years rising from third world status. Why? Because for a long time, China shut itself off from the rest of the world, allowing no one in or out, not even for trade. It became insular, inward looking, stunted. On the other hand, the bustling kingdoms and states in Europe enthusiastically exchanged populations, waged wars, emigrated and immigrated, sent explorers and adventurers out into the world, married off daughters to foreign lands. Today, Europe and its satellite civilizations (USA, Australia) incontestably rule the world. So Padraic, shutting the doors is not the answer. Sensible economic policies and an aggressive open-door policy to skilled-labor immigration are critical to maintaining national competitiveness. US Visa Lottery, Canada’s green card scheme, UK’s HSMP (High Skilled Migrant Program) are testimony to this. And the fact that nationals of these countries emigrate to other lands is not a cogent reason for their governments to discontinue these programs

So, Padraic, one human being to another: Let go of your resentment toward Africans

we nigerians know that we are loud it I'd just a way for us to express ourselves. But we do not need you to tells us. We are not aggressive it is SOME irish people who are aggressive.
We work hard for what we have and we work to live where we live. So instead of being jealous GET OFF YOUR LAZY BACKSIDE and find a desent job. You hardly ever here of blacks killing whites and that is because we blacks have been brought up in good homes with manners. We are not parasites God made us all equally. For calling us parasites you are one. The blacks have always laid back and let the whites rule but know we will not we will stand up for what is right.

Dee
If this were in public you would be liable for legal action in light of some of the ludicrous allegations and downright lies you have made. You love trying to see offence where none has been shown. Get over yourself and some continually seeking attention: it's pathetic. What is also interesting is the disgusting language used by our recent arrivals e.g. where they promise to "avenge" Toyosi's death or call for Irish people to be "aborted" (see #170).

I fully agree with sofa -
God, are we human? or what?
What are the priority in our life?
Unfortualtely that people like Padraic are amoung - but God will sort it eventually - God bless Toy and the family

Judging by the content of the comments found on this page, most immigrants to Ireland need to learn English. Fast. Even the lad who claims he has a degree, his English was pathetic yet he then believes he has an automatic right to a job!! What a joke. If an Irish person is in a foreign country doing a job and is then made redundant, unless that person can then get another job then why should they be allowed to stay? That other country has every right to ask that person to leave if they try to claim the dole. Ireland is no different - to all the foreigners now claiming the dole, get out. We have enough lazy Irish scroungers to deal with first without having to provide you with money and your children with education.

as for [NO]
wel atleast we no how to spell cause yhuu clealy dont no how to ...well atleast we learn how to speak english yhuu jst dnt no how to pronouse the words come up here with ur ------ up accent that makes no sence like ur speaking jibrish or something talking some load of bull--- about english you dont even no how to speak ur own language trana brag about speaking english...going on about the dole like its normal..we go on the dole cause we need something to start with you go on it cause ur lazy imature and stupid and then you mone wen the dole goes down itz not like you have broken legs if we dint do the jobs we do ud still be living in the farms runing around lookin for potatoes ...let me guess you go on the dole yea you probly sit around all week waiting for money dat you already owe out for somking some dope dat melts ur brain cells dat is the ones you have left so dont sit here chatting rubish....expecting us to cry about ur problems itz called go get a job....life is tuff for everyone at some point in dere life...

toyosi is dead and we lost him ..:(

and ur wayu of backing it up is by talking abou jobz..??are yhuu serious..??

A very sorrowful day is coming to Irish people in which u ignorant racist will cry for help……. Very soon all u idiot racist will witness another 9/11 (called Irish black sorrow day).. I guess very soon

BULLSH*T daithi!!I was wondering when you would show up!!Do I still need to remind you how many Illegal Irish are residing quite happily throughout the world?And if you dont agree with the"Daily Star readers(taking our jobs)"then what exactly is your problem with ASYLUM seekers?They aint entitled to dole!I do agree about the terrible English though..you should read again your comment daithi and count the number of grammatical and spelling mistakes!(Its ASYLUM and not ASLYUM!)"Get yourself an education,will ya"

Actually,I would love to know what kind of work you exactly do daithi?
I heard Ireland has one of the best education systems in Europe?..where did it all go pear-shaped for you then?

daithi,If I recall correctly from a recent post from you on a previous Sunday Tribune article..quote If that makes me a racist,then thats a name I will happily take to the grave with me..unquote.
So daithi,you re holding your breath waiting for the Garda investigation to discern if this was a racially motivated attack or not?
What does it matter,you have already conveyed to us that you are a RACIST!!

Wow..reading al dis makes me feel physically sick...i am a 16 year old girl nd black..i speak english fluently nd i do higher level Irish which i will b sittin for my leaving cert.you cant tel me that am bringin your kids back by not understandin the language what language exactly? Irish or english? cos in the ordinary level english classes in my school there are only Irish girls it's the same in the O.L Irish class..even in the H.L english class the teacher is continually correctin the girls when they use words like "i done it"...it's disheartnen to read al dese racist remarks u cant come here disregarding "Black" people its uncalled for...i work hard in school to make a name for myself when I am older while some of the Irish children i know go out evry night to get drunk and smoke some weed...it really saddens me..my parents work al the time.pay their mortgage bills etc with no help from the government..You cant say we "black" people go around driving big cars etc do you know that most of them work,go to school and have children and they do this al at the same time juggling al of it?..Padraic i bet u dropped out of school very young and are now gettin sourfaced when you walk and see "black" people driving..am not here to be racist...i have many irish friends which i love..we all hang out and play and don't even notice the skin colour...for my birthday i ONLY had Irish friends over at my house...I love all of them like family..all their parents welcome me to their house..they even always ask when next i'm comin over...Is this the life you want the next generation to be in? a life of hostility, hatred? my little sisters were born here and i don't think they can ever imagine not livin here....i wasn't born here but i'v been livin here since i was six, and i enjoy livin here, this country is my life i don't think i can ever live in my own country...my blood was boiling as i read these comments,and i think life is unfair..Toyosi is now 6 feet under, he did not live a full life,he could have been great in this world... do we want south london in Ireland? where people get stabbed because of their school uniform or girls get rapped bcause they're innocent? I love Ireland and i don't want that here,i work hard evryday to be successful in life and i would like to live here when i achieve that,if things don't change i WILL leave,and use my knowledge in another country,Racism is not the way forward,in fairness not all Irish people are like the ignorants above most of them are generous and kind and loving..did u not all hear about the girl in America that died after she was bullied bcause she was Irish how bout that? what are thoughts towards that Padraic? are u goin to say if her parents hadn't moved to America blah blah,cos that's bull.all in all every1 has feelings no1's a robot we all have emotions..be careful what to write...My condolences to the Toyosi's family...Love Dee x x

A big disaster is coming to Ireland in which all the racist will reap from their racist heart. We will inform all foreigners when we are ready to attack like 9/11. Maybe after that all Irish people will understand.

First of all, Padraic! i can see that u'r a typical ignorant of a fool minded potato head. Talking bout immigration in a time like this, a 15 yr old boy was murdered, wel, ur brain is as little as fish brain. . . . Irish people u guys are bastard. if i live in tyrelstown is bcus i can afford it, and i work for it, im not on dough. just becus u guys lack ambition and spend all your money on vodka smelling like rotten eggs, u should happy that we're in trying to build your wretched country, wat can ireland do without us, look back ten years ago, we brought the development, financially, socially, and every other area that ur dumb a*s can think of. im sorry for you, your country, your government. . . Padraic u r mad, illiterate, you've should have bin lynched during the risen...

phil yesterday was the first time i ever posted on this site why dont you go and confirm it with the mods.
and i have said before it is easy for some one to brand another person RACIST,are you a member of RAR i debate all the time on other sites from politics to the economy and have never been called a racist.

ATC AND PADRAIC HOW MANY IRISH PEOPLE WENT ABROAD WITH A STILL OR EDUCATION? HOW MANY KNEW EVEN TO READ AND WRITE WHEN THEY TRAVELED AND THEY WERE ACCEPTED AND THEY WORKED TEIR WAY UP? YOU GUYS ARE JUST A WASTE OF SPACE IN THE HUMAN RACE. GO GET YOUR DOSE....SO YOU CAN SLEEP FOR ETERNITY.

so let me guess this straight you sitting there with ur dictonary by ur side ....wait ur in school and ur trana prove a stupid pointless situation that doesnt make any sence and ur big 'come back is about ENGLISH ur like old enough to be my grandad of course you spell beta that me are you serious ..?? ur not even english so i dont no why ur stressing ur self over it....just admit it ur just board and you dont have better things to do so you came on to this to talk no sence about the dole ..since ur not on it why should it bother you excusse me my mother was irish [r.i.p] and she dint have that ignorant attitude that you putting on she lived in NIGERIA with me i came to Iriland 4 years ago with my dad and ma siblings ..i dint tink people like you with a selfish opion about the [dole] existed ..and i dout if ma mum was alive shed agree with this rubbish the ur chating so speak for urself..so you beta be carefull the was you talk about ur opinion cause ur mouth will get you in to a bad situation one day.want to show the world you went to collage when you obviously need more education about ur facts......
you dont get it its not about ENGLISH OR YOU GOING TO COLLAGE AND GRADUATING ...
my mate died in vain for no reason because someone dint want him around that is the most unhuman thing anyone could eva do....x x

what a a nonsensical statement by an unexposed irish. irish citizens are all over the u.s more than any country, yet ur pple are not sent back. well its time to wake up and accept the fact that foreigners especially nigerians will soon take over your land. greater percentage of nigerians work very hard in this country, we pay our taxes as well. even the so called few that are on dow still make useful of the little we get, but while your so called son of the soil--irish, are there clubbing, drinking and squardering money everywhere. yet u a envious of our affluent. You should be ashamed of yourself for the comment you passed, what does immigration lw has to do with killing an innocent boy. stop your dringking and come out of your drunkeness and say something sensible. OLOSIIIIIIII.