Adeola Ogunsina, Nigerian community leader in Dublin 15

"His young friends are not happy about what happened but there is not out-of-control reaction in the community, not at all. People are working hard to make sure of this. Toyosi was a normal young boy. He loved to play football and was on his way home from a swimming pool when he died. He was a good and athletic boy. He might even have played for Ireland one day. Justice in the courts must now take its course.

Dublin 15 is an example of a Celtic Tiger development. There was a lot of housing developed and it has become one of the most racially diverse places in Ireland. People naturally flock to where other members of their community are also living when people re-locate.

The county councils should come up with a strategy to have more housing allocated in every area so that there can be diverse populations in every part of the country. Toyosi's life cannot be brought back. But we have to try and make sense of it now and make sure an incident like this does not repeat itself.

I have experienced some racism in Ireland. But most Irish people I have met are nothing like that. My attitude to racism is that if someone expresses it towards me, it says a lot more about that person than anything they are saying about me."

Frank Buckley and Ken McCue, Insaka-Ireland Football Club for African Children in Ireland

"Our players are racially abused week-in, week-out on the pitch," says Buckley. "The things that are said to the boys are horrendous. They would shock you. The referees need to be trained to spot this and punish it far more effectively. Things really need to be changed urgently now. Two months ago, we travelled to the North to meet and play a team we are forming an All-Ireland team with. I remember Toyosi was late that day and he missed the bus. He was really disappointed that he missed it. He was a brilliant player who loved the game. Everyone loved him too, he was such a likable young lad, very popular and always with a smile on his face. For so many reasons, his life is a loss. We're all just trying to keep people calm at the moment. We are going to have a memorial game for Toyosi." Ken McCue added: "There has been work done in the schools to tackle racism but on the street and on the football pitch, it is a bad situation. There has been chanting of 'monkey' directed at black players. That is not unusual at all. Racism is alive in and well in Ireland. Very much so, people should be under no illusions otherwise. Racism has always been a problem on the football pitch. It's time we did something to fix it."

Candy Zola (16), Jessica Kennedy (13) and Brigid Nzale (13) from Tallaght

"We don't know what to say, we don't know what to do, this is all just so awful," said Brigid Nzale after the burial on Thursday. "I can't stop crying. I just found the graveside so sad. Why would someone do this? We are all just in bits. I don't know what to do or say to deal with this." Her friend Candy Zola added: "There is racism here. We deal with it all the time. This is such a sad day for everyone in Ireland. We live in Tallaght but everyone knew or knew of Toyosi. Everyone has always said the nicest things about him." Their friend Jessica Kennedy added: "I am Irish and I wanted to show my support for what has happened with my friends here today. Everyone knows what happened was wrong."

Eric Wao, Co-ordinator of the African centre

"It is important to remain calm. He was an Irish boy as well as an African boy. There have been racist tensions in Ireland for some time, we have been highlighting them. There have been very many violent racist incidents in the past few years. We have to make sure problems do not develop now. That has to be at the forefront of everyone's mind now. We need to be united in spirit against racism, everyone in the country of Ireland. We want the young people affected by this to get counselling. Grief is grief and it is palpable at the moment. This is the time to strengthen the bond of friendship between communities in Ireland. Irish people are as devastated by this as the African community. Let's make something positive out of this terrible tragedy. That is what Toyosi's family want. That is the next step we need to take now. "