WORLDMay 31 · 13:59 UTCTHE GUARDIAN WORLDRory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Death of Congolese man renews scrutiny of race relations in Ireland

Yves Sakila, a 35-year-old Congolese man, died after being restrained by shop security guards in Dublin. Irish authorities have agreed to a second postmortem conducted by an English forensic pathologist, following public outcry and comparisons to George Floyd's death. An Garda Síochána is investigating the incident.

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