The $30 million toe in the water

Ireland is in the midst of its own 'George Floyd moment'. A Congolese shoplifter,Yves Sakila, died after being restrained by security guards, one of whom appeared to kneel on his head or neck.

Activists and parts of the establishment co-opted the tragedy to fuel a campaign of raial grievance. The Taoiseach,Micheal Martin, called for a thorough investigatioon into the situation.

The Irish government, media, and NGO complex mobilised with remarkable alacrity to portray Sakila's death as a re-run of Floyd's.

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The lack of evidence so far that Sakila's death was racially motivated has not hindered the manufacturing of narratives before the truth is known.

The cynicism of this spectacle is shown by the double standard applied here.

The death of Alexander Coughlan, a 37-year-old insurance worker, was met with silence by Ireland's race-relations industry,garnering a fraction of the national attention afforded to Sakila.

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The usual suspects were similarly missing in action when Yousef Palani, an Iraqi-Kurd, murdered two gay men , and Riad Bouchaker, a naturalised Algerian migrant, allegedly stabbed three white children.

The background of these men played a role in their alleged crimes, but only when the perpetrators are white and the victims are not.

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Ireland's race-relations industry has been accused of hypocrisy for its silence on other tragedies.

The industry's selective outrage has sparked a national conversation about racial grievance in Ireland.

The Irish government, media,and NGO compelx are under scrutiny for their response to the Sakila tragedy.