A brief sitting of Dublin District Coroner’s Court heard on Monday that around 50-60 witnesses are expected to be called to give evidence at an inquest which is expected to last over two weeks.

George Nkencho’s mother, Blessing Nkencho, was accompanied by one of her sons, Victor, at Friday’s hearing

Anti-racism demonstrators staged a protest outside the Department of Justice in Dublin.

George Nkencho, 27, died outside his home in December 2020, after being shot multiple times by members of a Garda armed support unit.

The shooting was investigated by the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission