Nightclub promoter, 21, stabbed to death after brawl in Dublin’s tourism district

A brawl in the heart of Dublin’s tourism district led to a nightclub promoter being chased and stabbed to death. It happened at about 3am on Monday after a gig ended in the Grafton Street area of the city centre that is popular with tourists. Qayyum Balogun, 21, was chased and stabbed on nearby Clarendon Street after a clash between rival groups, police said. He was taken to St James’s hospital where he was pronounced dead. Sections of the shopping district remained closed on Monday as forensic teams examined the area. Balogun, 21, was reportedly from Nigeria and promoted music gigs in the city centre. Police believe the dispute started in a venue and spilled onto the street. The Irish Independent reported that a female bystander who was not connected to rival groups sustained stab wounds that were not life threatening. Irish police are reviewing CCTV footage and awaiting the results of a post-mortem examination. They have appealed for witnesses. The justice minister, Jim O’Callaghan, offered condolences to Balogun’s family. Father John Grennan, the prior of St Teresa’s Carmelite church on Clarendon Street, voiced his shock at the death. “I want to offer our compassion and prayers for what happened here,” he told RTÉ. Rory Hogan, a Fianna Fáil councillor, said the violence was deeply disturbing. …