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Kneecap
Bob Geldof: ‘I never read about myself. I can’t stand the stupid f**king things I say’
The singer and campaigner on how music is no longer a pillar of social protest and why it’s no surprise Live Aid sprang from the Irish community
Kneecap banned by Hungary ahead of planned festival performance
Authorities accuse Irish group of using anti-Semitic hate speech and praising Hamas, and claim entry to country would ‘seriously threaten national security’
Grown-up Gaeltacht: ‘The week I spent in Ring - the people I met, the culture - was the best thing I could have done’
More adult Irish language students from Ireland and overseas are signing up for courses in Gaeltacht areas
Kneecap will face no further action over Glastonbury performance, police say
The trio led festival crowds in chants of ‘f**k Keir Starmer’ during late June appearance
French town withdraws music festival funding over Kneecap booking
The Belfast rap trio are scheduled to play on the final day of the Rock-en-Seine festival
Keir Starmer was quick to condemn Kneecap, but strangely silent on Moygashel
There is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hate
Kneecap concert in Manchester under threat as council holds talks
Rap trio due to play alongside Fontaines DC next month at Wythenshawe Park
Tens of thousands to take to streets across Northern Ireland for Twelfth of July celebrations
NI firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of Orange Order parades
No laughing matter: Poor Creature on goth folk, Kneecap’s Gaza stance and their love of Philomena Begley
Ruth Clinton and Cormac MacDiarmada talk about how the themes of the 18th- and 19th-century songs on their new album All Smiles Tonight still resonate
Kneecap concert advertisement is banned from London Underground
Transport for London rejects poster featuring likeness of a balaclava, deeming advert as ‘likely to cause offence’
Oasis: You can’t write. You don’t care. No wonder you’ve gone a long way
Politics will age you faster than even the most rock’n’roll lifestyle
Kneecap: ‘They can’t stop us playing Glasgow’
Belfast rap trio’s show at Glasgow O2 on Tuesday sold out in 80 seconds after their TRNSMT festival appearance was cut
Piers Morgan: ‘My DNA is predominantly Irish whether Ireland wants that or not’
Broadcaster on his famous friends, future of media, ‘pathetic’ Kneecap and why his Offaly roots don’t make him a Biffo
Talos: Ólafur Arnalds on finishing Eoin French’s final album – ‘A lot of the time I could feel him next to me ’
For the Icelandic musician A Dawning is not a project about death so much as an outpouring of joy and an acknowledgment of the preciousness of life
Glastonbury 2025: All that Kneecap and Bob Vylan outrage drowned out the air strike on the cafe birthday party
The BBC’s coverage of the festival is a wonder. But this time around it became a morass of missed points and moral cowardice
Kneecap owes Keir Starmer, the BBC and Helen from Wales a thank you
If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous
British police open investigation into Kneecap’s performance at Glastonbury on Saturday
Belfast rap trio led crowd chants of ‘f**k Keir Starmer’ against UK prime minister at English music festival
Kneecap would not face prosecution under new Irish anti-terrorism laws, Minister insists
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Kneecap to play main stage at Electric Picnic in August
Rap trio joins line up that includes Chappell Roan, Hozier, Kings of Leon and more
Terrorism inquiry into Kneecap’s alleged call to murder Tory MPs dropped, Met Police confirms
Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution
Glastonbury Festival says chants about Israel Defense Forces by Bob Vylan ‘crossed the line’
Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’
Kneecap at Glastonbury: British police assessing videos of group to see if offences were committed
Belfast rap group member Móglaí Bap tells large audience: ‘The prime minister of your country, not mine, said he didn’t want us to play’
‘There’s people being bombed from the f**king sky’: Kneecap’s Mo Chara would ‘get over’ US visa being revoked
Kneecap are due to perform a much-anticipated set at Glastonbury on Saturday
Minister denies Sinn Féin’s claim anti-terrorism Bill contains a ‘Kneecap’ clause
Jim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in Ireland
Euan Manning of Cardinals: ‘Things have flipped around. There might now be a villainisation of Irish culture’
The Cork band on the Kneecap court case, their shoot-for-the-stars ambition, and the hassle of getting an accordion through airport security
Kneecap’s provocative poster campaign very much on-brand
‘More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo Chara’ visual created by Dublin agency for Irish language rappers
Kneecap in Fairview Park review: Defiant, considered and celebratory
Pulsating tracks interspersed with humour and sombre moments before a big finish
Fans rally behind Kneecap after London court appearance: ‘If you’re supporting Ireland, you’re supporting Kneecap’
Irish-language rap group play their biggest solo gig yet at Dublin’s Fairview Park
Kneecap case: ‘A woman pointed to a sniggering Móglaí Bap as the magistrate asked if anyone knew an Irish interpreter’
Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag
Kneecap: terrorism case against group member Mo Chara adjourned by London court
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under stage name Mo Chara, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hizbullah
Kneecap at Fairview Park in Dublin: How to get there, set list, ticket information and more
West Belfast rap trio Kneecap – Móglaí Bap, Mo Chara, and DJ Próvaí – will take to the stage in Dublin’s Fairview Park on Thursday, June 19th
Fontaines DC’s Grian Chatten: ‘Romance took a lot out of us. It was like a bomb went off, and then that silence’
The past eight months have been most hectic of band’s career – and a time to decide what kind of future they want
Kneecap name high-profile legal team to defend terrorism charge against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Darragh Mackin and Gareth Peirce part of team representing member of Irish-language rap trio in Westminster court
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