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
There is something rotten about leveraging an expression of long-standing culture and tradition to deliver a contemporary declaration of racist hate
Rap trio due to play alongside Fontaines DC next month at Wythenshawe Park
NI firefighters deal with ‘challenging night’ ahead of Orange Order parades
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
Transport for London rejects poster featuring likeness of a balaclava, deeming advert as ‘likely to cause offence’
Politics will age you faster than even the most rock’n’roll lifestyle
Belfast rap trio’s show at Glasgow O2 on Tuesday sold out in 80 seconds after their TRNSMT festival appearance was cut
Broadcaster on his famous friends, future of media, ‘pathetic’ Kneecap and why his Offaly roots don’t make him a Biffo
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
The BBC’s coverage of the festival is a wonder. But this time around it became a morass of missed points and moral cowardice
If Kneecap’s pro-Palestine stance is noisy and relentless, it’s right up there with the band’s marketing nous
Belfast rap trio led crowd chants of ‘f**k Keir Starmer’ against UK prime minister at English music festival
Band member Mo Chara has been prosecuted for allegedly displaying Hizbullah flag at London concert
Rap trio joins line up that includes Chappell Roan, Hozier, Kings of Leon and more
Force says alleged offences happened outside the statutory time limit for prosecution and decision does not impact other prosecution
Police assessing footage of group’s performance, which UK health secretary Wes Streeting on Sunday described as ‘appalling’
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’
Kneecap are due to perform a much-anticipated set at Glastonbury on Saturday
Jim O’Callaghan says UK charge against ‘Mo Chara’ could not occur in Ireland
The Cork band on the Kneecap court case, their shoot-for-the-stars ambition, and the hassle of getting an accordion through airport security
‘More Blacks, More Dogs, More Irish, Mo Chara’ visual created by Dublin agency for Irish language rappers
Pulsating tracks interspersed with humour and sombre moments before a big finish
Irish-language rap group play their biggest solo gig yet at Dublin’s Fairview Park
Bedlam and singing outside London court as Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh appears on charge over displaying Hizbullah flag
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, who performs under stage name Mo Chara, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hizbullah
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
The past eight months have been most hectic of band’s career – and a time to decide what kind of future they want
Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, Darragh Mackin and Gareth Peirce part of team representing member of Irish-language rap trio in Westminster court
At 18, Charlie Le Brun travelled to Ireland, determined to meet his musical idol, The Chieftains’ Matt Molloy. After a memorable few months of playing the flute in a Westport pub, he knew he’d be back
Irish pop star CMAT on body shaming, growing up in Ireland, capitalism and her third album, Euro-Country
Paul Mescal and Dominic West among speakers, while mystery group Patchwork may be a decoy on the Pyramid Stage
Complaints of one-sided treatment may often be simplistic or partisan, but that only underscores the corrosive effect of inconsistent application of the law
Band say decision was due to concerns expressed by police about safety at event
When protesting is policed, but the legitimate reasons for protest are not, then people lose trust
Mo Chara tells fans ‘You have no idea how close we were to being pulled off this gig’
Band plays the 100 Club in London, a day after one of its members was charged with a terror offence
Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, charged over alleged displaying of a Hizbullah flag at London gig
Flag associated with Lebanese armed group alleged to have appeared at one of the band’s gigs in Kentish Town, north London, last November
Television: Episode filmed before recent controversy features the rap trio wending their way across Finland
Performer who goes by stage name ‘Mo Chara’ charged in relation to displaying flag in support of Hizbullah
May 18th-23rd: including The Bombing of Pan AM 103, Code of Silence, and an instalment of Uncharted with Ray Goggins featuring Kneecap
Television: A former taoiseach and a Cork popstar make for a curious couple on this South African survival challenge
Wide Awake Festival had ‘positive discussions with stakeholders’ involved in Brixton event
Northern Ireland’s most durable rockers are releasing a singles collection featuring their best-known punk anthems
Singer says use of flag ‘isn’t just a political statement, it’s a humanitarian statement’
Stan Erraught is ideally placed to navigate this territory as a former member of 1980s band Stars of Heaven
‘The impunity enjoyed by Israel has emboldened it to do as it pleases’
Grouping including guitarist pointed to Kneecap controversy, noting ‘how sad it is that those supporting their freedom of expression are the same ones most determined to restrict ours’
Kneecap have every right to make political interventions but they have to recognise they are not mere performance. The fun of “putting it out there” stops when what is out there is violence
‘When will we ever get over the desire to police and dictate what women wear?’
Belfast rappers' choice of word may have been crass but at least they were using their artform to create a space for politics
Leo Varadkar, Kneecap, and Lyra among participants of RTÉ's Uncharted with Ray Goggins
David Amess’s daughter said she would be willing to meet the group and tell them how her life has been ‘obliterated’ by her father’s death
UK counter-terrorism police are investigating videos of the group
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices