They shouted 'Up Hamas' on stage, called for Tory MPs to be killed and championed the IRA - yet they're lionised by the BBC and were given £1.6m of public money... So why are Irish rappers Kneecap STILL set to play Glastonbury?

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 22:15 UTC

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The band has been accused of using IRA paraphernalia to make violent republicanism appear cool to a generation lucky enough to be born after the horrific slaughter of the Troubles.

How Kneecap became the most controversial band in the UK – podcast

found 2025 › May › 02 (Fri) @ 10:49 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

They shot to fame with their provocative blend of rap and republicanism, but their on-stage pronouncements have sparked shock and led to a media storm. Rory Carroll reports

Kneecap are no strangers to…

SAS veteran hits out at 'insane hounding' of Who Dares Wins troops decades after Northern Ireland Troubles ended after inquest ruled unit used unjustified lethal force to kill four IRA men in 1992

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 11:45 UTC

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Special forces veteran Phil Campion was enraged that his comrades could be hit by future murder probes over their service. 'We're being unfairly hounded. It's insane,' he said.

Exhumed human remains not those of Disappeared victim

found 2025 › Mar › 24 (Mon) @ 06:45 UTC

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Hilary Benn urges anyone with information on the IRA abduction, murder and secret burials during The Troubles to "come forward in confidence".

Channel 4 drops first look at steamy drama Trespasses - with Gillian Anderson playing a 'glorious wreck' mother at war with her daughter

found 2025 › Mar › 19 (Wed) @ 10:40 UTC

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The series involves a love story during the Troubles, with Gillian playing a woman at war with her daughter (Lola Petticrew) whose dreams have been frustrated by the grind of daily life.

How the UK brought Ukraine back from the brink: PM's envoy who led Troubles peace talks made desperate diplomatic push following Zelensky's White House bust-up with Trump

found 2025 › Mar › 12 (Wed) @ 14:22 UTC

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UK diplomats were 'intimately involved' in setting up the proposed 30-day ceasefire announced after a day of talks in Saudi Arabia yesterday.

Troubles verdict means IRA 'can rewrite the history of Northern Ireland', MP warns

found 2025 › Feb › 12 (Wed) @ 06:23 UTC

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Sir David Davis made the claim after an inquest left more than a dozen Special Air Service soldiers facing possible murder charges.

The Omagh bombing inquiry: one father’s 26-year fight for the truth - podcast

found 2025 › Jan › 28 (Tue) @ 06:04 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Journalist Shane Harrison and campaigner Michael Gallagher chart the long legal struggle for a public inquiry into the 1998 atrocity, which begins by hearing from survivors and bereaved families

The O…

Starmer says he will strive to prevent Gerry Adams receiving compensation

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 14:34 UTC

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PM says he aims to stop former Sinn Féin leader claiming damages for his internment as ministers ditch Troubles law

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Ministers will look at “every conceivable way” to p…

Keir Starmer says he will look at 'every conceivable way' to stop Troubles internees such as Gerry Adams getting compensation

found 2025 › Jan › 15 (Wed) @ 14:34 UTC

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Keir Starmer was grilled on the prospect of the former Sinn Fein leader receiving a payout during PMQs.