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“The government is probably writing up a new law as we speak to ban Irish-language hip-hop for life.” Annoying all the right people, Kneecap have been called “the most controversial band since the Sex Pistols”, and they're only just getting started

With their acclaimed debut album and award-wining film, Kneecap are going global in 2024, not bad for a group who rap in what some claim to be a 'dead' language

I watched some 40 films at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Here are my top five picks – and one hilarious flop

I watched some 40 films at this year’s Sydney Film Festival. Here are my top five picks – and one hilarious flop

This year’s Sydney Film Festival’s rich offerings of films more than compensated for the minor technical issues that led to some screenings being interrupted.

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"It's a little bit of the Falls Road in the belly of the beast." Belfast rappers Kneecap announce one-night-only pub takeover in "the city that ruined half the globe"

"It's a little bit of the Falls Road in the belly of the beast." Belfast rappers Kneecap announce one-night-only pub takeover in "the city that ruined half the globe"

Kneecap will preview their forthcoming album Fine Art at 'The Rutz' in London

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"Irvine Welsh who wrote Trainspotting said it was the best thing he'd seen in years." Watch the trailer for Kneecap's self-titled biopic, the loudest, funniest, most provocative movie you'll see in 2024

Kneecap's riotously funny biopic is hitting cinemas in August: the band tell Louder why making it was a gamble that paid off

Belfast rappers Kneecap on stunts, drugs and Kemi Badenoch: ‘We don’t discriminate who we piss off’

Their riotous music is uniting young people in Northern Ireland and reviving the Irish language. The punk-rap trio talk about raving, working with Toddla T – and enraging politicians

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The tale of the Northern Irish rap group, the Tories – and the sinister censoring of ‘anti-British’ art

The UK government has blocked funding to Republican band Kneecap. Who knew patriotism was a requirement in the arts, asks journalist Anna Cafolla

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‘We’re not an army – we’re three boys from Belfast’: rap crew Kneecap laugh off their week of controversy

Their mural of a burning police van had politicians of all stripes up in arms. But they say they want to provoke thought, not violence

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