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Kneecap shake up Iftas and say they are going to go ‘back to roots’

The self-titled Irish language film won four awards at the Irish Film and Television Academy awards.

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

‘Comedy and art should push up against a line’: Rich Peppiatt on class, controversy and Kneecap

Ex-tabloid reporter shares how an encounter with Hugh Grant and Steve Coogan led to his acclaimed film about an Irish-language rap trio

The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025

"If we win an Oscar, we’ll take it to Cash My Gold, melt it down and get some gold teeth made." It's been Kneecap's year, we just lived through it

A hit album, a box office-smashing biopic, Oscar nominations, a court victory over the British government, causing a split between Liam and Noel: Kneecap look back on 2024

Louder · Dec 19, 2024

The Cine Files: from riotous Irish rap romp Kneecap to Hunter Schafer in Cuckoo, August's best films

Kneecap is an absolute, erm, cracker, and we can’t wait for Alien: Romulus. Here are the 12 best films out this month

Evening Standard · Jul 28, 2024

“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

Louder · Jun 19, 2024

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

The Guardian - UK · Feb 25, 2024

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2022