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How Northern Irish rap trio Kneecap rose to fame by subverting the Troubles
As an Oscar-entry film about the rappers opens this week, Kneecap speak about fusing irony and provocation – and the anti-immigrant riots
The trio – the third member is Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh, 26, aka Mo Chara – have fused the Irish language, republican totems, Troubles iconography and punk brio into a combustible mix that incites rapture and condemnation. Kemi Badenoch, the Conservative government’s business secretary, withheld an arts grant on the grounds that people opposed to the UK – a reference to the group’s hit Get Your Brits Out and Farewell to the Union tour – did not deserve taxpayer money. Ó Dochartaigh, a former school teacher, credits the The Quiet Girl and other Irish language films with paving a path for Kneecap, and hails the success of bands like Fontaines DC, Lankum, The Mary Wallopers and The Scratch.
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