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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?
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.
The band has been accused of repeatedly using IRA paraphernalia – including promoting themselves using images of petrol bombs burning politicians – to make violent republicanism appear cool to a generation lucky enough to be born after the horrific slaughter of the Troubles. The band has been accused of repeatedly using IRA paraphernalia – including promoting themselves using images of petrol bombs burning politicians – to make violent republicanism appear cool to a generation lucky enough to be born after the horrific slaughter of the Troubles The group promoted their Farewell To The Union tour with an image of then-prime minister Boris Johnson and former Democratic Unionist Party leader Arlene Foster strapped to a rocket on top of a bonfire, as two band members crouched at the bottom holding a petrol bomb.
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