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Late Late Show viewers praise Irish rappers Kneecap for highlighting Palestinian plight

Late Late Show viewers are praising Irish rappers Kneecap for highlighting the plight of Palestinians. In Friday night's (February 23) episode, the group - which consists of Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Provaí - joined host Patrick Kielty in the ...

24 Feb 2024 at 12:32

Arts & Entertainment

Irish rap trio set to appear on legendary US TV chat show next week

Belfast's Irish language rap trio Kneecap are set to appear on one of the biggest chat shows in the world next week. Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap and DJ Próvaí have been invited across the Atlantic Ocean to appear on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy ...

02 Mar 2024 at 12:16

Arts & Entertainment

'We are buzzing' - First Irish language film Kneecap to premier at Sundance Film Festival

Rich Peppiatt’s KNEECAP will have its world premiere at the renowned Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month where it will screen on the opening night on Thursday 18th January. Based on the origin story of the riotous and ground-breaking ...

07 Dec 2023 at 11:17

National News

WATCH: Olympia crowd at Kneecap gig burst into rousing rendition of Fairytale of New York

IT WAS a "special night" in Dublin's 3Olympia on Tuesday, as hip-hop trio Kneecap closed their sell-out show with a rousing tribute to the late and great Shane McGowan. The Belfast group were playing, with their usual riotous energy, the ...

13 Dec 2023 at 15:48

Northern Ireland

Boycott of US festival over Gaza a ‘no brainer’ for hip hop band Kneecap

It is a “no brainer” for Kneecap to boycott a US festival over Gaza, a member of the Belfast hip hop trio has said. Irish artists including Soda Blonde and Mick Flannery have withdrawn from South by Southwest (SXSW) over opposition to ...

13 Mar 2024 at 10:29

Arts & Entertainment

KNEECAP film on track to net €1million at Irish box office

KNEECAP is set to cross the €1million mark at the box office this weekend across the island of Ireland. Not only is the critically acclaimed feature directed by Rich Peppiatt the top grossing Irish film of the year, it’ll also be the ...

30 Aug 2024 at 12:16

What's on

Special screening of 'riotous and ground-breaking' Irish Oscars contender in Tipp this month

Thurles' The Source arts centre will host a special screening of the critically acclaimed film about Belfast rap trio of the same name, Kneecap. Kneecap tells the story of how when fate brought Belfast teacher JJ into the orbit of ...

11 Sept 2024 at 12:55

IT'S NOT TOO LATE - Date announced for sale of final tickets for Electric Picnic

Arts & Entertainment

REVEALED: Date announced for when final tickets for Electric Picnic will go on sale and how to get them

Fans who hadn't yet managed to get tickets to this year's Electric Picnic are being offered a lifeline as festival sponsor Three mark their return to the festival with the announcement of some last minute lifeline tickets. The ...

15 Jul 2024 at 17:01

Events & Listings

Clonmel to host gig as alternative to Eurovision

Never mind The Eurovision, Ireland's best live act are hitting Clonmel with some Kneecap support Ahead of ripping apart festival tents in Ireland, Europe and the U.K. this summer, two of the country's hottest acts are taking ...

14 May 2019 at 15:28

Northern Ireland

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

Rap trio Kneecap shook up the Irish Film and Television Academy (Ifta) awards as they promoted the success of their multi-nominated Irish language film. The film won four awards after receiving 17 nominations. They have ...

14 Feb 2025 at 22:46

Northern Ireland

Belfast rap group Kneecap would be ‘very proud’ to scoop best British film Bafta

Belfast rap group Kneecap said they would be “very proud” if they scoop the award for best British film at the Bafta awards. The Irish-language film, also called Kneecap, has been nominated in six categories. The ...

16 Feb 2025 at 17:37

Northern Ireland

Kneecap director picks up Bafta for outstanding debut

Kneecap director and co-writer Rich Peppiatt has won outstanding debut by a British writer, director or producer at the Bafta film awards. The Irish-language film depicts the rise of the Belfast rap trio and has ...

16 Feb 2025 at 21:39

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