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Kneecap walk free on a technicality - and that’s a national disgrace, writes Chris Philp

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27.09.2025

By Chris Philp MP

Today Kneecap rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh had his terror charge dismissed due to a massive blunder.

Ó hAnnaidh was charged with a terrorism offence after he was accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah.

Kneecap have been investigated by the police on multiple occasions. Footage of their concert appeared to show a band member say: ‘the only good Tory is a dead Tory’. Footage of another concert showed a band member shouting ‘up Hamas, up Hezbollah’. The very name of the group refers to a violent act of intimidation carried out by terrorists.

We should be in no doubt that........

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