A spokesperson for the UK’s Business and Trade Secretary already confirmed the block. Kneecap are set to launch legal proceedings after the UK Government confirmed it blocked the Irish language rap trio from receiving “significant” music funding. On Thursday (8 February), just weeks after the Belfast group’s comedy movie – also titled Kneecap – premiered […]

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A spokesperson for the UK’s Business and Trade Secretary confirmed the block. The UK Government has responded to claims from Irish language rap trio Kneecap that they were blocked from receiving “significant” music funding because one of their tour posters “pissed off the Tories”. The Belfast group made the comments on Thursday (8 February) in […]

2 years ago

Irish language rap trio Kneecap are claiming that they have been blocked from receiving “significant” music funding because one of their tour posters “pissed off the Tories”. The Belfast group made the comments in a statement on their official Twitter account, just weeks after their comedy movie – also titled Kneecap – premiered at the […]

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Arlene Foster has this afternoon resigned as First Minister of Northern Ireland This comes after there were calls within the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) for a leadership contest. In a statement, the DUP Leader and First Minister Arlene Foster said: “A short time ago I called the Party Chairman to inform him that I intend […]

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Who had Arlene Foster suing the Embarrassing Bodies guy on their 2021 bingo card? Leader of the DUP and Northern Ireland’s first minister Arlene Foster is suing TV presenter Dr Christian Jessen for defamation. Foster claims that Jessen, best known for presenting Channel 4 programme Embarrassing Bodies, made an “attack” on her marriage after tweeting […]

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Major expressed his concern that the deal could have an impact on peace in Northern Ireland

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