Michael Martin has called on the rap trio Kneecap to "urgently clarify" alleged comments attributed to band members around support for Hamas and Hezbollah, and the killing of Tory MPs. Taoiseach Mr Martin was commenting after a video emerged of the group at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP."Police in the UK are examining the footage, along with a video clip from another concert in November 2024 in which a member of th

Michael Martin has called on the rap trio Kneecap to "urgently clarify" alleged comments attributed to band members around support for Hamas and Hezbollah, and the killing of Tory MPs. Taoiseach Mr Martin was commenting after a video emerged of the group at a November 2023 gig appearing to show one member saying: "The only good Tory is a dead Tory. Kill your local MP."Police in the UK are examining the footage, along with a video clip from another concert in November 2024 in which a member of the band appeared to shout "up Hamas, up Hezbollah" - groups which are banned as terrorist organisations in the UK.