Arts Minister tells US SXSW festival she feels 'revulsion' at Gaza devastation

Those to withdraw included Cork musician Mick Flannery, as well as Gavin James, Northern Irish rappers Kneecap, and Soda Blonde

Soda Blonde, Sprints and Kneecap have withdrawn from the SXSW Festival in Texas.

Arts Minister Catherine Martin has told a music festival in the US that she feels "revulsion" at the devastation in Gaza.

Ms Martin had been urged to boycott her speaking engagement at a panel at the South By Southwest festival about Ireland's universal basic income scheme for artists. A total of 12 Irish acts had withdrawn from the festival due to its ties with defense contractors and the US Army, who many artists felt were supporting the ongoing bombardment of Gaza by Israel.