Taoiseach: Kneecap should 'urgently clarify' comments on Hamas and Hezbollah

Micheál Martin has said: 'Hezbollah are responsible, in my view, for the murder of Seán Rooney.'

In recent days, Kneecap alleged on social media they have 'faced a co-ordinated smear campaign', after speaking out about 'the ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people'. File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Irish rap trio Kneecap must urgently clarify their position on whether or not they support Hamas and Hezbollah, Taoiseach Micheál Martin has said.

It comes as Britain's Metropolitan Police is looking into footage from a 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.