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DJ Proval of Kneecap performing at Glastonbury in 2024 (Pic: Getty)

The world can criticise Kneecap, but they have started something

The controversy surrounding the Irish rap band has obscured deeper questions about power, conflict and resistance, but they won't go away, writes Toner Quinn.

Opinion and Analysis • 03 May

Kneecap are bringing the Irish language to a global stage

The young artists making Gaeilge cool again

Hands up if you've ever uttered 'I'd love to speak more Irish, but it's the way it's taught in school that's the problem'?

The Lauren Murphy Column • 17 Mar

Kabin Crew and Lisdoonvarna Crew take to the stage at Vicar Street

Fontaines D.C. win RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year

Fontaines D.C. were named the winner of the Choice Music Prize for Album Of The Year for Romance, at a live awards ceremony in Vicar Street, Dublin.

RTÉ Choice Music Prize • 08 Mar

Kneecap: The Movie is being re-released in Irish cinemas

Who needs Oscar? How Kneecap changed the game for Irish culture

It's 2018. I'm in my second year of college, and I'm at home in Ranafast, Co. Donegal for the Easter bank holiday.

Opinion and Analysis • 24 Jan

Sack guitarist John (second from right) gives us his choice cultural picks

Something For The Weekend: Sack's cultural picks

Dublin indie rock legends Sack returned to the frey with a bang in 2024 with Wake Up People, their first album in over 20 years, confirming they're still a musical force to be reckoned with.

Something For The Weekend • 08 Jan

Bright sparks! The Kabin Crew went viral this year

The top 10 Irish pop culture moments of 2024

Slowly but surely, the end of the year is here, and it's time to take stock of all of the craziness of 2024.

Best Of 2024 • 19 Dec 24

He could have been a contender... On The Waterfront star Lloyd Cooney (Pic: George Hooker)

Something For The Weekend: Lloyd Cooney's cultural picks

Kin actor Lloyd Cooney tackles the lead role in The Complex Dublin's forthcoming Irish stage premiere of Budd Schulberg's On The Waterfront.

Something For The Weekend • 18 Oct 24

Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga dance the night away in Joker: Folie à Deux

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm....

Culture 5 • 04 Oct 24

Watch: Kneecap live and dangerous

Northern Irish trio Kneecap literally turn Jehnny Beth's music show Echoes upside down with their explosive mix of rap and punk...

Music • 11 Sep 24

Kneecap are officially in the house, as their movie hits cinemas

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Hear the Culture 5 every Friday on Aedín in the Afternoon on RTÉ lyric fm...

Culture 5 • 28 Jul 24

Kneecap, on a roll - the Belfast hip-hop outfit talk to RTÉ Arena

The LA Times described Kneecap as a rap group whose "balance between anti-establishment lyrics, explosive delivery, graphic humour and unrelenting charm is reminiscent of early Eminem".

RTÉ Arena • 19 Dec 23

Kneecap

The world can criticise Kneecap, but they have started something

The young artists making Gaeilge cool again

Fontaines D.C. win RTÉ Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year

Who needs Oscar? How Kneecap changed the game for Irish culture

Something For The Weekend: Sack's cultural picks

The top 10 Irish pop culture moments of 2024

Something For The Weekend: Lloyd Cooney's cultural picks

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Watch: Kneecap live and dangerous

Culture 5 - your cultural highlights for the next seven days

Kneecap, on a roll - the Belfast hip-hop outfit talk to RTÉ Arena

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