Irish punk-rappers Kneecap believe the cancellation of a string of gigs in recent months has only added to their popularity, while a "ridiculous" upcoming court case in London against them will be "thrown out".

In an interview with AFP that saw the trio address their legal problems and their solidarity with the Palestinian cause, they reflected on a summer of being one of the most controversial groups in the music business.

Several gigs in Germany and Austria were cancelled, they were blocked from entering Hungary, while British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called (unsuccessfully) on the organisers of Glastonbury festival to disinvite the Belfast natives.

"It's a slippery slope and a bad place when governments and councils are deciding what people can listen to," Mo Chara, whose real nam

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