Punk-rap duo Bob Vylan are suing Irish national broadcaster RTE for defamation, claiming it misrepresented chants led by the band when they played this year's Glastonbury festival.

The group, which performed at Dublin's Vicar Street last month, claim they were defamed in a report by RTE News that said the lead singer led antisemitic chants when they played the Somerset festival in June.

During their performance, singer Pascal Robinson-Foster, whose stage name is Bobby Vylan, led a chant of "death, death, to the IDF [Israel Defence Forces]".

Image: File pic: PA

Image: Pic: PA

It provoked widespread criticism of the artist, including from Glastonbury organiser Emily Eavis , and the BBC, which live streamed their show.

Phoenix Law launched legal action on behalf of Robinso

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