{"id":269577,"date":"2026-01-29T05:18:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269577\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T05:18:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:18:09","slug":"kneecap-hit-out-at-keir-starmer-over-gaza-in-new-single","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/269577\/","title":{"rendered":"Kneecap hit out at Keir Starmer over Gaza in new single"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kneecap have hit out at UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer over his stance towards Gaza in their latest single Liars Tale.<\/p>\n<p>The group said earlier on Wednesday they would release a new album, claiming criticism from the British prime minister was \u201call the motivation we needed\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The song focuses on Sir Keir\u2019s stance in relation to Israel\u2019s military offensive in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" height=\"427\" width=\"640\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/kneecap-hit-out-at-keir-starmer-over-gaza-in-new-single.jpg\" alt=\"Sir Keir Starmer\" data-title=\"Holocaust Memorial Day\" data-copyright-holder=\"PA Wire\" data-copyright-notice=\"PA Wire\/PA Images\" data-credit=\"Alastair Grant\" data-usage-terms=\"\"\/>Kneecap\u2019s new single takes aim at Sir Keir Starmer (Alastair Grant\/PA)<\/p>\n<p>The lyrics state that \u201cyou\u2019re not getting away with doing nothing\u201d and \u201cf*** Keir Starmer, Netanyahu\u2019s bitch in genocide armour\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The music video, which premiered on YouTube on Wednesday, is zombie-apocalypse themed and features a zombie that looks like Margaret Thatcher.<\/p>\n<p>The group, made up of Liam Og O hAnnaidh, Naoise \u00d3 Caireallain and JJ \u00d3 Dochartaigh, will release their second studio album, titled Fenian, on April 24, after they hit the headlines in 2025 when \u00d3 hAnnaidh was charged with a terror offence.<\/p>\n<p>The charge, which was eventually dropped in September last year, alleged that \u00d3 hAnnaidh, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, had displayed a flag in support of Hezbollah, which is proscribed as a terror organisation by the British government, at a gig at the O2 Forum in London in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>Announcing their new record on Instagram, Kneecap said: \u201cThey tried to stop us by branding Kneecap \u2018terrorists\u2019, with cancellations, with statements from the Prime Minister himself.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"not-prose no-underline\" data-action=\"click\" data-category=\"Read more article clicked\" data-label=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/entertainment\/the-paddies-are-back-kneecap-announce-new-album-fenian-1858783.html\" data-value=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.breakingnews.ie\/entertainment\/the-paddies-are-back-kneecap-announce-new-album-fenian-1858783.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/untitled-design-2026-01-28t121335-794.jpg\" class=\"rounded-sm object-contain bg-transparent z-10 w-full h-full not-prose\" alt=\"'The Paddies Are Back': Kneecap Announce New Album 'Fenian'\" width=\"278\" height=\"156\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Entertainment<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Paddies are back&#8217;: Kneecap announce new album &#8216;Fenian&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe had all the motivation we needed\u2026 this isn\u2019t a swift reaction, but a considered response to those that tried to silence us. And failed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInspired by, and proudly named Fenian, who were warriors in Irish folklore, and later a derogatory term for the Irish.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we\u2019re using it to name everyone speaking truth to power.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kneecap have hit out at UK prime minister Sir Keir Starmer over his stance towards Gaza in their&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":269578,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[93,61,60,278],"class_list":{"0":"post-269577","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-ie","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-music"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=269577"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/269577\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/269578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=269577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=269577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=269577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}