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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Bob Vylan to sue Ireland’s RTÉ for defamation over Glastonbury coverage

Bob Vylan performing at Glastonbury
Lead singer Pascal Robinson-Foster, known as Bobby Vylan, led a chant of ‘death, death to the IDF’ during their Glastonbury set in June. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA

The British punk-rap duo Bob Vylan have launched defamation proceedings against the Irish broadcaster RTÉ over its coverage of their performance at Glastonbury.

The legal action alleges Ireland’s national broadcaster defamed the group by claiming they led antisemitic chants at the festival last June.

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