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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Rebecca Black

First Minister ‘strongly welcomes’ case against Kneecap rapper being dismissed

Northern Ireland First Minister Michelle O’Neill has welcomed the decision to end the court case against Kneecap rapper Liam Og O hAnnaidh.

The musician, 27, who performs under the stage name Mo Chara, was accused of displaying a flag in support of proscribed terror organisation Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town, north London, in November last year.

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