Irish PM demands Kneecap ‘urgently clarify’ concert call to ‘kill Tory MPs’

Kneecap must 'urgently clarify' alleged ‘dead Tory’ comments, Irish prime minister says

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00:00I mean, that is what has been asserted, and I think it is important that NECAP would clarify

00:07that. Had they or do they support Hamas and Hezbollah? Because that would be unacceptable.

00:16I mean, Hezbollah are well responsible, in my view, for the murder of John Rooney.

00:22And both Hamas and Hezbollah have views that are absolutely, not just views, but participated

00:31in terrorist activities and appalling killing of innocent people as witnessed in October

00:36the 7th. But it's not clear to me that they do, that they need to have those supports.

00:40But Hezbollah and Hamas, and I think it's been asserted that they have made commentary in support

00:46of both. I think they need to logically clarify that. And again, I haven't heard in respect

00:52but again, we've had some horrific events in terms of the killing of MPs in Britain. So

00:57there's a huge responsibility on everybody to be very, very focused in terms of the protection

01:03of public representatives and the safety of public representatives, irrespective of what

01:07political views we have. I think it's important that free speech is always facilitated and the

01:16capacity to speak out and criticise and condemn policies of others. That's all legitimate,

01:22but in terms of life and security and safety of people, that's a different issue.

01:27I think it's important for you.