Kneecap band member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, pictured wearing a keffiyeh, leaves Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 20, 2025, in London, England. Óg Ó hAnnaidh, was charged with a terror offence after allegedly displaying a flag in support of proscribed organization Hezbollah at a gig at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town in November 2024. Carl Court/Getty Images
The federal government has deemed band members from the Irish rap group Kneecap ineligible to enter Canada over concerns it has glorified terrorist organizations.
The announcement came by way of Liberal MP Vince Gasparro on Sept. 19, who said on social media that the group has “engaged in actions and have made statements that are contrary to Canadian values and laws that have caused deep alarm to our government.”
