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Comprised of Naoise Ó Cairealláin, Liam Óg Ó Hannaidh and JJ Ó Dochartaigh, Kneecap has faced an investigation by counter-terrorism police in Britain after the videos, filmed in 2023 and 2024, became public. Photograph: Ian West/PA

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