In a win for Belfast trio Kneecap, the terror charges brought up against Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (who performs under the name Mo Chara) by the U.K. government have been dismissed. Per a report from Sky News, the judge presiding at Woolwich Crown Court in London on September 26 threw out the charges on a technical error.

The U.K. government charged Ó hAnnaidh with a terrorism offense in May 2025. Metro Police investigated concert footage from a London venue in November 2024, subsequently bringing the charges. In the footage, he seemingly showed support for the Lebanese paramilitary group Hezbollah, designated a terrorist organization in the U.K.

Kneecap made several tense court appearances since May, where Ó hAnnaidh and his team retained his innocence. The most recent appearance was in August

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