Kneecap: Kemi Badenoch blames 'cowardly' Labour for settlement

Kneecap have said it will split the money awarded to them between two Belfast charities, Glór Na Móna in Ballymurphy and RCity Belfast on the Shankill Road.

Sarah Jane Waite, director of RCity Belfast, expressed the charity's thanks for the "generosity and support from Kneecap".

She said the donation will be used toward a number of projects, including both local and international programmes.

Feargal Mac Ionnrachtaigh, executive director of Glór Na Móna, said it was a "pleasant surprise" to receive news about the funding.

The club, based in west Belfast, was previously attended by Kneecap member Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh, known by his stage name Mo Chara.

Mr Mac Ionnrachtaigh added that they are a grassroots group in a disadvantaged area, and the money will be put to "good use" including towards the construction of a new building.

"The key for us is... 25 years after the Good Friday Agreement, we have built a sector through the medium of Irish, but we're still finding ourselves in mobile huts and substandard accommodation," he told BBC Radio Ulster's Evening Extra programme.

"This donation goes to the heart of that."