'Far-right' music festival cancelled after Irish artists sign open letter opposing it 

A controversial ‘far-right’ music festival has been cancelled after Kneecap, Christy Moore, Chris O’Dowd, and some 600 other prominent Irish artists reportedly signed an open letter calling for its cancellation.

The ‘Mise Éire Festival’ was planned for August 23, in the Mayflower Community Hall in Drumshanbo, Co Leitrim.

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