Kneecap sponsor Bohemian FC’s away kit to raise funds for a Palestinian refugee gym
- Text by Isabelle Blakeney
- Photography by David Thomas Smith
Cearta — 30% of proceeds raised from the 2026 kit’s sale will go to ACLAÍ, which opened in the Aida refugee camp in the West Bank in 2020.
Irish rap group Kneecap are collaborating with Dublin’s Bohemian Football Club on its 2026 away shirt to raise funds for ACLAÍ Palestine.
The shirt, designed by Kneecap members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí with Bohemian FC designers, features a Keffiyah pattern with interwoven Irish and Palestinian flags, and ‘C.E.A.R.T.A’ – a 2017 Kneecap song as well as the Irish word for Rights – embroidered on the necktape alongside the trio’s logo.
The design also features Bohemian FC’s badge in the Irish language, as well as an Irish/Palestinian solidarity hem badge and an ACLAÍ Palestine badge on the back.
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30% of the shirt’s proceeds will be sent directly to ACLAÍ, a community gym located in the Lajee Center in the Aida refugee camp in Bethlehem, West Bank, Palestine. The gym was opened in 2020 by an Irish and Palestinian team, and aims to improve the health and quality of life of their community, provide sporting opportunities for young people in the Aida camp, and support the mission of Lajee Center, a grassroots creative cultural centre, and the Aida community. Funds will contribute to the construction of a community music studio.
Ainle Ó Cairealláin, Founder and Director ACLAÍ Palestine, said: “This project is a symbol of solidarity between Ireland and Palestine, and serves to overcome the isolation that is forced upon Palestinians by the ongoing violence and oppression of the occupation and the indifference of Western governments and many media outlets.”
The collaboration comes after charges against Kneecap’s Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (aka Mo Chara) were dismissed in September due to a missed filing deadline. The musician had been charged with a terrorism-related offence in May this year after allegedly waving a Hezbollah flag on stage in November 2024.
Kneecap have been vocal about their support for Palestinian liberation, wearing the keffiyah while performing and to court cases, and frequently telling supporters to “keep talking about Palestine”.
Naoise Ó Cairealláin (aka Móglaí Bap) said: “There’s few sporting clubs in this world who continue to stand strong and unyielding against oppression and in solidarity with the Palestinian people. We will always stand with them and to do so whilst helping to create a space where Palestinian artists can hopefully flourish is special. We want to help spread the music created at the new studio space as much as we can and platform these artists.”
The accompanying video to Bohemian FC’s announcement, created by Jamie Goldrick to the sounds of Kneecap tracks ‘3CAG ft. Radie Peat’ and ‘No Comment ft. Sub Focus’, uses footage from the Lajee Center and from recent Kneecap gigs across the world, alongside clips of the Bohemian FC v Palestine game held at Dalymount Park in 2024.
Daniel Lambert, Chief Commercial Officer Bohemian Football Club, said: “That we can raise further significant funds to assist the people of Palestine, this time on the preservation and celebration of culture once again shows the power of Sports and Music when combined.”
The shirts will be available at Bohemian FC’s grounds Dalymount Park today and tomorrow (December 16 – 17), before any remaining stock goes online for global sale on Thursday December 18 at midday.
Isabelle Blakeney is a freelance journalist.
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