'Full of stolen treasures' - Kneecap mark British Museum with 'stolen from Ireland' stickers

Controversial Irish language rap group Kneecap have caused a stir after putting 'stolen from Ireland' stickers on items in the British Museum in London.

The Belfast outfit posted pictures on Instagram after their trip to the museum. They said: "Few bits we stuck around the British Museum today - place is huge and full of stolen treasures from other cultures and people."

The stickers were emblazoned with the caption: "Stolen from Ireland by the British Museum" along with Kneecap's logo. Their post added: "Place would be empty only for the theft of everything they 'discovered.'"

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The act caused quite the stir online with many of their own followers understandably praising them.

"Well done, lads - great to see this," one said, adding, "I always said that, if you gave back everything in there that wasn’t British, all they’d be left with would be the cafeteria & the gift shop."

Another follower said: "Maybe like other countries we should launch a concerted campaign to repatriate our stolen treasures."

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