{"id":21693,"date":"2025-08-25T07:21:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:21:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/21693\/"},"modified":"2025-08-25T07:21:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T07:21:08","slug":"the-indo-daily-sally-rooney-threatened-under-uks-terrorism-act-could-she-face-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/21693\/","title":{"rendered":"The Indo Daily: Sally Rooney threatened under UK\u2019s Terrorism Act \u2013 Could she face arrest?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sally Rooney\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/95cae5dd-242f-49fc-8f60-2af6caa2f255.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Sally Rooney<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It\u2019s been a dramatic week for Irish artists, activism and the UK\u2019s terrorism law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Sally Rooney \u2014 one of Ireland\u2019s most prominent literary voices \u2014 has made headlines for her vocal support of Palestine Action, a group recently designated a terrorist organisation by the UK government.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Normal People author has pledged to donate earnings from her books and BBC adaptations to the group \u2014 a move that could place her at risk of arrest under UK anti-terror legislation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Her stance came in the same week that Kneecap rapper Liam \u00d3g \u00d3 hAnnaidh appeared in a London court on terrorism charges, accused of displaying a flag in support of Hezbollah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Meanwhile, back home, another protest is gathering momentum \u2014 this time in the world of sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">A letter signed by around 800 GAA players \u2014 including stars from football, hurling and camogie \u2014 was delivered to Croke Park, calling on the association to cut ties with Allianz, one of its biggest sponsors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The call comes after a UN special rapporteur&#8217;s report named Allianz, through its asset-management arm Pimco, as a significant buyer of Israeli government bonds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">On today&#8217;s Indo Daily, Tessa Fleming is joined by TRT World presenter Enda Brady and Conor McKeon, sports journalist with the Irish Independent, to look at the high-profile costs and consequences of speaking out on Israel and Palestine.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sally Rooney It\u2019s been a dramatic week for Irish artists, activism and the UK\u2019s terrorism law. 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