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Dermot Kennedy apologises after using Traveller community racial slur

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Dermot Kennedy has apologised to the Irish Traveller community after using a racial slur in an interview earlier this month.The singer shared an Instagram story to apologise for the use of the term “knacker” in an interview with the Canadian music channel Much on June 10.“I would like to apologise to the Irish Traveller Community for any offense caused when discussing Irish slang in a recent interview,” he wrote. “I was not referring to anyone specific, and I never mean to cause harm with the words I say, so I am sorry for any distress I caused.”In a now deleted live interview, Kennedy was asked to share different examples of Irish slang.

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