During the peak of the Troubles, the punk scene was creating its own riot and bringing Catholics and Protestants together across divided tribal lines 🎸
Fearghus Roulston decided to take a deeper look into the punk scene in Northern Ireland after reading about the English punk movementBut Protestant and Catholic punks were fighting for the same team - most of the time.The conflict, known as, began in 1969 and led to more than 3,500 people losing their lives over a period of almost 30 years.
Whilst living in Manchester, Mr Roulston read a book about the English punk movement and decided to take a deeper look into the scene in Northern Ireland."You're obviously never just a punk - you're also a student, a worker, someone who lives in whatever neighbourhood of Belfast or whatever town outside of Belfast," he told BBC News NI.
"And how could we support things like Rock Against Racism if you're having sectarian thoughts? You can't say, 'well racism is wrong but sectarianism is OK', you can't do that. So it was really refreshing."This time, it was because punk had arrived.Terri Hooley, founder of famed Northern Ireland record label Good Vibrations
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