“I need excitement oh I need it bad”: Northern Irish punk and youth culture What punk brought to the ravaged cities of Northern Ireland during the Troubles

Henry McDonald said in his memoir: “Beyond the macho men in the woolen masks toting their rifles and laying their bombs, stands another narrative, a hidden Ireland” – this hidden Ireland needs to be uncovered. The figure of the ordinary … Continue reading “I need excitement oh I need it bad”: Northern Irish punk and youth culture What punk brought to the ravaged cities of Northern Ireland during the Troubles