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Skater Chicks iin Ireland?

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  • 02-05-2010 12:04pm
    #1
    JCskatepunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭


    I'm a 17 year old Irish-American skateboarder and I'm planning on moving to Dublin to attend college, start my career in fimmaking industry, and pretty much live there for the rest of my life. Now, my friend Calum says that he's never seen or heard of a girl skateboarding in ireland his entire life! Are female skateboarders like me really that rare in Ireland? Don't you have any pro skater chicks over there??Will I be the only girl on the island with a skateboard?? or is Calum just out of it?

    P.S. sorry about the extra I in "in"... I'm using the mobile version on my iPhone and it's hard to type on a touchscreen!


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    crazeehorse
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭crazeehorse


    aside from the odd poser ive only ever seen one girl on a skateboard that could actually ollie and skate around the ramps with no problem here in dublin.
    but thats mainly due to lack of talented interest and not a matter of it being unheard of that a girl can skateboard.
    as far as pros.....we've only got a handful of flow riders and that just within guys....


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    JCskatepunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭JCskatepunk


    That's really unfortunate. Well, I'm no poser, but I'm not even close to being as good as Gav Coughlan, Keith Walsh, or any of those guys off the Irish skate videos I've seen on YouTube! You guys have some serious skateboarding talent over there! :)
    By the way, what's that Snowy dude's last name?


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    Snowie
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    I know a girl who long boards she pretty good tho she moved to london to study what ever that means :pac:


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    Herb Powell
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    No pros here, male or female, and I have to say I have never seen a girl skating. ever.


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    JCskatepunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭JCskatepunk


    Okay, so far you guys have only mentioned one legit skater chick...
    Well, I guess if you happen to see an auburn-haired American girl skating in Dubin any time after next year, chances are that's gonna be me.


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    crazeehorse
    Registered Users Posts: 136 ✭✭crazeehorse


    by auburn do you mean ginger?


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    Kenjd
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    I've seen one girl skating in Bushy Park and she was good! I believe there are some(1 or 2) girl skaters on this site!


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    JCskatepunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭JCskatepunk


    crazeehorse wrote: »
    by auburn do you mean ginger?

    No, a little darker than ginger, but not that orange-red that some people have...it's more like a dark strawberry blonde with a little extra "strawberry" in it. :cool:


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    Truley
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    I'm a girl and I skate! Started while I lived in Dublin around Stephen's green with the odd trip to Greystones and Gorey skateparks. Living in Sligo now. I have always done it for pure enjoyment as I don't have any skater friends, so nobody can accuse me of being a poser!

    It's great to hear of another female skater, I have never come across one in my entire time. I would love to find a group of people to go out with because until now I have always gone out myself which means it's hard to learn new tricks as well as a bit lonely :o


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    JCskatepunk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12 ✭JCskatepunk


    Truley wrote: »
    I'm a girl and I skate! Started while I lived in Dublin around Stephen's green with the odd trip to Greystones and Gorey skateparks. Living in Sligo now. I have always done it for pure enjoyment as I don't have any skater friends, so nobody can accuse me of being a poser!

    It's great to hear of another female skater, I have never come across one in my entire time. I would love to find a group of people to go out with because until now I have always gone out myself which means it's hard to learn new tricks as well as a bit lonely :o

    Awesome, I'll be in the Dun Laoghaire area, that's a little ways from Sligo (haha). I probably won't be in Éire till 2012, I'll have my skater friend Rachel with me for the first summer before college, we should hang out and go skating together sometime! :)


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    Truley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    JCskatepunk wrote: »
    Awesome, I'll be in the Dun Laoghaire area, that's a little ways from Sligo (haha). I probably won't be in Éire till 2012, I'll have my skater friend Rachel with me for the first summer before college, we should hang out and go skating together sometime! :)

    For sure! And if you make it to Eire before that do let me know, you will always have a sofa to sleep on in Sligo! :pac:


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    murphgayle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7 ✭murphgayle


    hey my girlfriend is into skating she's from dublin we live in wexford but will be spending a lot of time up there over the summer. she's great at going on it and enjoys it loads but she wants to learn more skills like tricks and stuff. i've no idea what the hell i'm talking about but i want to learn too so could you show us some moves sometime? i'll pm you my msn


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    LeahK
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    Of course there are girl skaters...not many,but there are! Alot of the times the girls feel intimidated by the guys in the parks so go skating on their own. Go into your local skate shop and ask if they know of any! Used to work in one and know 100% THERE ARE GIRL SKATERS :o Have fun in Ireland. PS Skating is still somewhat an underground sport here,parks have only been built here in the past 5 years. There are plenty of girls surfers etc


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    Truley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    Where I live they have girls' surfing and kayaking weekends. Maybe we could organise something for girl skaters? Not that I'm trying to push some kind of feminist agenda or anything :p But I imagine alot of girls feel intimidated going to skateparks without feeling like they're trying to flirt with guys and show off. I know I do! Also I think by nature girl's don't learn at quite the same pace as lads, not as keen on taking big risks. As well as that it would be a great chance to meet new people and promote skating as a girls' sport. Would anyone be up for doing something like this?


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    raah!
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    There's one in Cork.


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    CianRyan
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    Herb Powell wrote: »
    No pros here, male or female, and I have to say I have never seen a girl skating. ever.


    You sir, are wrong.

    We've got a few pro skaters over here.

    Here's one, Keith Walsh. I use to skate with him all the time.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U07ejoMLLDU


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    roguey
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    Keith Walsh isnt pro? He doesnt get a salary from anyone, maybe some of his sponsors pay for some travels and stuff maybe. Last i heard he was sponsored by Deathwish and DC, dont think he's pro for either of them like..:rolleyes:

    Dont get me wrong, he's a seriously awesome skater, but he's not pro. The closest person in Ireland to being pro is Conhuir Lynn, who is on the sctual Slave team in the US


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    Snowie
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    hey dudes. that chap keith walsh is a good skater, andfair play to him.

    Sponcer ship is anoying at best. Brands will have at any one time a couple of 100 skaters spocered have off these guys dont even skate (other sports).

    The reason they sort these guys out with a little bit of green and free gear, well its simple, they may or may not reach the pro levels but they get the name out there oh he's sponcered bye dc's :eek: its basic coprate farse of generating more sales bye having a couple of good skaters from each country, sponcered. So they generate a fuss and get their name out there a little bit more.

    But having said that the guy is talatented and fearless fair play to him... big up.

    Oh as for girls, skateing this area of the sport really does need to be pushed.


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    spiderlover
    Registered Users Posts: 33 ✭spiderlover


    I skate an I'm a girl!

    I most defiantly am not a poser!!

    I usually have to skate on my own so if there is any other girls out there wanting to skate gis a shout and I'll be more then happy to skate with ya's!:D


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    LD 50
    Registered Users Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭LD 50


    By definition, a professional, or pro is someone who earns all his money from that profession regardless of how good they are.
    So unless this Keith Walsh guy has a second job flipping burgers, he's pro.


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    Herb Powell
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    LD 50 wrote: »
    By definition, a professional, or pro is someone who earns all his money from that profession regardless of how good they are.
    So unless this Keith Walsh guy has a second job flipping burgers, he's pro.
    by the definition you just gave, you're wrong!


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    #23
    CianRyan
    Registered Users Posts: 14,721 ✭✭✭✭CianRyan


    He just skates and gets flown around the world for it.


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    #24
    RocketFalls
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    Where exactly do you skate in Sligo? Strandhill park is being done up again, but I think the tarmac is still pretty shabby.


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    Truley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    RocketFalls wrote: »
    Where exactly do you skate in Sligo? Strandhill park is being done up again, but I think the tarmac is still pretty shabby.

    Usually I go up to Summerhill college or down by Markevich house, you know that little seating area across the road from it? I've never been to Strandhill but I heard they were doing it up.


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    RocketFalls
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    Truley wrote: »
    Usually I go up to Summerhill college or down by Markevich house, you know that little seating area across the road from it? I've never been to Strandhill but I heard they were doing it up.

    That place with the weird artsy statues? That may be worth a go. Where in Summerhill, though? Just the parking lot with the sidewalk?


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    Truley
    Registered Users Posts: 1,628 ✭✭✭Truley


    RocketFalls wrote: »
    That place with the weird artsy statues? That may be worth a go. Where in Summerhill, though? Just the parking lot with the sidewalk?

    Yeah, only because it was near my house at the time. Or sometimes just in the grounds itself. When the place with the artsy statues was first built the ground was really nice and smooth.


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    roguey
    Registered Users Posts: 402 ✭✭roguey


    If ye lads are from Sligo, ye should come down here to Castlebar someday for a sesh, pretty good town for skatin and the scene is only getting biggger:D


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    #29
    mariaa1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭mariaa1


    hey, i live in belfast, ireland.. up north of dublin :) id love to start skateboarding again, it's been 4 years since i've been on a board! ive been tryin to find as many girl skaters as i can these past few months in hope to get back on my board... id love to skate with you when you get over here. if you wanna chat heres my msn: muhreeah@hotmail.co.uk


    hope to hear from ya soon!


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    mariaa1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭mariaa1


    Truley wrote: »
    Where I live they have girls' surfing and kayaking weekends. Maybe we could organise something for girl skaters? Not that I'm trying to push some kind of feminist agenda or anything :p But I imagine alot of girls feel intimidated going to skateparks without feeling like they're trying to flirt with guys and show off. I know I do! Also I think by nature girl's don't learn at quite the same pace as lads, not as keen on taking big risks. As well as that it would be a great chance to meet new people and promote skating as a girls' sport. Would anyone be up for doing something like this?

    thats a brilliant idea. i would definately be up for helping out with that!


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    mariaa1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3 ✭mariaa1


    murphgayle wrote: »
    hey my girlfriend is into skating she's from dublin we live in wexford but will be spending a lot of time up there over the summer. she's great at going on it and enjoys it loads but she wants to learn more skills like tricks and stuff. i've no idea what the hell i'm talking about but i want to learn too so could you show us some moves sometime? i'll pm you my msn

    heyyy whats your girlfriends email? i'd love to chat with her :)


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