Coolmine SkatePark Pictures

blade101

Took some pics today of the coolmine skatepark, all the construction seems to be done to the actual park, all they need is a fence.
Couldnt get a full pic because of the hoarding around it.

Not sure when the official opening is, if anyone knows please let me know!!!!

Enjoy!

Beks

this looks like the best park yet!
this is the blanchardstown millennium park right?
would love to know when it's open...

wreckless

Hi,

yes this the blanchardstown park, see the plans here:

http://www.goreyskateclub.com/images/Blanchardstown-skatepark-fi.gif

Beks

*drools*
now that's what I'm talking about... ledges, rails and banks... much better than any of the bowls this country is getting!

edit**
and most importantly, it actually looks spacious enough, I think the mistake with bushy was squashing too much into such a tiny space. most of the space is occupied by the bowl and only 2 people can ride it at a time. parks like these are much better if space is limited.

JahEerie

Beks wrote:

this looks like the best park yet!
this is the blanchardstown millennium park right?
would love to know when it's open...

We'll agree to differ Beks - looks like modular sh*te to me, but hopefully it'll mean more bikers head for Blanch
Mountain bikers will soon be bounced from Bushy, so maybe they can aim for Blanch too?

Cheers


JohnBoy

blade101

Yup, its a lovely spacious layout, was a little bummed theres no mini half pipe but I cant complain we finially got a local park!:)

dazftw

I love to know who designs this stuf? Its all just looks horrible..

The flatground stuff is nice and that vert wall.

fisheye

I like the 2 benches and the block thingy, and I suppose the steps/koston blocks in the bank look ok-ish, but christ almiiiiiiighty, it would've been so easy to put a large square hip in the empty corner where that curved rail is and fully bowl out the opposite corner with the vert wall.

The same crowd are doing Swords and Dun Laoghrie. Fanny.

Leah-G1

Its cool they have a park but some of it makes no sense whatsoever.See the ledges?You can only skate one side of them because of where they are placed,Also the wallride thing is a complete waste of space and money.For the money they spent of that thing they probably could have built a mini ramp or something.I have images of some drunk 11 year old being dared by his mates to drop in on the thing...can only end in disaster.They had originally put rails in that were about waist high,at least someone coped it!

Pawsome

Hey, what buses go out to there?

paudie

Those steps in the middle of the bank seem a little strange? Not much to do on them eh?

Ennis just opened last week.

Small and modular but it got me back skating so I love it.
Pics soon.

johnnyrotten

Looks tame compared to the one being constructed in swords

luapenak

Beks wrote:

*drools*
now that's what I'm talking about... ledges, rails and banks... much better than any of the bowls this country is getting!

edit**
and most importantly, it actually looks spacious enough, I think the mistake with bushy was squashing too much into such a tiny space. most of the space is occupied by the bowl and only 2 people can ride it at a time. parks like these are much better if space is limited.

you should really head out to greystones so. but then again if you just dont like bowls, apart from being wierd, you probably wont like greystones either.

blade101

Pawsome wrote:

Hey, what buses go out to there?

You can hop on a 39 or 70, both leave hawkins street pretty frequently. Could take a while though, to get there on a bus is about 40 mins, bring a good book!

Evolute

Tbh i think that skatepark looks like a pile of s**t its all the same Stuff atleast the other skateparks have different peices if ya wanted to skate like a street just go into town itd be just as good but thats my own opinion

dazftw

Leah-G1 wrote:

I have images of some drunk 11 year old being dared by his mates to drop in on the thing...can only end in disaster.

lol.

Conor Chong

Any1 know when this park is opening??

cheers

CC

Beks

well i think this park looks great, but then again it's just because it's more like street and that is what I'm used to. yeah it's a pity it's modular concrete, we'll just have to see how well it holds up, but I'm happy about the design at least.

lol and I'm weird cos I don't like bowls? maybe I am... but I guess just riding street for 3.5 years means I'm pretty much freaked out by any kind of ramp! just ledges, rails, banks and wallrides for me please!!

luapenak

Beks wrote:

but I guess just riding street for 3.5 years means I'm pretty much freaked out by any kind of ramp! just ledges, rails, banks and wallrides for me please!!

yea. i know what you mean. ive been freaked out by anything thats not street or dirt for years, but now that we have got all these skateparks ive gotten used to it ramps and there amazing

FOGOFUNK

Was up ther earlier on, its all done, think its opening this friday, wrecked my ankle in the carpark messing on manual pads, hope ill be ok for friday!

p.s, the rail goin down the eurogap has already been named "the widow maker"

Nordie

Pawsome wrote:

Hey, what buses go out to there?

Where are you coming from Pawsome?

fionn001

FOGOFUNK wrote:

Was up ther earlier on, its all done, think its opening this friday, wrecked my ankle in the carpark messing on manual pads, hope ill be ok for friday!

p.s, the rail goin down the eurogap has already been named "the widow maker"

u sure now fogo

Pawsome

Well I'd probably get a bus from town, where in town can ya get a bus from to it? thanks

hoffman

I have just moved to Galway From Essec in the UK and I am playing with the idea of opening a skatepark in Galway city somwhere.
My proposal will be a privately owned indoor skate park with foam pit and other toys etc, woodward style. The problem is that I need to get a general feel for the numbers of people who would be able to get to Galway / use the park on a weekly basis, it would be open to all: skate, inline and BMX and maybe even a outdoor section for dirt trails.
If people could just leave me some feedback and what the general feeling is over lacation, travel and what they atchaully want in a park would be ideal, as what I have seen and read so far is pretty poor offerings for people into this way of life, cheers.

shortys94

Id go, along with a few of my freinds from Mayo, theres absolutely no commitment to building parks in the west, none in Mayo at all.

So Id be up for it, alot of the skaters in Galway would be too, judging by the fact that the most recent county council skatepark in galway was built in knackerville

FOGOFUNK

hoffman wrote:

I have just moved to Galway From Essec in the UK and I am playing with the idea of opening a skatepark in Galway city somwhere.
My proposal will be a privately owned indoor skate park with foam pit and other toys etc, woodward style. The problem is that I need to get a general feel for the numbers of people who would be able to get to Galway / use the park on a weekly basis, it would be open to all: skate, inline and BMX and maybe even a outdoor section for dirt trails.
If people could just leave me some feedback and what the general feeling is over lacation, travel and what they atchaully want in a park would be ideal, as what I have seen and read so far is pretty poor offerings for people into this way of life, cheers.

Holy frilly knickers batman,

talk about going off topic?

fionn001

open on friday or what

Conchubhair

I don't think so....I was talking to the security guard on monday and he said it will be 1 or 2 weeks.

wideangle

hoffman wrote:

I have just moved to Galway From Essec in the UK and I am playing with the idea of opening a skatepark in Galway city somwhere.
My proposal will be a privately owned indoor skate park with foam pit and other toys etc, woodward style. The problem is that I need to get a general feel for the numbers of people who would be able to get to Galway / use the park on a weekly basis, it would be open to all: skate, inline and BMX and maybe even a outdoor section for dirt trails.
If people could just leave me some feedback and what the general feeling is over lacation, travel and what they atchaully want in a park would be ideal, as what I have seen and read so far is pretty poor offerings for people into this way of life, cheers.

Hey Hoffman,you should start a seperate thread about your proposal as it is kind of lost in this one.You will get way more replies also.:cool:

jozi

Any idea on opening times for the park?
Planning to go Wednesday (weather permitting offcourse)

Conchubhair

The opening times are on all the gates I think......It closes around 7PM

FOGOFUNK

Is it open? i was up ther and they said it had to get checked through by the council before it opened, it was s'posd to open last friday, got to skate it a bit when they were movin the stuff out, but the playground attendant was a dick and kicked me out.

FOGOFUNK

Was skating it all day today, its actually an unbelievably good park, you cant tell its modular at all. its not open yet but the rent-a-cop was cool with us skating.

jozi

Where abouts is the park? Is it near the petrol station on the closilla road on the 39 bus route? Used to live there for awhile a few years back.

Conchubhair

I was skatin' it 2....its pretty good....there were some skangers throwin rocks thou (that was just funny)

And its in Millenium Park

jozi

I've no idea where that is

Can someone do a placemark and link on google maps?

FOGOFUNK

ive no idea how to do a placemark, but, its the park beside the drive-thru mcdonalds in the blanch centre, its not too hard to find, you can even see it from the main road, the skangers were a good laugh alright.

lifesgood

went up there about 2 weeks ago nd the whole park was finished but it wasnt open we climbed the fence nd got about 2 mins skating til the security from the playground kicked us out its brilliant though is it officially open yet

lifesgood

a wooden indoor park would be brilliant id go alot dont give up on it if it all goes through get a good few sponsors for the park ta help keep it goin

Phaeton

Yeah, skatepark really looks good. Many nice boxes, many ways to skate. It seems to be ready so what causes those delays with opening?

lifesgood

why isnt it open its finished nd blade 101 theres a sick mini ramp in cabra

lifesgood

someone on the g1 forum said you can hop in and skate now and the security dont care is that true

FOGOFUNK

very true. been skating it for more than a week now.

Phaeton

FOGOFUNK wrote:

very true. been skating it for more than a week now.

Still not opened?

FOGOFUNK

its not open but it gets skated everyday, security and the gardai have given up. i was told it will be open next monday at the latest.

Hope it doesnt go down the uber safe route with swords.

I hear you need helmet and pads?!

I dont mind the helmet, but the pads?!

lifesgood

glad to hear that been waiting ages to properly skate this park cant wait hopefully go tomorow and the openings on monday even better now life really is good!lol

cheers for the replie:D

da1&only

yeah was out at "super safe swords" a couple of time last week,it was desereted due to the security at the gate stopping people from skating it with out pads.which include knee,elbow,wrist and helmet.after a little bit of hassel they let us skate it wit just our helmets,but after 8 o clock when its closed they dont care and all the little knackers pile in while there driving away

lifesgood

i thought padsand a helmet was bad enough but i didnt think youd need wrist guards thats pointless

lifesgood

i was talking about swords by the way just incase anybody thought i was talking about blanch

lifesgood

went today and you have to have to wear nee,elbow,and wrist pads and a helmet had to go down da road to smyths and get pads 8 euro and bikes are aloud in aswel you dont need plastic pegs either. amazing park so much to do its impossible to get bored and the vert wall is better than the one in swords because it doesnt go vert as sudden if you no wat i mean a bit more mellow like. even though they look the same there not. it feels exactly like conctrete really smooth so its fast

my freind (jp) 50-50 d the rail goin down the euro!

wreckless

Hi guys,

has anyone taken any photos that they would post on this thread or e-mail me even? havnt seen them yet...

thanks

g