Skater Chicks iin Ireland?

JCskatepunk

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!

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....

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?

Snowie

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

Herb Powell

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

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.

crazeehorse

by auburn do you mean ginger?

Kenjd

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!

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:

Truley

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

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

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!

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:

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

LeahK

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 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

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 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?

raah!

There's one in Cork.

CianRyan

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

roguey

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

Snowie

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.

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

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.

Herb Powell

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!

CianRyan

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

RocketFalls

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

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.

RocketFalls

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?

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.

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

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!

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 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!

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

spiderlover

yeah me to I'm always looking for girls to skate with!!

I skate Gorey alot but I'm from Dublin

SweetEmpathy

Female skaters are a major minority in Ireland.

Only two of us in Kilkenny. Haven't even heard of any others.

Eebs

My friend comes longboarding with us all the time. Now, we're all not long into longboarding so we're not pros or anything but she used to skateboard too when she was younger.

Oh and we mostly frequent Phoenix park and Bushy.
Be cool to organise a skating/longboarding meet up.

SweetEmpathy

Eebs wrote: »

My friend comes longboarding with us all the time. Now, we're all not long into longboarding so we're not pros or anything but she used to skateboard too when she was younger.

Oh and we mostly frequent Phoenix park and Bushy.
Be cool to organise a skating/longboarding meet up.

A meet up would be awesome.

spiderlover

A meet up is a great idea!

Josh_Calvert

girls don't really 'do' anything in Ireland. Very rare to find a girl who'll go cycling or walking let alone skateboarding.They do seem to play rugby more and more these days which seems bizarre.

Best bet is to travel around to all the different parks and if you see a girl, make friends.

Whenever Im down the local skatepark it's the girls sitting around watching the guys trying to impress them via bmx or skateboard...

Daniel S

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 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?

Guys don't like handrails for a reason.

spiderlover

talk of a meet up but no plans...who's up for it?

suzy_2005ie

Hey! Im like skate boarding and rollerblading.

I would be up for meeting up with a few ppl to go skating some time.
I just have to get new wheels for my blades and a new skateboard

Im up for learning a few tricks when i get my skateboard

spiderlover

Hey Suzie,

That sounds great...hit us up when ever

Elina T

Heya, Im from Cork and iv been skating for a while now. Mardyke park mostly. Ya i agree, there is zero girls out here, but that doesnt bother me at all. although i would like some female competition once in a while:P I know this post is very late:P

spiderlover

hahahhah you got some competition lol! let's skate!

na seriously it's really cool there's another girl skating! that makes a whole 3 I know of including myself! we should defo organise a jam somewhere!

Elina T

Fo sho! Are you in Dublin ya? I was in bushy park about 2 weeks ago, WOW, the ramps were great, way bigger than the ones in cork anyway. Im never in dublin to be honest, but if your around cork, gimme a shout. You can add me on facebook too if you like:)
http://www.facebook.com/MilkNoSugarBaby