Ireland’s weather and skateboarding aren’t exactly natural best buddies, but the hardcore scene in Ireland is thriving and has recently been given a massive new boost. A new government playground bill means fifteen new skateparks will be built for the country, a measure which will give Irish skating the kick up the posterior it’s been waiting for.
With a small, but committed group of talented skaters (head to the Monkstown Leisure Centre in Dublin to see the best of the crop), new infrastructure and access to all the best gear, the Irish skate scene is set for blast off. Now if it would only stop raining..