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Gav Coughlan – ‘The General’ edit from Skate Eire.

Ryan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:20:02 +0000

Ireland’s latest depository of skateboard media, the super productive Skate Eire, have just dropped their first The General edit, featuring Zero and Volcom rider Gav Coughlan powering through the winter months at Cork City Skatepark.

Also featuring appearances from Sherburt Dipdab, Brian Corscadden, Brian Esmonde, David Stevenson, James Carroll and Peter Murphy.

Keep on eye on Skate Eire for daily doses of top notch Irish skateboarding.

“Dee Corr Forever” – full Belfast scene video online now!

Ryan — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 00:05:49 +0000

Belfast’s resident VX wielder, Ciaran McClure, has upped sticks and relocated to the much sunnier climes of Australia for the winter, but before he left, he edited the entire contents of his hard-drive into one epic Belfast scene video in memory of the late, great Dee Corr.

“Dee Corr Forever” is online now and ready to be watched below, featuring a mixture of new and unseen footage from from Niall Creaney, Paddy Maguire, Denis Lynn, Gav Coughlan, Mark Robinson, Dion McGarrity, Keith Walsh, Danny C, Paddy Lynn, Marc Beggan, Jonny McConkey and various other Irish heads.

Copies of the video on DVD will be available – check the text below the video for details.

Big up Keebo and RIP Dee Corr!

“This is not ideal I know, but if you’re interested in getting a hard copy of the video I am taking donations through Paypal at dee_corr_forever@hotmail.com, all the money will go towards getting copies made, and then these would be sold and the money raised given the the Welcome Organization charity in Belfast. I do not intend to keep any of the money, so please consider a small donation once you have finished watching the video, anything you can give will be appreciated and go towards a very worthy cause.

Enjoy!”
- Ciaran

“St Anne’s: Full Circle” documentary – part 2 online now!

Ryan — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:34:32 +0000

Continuing on from where we left off last Wednesday, the second and final part of Peter Adam’s amazing “Full Circle” documentary charting the rise and fall of the legendary St Anne’s plaza in Belfast is now online and ready to be watched below!

Witness Bernie Rea’s legendary casual destruction of St Anne’s, before the 2001 regeneration of Belfast city center meant the end of the plaza’s EMB-like reign over Irish skateboarding. Despite the councils best efforts to level the area, skaters still flock to the present day incarnation of St Anne’s to session the still intact nine set, and to step to the new Belfast proving ground “The Ten”.

Watch on below – with more rare footage from over the years and interviews from Jay Dords, Conhuir and Denis Lynn, Hippy, Chris Shannon, Pete Adam and various others.

“St Anne’s: Full Circle” documentary – part 1 online now!

Ryan — Wed, 26 Sep 2012 09:43:41 +0000

“Behold…some genuine St Anne’s history.”

The first part of Peter Adam’s amazing “Full Circle” documentary charting the rise and fall of the legendary St Anne’s plaza in Belfast is now online and waiting to be watched below!

Part 1 starts out with the plaza’s construction in 1993, then details how it quickly became Northern Ireland’s all encompassing answer to EMB despite the constant presence of some of Belfast shady undesirables. With rare archive footage and interviews from Jay Dords, Conhuir and Denis Lynn, Hippy, Mini Brown, Chris Shannon, Pete Adam and countless others.

Part 2 will be online next Wednesday starting with the appearance of Bernie Rea, so head back then for more Irish skate history!

“St Anne’s: Full Circle” Belfast documentary coming soon – teaser here!

Ryan — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 10:47:30 +0000

Following its premiere a couple of weeks back, Peter Adams is readying the amazing “St Anne’s: Full Circle” documentary for its impending online release exclusively through Sidewalk and Mpora!

The documentary charts the rise and fall of the legendary St. Anne’s plaza in Belfast, that housed skaters, bmxers, misfits and drunks from the early nineties onwards, and tells the story through the eyes of the people that it meant the most to – skateboarders. From its construction, though to its deconstruction and up to the present day, St. Anne’s plaza has undoubtedly helped shape a generation.

Check the teaser below now, then head on back next Wednesday, September 26th, for part 1.

Get hyped, this one is a banger!

The Larne Massive at Carrickfergus Skatepark.

Ryan — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 00:02:32 +0000

Mark Mcilroy, Ryan Rogan, Mark Jamison, Conor Lynn, Páidí Wallace, Matt Murphy and Paddy Lynn head to Carrickfergus Skatepark with Ciaran McClure in tow – get some Irish concrete destruction into your Tuesday morning now…

“St. Anne’s: Full Circle” documentary premiere – Belfast, September 11th.

Ryan — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 00:02:29 +0000

“St. Anne’s: Full Circle” is a documentary piece by Peter Adam about the rise and fall of the original St. Anne’s plaza in Belfast, that housed skaters, bmxers, misfits and drunks from the early nineties onwards. Told through the eyes of the people that it meant the most to – skateboarders.

From it’s construction, though to it’s deconstruction and up to the present day, St. Anne’s plaza has helped shape a generation; this is it’s story…

The premiere is set to take place at the Black Box, Belfast on Tuesday September 11th, 8pm. Entry is £2 which includes a raffle ticket for a chance to win a Wireless Skateboard’s deck!

Check the Facebook page for more details…

“Bowl Jazz” – Irish DIY radness from Philip Evans.

Ryan — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 10:40:49 +0000

During the early months of summer, a collection of heads set about turning an abandoned Irish room into a DIY spot under the working title “The Bray Bowl”.

A few clips and photos have leaked out here and there, but to mark the bowls recent completion, Philip Evans invited jazz musician Max Zaska over for a session to improvise some live “guitar-drumming” to the skating that was happening. Check out the resulting “Bowl Jazz” clip underneath, with Rob Moss, Gibbo, Finn Merrins, Brian Corscaden, Ciaran Hughes, Gav Coughlan, Shane Wheelan, Rich Gilligan, John Dillon, Patrick Bateman and Sherbert Dipdab.

Bowl Jazz from Philip Evans on Vimeo.

Mini Brown at Carrickfergus Skatepark from Wireless Skateboards.

Ryan — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 00:02:18 +0000

Wireless Skateboards representative Mini Brown fits in a session at Carrickfergus Skatepark for the latest webclip from the Belfast based board brand.

Don’t forget to check out the new Wireless website to keep abreast of all the latest news, check the products, scope rider profiles and more!

New Brian Corscadden footage from Limerick.

Ryan — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:09:36 +0000

Limerick local Brian Corscadden has put together a new clip, featuring some park and street footage from around the city and a soundtrack produced by Brian as well.

Get watching…