Episode 10

 Episode 10


The Boys Are Back In Town!! After a brief hiatus the lads are back with a banger. Kicking off with the usual call backs to last episodes malarkey. The Basement Skate Shop in Derry is open AF! get your asses over to, 173 Spencer Rd, Londonderry BT47 6AH, they share a space with the BareKnuckle Barbershop, so get yourself a fresh cut and a new setup!   Ballyfermot Skatepark is in full swing, aswell as the never ending ledge talked about in ep 9, the park also has a head height bowl and gnarly spine, click here for Brian C shredding it up. Paddy Maguires been pumping out some quality comedy material over the internet lately, have a watch of his Belfast version of Big L's 'Ebonics' and flick it over to 'Thats Entertainment' Eps 1.

News, Fawk Yeah Skateboards have launched a load of Fanny packs out in to the wild and held a little comp to help get the word out there. Goblin Skate Mag put the shout out for submissions to a special edition of the mag called 'Transition', the lads chat about how hyped they are for this one. Footy news, at the last second Dion McGaritty saves the day, with a solid compilation of old and new shit, including a few lengthy handrails! 

Tony reads out a bit of old news from issues of Kingpin and Sidewalk, which brings up some quality Irish gems , Van City a tour of Irish Skateparks, which ran for several years,   Boarder Co BSE video, 14:14 An Irish skate vid filmed all over the Island of Ireland, Irish Skater of the Year Jam 2007 (youtube has pulled the music on that one).

The episode also features a chat with a couple of The Skatebirds Chloe and Ally, talking about equality and diversity in Irish Skateboarding and what the Skatebirds are all about. A few links to check out off the back of that, Norfsidesk8 A community of skaters learning how to skate in the North. Teresa Cullen's article about gender inequality and sexism in skateboarding called 'Wear The Dam Skirt'.

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