Now there’s a casual roller-skating club for adults and it looks like major fun
Remember lacing up your first pair of roller skates?
Readers of a certain vintage will remember the thrill of sailing down a smooth slice of pavement or twirling about on freshly-laid tarmac in a sturdy pair of boot skates… and now there’s a new group hoping to help you recreate that feeling.
With chapters in Dublin and Cork, 50 First Skates is a roller-skating club for grown-ups.
The community was started by Dublin self-taught skater Nicole Douglas mid-pandemic, this time last year. Now there are weekly meet-ups “for gays, gals and non-binary pals” where you can learn how to break in your boot skates, how to get started and what type of safety equipment you might need.
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Not only is skating top-notch exercise (you’ll find the burn is a bit more intense than it was when you were nine), it’s also a fun way to meet new people and get some fresh air and sunshine as the weather improves.
To go along to the next meet-up, follow Cork 50 First Skates admin Róisín Nic Cnáimhín on Instagram.com/roisinavin.
