Local Skateboarder CULLEN GREEN on Winning, Teaching & Changing the Game Pushing limits and pushing for a skatepark CULLEN’S ALL IN
half pipe in his garden, which was only down the road from me. “So from about 9 years of age, I started going to this class skatepark. When you are that young there is so much to learn and as long as I was learning, I wanted to keep doing it. There’s no limit to what you can do, so I guess I’ve never stopped learning.” That relentless pursuit of progression is what’s propelled him to the top, most recently taking home gold in the Men’s 17–30 All Ireland Skateboarding Championship - a win he says came as a surprise. “It was fun, but it certainly was not
AT JUST 23 , Cullen Green has already etched his name into Irish skateboarding history — and he’s only getting started. Born in Limerick and raised in South Africa, Cullen relocated to Coleraine in 2017. What followed was a story of grit, passion, and DIY determination that’s as inspiring as it’s thrilling. His first taste of skateboarding came through his uncle, Simon, a former surfer and skater. “My Mum is from South Africa, and my uncle Simon was a surfer and skater in his younger days. He found out about the skatepark being built in our town and also built a wooden
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