Skateboard enthusiasts demonstrate their skills ahead of a major competition in Dublin.
Kevin O'Connell introduces some young Dublin skateboarders in RTÉ to show 'Scrath Saturday' viewers what they get up to in their spare time.
Peter Rowan from the Dublin Skateboarding Association explains how a round of the European Skateboard Championships will be held at the Point Depot next month.
This is the first time a competition of this scale will be held in Ireland, and all the big American teams will be over for the event sponsored by Sqeez. There is an opportunity for Irish skateboarders to qualify through an event at the Top Hat in Dun Laoghaire.
This episode was broadcast on 27 April 1991. The presenter is Donall Mac An Rí.
'Scratch Saturday' was a young people's programme which was first broadcast on 23 September 1989 and ran into the nineties. The series was presented by a team including Mary Kingston, Brian Graham, Brian Reddin, Teresa Smith and Andy Ruane. The programme included music, videos, reviews and issues of interest to young people.
