The first-ever “Tartan Kilt Skate – Dublin” will take place at South Dublin on Ice, Tallaght Stadium, on Saturday, January 11, from 8 p.m.  The date is significant, says Canadian organizer Don Cummer.  “It’s the 205th birthday of Sir John A. Macdonald, the architect of Canada’s Confederation and our first Prime Minister. Years ago, we began celebrating his birthday at my home in Ottawa by skating on the Rideau Canal.  Now the kilt skate has gone international.”