April 17th 2026

NEWS
Job on Lambay Island 3,9
Hazel Doupe on Forbes Europe List 30 under 30 5
News Briefs 5
Fingal Old IRA Easter parade 5,8
Launch of new ‘Legend’ bench on Red Island 12
New businesses opening soon – Top Dog and Alto Coffee 18

COVER
Fire at the Man O’War pub 14-15

FEATURES
Skerries Rugby Club Race Night 4,9,23,26
John Murphy RIP 10
Whitestown House Writers day 17
Theatre review: Shortcuts 18-19
Skerries Seascouts recruitment campaign 20-21

REGULARS
Paul Hopkins 4
What’s On 22-23
Skerries Dog – Milo 24
Planning 25
Manchild – David Diebold 26

SKERRIES NEWS IS EDITED BY:
David and Emily Diebold – [email protected]

COVER PHOTO
Firemen putting out the fire at the Man O’War pub. Photo: Emily Diebold

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Jessica Diebold, Shane Fennessy, Zoryana Greskiv, Jake Guildea, Paul Hopkins, Tommy Kavanagh, Fin Nugent, Pat Nugent, Paul O’Brien, Henry Silke