June 30th 2017

NEWS
Pat ‘Reggy’ Redmond retires 3,6
Kayaker’s island clean up 8
Muriel MacDonagh’s Centenary Commemoration 8

COVER STORY
Midsummer Festival –
Lego 9
Black Tie Ball 11
Rowing Regatta 20
Sandcastles 25

FEATURES
Peter Heffernan’s Transplant Games win 8
Paws party 12
Harps Oskars 15
Holmpatrick Fete 16
Madeleine Quann’s Listowel Writers award 18
Mermaids Championships 19
Afternoon Tea at Ardgillan Castle 23
Euan O’Donoghue’s photos 24
Muriel’s drowning 26
Shenick Martello Tower 31
Harps U14 victory 33

WHAT’S ON
Going Out Guide to Skerries 34,35

REGULARS
Conor McGloughlin’s recipes 33
Tides 35
Classifieds 36
Tradesman 36
Skerries Dog 37
Dave Diebold’s column 38

EDITORS
David and Emily Diebold [email protected]

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Xhemaji Abdullah, Mark Broderick, Gerry Canning, Seán Geoghegan, Conor McGloughlin, Emer McLoughlin, Euan O’Donoghue, Kevin O’Malley, Susan Roundtree, Oona Roycroft, Gerard Shannon, Ray Watts, Danielle Wilson Higgins

COVER PHOTO:
Skerries Rowing Regatta photo by Mark Broderick