June 9th 2023

NEWS
Deirdre Walsh off to Special Olympics 3,6
News Briefs 5
Rockabill Relay for RNLI 6
Solar panels for Skerries Community Centre 10
Story behind that controversial sculpture ‘Lunch break’ 18

COVER STORY
RIP Dr Jim Loughran – who helped change the course of history for Irish women and children 8-9

FEATURES
Holmpatrick Summer fete 7
Skerries Summer Camps 7 page special 11-17
Sabine McKenna’s Mayor’s Award 19
Scoil Réalt na Mara’s Active Week 20,23

REGULARS
Paul Hopkins 4
Karen Power 21
What’s On 22-23
Skerries Dog – Mikah 24
Tides 25
Planning 25
Manchild – David Diebold 26

HOW TO CONTACT US
email [email protected]. Tel 01 849 0629

EDITORS
David and Emily Diebold – [email protected]

COVER PHOTO
Dr Jim Loughran

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Paul Hopkins, Jane Landy, Sabine McKenna, Eithne O’Connell, Karen Power