May 1st 2026

NEWS
Sean Marry and Andrea Picardo’s wedding 3,4,11
News Briefs 5
Trad fest 6
RIP Matt Davis 10
New boathouse plans 8
New Ardgillan tours 18

COVER STORY
Launch of €3.1 million upgrade to Skerries pitches 14-16

FEATURES
Allotments move 6
Scoil Moibhí and Educate Together Confirmations 8,13,26
Paul D’Arcy’s show 9
Eastern European business women’s event 12,23
Skerries Theatre play on tour 13
Sustainable Windfarm Environmental Group 17
Peter McNally’s ‘Chancers’ 19
Sea gull talk 20
Tern project 20
Skerries Historical Society talk 21

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

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

COVER PHOTO
Turning the sod on the Skerries Town Parks pitches 3.1million upgrade. Photo: Emily Diebold

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Mark Broderick, Fingal County Council, Lesley Emerson, Eimear Friel, Paul Hopkins, Tony Kearns, Kevin Maguire, Martin McNamara, Fin Nugent, Oona Roycroft