May 31st 2024

NEWS
Mairtín de Barra in Cannes 3
News Briefs 5
Skerries Pride 6
Updates on Windfarm – new Skerries reaction group SWEG, and StatKraft reply 10-11

COVER STORY
John Sweetman, forensic expert, author of Identity 12-14

FEATURES
Rugby Lotto winner 6
Skerries Art School awards 8,15,16,25,28,34
Skerries Trad Weekend 8,15,31
Skerries Friends of Breastfeeding Mum2Mum 9
New defib in Kelly’s Bay 16
Skerries Summer Camps 17-23
BIG INTERVIEW- Ro Yourell 24- 25
Skerries Community College update 26
Educate Together Festival 28
Skerries Bowling club 29

REGULARS
Paul Hopkins 4
Skerries What’s On 30
Skerries Dog – Bingo 32
Tides 33
Planning 33
Manchild – David Diebold 34

EDITORS
David and Emily Diebold – [email protected]

COVER PHOTO
Former Garda fingerprint expert now author John Sweetman of Skerries. Photo copyright Hazel Coonagh

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Anne Browning, Katie Byrne, Hazel Coonagh, Grainne Dancy, Fiona Farrell, John Ferry, Paul Hopkins, Sheila Kelly, Sandra O’Sullivan, Ruth Medjbar, Eleni Vetsika