May 4th 2018

NEWS
Miss Rás, Naoise Ensor 3
News briefs 4-7
Skerries Community Association New Resident’s Day 6
Rare mushrooms in Ardgillan 8
Primary level school for Autism in Skerries 10
Darkness into Light 24,25

COVER STORIES
Blue Nose Day at Educate Together 22,31
Skerries Trad Music Weekend 20,21,33
Bernie Dowling’s Coffee Morning 16,17

FEATURES
Brendan O’Connor, firefighter 9
Splosh Beavers 13
Rás 2018 14,15
Age Friendly Skerries 18
Outdoor Dublin is back 26
Skerries Foróige 27
French walkers 30
Community Games 32

WHAT’S ON
Big Beach Clean 28
Going Out Guide 34-35

REGULARS
Food 33
Tides 35
Classifieds 36
Skerries Dog 37
Dave Diebold 38

EDITORS
David and Emily Diebold [email protected]

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Xhemajl (Jimmy) Abdullahu, Pete Carroll, Bernard Gillespie, Brendan Grimes, Roisin Hassett, Joanne Lindsay Martin, Donna May, Matt May, Conor McGloughlin, Greg Reddin, Brendan Sherlock, Ray Watts

COVER PHOTO:
Skerries Educate Together National School girls united for Blue Nose Day in aid of Autism