November 29th 2024

NEWS
Our Skerries Photographers Calendar 2025Cover winner – Ciara Halpin 3,9
News Briefs 5
Seán Byrne’s tricycle 12-13
Taoiseach Simon Harris at the Men’s Shed 8

COVER STORY
Robert Cullen’s Goats and Blow-Ins 8-10

FEATURES
Skerries Photographer’s Calendar launch 4,14,29,34
Olive Bowers’ 80th 6
A Christmas Carol 6
Bríd Hickey’s fundraiser for Special Olympics 10
Tidy Towns Local Awards 16-18
Skerries Dickie Dip for prostate cancer 20-21
Letter – Thom McDonnell on Autism school places 22-23
Rowing Club’s Awards Night 23,24
Alkimii wins Digital Tech Company of the year 2024 24
Grow Remote in Skerries 25
Padraig Murray’s 90th birthday 26
Habour Bar cheque for RNLI 26
Review -Skerries One Act Festival 27
Hans Zomer on Climate change 28

REGULARS
Paul Hopkins 4
Skerries Mam – Karen Power 29
What’s On 30-31
Skerries Dog – Ruby 24
Tides 25
Planning 25
Manchild – David Diebold 26

EDITORS
David and Emily Diebold – [email protected]

COVER PHOTO
Rob Cullen’s portraits from ‘Goats and Blow-ins’ featuring Sinead Nealon, Ronald Jones, David Hanly, Bert Mulhall, Liz Swan, Cian Carty Heffernan, Loran O’Toole, Mary Marsden and Ciara Kingsnorth

THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS
Ciara Halpin, Paul Hopkins, Dónal Kearney, Kevin O’Malley, Karen Power, Hans Zomer