September 25th 2026

NEWS Andrea Campbell and three other Mako Tri athletes off to Spain 3,9 News Briefs 5 Austin Walkin Cane in The Bus Bar 6 Skerries Rugby Club Centenary celebrations 12 New bike equipment stand 18 COVER St Brendan’s Loughshinny new outdoor classroom and new principal 10-11 FEATURES Culture Night at Skerries Library 4,12,20,26 Coastal BusConnects 8 Skerries Theatre: Brace Brace 13 Halloween guide 14-15 Skerries Camera Club 16 98th Scouts awards 16 Skerries Sea Sharps 17 Graeme O’Reilly Irish League rugby 18 Skerries Photographers Calendar 19 Ciorcal Gaeilge 24 Chess 21 Noel Smith’s art exhibition 27 REGULARS What’s On 26-27 Skerries Dog – Tequila 28 Planning 29 Tides 29 Manchild – David Diebold 30 SKERRIES NEWS IS EDITED BY: David and Emily Diebold – editor@skerriesnews.ie COVER PHOTO St Brendans National School Loughshinny Photo: Emily Diebold THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS Stephen Halpin, James Hand, Paul Hopkins, Bob Laird, Derry Leech, John Loughran, Carol Moylan, Elizabeth O’Leary, Niall O’Reilly, Molly Power, Oona Roycroft, Joe Smith