August 28th 2026

NEWS Skerries Community College Leaving Cert results 3,6,7,8,12 News Briefs 5 RNLI call out 6 COVER Why did the Kybe Pond swans die? Answers are needed 10-12 FEATURES MSPA summer camps 4,27 Bank of Ireland upgrade 9,14 Hugh Fitzgerald Ryan – The Kybe 13 Graeme O’Reilly Irish League rugby 14 Skerries Courses, Classes and Clubs 2026 15-20 Sea Scouts 21 Skerries Theatre 21 Young band Amadán going places 22-23 Launch of Patch the teddybear 24 Loreto Debs 24 Twin Towns summer visit 25 REGULARS What’s On 26-27 Skerries Dog – Murphy 28 Planning 29 Tides 29 Manchild – David Diebold 30 SKERRIES NEWS IS EDITED BY: David and Emily Diebold – editor@skerriesnews.ie COVER PHOTO Owen Taaffe at Skerries Mills pond where wildlife has been dying Photo: David Diebold THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS Karen Butler, Ruby Rose Carberry, Nicola Daniels, Tess Doherty, Gerry Grimes, Jake Guildea, Paul Hopkins, Kevin McLoughlin, Geraldine McQuillan, MSPA,