May 15th 2026

NEWS Robyn Dowling’s FBD win 3,9 News Briefs 5 Ukulele Fest Trad Fest 7 Skerries Midsummer Fest is back 10 Skate Fest 10 COVER Floraville is finished – a look back on how it all began, 14 years ago 14-17 FEATURES St Patricks JNS Communions 4,9,20,26 Hokum – with producer Mairtín de Barra 6 Escape Room 8 Currachaí na Sceirí win 11 Ardgillan Gallery – LJ Phelan exhibition 12-23 Pharmacist Mark O’Flaherty on new ‘Common Conditions Service’ 18-19 Irish dance winners 20 Beni’s fundraiser 21 Show Band Sunday at the Lark 21 REGULARS What’s On 22-23 Skerries Dog – Zebbidee 24 Planning 25 Manchild – David Diebold 26 SKERRIES NEWS IS EDITED BY: David and Emily Diebold – editor@skerriesnews.ie COVER PHOTO The original crew behind the creation of Floraville Garden Photo: Kerry Grimes THIS MONTH’S CONTRIBUTORS Ian Downes, Eimear Friel, Paul Gorey, Kerry Grimes, Paul Hopkins, Finbarr O’Rourke, Skerries Rowing Club