Sustainable Skerries

Skerries is in the running for the title of Ireland's Greenest Place, showcasing community initiatives to promote sustainability. Local groups demonstrated various eco-friendly projects during a visit from judges of The...

The Sustainable Skerries Annual Meeting 2025 will take place on January 29, 2025, at Skerries Harps GAA Club. The event features a talk by Adrian Kelly on sustainable energy and launches...

Christine Mullan-Jensen's research explores how personal gardens can contribute to biodiversity and climate resilience. Despite societal barriers like judgment and confusion about gardening norms, Mullan-Jensen offers four strategies: engage with your...

Sustainable Skerries made a strong impression at the Pride of Place competition, representing Fingal County Council in the Climate Action and Biodiversity category. They showcased their community initiatives and projects, emphasizing...

The Skerries Urban Forest School, funded by Fingal County Council, provided outdoor activities for children, promoting a love for nature and adventure. The program included crafts, games, walks, and safety talks....

How proud are Skerries people of Skerries? The answer is, of course: Very. So when Fingal County Council recently nominated us for the Climate Action and Biodiversity Award of the all-island...

We are delighted to announce that the Jim Quigley Volunteers of the Year 2024 here in Skerries are Charlie and Marion Heasman! Below a short explanation about the award, one picture...

While we conduct biodiversity walks on a regular basis through the summer months, yesterday’s was perhaps the nicest yet. For one thing we had a beautiful warm, sunny day; so warm...

Hamilton Hill

Charlie writes: We are pleased to hold our first ever Bumblebee Walk on the Hamilton Hill Estate where we have a whole new area of pollinator habitat.  Incorporated in the newly...

Committee Member Hans Zomer reminds us: Spring is an important period for our buzzing buddies, the bees. Bees and other pollinators rely on a variety of flowers for food from March to October,...