Sustainable Skerries

Fallen leaves after recent weather are beautiful, but they can pose hazards on paths and roads. Sustainable solutions include leaving leaves in gardens to enrich soil and collecting problematic leaves for...

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...

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...

By Sabine McKenna and Hans Zomer. March 2024 This is the first in a series of articles written for Skerries News, showcasing individual projects driven by committees of the Skerries Community...

Hans Zomer’s article on why the no-mow-people of Sustainable Skerries were actually out cutting the grass, and how to help the pollinators also appeared in the 11 November 2023 edition of...

The climate crisis has been growing, but we can’t just sit there and let doom and gloom ruin our lives.We can do something! In the book “Regeneration – Ending the Climate...

On Friday and Saturday, local residents and people from all over Skerries came together to plant more fruit trees in Mourne View and at the pedestrian lights and the Ballast Pit....