The Skerries Coast Guard team will be turning out with the local community at 15:00 this Sunday 7th April for a community fundraising walk to Shenick Island. The walk is being organised by a local group of volunteers to raise funds for a community memorial to remember those lost at sea. The memorial is being modelled on an old Coast Guard “Breeches Buoy” training pole; these were once a common feature of the local coastline.

Walk details

The walk will begin at Skerries rugby club, on the Rush Road, at 15:00, involving a 2km round trip to Shenick Island and back. Warm clothing and waterproof footwear is strongly advised. For further details on the walk, visit their dedicated facebook page “Bring back the pole”.

Artist’s impression of proposed memorial