Local Essentials
The practical stuff most travel sites skip. Everything you need to know before visiting Skerries, from parking to pharmacies.
Accessibility
Town Centre
Strand Street, Church Street and the harbour front are mostly level with footpaths, and parking is free and plentiful by Dublin standards.
South Strand
The South Strand esplanade is a long, level promenade suitable for wheelchairs and buggies, with sea views the full length of the beach.
Skerries Mills
Skerries Mills has level access to the courtyard, café and market, though the windmill and watermill interiors involve stairs and are not fully accessible. Contact the mills in advance about access.
Coastal Walk
The Red Island loop is mostly on level paths and a boardwalk, but the full coastal walk north to Barnageeragh includes uneven ground and steps.
Station
Skerries station is a small Commuter station; pre-arrange ramp boarding with Iarnród Éireann (call ahead of travel).
For venue-level access, contact each venue directly. The beaches and the coastal walk involve some soft sand and uneven ground.
ATMs & Banking
Bank of Ireland Skerries ATM
Strand Street
ATM at the Bank of Ireland branch on Strand Street. Supermarkets and the Skerries Point centre also have cash machines.
Bike Rental
No town bike-share
There is no public bike-share scheme in Skerries. The Northern Commuter train carries bikes outside peak hours, and the flat coast roads to Rush, Lusk and Balbriggan are easy cycling.
Emergency Services
General Emergency
112 or 999
Coast Guard
112 (ask for the Coast Guard). The Skerries Coast Guard unit and the Skerries RNLI inshore lifeboat cover this stretch of coast.
Garda Station
Skerries Garda Station, Strand Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 F682, +353 1 849 1211
Two emergency departments are effectively the same distance from Skerries, both open 24 hours. Beaumont Hospital, Beaumont Road, Dublin 9, D09 C562, is about 28km and 30 minutes, emergency department 01 809 2714, and it is for anyone aged 16 and over. Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Windmill Road, Moneymore, Drogheda, Co. Louth, A92 VW28, is about 29km and 30 minutes, emergency department 041 987 3601, and the HSE lists it as an emergency department for all ages. For a child under 16, Drogheda is the one to head for; Beaumont will not treat under 16s.
01 809 2714Skerries Health Centre
58-59 Thomas Hand Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 WK35
+353 1 849 4910HSE primary-care centre. Community health and nursing services, not an emergency department; GP services by appointment.
Open Mon-Fri, 9:00-13:00 and 14:15-17:00. For emergencies dial 112 or 999. The nearest 24-hour Emergency Department is Beaumont Hospital, Dublin 9.
For emergencies dial 112 or 999. The Skerries RNLI lifeboat station is at the harbour. There is no injury unit in north Dublin that is open at weekends: the nearest HSE injury unit is the Mater Smithfield Rapid Injury Clinic, The Forge, Smithfield Market, Dublin 7, D07 VKP9, 01 657 9000, open Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm only, closed Saturday and Sunday, age 16 and over. Serious emergencies go to Beaumont Hospital, or to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda for a child.
Luggage Storage
No luggage storage in Skerries. Day-trippers can use the lockers at Dublin Connolly Station on the Commuter line, or storage facilities in Dublin city centre.
Parking
Harbour and Strand Street parking
Rate: Free, untimed in most bays
Skerries has free on-street and harbour-side parking, unusual for a Dublin seaside town. The harbour and South Strand car parks fill early on fine summer days and during the Skerries 100; arriving by train avoids the problem.
South Strand car park
Free car park behind the South Strand esplanade, the easiest access for the beach and the start of the coastal walk.
Pharmacies
Skerries Allcare Pharmacy
38 Strand Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin, K34 RY73
Main pharmacy on Strand Street in the town centre. Skerries Point Pharmacy at the Skerries Point centre (+353 1 849 3017) keeps later evening hours.
Supermarkets & Groceries
SuperValu Skerries
Strand Street, Skerries, Co. Dublin
The main supermarket in the town on Strand Street. Gerry's of Skerries on Church Street is the long-established greengrocer and food hall.
Taxis & Rideshare
Skerries Cabs / FreeNow
Local taxi firms serve the town and the station; FreeNow operates across Fingal. A rank forms near the harbour and the station on busy evenings.
Public Toilets
Skerries Harbour
South Strand
WiFi & Connectivity
Harbour Road and Strand Street cafés
Most cafés in the town offer free WiFi for customers, including Olive on Strand Street and the harbour-front spots.
SIM Cards
No dedicated phone shops in Skerries. The nearest network stores are in Swords, fifteen minutes south, at the Pavilions Shopping Centre. A prepaid tourist SIM with 10GB of data costs around €20.