The Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD, recently visited the COVID-19 Community Testing Centre in Croke Park, and spoke about the hugely positive role played by GAA Clubs during the Covid19 Crisis. He said “I'm conscious that the GAA's involvement doesn't stop here in Croke Park. Right across the country so many clubs in all communities are involved in looking after each other. People doing the groceries and checking in on a socially distant way on an older neighbour and walking the dog of somebody who's self-isolating and coming together which I suppose is the very ethos of the GAA. I think it should make every member of the GAA very proud of their organisation.” Full Story Here

It looks likely that the GAA Covid-19 Advisory Group will be making the return-to-train, return-to-play protocol announcement early next week in line with the start of Phase 2 of the easing of restrictions. We hope to have more news on this, in next weeks’ newsletter.

Well done to the Dublin LGFA referees who held a charity Fun run on Saturday May 30th in aid of St Francis Hospice. Angela Gallagher, Tom Casserly and William Eakins, Lucan Sarsfields LGFA referees, took part to help raise over €5300, more than doubling the target of €2500!

Also in Ladies Football, the Leinster LGFA provincial council announced last week, that the adult 2020 Leinster Junior and Intermediate Championships are cancelled.  Full Story Here

A Couple of weeks ago, we mentioned that it is 25 years since our intermediate footballers were held to a draw in the county final. The replay was held on Friday evening, June 2^nd, 1995 and Lucan Sarsfields won by the narrowest of margins, ensuring promotion to the Dublin Senior Ranks.

Also of note, on the previous weekend, it was reported in Cumann Na Sairsealaigh notes that the U14 Hurlers had won the Div 3 Feile, 4-4 to 1-0 against Raheny. This was the first Feile win by the club!! Were you on that team? Please share some of your memories, contact lucansarsfieldspro@gmail.com.

Help your club win with the Irish Life Healthy Club Steps Challenge Get your steps counted towards our Clubs total. The first five steps are:

1. Download the MyLife app from the App store or Google Play store

2. Tap on the social tab on the MyLife app

3. Select challenges

4. Select the challenge for your province

5. Tap on join & select your club

Be patient – there were so many signing up on June 3^rd that the app crashed a few times.

Our sympathies to the O’Driscoll family on the death of Richard (Dick) McCabe, father of Rose, Father-in-law of Padraig and granddad of Aoife (Minor LF), Cian (U15 Football and Hurling), and Ciara, (U11LF and Camogie). May He Rest in Peace

We are hoping to run another online quiz on the eve of Phase 2 – Sunday June 7^th at 8pm, check the Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club Facebook page for more information

Lucan Sarsfields Lotto Jackpot €20,000: There was no winner of the Lotto Jackpot sponsored by John Ryan, Accountant, held on Thursday 4th June, 2020, The numbers drawn were 1, 7, 14 and 24 . The Lucky Dip winners (€30) this week: Pat O'Keefe, Tadhg Clandillon, AnneMarie Mulligan, Aidan Smith and Ellen Downes.

Next Draw: Thursday, June 11, 2020, Sponsor: Clandillon Motors, Managed by Team Flannery - Mary, Tommy, Daisy and Donal.

IMPORTANT: For the duration of the current restrictions due to the COVID-19 outbreak the lotto draw will take place on Thursday nights @ 9pm behind closed doors and will be live streamed on Facebook. You can still enter the draw by clicking on http://bit.ly/LucanSarsfieldsClubLotto or on the local lotto link on the Lucan Sarsfields website. Make sure to get your entry in before 6pm on Thursday to be included in that night's draw. These are very challenging times, so please continue to support your Club by playing lotto online.