1st May 2024

Lucan Sarsfield’s Club Notes 

White Collar Boxing 

The remaining tickets for the boxing our now on sale. Tickets are €40 each. They can be purchased from the cafe 7-9pm or revolut Jo Mahon (086 829 3535) with your name and quantity of tickets.  

We are also looking for volunteers to help run this event smoothly, for example assistance with car parking, stewarding and grounds set up. Your support in this would be greatly appreciated. If you are interested, please contact Gerry McAndrew on 0851744627. 

Social 

Please see message below from Elizabeth McNicholas and Family; 

A successful Table Quiz Fundraiser for Elizabeth Mc Nicholas was held in the Function Room on Friday, 26th April. Between proceeds from the quiz tables, a monster raffle and contributions received from people who could not attend, a total of €1.414 was raised to facilitate Elizabeth's continued attendance at the Neurokinex Neurorehabilitation Centre at Gatwick, London, over the coming months. 

Elizabeth attended the quiz and spoke at the interval, thanking everyone who organised a table and attended, those who bought raffle tickets, made contributions or offered the huge variety of prizes and spots for the event. Elizabeth and her family are extremely grateful for the wide support and good wishes shown to Elizabeth. 

Thank you to Lucan Newsletter and Lucan Sarsfields PRO for highlighting the fundraiser, and to local papers for covering the event so well. Thanks to Lucan Sarsfields for the use of the Function Room, the bar staff and others who ensured the fundraiser ran smoothly.   

If you wish to support Elizabeth's cause, please donate online at 

https://www.idonate.ie/cause/9108_team-elizabeth-trust.html  

We thank you for your welcome support. 

Elizabeth and family. 

This year there will be an official Darkness into Light Walk in Lucan. This year's walk will be on the 11th of May at 4:15am at St Catherine’s Park. Our healthy club are involved in the organisation of this great cause. Groups can be registered through the following link;  https://www.darknessintolight.ie/about/venues  

Our Annual Golf Classic will take place on the 21st of June 2024 in Lucan Golf Club. The cost of a four-person team is €450. This event books up quickly and we had an unprecedented demand for tee times last year so make sure to register early. Invitations are also open for sponsorship opportunities for both companies and personal support. Please contact any member of our committee for registration, sponsorship enquiries and any other information. Maggie Mulqueen 087 2866581, Sara Hickey 086 8187070, Ruth Langton 086 8231139. A huge thank you to Colm Corrigan Builders for sponsoring this event. As always, we encourage our members to support our sponsors, click the following link to view their website https://colmcorriganbuilders.ie/    

The Cúpla Focal Club started on Monday the 15th of January from 8-9pm and will continue every Monday. This is a great opportunity to learn Irish. All welcome.  

The club has recently introduced Honorary Life Membership. Club Members over the age of 70, who have been members of the club for at least 20 years, can be nominated for approval by the Executive for this Membership of the club. Such nominations can be made by any full member of the club by emailing lucan.sarsfields.registrar@gmail.com  

Referee Recruitment 

Dublin GAA are looking for passionate GAA members to join their team of referees. This is a great opportunity to get involved, improve your knowledge, keep fit and get paid to do it. There will be a course on the 13th and 20th of May in Parnell Park. If you are interested or would like more information, please contact Barry 0863761366 or email dublincoiste@gmail.com 

June Bank Holiday Draw 

We will be holding a special draw for the June Bank Holiday weekend. This will take place directly after the lotto on Thursday 31st May. 

1st Prize €1,000 cash 

2nd Prize €500 cash 

To Enter this draw please renew or sign up for a Lucan Sarsfields Recurrent Lotto Subscription via ClubZap. 

The following will be entered into the draw: 

1) All current direct debits get 1 Entry per Direct Debit line 

2) All memberships paid with an Annual Lotto Subscription 

3) All full year Lotto Subscriptions paid on ClubZap 

4) Any Recurrent Clubzap Lotto subscription eg 3 for a fiver (Recurrent) equates to 3 entries, Catherine’s Special (Recurrent) has 11 entries all other Recurrent options equate to one draw entry.   

This is a great opportunity to win a guaranteed cash prize while also supporting the club's weekly lotto. Sign up via ClubZap or the link below 

https://lucansarsfields.clubzap.com/categories/lotto/products  

Lotto 

We had no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €3,800. 

The Numbers were 2, 9, 17, 28. 

 The lucky dip prizes go to Paul Rigney, Paul O'Farrell, Tony Rigney, Barry Moran, Siobhan Casey. 

This week’s Lotto will be for a jackpot of €4,200. The draw is sponsored by Clandillon Motors and will be led by Cormac Gordon. 

Gym Membership for 2024 

Thank you for all who have renewed already. The yearly access is €20. Access to the club gym is strictly over 18s. Gym key fobs with un-renewed payments for 2024 will be disabled on Friday the 10th of May. Gym membership and access for 2024 can be renewed via the following link: https://lucansarsfields.clubzap.com/products/16058/purchases/new  

Summer Camps  

Our summer camps are now open for registration. These camps are open to both members and non-members who are in primary school (either starting in September or just finishing). All camps will be multisport. The Cúl Camp is already fully booked. Make sure to register soon for the club camps as places are limited. Places can be booked via ClubZap or the following link: https://lucansarsfields.clubzap.com/categories/camp/products  

Please see below for camp dates: 

Cúl Camp: 1st – 5th July (FULLY BOOKED) 

Club Camp: 8th – 12th July 

Campa Samhraidh: 22nd –26th July 

Club Camp: 5th – 9th August (This camp includes a trip to Croke Park!) 

Club Camp: 12th - 16th August 

Ladies Football 

Well done the Minor A Ladies footballers in their comprehensive win over St Brigid’s on a scoreline of 8:15 – 1:04.  

Juvenile 

There were lots of Féile action over the weekend in both camogie and football. Hard luck to our U15 A and C Camogie teams who battled hard in their group stages but unfortunately did not make it to the semi-finals stage.  

Well done to U15B Camogie team who reached the Feile semi-final. The girls started off with a win against Skerries Harps, were pipped by the hosts Ballinteer St John’s by a point and then beat Kilmacud Crokes in a winner takes all game to qualify for the semi-finals. They then played Clontarf in an epic battle in Portmarnock, there was only a bounce off the ball between the teams all game with Clontarf just coming out on top in the end.  They improved with every game, played fantastic Camogie and were within touching distance of the final. Thanks to everyone who came to support the team and helped make the day special. 

Our U15C footballers had a big weekend as they won the Féile Division 8 Shield Final. This was played at home to Fingallians. The lads battled hard in what was a very physical game and came back after halftime to win it. Well done to all involved. 

Our U15A footballers also competed in a Féile Shield Final over the weekend in which they came out victorious, securing the Division 1 Shiel title. Well done lads! 

The U14B camogie team has a great win over Ballyboden over the weekend, keeping them on their winning streak. Well done girls, keep it up! 

Academy 

Our Academy is on every Saturday morning from 9-11am and provides a great opportunity to get involved in Gaelic, Hurling and Camogie. It is open to children born in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. Training times are age dependent, please contact our club Games Promotion Officer, Alan O’Neill - 0871213587   

County 

Best of luck to Rian, Senan, Killian, Cian and the Dublin Minor Footballers who go head-to-head with Wexford tonight at Parnell Park the Electric Ireland Leinster Football Championship (7:30pm). Tickets can be purchased through the following link; https://www.universe.com/events/electric-ireland-leinster-mfc-2024-q-final-dublin-v-wexford-tickets-H1LFVM  

Congratulations to Niamh O’Brien, Ciara Hylands and the Dublin U16C team on winning their Leinster final!  

Commiserations to Cara, Eva, Juliette, Réka and Sadhbh who lost out in their respective finals with the Dublin U16A & B teams. 

The Dublin Minor Camogie team drew their All Ireland Shield final over the weekend. Best of luck to Mia Farrell and the team in their replay this weekend. The game will be played this Sunday 5th of May in Newatch Cullen Park Carlow @2pm. It would be great to get some club support out for the team. 

Thank You for supporting Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club.