Lucan Sarsfield’s Club Notes 

Lotto 

We had no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €2,600. 

The Numbers were 7, 12, 19, 21 

The lucky dip prizes go to Caroline Casey, Theresa Torsney, Annette Healy, Kevin Fitzgerald, Sean McGann 

This week’s Lotto will be for a jackpot of €3,000. The draw is sponsored by Henley Forklift Group and will be led by Gerry McAndrew. 

Social 

One of our Junior Hurlers, Tiarnan Swords, is taking part in a charity football match this Saturday 15th of June 2024 in aid of Féileacáin. Féileacáin was formed by a group of bereaved parents to offer support to anyone affected by the death of a baby around the time of birth, and the organisation is now the national charity supporting families affected by perinatal loss. We would like to wish Tiarnán the best of luck as he has been chosen to captain one of the teams. If anyone would like to contribute towards this great cause, please click the following link. https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/FeileacainFathers2024  

There will be a Table Quiz in the Club this Friday 14th June at 9pm. €40 for Table of 4. All proceeds go towards the 1999 Intermediate Hurling Championship 25th anniversary celebration event which is being held on Saturday 6th July. Contact Paul Stapleton for more information – 087 205 8572. 

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.  

Healthy Club 

Our healthy club committee are facilitating another safeTALK (Suicide Alertness for Everyone), on Saturday 22nd June. Please see the link below to register.  We would encourage all mentors and parents to participate in this very important workshop.  Any questions please contact Audrey @ 087 2312560. 

AIM: safeTALKis a 3½ hour ‘suicide alertness’ programme that prepares participants (over the age of 18 yrs.) to identify and engage with persons who may be having thoughts of suicide. Participants learn how to provide practical help by using the steps of TALK (Tell, Ask, Listen and Keep safe) and gain information on the supports and resources available locally, regionally and nationally. These specific skills are called suicide alertness and are taught with the expectation that the persons learning them will use them to help reduce suicide risk in their community. 

Training: safeTalk (Suicide Alertness for Everyone) Training 

Date: Saturday 22nd June 2024 

Time: 9.30am-1.00pm 

Location: Lucan Sarsfields, 12th Lock 

For Password, please contact Audrey @ 087 2312560 

Trainer: George Brogan 

https://bookwhen.com/dublinsouth-kildare-west-wicklow/e/ev-sjdt-20240622093000  

25 Card Drive 

The final game of the Club’s 25 Card Drive for the 2023/2024 season took place Friday night 10th May 2024 with an accumulator of €300 on offer. Congratulations to the winner Tony Rigney with a total of 61 games and to runner-up John Kelly with 55 games. Congratulations to John O’Mahony who won a hamper and to the other raffle prize winners. 

Many thanks to all 23 players who competed over the season for their support of this Club event – we would love to see more players joining when play resumes on 11th October 2024. 

Contact Bill Ryan 086-8500376 for information. 

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 

School of Excellence 

We had a great response to our school of excellence which is now sold out. To join the waiting list please contact Alan on 0871213587 

Due to this demand, we have decided to run a second school of excellence from the 19th-21st of August. Keep an eye out for more details. 

Cumann na mBunscol

We had huge excitement this week as several local schools competed in the Cumann na mBunscol finals in Croke Park. It was a great opportunity for our players who all put on a fine display of camogie and hurling, proudly representing their schools and club.  

Congratulations to the girls and boys in Gaelscoil Eiscir Riada who both one their finals. This was the cherry on top for the GSER who also won their football final before Christmas. Pictured below both teams with their medals! 

Both the boys and girls in Scoil Áine Naofa also competed in CMNB finals in Croke Park. Congratulations to the girls who came out on top in their match but unfortunately, it was not to be for the lads who missed out, hard luck lads. Congratulations to our two adult players Sinead O’Keefe and Anna Breen who managed the teams. See team pictures below. 

Hard luck to Gaelscoil Naomh Padraig who were defeated in their final and best of luck to the team going forward. Not pictured. 

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  

Hard luck to Chris, John, Paul, Colm, Ronan and the Dublin senior hurlers in their Leinster final loss to Kilkenny. 

Well done to Aoife, Amy, Laura, Emma and Mia in their win against Wexford with the Dublin senior camogie team.  

Hard luck to Cian, Senan, Rian, Killian and the Dublin minor footballers in their quarter final loss last week. Well done lads, you have played a stormer all season and have done your families and the club proud! 

Thank You for supporting Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club.