Lucan Sarsfield’s Club Notes 

All Ireland Camogie Semi Final 

Best of luck to Amy Gorman, Laura Sharkey, Aoife Mckearney, Emma Flanagan and Mia Farrell in their All Ireland semi-final against Cork on the 27th of July. This match is in UPMC Nowlan Park and throwing in at 13:15. We are encouraging all our members to make the short trip to Kilkenny and support the girls in blue. This is a massive achievement for the team who before this year had only reached the semi-final twice since 1990. A particulary proud day for our club to have 5 players flying the Lucan flag on the team.  

Tickets for the match can be purchased via universe.com  

We are running a bus from the club for this match. Contact 0857468846 to book your spot, spaces are limited.  

Lotto 

We had no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €4,600. 

The Numbers were 1, 4, 8, 16 

The lucky dip prizes go to Catherine Dardis, Joe Rooney, Nikita Ryan, Paul Heneghan, Margie O'Flynn 

This week’s Lotto will be for a jackpot of €5,000. The draw is sponsored by Lucan Village Pharmacy and will be led by Diarmuid Dawson 

Planning Permission 

Planning permission for a new ball wall and the extension of our juvenile pitch into a full-size all-weather pitch has been submitted to South Dublin County Council. 
 
Planning permission has been posted at the entrance, exit and turn into the clubhouse. 
 
Lots of hard work and fundraising over the years has gotten us to this stage in our development plans. A special word of appreciation to Colm Farrell who has worked tirelessly to get these plans submitted. 
 

Social 

We had a fantastic golf society outing last Friday in Luttrellstown which was generously sponsored by Eamonn McShea and Greenday Environmental. Well done to Eamonn who also captained the winning team on the day. Our next outing is in Kilkea Castle o Saturday the 10th of August. 

Hurling 

Four of our adult teams commenced their championship campaign this weekend. There were mixed fortunes with good wins for the Junior As (v Kevins) and Junior Bs (v Erin Go Brath), a draw for Intermediates (v Good Counsel/Liffey Gaels) while the Junior Cs lost out to St Kevins Killian's.  See match reports below. 

Our Seniors open their campaign this Saturday evening in O’Toole Park against Cuala. Throw in at 5.30pm. Let’s get a big Lucan support out for this crucial encounter. There is also a full round of fixtures for the other teams, with the Junior Bs and Junior Cs both at home on Friday evening (7.30pm), the Intermediates travel to Scoil Ui Chonail on Saturday evening (6.15pm) and the Junior As make the long trip to Skerries on Sunday morning for an 11am throw in. 

Intermediate Hurling Championship 

12th Lock, July 13, 18:15 

Lucan Sarsfields 1-15 Good Counsel 0-18 

The Go-Ahead Intermediate Hurling Championship clash between Lucan Sarsfields and Good Counsel at 12th Lock was a thrilling encounter that saw both teams put in strong performances, with Good Counsel finishing the game the stronger for a deserved draw. 

In the first half Lucan Sarsfields opened the scoring with Joey Dunne pointing from play. Despite an early wide from Donal Flannery, Lucan maintained the early pressure, with Darragh Meehan converting a free from the halfway line. Good Counsel responded with a point from play, followed by Colm Keenan and Joey Dunne adding to Lucan’s tally. Lucan struggled to find their range and shot selection needs improvement, a couple of wides before a point from Donal Flannery got us back on track.  

Barry O’Reilly and Adam Quinn kept Good Counsel in the game with points from play, with Luke Blood adding a free. Joey showcased brilliant stick work to secure another point for Lucan, while Darragh continued his scoring run. As the half concluded, Donal final point of the half-left Lucan with a narrow lead.  

**Half-Time Score** Lucan Sarsfields 0-11 | Good Counsel 0-8 

Lucan Sarsfields started the second half strongly with Anthony McNulty scoring a fine point from play. Good Counsel's Luke Blood missed a few crucial frees, which Lucan capitalized on when Darragh Meehan netted a goal, extending our lead. Counsels Luke Blood began to find his range again, adding a few frees and a point from play.  

The game finished tense with both sides missing opportunities, including a wide from Darragh and a booking for Donal. Luke Blood continued to be pivotal for Good Counsel, adding several points from frees. Darragh responded with his own impressive free taking, but ultimately, Good Counsel's consistent scoring saw them edge back into the game to a share of the spoils. 

Lucan Sarsfields will be looking to refine their play and improve accuracy with better shot selection, maintaining our shape will also help us keep the ascendancy in our next encounter providing relief for our defence which was outstanding today. 

Lucan Sarsfields 1-15 | Good Counsel 0-18 

Team and Scorers: Cathal Doody, Philip Smith, Rob Twomey, Michael Cunningham, James Finn, Luke Murphy, Anthony McNulty (0-1), Mark Gormley, Eoghan O’Connor, Colm Keenan (0-2), Donal Flannery (0-2), Darragh Meehan (1-5, 0-3f), Brendan Kavanagh (0-2), Charlie Mulqueen, Joey Dunne (0-3, 0-1f). Subs introduced:McHugh, David Kavanagh, Conor Hylands, Rob Ward. Panelists: Hugh Cuff, Paul Claffey, Alex Hickey, Eoghan Seery, Gavin Milea, Ruairi Gleeson. 

Lucan Jun "F" hurling Championship 

Erin Go Breagh 1-12, Lucan 4-26 

Lucan Junior B hurlers got their championship campaign off to a winning start with an emphatic win over Erin Go Breagh in St Catherines Park on Friday evening. Despite missing a few players due to holidays and injuries, they made light work of their opposition with a few players putting their hands up for selection as the championship progresses'. After a caggie opening 10 m minutes when scores were level, the Lucan lads finally found their range and took control on the scoreboard.  Kevin Gormley was first on the scoreboard with a fine effort off his left-hand side out near the sideline, Adam Duffy who was unerring from placed balls all evening, Eoin Power and Liam Farrell from wing back were prominent. The experienced James Mullins along with Conor Mulqueen, Liam Farrell and Joey McSweeney kept a tight rein on their direct opponents. Lucan took control of the match heading towards the break with all the forwards getting on the scoreboard. Jake Mooney, Niall Higgins and Aidan Glover all sent over minor scores. At the break Lucan enjoyed a seven-point advantage.  

After the break, Lucan picked up from where they left off. They moved up a couple of gears and eventually the flood gates opened. Having pulled comfortably clear after points from Adam, Kevin, Dan Barry Murphy and Cian Ryan the impressive Eoin Power rattled the net, Jack Mooney added two more and then towering full forward Eoin Kilduff rounded off an impressive substitution. While the forwards were on there were many strong performances amongst the back restricting the home side to scores from frees. Long puckouts and clearances from Freddy Heran were also a feature of the game.  

So, a good win to get our championship up and running, next up is Craobh Chiaran at home next Friday where we will be hoping to maintain our winning form.  

Lucan Team: F. Heran, D. Quinn, J. Mullins, T. Swords, J.McSweeney, C. Mulqueen, L. Farrell (0-2), K. Gormley, (0-2) C. Ryan, (0-1)  A. Duffy, (0-8) N. Higgins,(0-1) J. Mooney,(2-2)  DB. Murphy, (0-3) A. Glover, (0-1)  E. Power, (1-5) E. Kilduff, (1-1) J. Lavin.  
 

Summer Camps  

Our summer camps are still 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 dual sport (Football and Camogie/Hurling). Make sure to register soon for the club camps as places are limited. Places can be booked via the club website by searching ‘Lucan Sarsfields Summer Camps’   

Campa Samhraidh: 22nd –26th July 

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

Club Camp: 12th - 16th August 

County 

Best of luck to Rebecca O’Reilly, Sophie McIntyre and the Dublin U20 Ladies Footballers who face Meath in the Leinster Final on the 25th of July. Venue and time to be confirmed. 

Thank You for supporting Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club