lucan sarsfields gaa club

Club Notes

December 04, 2024

Lucan Sarsfield’s Club Notes 

 

 Volunteers needed 

Our club could not function without the work of volunteers but there are always more jobs to be done. No contribution is too small, if you are in any position to help in the following list of volunteer activities, please contact Mary on 087 746 9143 

  • Saturday Maintenance crew (all trades/DIY welcome) 

  • Pitch liners 

  • Fundraising committee 

  • Sponsorship committee 

  • Development committee 

  • Adult & Juvenile games committee 

  • Marketing/communication/graphic design  

  • Club lotto 

 

Donate a Dress 

Our Donate a Dress Fundraiser is back and will be hosted on the 31st of January in the club at 8pm. Please donate dresses, jackets, coats, tops & bags in good condition. This is a great way to declutter your wardrobe and promote sustainable shopping while also raising money for the club. Donations can be dropped off to the bar on Mondays and Tuesdays from 7:30pm to 9pm. Tickets for the event will go on sale on January 1st and will cost €5. Contact Tracey Walsh 087 973 5655 or Colette Condon 086 379 9270 for more information. 

 

Paul Heneghan Cup 

Our u13 girls finished the year with an old-fashioned street league playing for a very special cup named after our club’s biggest match day supporter, Paul Heneghan. Four teams, Tipp, Cork, Kilkenny and Waterford competed, with first half of each game camogie and second half football. The final paired Cork with Kilkenny with Cork coming out on top. Thank you to Paul and club president Pat Keane for giving up their time and presenting the cup to the winning captain. 

 

 

St Stephen’s Day - ‘Puck it for Marsy’ 

Save the date! - On St Stephen’s Day (Thursday 26th December) there will be a Long Puck competition in the Club in memory of our former great, Derek Maher (‘Marsy’), who passed away earlier this year.  The competition will include categories for adult players, U18 players, and retired/non player in both men’s and women’s.  The pucking will start at 1pm with refreshments in the bar afterwards. We are asking all adult and minor Hurling and Camogie teams to support this very special event and aim to have two or three entries from every team. Entry is €10 for adults, €5 for under 18s.  Entry details will be advised in coming weeks. 

 

Miyawaki Forest 

On Friday 13 of December 2024 at 12pm, Lucan Sarsfields, in collaboration with the 100 Million Trees Project, and with the generous support of AIB, will be planting approximately 1.7k native Irish trees on our waste ground area. This will significantly enhance biodiversity in our club and promote environmental sustainability. We have arranged for some of our juvenile teams to come up and help with the planting, but we would like to invite any and all club members who would be interested to come and join us. This will be f a great day for community engagement and for the club as we will become stewards of the largest mini forest on any sporting site in Dublin. 

Lotto 

We had no winner of last week’s lotto jackpot of €12,600 

The Numbers were 5, 8, 23, 18 

The lucky dip prizes go to Kathleen Roche, Joe Lavin, Paul Stapleton, Enya Quinn, Eileen Maguire 

This week’s Lotto will be for a jackpot of €13,000. The draw is sponsored by Henley Forklift Group 

 

U21 Camogie & Hurling Championship Finals 

After two successful campaigns both our U21A Camogie & U21A Hurling teams have made it to their respective county finals. 
 
Firstly, our Camogie team play their final against Ballyboden this Friday evening the 6th of December in Abbottstown. This match is throwing in at 19:30. 
 
The following day, Saturday 7th of December, our Hurlers face Faughs in O’Toole Park at 2pm. 
 

This is a great achievement for the club to have two adult teams competing in ‘A’ Championship Finals in the one weekend and we would like to wish both teams and management the best of luck. We encourage all of our members to wear their club colours and get out to support both teams! 
 

 

U21 Hurling 

U21 Hurling Championship Semi-Final 

Raheny 1-13 Lucan Sarsfields 3-22 

St Anne’s Park, 30/11/24. 

 

Lucan u21s advance to the championship final after this good win over Raheny. The game was more competitive than the scoreline suggests. Lucan led by just two points early in the second half, but a dominant final 20 minutes saw them win comprehensively in the end.  

 

The early stages were evenly contested before a Matt Coogan goal gave Lucan the advantage. They had pulled six clear before Raheny goaled in the 20th minute, but Lucan stretched the lead to five again by halftime, 1-12 to 1-7.  Raheny started the second half well and had reduced the deficit to just two points by the 35th minute. However, Lucan responded and two goals in quick succession from Sean Harkness and David Mulqueen gave them a commanding advantage which they didn’t relinquish.  Overall, it was a good team performance and a well-deserved victory. 

 

Lucan team/scorers;  C Doody, A Hickey, M Pappalardo, S Langton (0-1), R Clancy (0-1), J Behan, C Kennedy (0-1), D Lyons, L Garrigan (0-2), H Cuffe, D Meehan (0-3), M Coogan (1-2), B Kavanagh, S Harkness (1-8, 0-5f, 0-2 ‘65s), D Mulqueen (1-2).  Subs introduced: K Costello (0-1), S Bolger (0-1), C Mulqueen, J Dunne (0-1f), J Finn 

 

Football 

Many thanks to Ger McGarrell and his business partner Florin Harfas from McGarrell & Florin H Construction for sponsoring a new set of jerseys for ourJunior Footballers. The charity chosen to promote on the jerseys is @heartchildrenireland This is one of the charities the @teampowerof1 are raising funds for in their 5,000km row across the Atlantic in memory of Saoirse O’Driscoll, please support if you can at this link https://www.idonate.ie/fundraiser/teampowerof1 

 

 

Adult Football Coach Development 

Lucan Sarsfields are planning to commence the above programme in the coming months. If you are interested in becoming a coach, please complete the form below and we will be in contact with you. 
https://www.surveyhero.com/c/xtpesbuu 

 

New Director of Adult Hurling 

A After 4 years in their roles, Paul Stapleton and Vince O'Connor, are stepping down as Directors of Adult Hurling.  We would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to them for their dedication, leadership, and invaluable contributions to hurling in Lucan Sarsfields over the last 4 years.  Their hard work and vision have helped shape the path we are on today, and we are deeply appreciative of their commitment to our mission and goals. 

We are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Directors of Adult Hurling, Declan O'Leary and John Kennedy.  Declan has been involved in the club for many years as mentor, serving on the Executive and as chairperson.  He is currently chairperson of Dublin GAA Bord na nÓg. John has also mentored teams at juvenile level and was club secretary for 2 years. 

 

Each brings a wealth of experience and a fresh perspective to their roles, and we are confident they will continue to drive hurling forward with innovation, passion, and dedication. We look forward to the exciting opportunities ahead as we continue to grow and evolve with their leadership. 

 

Senior Hurling Management 

The club is pleased to confirm that this year's Senior Hurling Management will continue for next year. Headed by Charlie Carter as Manager, with Kieran Murphy (coach), Dermot English (coach) and Gerry Bellew as selectors.  

 

Emer Keenan (goalkeeping coach), Mark Smith (logistics), Ciaran Donohoe (S&C), Oisin McCabe (physio) and Phillip Lanigan (performance analysis) all on board again. 

 We wish Charlie, his management team and the panel of players the very best for the year ahead. 

 

 

  

 

 

 

Thank You for supporting Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club. 

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