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Lucan Festival Traffic Restrictions
Sunday Morning, 6th of September
The Village will be closed off to public traffic from 10.00 AM.
The following road closures will be in place.
The N4 Slip Road to Lucan Inbound will be closed. Access to Lucan village will be by Adamstown Road at the Newcastle Junction and N4 Slip Road at Woodies.
The Celbridge Road at Ardeevin Avenue will also be closed. Traffic will be diverted at Celbridge Road and Ardeevin Ave and will not be allowed to proceed into Lucan Village.
Traffic will be diverted onto Ardeevin Estate, exiting back onto the N4.
The N4 / Adamstown Road at Newcastle Junction will be closed. The Main Street in Lucan will be closed, and traffic will be diverted onto the Lucan Road. Traffic wishing to travel to Clonsilla and Strawberry Beds may use the N4/Lucan Road exit at Woodies.
There will be no restrictions on traffic at the Newcastle Junction. Traffic will be allowed to travel down Adamstown Road into Lucan village, turning right only onto the Lucan Road.
Looking for Wool
A couple of ladies continue to knit hats and scarfs for the children of North Albania through the Heart and Hand Foundation.
So if you have any leftover wool, you do not want anymore, please leave it into St Mary's Parish Office and they will contact the ladies to collect.
Thanks to all those who have already donated.
Lucan Senior Citizens
Wednesday 9th September: Social Morning in St. Marys Parish Centre, 10.30am to 12.30pm.
Looking forward to seeing all our members back, safe and well.
New members welcome!
Lucan I.C.A.
Monday 7th September: Welcome back to all our members, hope you all had a great summer and enjoyed the beautiful warm (too hot sometimes), sunny weather and are ready to start another year of I.C.A. activities.
Tea Hostesses are Mary Coyle and Anne Beales.
We will have a short business Meeting and will continue with our crafts.
We remember Mary Shanagher on her anniversary on 27th August. We miss her at our craft mornings. May her soul rest in heavenly peace.
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
Craobh Lemhcain CCE Lucan
Traditional Irish Music
Classes, Set dancing, Sessions, Fleadh, Plearacha and more.
Classes are held in Colaiste Cois Life, Castle Road, Lucan on Tuesday evenings from 6pm. Registration open from 1st to 9th September online on www.lucancomhaltas.net
Tin Whistle, fiddle, flute, banjo, mandolin, guitar, button accordion, concertina, harp, set dancing, traditional singing and pre-instrumental classes for jnr/snr infants. All levels and ages are welcome.
Also as part of the Lucan Festival we will be performing at Lucan Garda Station in Sunday 6th at 4.30 followed by an open session. Cr Sli Dhala CCE will be performing on Sunday 5th at 3pm on stage in Lucan House. Set Dancing Céilí in the Church of Ireland Wednesday 2nd September with the Beartla O Flatharta Ceili Band.
Free but donation welcome.
Study Theology Online!
Could this be for you? For over twenty-five years The Priory Institute in Tallaght has offered flexible courses to degree level in Theology and Biblical Studies for young and old and facilitates blended learning from home and in college.
Register now to begin on 19th September. Find out more on our website, prioryinstitute.com
Cupla Focal Club 2026/27
Starting: Monday September 21.
Venue: Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club
Time: 8.00pm.
If you wish to join us, email your name, mobile no and email address to
cuplafocalclub@gmail.com
Deadline: Friday September 11.
Beidh failte romhat.
The No Name Club
The Club is looking for volunteers interested in helping create a safe social space for young people, 15 – 18 years of age in the Lucan area. Volunteers would be required to give up 2 hours, one evening a week.
As a National Organisation No Name Club encourages young people to build their confidence, grow in self-esteem, and develop their personalities in friendly, safe environments.
You can find out more detail about No Name Club on our website, www.nonameclub.ie, reach out to admin@nonameclub.ie or feel free to contact Ethan directly at ejordan@nonameclub.ie
or 087 217 2490 and he will be delighted to tell you more about you more about how No Name Club operates in different areas.
Date: Friday, 11th September
Venue: North Clondalkin Library, 1 Liscarne Close, Rowlagh, Dublin, D22 E2Y2
https://bookwhen.com/dublinsouth-kildare-west-wicklow/e/ev-s4r2p-20260911103000
Time: 10:30am – 2:00pm
Anam Cara
Anam Cara, the organisation that supports bereaved parents, will hold its monthly Parent Support Evening on Monday 14th September at 7.30pm in the Maldron Hotel, Whitestown Way, Tallaght.
This event is free and open to all bereaved parents regardless of the age the child died, the circumstances of their death, or how recent their death was. You do not need to register in advance.
We also offer an online support group meeting. To find out more call 01 4045378 or email info@anamcara.ie
Anam Cara
Bereavement Information Evening especially dedicated to supporting surviving siblings this Autumn
As part of our commitment to supporting everyone following the death of a child, we are exploring opportunities to further support the entire family. This event is the first, hopefully of many, of that commitment. This event is open to all parents whose child or children have died, regardless of the age of their child, circumstances of their death, or time since bereavement. We are also opening this Bereavement Information Evening to bereaved adult siblings over 18.
This event will take place online on Tuesday 15 September at 7pm . We are joined by an exceptional panel of local organisations and experts in sibling bereavement.
Michelle Hartnett is a senior play therapist, systemic practitioner, and bereavement specialist currently working with LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice, with over 15 years' experience supporting families through serious illness, grief, and loss.
Anna May is founder of The Student Grief Network and Executive Head of Grief Programmes at Kaplan International. She lost her brother as a child and her dad as a young adult, and is passionate about improving the support that people get following a bereavement.
We are also joined by Childhood Cancer Ireland, Jacinta's Smile, and Rainbows.
In the world of grief and loss, siblings, especially adult siblings, are often called 'forgotten mourners.' Siblings face not only their own loss, but often the loss of their parents and families as they knew them, the loss of the only person who was present of their whole life, and often the loss of a close friend. We believe this is why it is essential to begin forming an all-island bereavement support for adult siblings facing all kinds of sibling loss. We hope you can join us in this effort by sharing about this Bereavement Information Evening with your community.
Bereaved parents and adult bereaved siblings are warmly invited to register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/of6t-RhtRju5bzN9fQuIVQ#/registration
Lucan Active Retirement Association
Welcome back everyone, hope you all had a great holiday. We are be back on 10th September, rearing to go.
We will have Scrabble, Bowls, Table Tennis, Cards and other games as requested by the members. Most importantly we have Coffee & Cake at 1pm.
We meet in St. Andrews Parish Centre, Main Street, Lucan, on Thursdays at 11.30 am.
New members always very welcome.
Society for Old Lucan (SOL)
SOL is the local history group for Lucan; open to everyone. Free to join, email OldLucan@gmail.com to be added to our members mailing list where full details of projects are shared.
Private Facebook group; Society for Old Lucan (SOL).
Website: https://soc4oldlucan.wordpress.com/
Sol Volunteer-Led Historical Walks in Lucan Demesne
A big shout-out to all our volunteer helpers who both give and assist with our free public historical guided tours that we advertise on our Eventbrite page here: https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/society-for-old-lucan-sol-16654987491
If you would like to get involved in helping or guiding on one of our monthly historical tours, please get in touch with oldlucan@gmail.com.
There is no regular obligation and you can attend one to try it out first, if you want to see how they go?
We are also interested in talking to anyone who might be interested in blogging on local history or promoting our work on social media, so please get in touch to the email above if that is something of interest?
Our September 2026 historical walking tour is fully booked already but the October tour will go live on Eventbrite for booking by the end of August.
Sol Lucan Village Heritage Trail: Update and Final Stages
For a long time, people have wondered why Lucan village has no heritage trail like Clondalkin does. Society for Old Lucan Research Group (Ray Stallings, Mary Jackson, Antonia Scallan, Caroline Hogarty, Ber Boylan and Helen Farrell) have been working on this over the last year.
We have visited other places with heritage trails, to get ideas, and shortlisted stops for a Lucan village circuit. We have now drafted the 'blurbs' for each stop and are gathering images and editing the wording. We hope to link each “stop” back to a spot on our website that can store additional information for the truly eager history enthusiasts to read.
Best of all, SDCC Tourism are partnering with us to look into getting this installed at various locations around Lucan in the coming year, so watch this space for more!
MAKE SURE YOU DON’T MISS ANY FUTURE SOL EVENTS
Follow SOL on Eventbrite here and you’ll be notified when we post a new event
https://www.eventbrite.ie/o/society-for-old-lucan-sol-16654987491
Carers & Toddlers Group
Thursdays
In St. Marys Parish Centre,
from 9.30 to 11.30am.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Yvonne and Joan
Lucan Citizens Information Centre
Our telephone number is 0818 07 5090
www.citizensinformation.ie
Email lucan@citinfo.ie
Our office is located in the Ballyowen Castle Youth and Community Centre, Ballyowen, Lucan
Opening hours:
Walk-ins to see an Information Officer
Tuesday: 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4 pm
Wednesday: None
Thursday: 10am to 12pm and 2pm to 4 pm
Reception open*
Tuesday: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
Wednesday: 2pm - 4pm subject to Team Meetings
Thursday: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm
We are closed on Mondays and Fridays.
Citizens Information Phone Service (CIPS) is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 8pm on 0818 07 4000
Age Action for all Older People
Age Action are offering five hours tutoring, remotely, to anyone who needs support using their smartphone, tablet or laptop. Covering topics like how to set up an email, how to download an app, how to use video calling to see your loved ones etc.
For more information, please call 01 4756989 or email gettingstarted@ageaction.ie
ALONE
Older people need your support!
ALONE is recruiting volunteers to provide companionship and support through their Telephone Support & Befriending service for older people.
ALONE asks that interested volunteers commit to one set shift of 2 hours per week for a minimum of 6 months.
Visit alone.ie/volunteers for more information.
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Collins Butchers, Main Street
Lynchs / Centra
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Spar Dodsboro
Churches
St. Marys Church, Lucan
St. Patricks, Esker
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