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Lucan Tidy Towns
We want to thank Joe Byrne and all on the Lucan Festival committee as well as the team of volunteers for providing such a great few days of entertainment last week. It was particularly special to have Lucan House Grounds buzzing with all sorts of family activities on Saturday.
We in Lucan Tidy Towns had such an enjoyable time last Sunday participating in Family Festival Fun Day. Tidy Tim, our mascot, was there to greet the children and pose for photos. We were especially happy to have so many children drop by and plant their own bulbs which they can now watch growing in their own gardens in Spring. Some adults were interested in our micro display of stages of leaf composting. Others enquired about joining our team. We assured them that no qualifications were required - just a willingness to work and learn on the job as we all do. Then there's the nice cuppa and chat to be had afterwards.
Of course we had our Gold Medal 2025 on display. We look forward to hearing the results of this year's National Tidy Towns competition at the end of October and hopefully receiving another Gold Medal.
Kevin O'Loughlin
Esker Active Retirement Association
Esker Active Retired will be starting up again after the summer break on Wednesday 16th September at 1.30. We meet every Wednesday in St Andrews Parish Hall, Main Street, Lucan.
Our usual activities include indoor bowling, card games and scrabble. We invite guest speakers from time to time, also organise other activities such as chaerobics to add interest. But the most important thing is to meet up with like-minded people for a cup of tea and a chat.
New members are always welcome so if you are interested do come along on any Wednesday.
Aontas Choir PREDA FOUNDATION SHOE BOX APPEAL
Items that can be included in your Shoe Box:
Pens, Pencils, Colouring Pens, Crayons, Colouring Book, Paper, Sharpener, Eraser.
Personal Care Items: Tootbrush, Tootpaste, Face Cloth, Small Hand Towel, Soap, Hairbrush, Comb (For Girls Hair Accessories), Socks, Underwear, Tee Shirt, Light Shorts.
Treats: Playing Cards, Rubix Cube, Travel Size Games, Jigsaw Puzzles, Dolls, Cuddly Toy, Skipping Rope, Books, YoYos, Sweets (Not Chocolate as it would melt).
You can choose between the ages of 5 - 16 for boy or girl
If you could wrap the shoe box in Christmas paper lid and bottom separately and indicate whether for a boy or girl
5 donation euro for transportation cost (if you can)
Adam Hodgkinson & Jordan Murphy
On Behalf of Aontas Choir
Lucan I.C.A.
Monday 14th September: We are supporting St. Francis Hospice, by having a fund-raising morning. Members are asked to be generous.
We will also have a game of Bingo!
Tea Rota: Noreen and Geraldine.
Please bring knitted vests on Monday for collection, to be sent to Federation, and on to Africa, for premature babies.
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 Marys Parish Office and they will contact the ladies to collect.
Thanks to all those who have already donated.
Peoples Art & Craft Fair
Thank you to everyone who came to this event in The Church of Ireland Parish Centre last weekend, and supported the various artists and crafters, bought raffle tickets, or had a cup of tea or coffee.
We are delighted to report that we raised almost 3000 euro for The Alice Leahy Trust. We in Lucan have a long association with supporting the Homeless through the work Alice and her team do. Without the support from the community this would not be possible.
Organisers of the People's Art and Craft Fair.
Lucan Senior Citizens
We were delighted to welcome our members back on Wednesday last.
We celebrated Maureen O'Briens 94th Birthday. Maureen is a long time, and loyal member of our club, a very stylish and elegant lady.
Wednesday 16th September: Social Morning in St. Marys Parish Centre, 10.30am to 12.30pm.
New members welcome!
Local Lucan team working on an initiative to help families capture the memories of the older relatives, in their own voices. Tales of childhood, cultural changes, lived experiences in another time and many more. We all plan on doing it, sitting down and asking our parents or aging relatives to document their memories but, often, it never gets done.
This can be driven by not knowing how to initiate the chats, where to store the recordings or simply putting it off until tomorrow.
At www.InMyTime.app, we are trying to connect the generations through recorded conversations in any easy to use format - engaging all family members in building one life story.
We are only beginning and are looking for some multi-generational Lucan families to try it out and give feedback for further development. It is entirely voluntary and if interested, please contact barry.b.sisk@gmail.com and we can get you involved.
Finally, if there are any organisations with whom this initiative resonates - please feel free to contact me and I will be glad to share the vision we are trying to make happen.
Set Dancing Classes
in Palmerstown Parish Centre
Every Monday night at 8:30pm - 10.30pm
5 euro with tea & biscuits included.
Just come along! No partner needed!
Info:
Tom Walker 085 8808868
Theresa: 086 1930278
Email: tommy30D@gmail.com
Womens Collective Ireland, Lucan Branch
We are delighted to be getting ready to welcome women back for our Autumn Term.
We finished our last term with a lovely day trip to Monaghan to visit our sister WCI project, which was a wonderful way to end a very busy few months. Now we are looking forward to a new term packed with opportunities to learn, create, connect and have your voice heard, with programmes taking place across Lucan, Adamstown, Ballyowen and Balgaddy.
Registration Morning
Wednesday 16th September, 10am to 12pm, Ballyowen Community Centre
Our new term includes:
Conversation Club
Starting Monday 28th September in Adamstown
Community Art & Women Rising
Our Women in Leadership programme, starting Tuesday 29th September
Restorative Yoga & Chair Yoga
Starting Wednesday 30th September in Ballyowen
Mixed Arts & Crafts
Starting Wednesday 30th September in Adamstown
55’s & Thriving Social Group
Starting Wednesday 30th September in Ballyowen
Textile Repair Train the Trainer
A NEW programme starting Thursday 1st October in Balgaddy, giving women the opportunity to develop textile repair skills and become community trainers.
Registration is 15 euro and allows women to take part in one or more of our programmes.
Yoga is 40 euro for the term.
We are also delighted to continue offering free, confidential one to one counselling for women, providing a safe, trauma informed space where women can access support at their own pace.
There is lots more to look forward to this term, including one off evening masterclasses, our Breast Cancer Awareness event, 16 Days of Action, Christmas workshops and our Nollaig na mBan celebrations.
For more information: Women's Collective Ireland Lucan, 083 860 7947
Ballyowen Community Centre, Ballyowen Lane, Ballyowen, Lucan, Co. Dublin, K78 N263
Supporting women through connection, creativity, learning and community.
Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann
Craobh Lemhcain CCE Lucan
Traditional Irish Music
www.lucancomhaltas.net
Classes, Set dancing, Sessions, Fleadh, Plearacha and more.
Classes are held in Colaiste Cois Life, Castle Road, Lucan on Tuesday evenings from 6pm.
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.
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
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.
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
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/
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.
Lucan Newsletter Sales Outlets
Lucan Village
Collins Butchers, Main Street
Lynchs / Centra
Ballyowen / Ballydowd area
Texaco Service Station
Eurospar
Esker area
Spar Finnstown
Dodsboro area
Spar Dodsboro
Churches
St. Marys Church, Lucan
St. Patricks, Esker
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