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24 March 2024
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Community notes

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Articles without such will not be published.

 

Lucan Lions Club

We were delighted to join SuperValu Lucan for the Lucan St Patricks Day Parade last Sunday. It demonstrated the long standing partnership that has been established between Lucan Lions Club and SuperValu. Thanks to Assistant Manager Kevin Aylward for his support and to Rachel and the SV team who looked after us very well on the day.

Easter Raffle at SuperValu
Thanks to the sponsorship of SuperValu we will have an Easter Raffle in the SV store over the Easter period. Tickets for 6 luxurious Easter Hampers will be on sale in the store from 28 to 30 March. The draw will take place on 30 March and winners will be notified on the day. As usual, we look forward to the support of loyal SV customers over this period.

New Members
If you are interested in joining the Lucan Lions Club, a registered Charity for over 35 years in Lucan, we meet on the 2nd Tuesday of every month @ 8.00pm in the Lucan Spa Hotel. If interested, potential new members can contact the undersigned.

Mattie McCabe, PRO
087 9006999.
www.lucanlionsclub.ie

 

Lucan Senior Citizens

It was with great sadness we said goodbye to our club member, Maura Stones on Wednesday 20th. Maura was a talented and creative lady who enjoyed all the club activities, outings and holidays. Maura loved to sing and was always ready for a sing song.

Birdie

Sincere sympathy to all her family. Maura is now reunited with her beloved Bobby. May her gentle soul rest in peace.

The club is now closed for Easter Holidays.

 

Schools

 

DRINK TEA FOR MND

Thank you to all who supported the tea morning and raffle for the Irish Motor Neuron Disease Association.
Thank you to those who sponsored it and donated the raffle prizes.
€2,000 was raised. Thank you.

“Until there’s a cure, there’s care”.

 

Schools

 

Volunteers Needed - Cystic Fibrosis Ireland

Our 65 Roses Day (National Awareness Day) is coming up on April 12th 2024.

We are looking for volunteers for our collection point at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre, on that day selling our roses, pins and pens etc…
Morning and afternoon slots need to be filled.
We would really appreciate any help.

Bernie Murphy, 0872353319

 

Ballyowen Castle Community Centre

Email: info@ballyowencommunitycentre.ie
Telephone: 01 253 6105 or 085 867 1245
Follow us on Facebook (Ballyowen Castle Community Centre) or on Instagram (ballyowen_community_centre)
Location: We are located beside Centric Health Ballyowen and Giraffe Childcare Ballyowen, behind Lidl in Ballyowen Shopping Centre (as you come in from Castle Road).

Volunteer Sessions:
Do you have a passion which you would love to share? Are you interested in teaching a course, organising a group, or lending a helping hand in the work of the Centre? We are looking for people interested in getting involved in different capacities and are hosting volunteer information sessions in the Centre during April.

Come along to learn more:
Tuesday, April 9th, 2pm-3pm
Thursday, April 11th, 10am-11am
Tuesday, April 16th, 7pm-8pm


We’d love to meet you! Don't miss this opportunity to make a difference in your community!

Room Booking:
We will be moving to an online room booking system in the coming weeks. Watch this space for further details! In the meantime, if you would like to book the main meeting hall, call us on the numbers above, or send us an email.

 

Schools

 

Lucan St. Patrick’s Day Parade

It takes a village to organise a successful event on this scale, and we are very grateful to everyone who made the day a success.

Birdie

Thank you to the local groups who participated in the parade this year and to the people who came out to watch the parade. We were very lucky with the weather and the children, the reason why we organise the parade, had a fantastic time.

Thank you very much to Lucan Tidy Towns and South Dublin County Council who did a great job cleaning up the village in advance of the parade, Lucan really looked lovely on Sunday. Thanks to Patrice for use of the Muintir na Tire building during the day for refreshments for our volunteers and ably managed by Lucan ICA and the TY students in St Joseph’s College.

Thank you to Liam Cullen and the Lucan Red cross for providing first aid and ambulances for the day.
Thank you to Paul Butler from Society for Old Lucan who did a great job taking photos.
Thank you to the brilliant Ladies in the Lucan Newsletter for always giving us loads of space in the Lucan Newsletter.

Birdie

We had over 60 volunteers from all areas of our community, the South Dublin Volunteer Centre, the Ahmadiyya Muslim Association Ireland, Lucan Men's Shed, Lucan Tidy Towns, and the TY year in St. Josephs College.

The parade is made possible by financial support from South Dublin County Council and local business in and around Lucan, the use of a truck for the review stand from Toner Transport, and operational support from Lucan An Garda Síochána, thank you very much for these supports.

The parade committee are volunteers, thank you to Sanjeeb Barik, Caroline Brady, Peter Brady, Declan Brady, Joe Brady, Richie Casley, Samantha Cummins, Denise Edwards, Gerry Kenny (Treasurer), Emma Kirwan, Aedan O’Duil, Ronan Smith (St. Patrick), Lieghann Spollen, Marcin Witowski, the Community Guards Lucan Garda Station, and Amy Hughes (South Dublin County Council).

Birdie

 

St. Francis Hospice - Walk Your Own 5K Spring Memorial Walk

Supported by Eileen Dunne
Any time, any place in the months March/April!
Raise funds for Hospice
Registration Fee €25

Call 01-8327535 or visit www.sfh.ie for T-shirt / Bookmark / Poem /Sponsor Cards

Thank you!

 

Lucan Active Retirement Association

We meet in St Andrew's Parish Centre, Main Street, Lucan, on Thursdays at 11.30am. New members always welcome, come and join us in a friendly atmosphere and meet new friends. No charge for your first meeting.

Lots of activities to enjoy. Bowls, scrabble, cards, drama and choir. Coffee break at 1pm. Organised trips in Ireland and abroad.

Below, some photos from our St. Patrick’s Day Party.

Birdie

 

Birdie

 

Birdie

 

St. Mary’s Camera Soirée

Last week a number of members of the group made great progress in designing and ordering their photographic albums. We await seeing the finished products.

Birdie

This week pride of place must go to Joe’s photograph taken last Friday in Chalet Gardens of a cherry blossom tree in full bloom. Many cherry species bloom between March and April in the Northern Hemisphere. It has been established that the flowering time of cherry trees has been affected by global warming. According to the records in Kyoto, Japan, records which have been kept for about 1200 years, the time of full bloom was relatively stable from 812 to the 1800s. The average peak bloom day in the 1850s was around April 17 but by the 2020s it was April 5.

Birdie

Kay’s cat featured this week and Anna sent us some photos taken in Achill including stained glass in a church and evidence of St. Patrick’s Day celebrations there! The English land agent, Charles Cunningham Boycott, who worked for Lord Erne, the absentee landowner, and who lived in Co. Mayo gave the English language the term “boycott”.

Birdie

 

Birdie

From our own St. Patrick’s Day Parade both Joe and Frances took photos of a lovely vintage car with a ZV registration, one of only two pre 1987 registration codes still issued. SV registrations are reserved for vintage cars, i.e. vehicles that are proved to be more than 30 years old.

Birdie

Until next week stay safe!

 

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 - 12pm and 2pm to 4 pm
Wednesday: None
Thursday: 10am – 12pm and 2pm to 4 pm

Reception open*
Tuesday: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
Wednesday: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 4pm
Thursday: 10am - 1pm and 2pm - 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

MABS – the Money Advice and Budgeting Service is the State's money advice service, guiding people through dealing with problem debt for over 20 years. MABS phone service is open Monday to Friday 9 am to 8 pm on 0818 07 2000

 

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. Mary’s Church, Lucan
St. Patrick’s, Esker