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Daffodil Day Friday 28th March!
Every Spring, on Daffodil Day, Ireland turns yellow as people stand together against cancer to bring hope, provide support and drive progress.
Please Support
Lucan Senior Citizens
Wednesday 23rd March: Social Morning in St. Mary s Parish Centre, and lunch in the Spa Hotel, 10.30 2.30.
New members always welcome!
Barnardos Need your Help!
Administration Volunteer
in our Head Office,
Christchurch Square 1/2 day per week 9-1pm preferably Wednesday but that is negotiable
Additional information on application
Would suit a Volunteer with previous office/admin experience
Full training given
Apply with your CV to Lisa Tobin Volunteer Co-ordinator lisa.tobin@barnardos.ie
Lucan St. Patrick s Day Parade 2025
Winners
Grand Marshals Prize - Lucan Gospel Choir
Peter Brady Perpetual Award Best in Parade - Garda Westmanstown Gaels
Paddy Kenny Perpetual Award Best Turned Out - Lucan United
Jim Toner Perpetual Award Best Commercial Entry - VStyles
Best Youth Entry - Lucan Special Olympics
Best Performance - Finglas Concert Band
Best Individual Entry - Adamstown Blue Connect
Most Colourful - Goldwings
Most Energetic - Na Gaeil Oga
Most Entertaining - Lee Byrne
Little Blue Heroes from Lucan & Ronanstown are Aoife McGuillan, Dylan Lestar, Isacc Keenan, Sean Grant, Eoin McStravick Sloan, Massie Crossan, Tristan, and unable to join us on the day Ameilia Somers, Mia Nasinska.
In the Garda Car with their Garda buddy Garda Anne Gabot is Aoife McQuillan and Issacc Keenan
It was another great parade for Lucan in 2025, we have over 30 entries from local groups, the children gave us demonstrations of their skills all along the route, we saw football, hurling, boxing, cricket, skipping, dancing, music. There is a club for everything in Lucan, and not only did we have loads of colour in the parade we had loads of talent.
Big thank you to all our volunteers, we had over 100 people volunteering on the day, there are lots of jobs and a job for everyone like putting out barriers, setting up refreshments for volunteers, dressing the review stand, marshalling the parade into order, stewards along the route, packing up after the parade, and tidying up the village. We were very thankful to South Dublin County Council the depot staff for picking up and dropping back the barriers and helping us set them up along the route. We also had Lucan Tidy Towns and Lucan Mens Shed out in full helping us Steward the parade. Lucan Red Cross provided first aid, medical, and ambulance assistance, thankfully no incidents to report. We had the Transition Year Students from St. Josephs College volunteer as face painting and balloon modelling (we run facepainting and balloon modelling workshops in the college for the TY year in February every year). They did a great job and the children loved their balloons and face painting. Toner Transport were amazing as always and provided the truck for us to use as a review stand, this makes a huge difference to the children walking by and really makes their day to perform in front of the guest on the review stand. A very big thank you to Lucan An Garda S och na without whose help and support we would not be able to put on a parade.
Thank you to our sponsors South Dublin County Council, Kennys of Lucan, Carrols of Lucan, Courtneys of Lucan, AIB, Ambassador Beds, Fort Lucan, Gallagher Kitchens, IFS, Lucan Credit Union, McDonald Property, PJ Garvey, Spa Hotel, Tuthills, Weir Wealth, Muintir na Tire, and Tesco
Caroline Brady 0852551602
Organiser
Lucan Lions Club
Melvyn Jones Fellowship Award
Lucan Lions Club member Will Byrne was a recent recipient of the prestigious Melvyn Jones Fellowship Award which was presented to him at the Lions Clubs Ireland Annual Convention in Tullamore. Congratulations to Will pictured with Club President Gerry Ennis and his Club colleagues.
This prestigious honour is awarded to individuals who demonstrate exceptional service within their local Lions Clubs. Will is Senior Vice President of Finance at Special Olympics Europe Eurasia. The Award recognises his dedication to supporting those on the margins and his commitment to promoting social inclusion for people with intellectual disabilities worldwide. This recognition is therefore truly well deserved.
Easter Raffle in SuperValu Lucan
Lucan Lions Club will hold its Annual Easter Raffle, sponsored by SuperValu Lucan in the store over the Easter weekend 17-19 April. The prizes will be 4 x 100 and 2 x 50 Easter Hampers. We are grateful to SuperValu for their long-standing sponsorship of this Raffle and their overall support for Lucan Lions Club.
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)
Baby & Toddler: Our Baby & Toddler Group is back on Mondays from 11-12.30 this is suitable for ages 0-3 and gives parents or caregiver a chance for a chat and well deserved cup of tea.
Active over 55's: Active over 55's: We have had an amazing turn out for our Chair Yoga with full capacity for this class. Great to see everyone looking after body and mind.
Annual General Meeting: Our AGM took place on Thursday 13th March. We are delighted to have new board members from our community elected on the night. We would like to thank our board members new and old for all their hard work. We also said our goodbyes to Shane Moynihan who has been our chairperson for the past 3 years and helped to grow the centre to what it is today. Thank you Shane you will be missed.
Room booking: Would you like to book a room in the centre for a meeting or a group activity? We have some availability and offer competitive rates. Email us to make a booking.
Minder & Toddler Group
Thursdays
In St. Mary s Parish Centre,
from 9.30 to 11.30am.
All Welcome!
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
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