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Lucan Community College
Past Pupils launch Art Exhibition: A huge congratulations to Jessica Kearns and Hannah Lynch, Class of 2023, who held a wonderful exhibition of their art college work at Lucan Library, inspiring a whole new generation of future artists here at LCC. We are all incredibly proud of you both.
Silver Medal for Aaron: Congratulations to our 6th year student, Aaron Cronin, who won a silver medal in Taekwando for 65kg-70kg sparring at the European Championships in Lublin, Poland.
Reka leads Dublin to win the Final: Well done to our 3rd year student Reka Kiss Kallo who captained the Dublin U16's to win the Leinster Ladies Football Final at the weekend.
LCC Athletes enjoy success at the West Leinsters: This week our athletes took part in the West Leinster Track & Field Championships in Santry. They were kitted out in their newly designed athletics vests courtesy of Mullally Coach Hire.
Athletes Saoirse and Cillian are pictured with the new kit alongside Mr Brett.
Wade siblings enjoy Kickboxing success in Europe: Congratulations to Amy (5th year), Ryan (3rd year), and Abbie Wade (incoming first year), have qualified to represent Ireland at the kickboxing WAKO World Championships in Budapest, Hungary in August. A great achievement for all three siblings to represent Ireland together.
5th Year Student earns Irish Cap: Congratulations to Edvinas Jakas who recently earned a cap for representing Ireland.
TY's busy preparing for show! There is an electric atmosphere in our hall this week as TY students prepare for their performance of 'The Audition' which is hitting the stage on the 8th and 9th of May. Tickets on sale soon!
Memorial Service planned for our Beloved Colleagues: We would like to invite past and present staff, parents, & students, to a memorial service to celebrate the lives of our much beloved staff members, David Byrne & Frances Murphy, next Wednesday 1st May. Please see the attached invitation for more information.
St Joseph's College Lucan
Ceist Trust: Last Wednesday, students from out school Student Council attended the Ceist Student Leadership conference. The conference focused hearing the student voice on issues our society faces at present and going into the future. Our students discussed and presented possible solutions to these issues, along with students from other schools all while representing the core Ceist values.
Pfizer careers: Last Wednesday, Pfizer Grange Castle were in the school to talk to some of our sixth years about their four Apprenticeship Programmes which are now open for application. The students got a great insight into what a career in Pfizer would be like, the type of work they could be doing and the many training and upskilling opportunities available to individuals on the apprenticeships.
Recycling Returns Scheme: Some of our second years took a trip to Supervalu Lucan last Thursday. The students were investigating the new recycling returns scheme and how it works, the benefits, the drawbacks and public reaction to its introduction. This investigation was being completed as part of their CSPE second year classroom based assessment project.
Young Social Innovators: TY students visited Dublin City University last week to partake in a workshop facilitated by Young Social Innovators. The students were working on design and thinking skills empowering young people to solve social issues. Attention was given by students to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which are designed to better our future. Students designed a storyboard to share a message using the software Scratch. The students thoroughly enjoyed working with the two facilitators and collaborating in the social innovation hub.
A Pilgrim Path: On Tuesday, some students went on a retreat called 'A Pilgrim Path'. Tour guides provided the students with a walking tour that involved visiting four significant churches in Dublin city centre, including the Newman University Church and St Andrews Church. Throughout the retreat, students were encouraged to reflect on the ways they can eliminate distractions from their daily lives in order to seek out peace and connect with themselves through meditation and immersing themselves in the historical relevance of each church they visited.
Minor Camogie: Best of luck to our minor camogie team who play against Loreto Beaufort in their Shield semi final this coming Wednesday.
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Colaiste Phadraig
Soccer: Hard luck to our senior soccer team who were beaten on penalties by Castleknock CC in the Leinster Shield Final held in Leixlip on Thursday 18th April. It was an action-packed game, full of twists and turns, with both teams committed to attack straight from the kick-off. Lucan took the lead after 10mins when Tyler Doherty scored with a sweet, low left-foot strike from outside the box. Tyler grabbed his 2nd of the game soon after with another fine left foot effort from just inside the box.
Castleknock drew level before half-time with two excellent finishes. They now had the momentum and they took the lead 15mins into the 2nd half with another clinical finish to complete a remarkable turn-around.
With time running out, Lucan equalised right at the end of the 90mins with a right-foot strike from Eoin Maher to force extra time. Tyler completed his hat-trick in the 1st period of extra-time when he headed home at the back post after a well-worked corner routine. Castleknock equalised once more to level the match at 4-4 soon after.
Castleknock then won the shoot-out 5-4 to claim the title and break Lucan hearts. The team had a very good campaign, winning 8 matches in total, so they should take pride in reaching the final and going so close to claiming the Leinster title.
Table Quiz: It was fantastic to see so many parents at the Parents Association's pub quiz fundraiser in Kenny's last Wednesday. Thank you so much to all those who came along on the night and donated towards the event. We are delighted to confirm that the event has raised €2000 which really is amazing and testament to your generosity and support!
The Parents Association would like to give a special thanks to the following: Mr Geraghty, Fiona, Susan and Patricia from the school office for their fantastic support. Damien and all the staff from Kenny's who facilitated and sponsored the event. Terry our quiz master who put our general knowledge to the test on the night. All the parents who dropped down spot prizes to the school
Last but not least, a huge thanks to all the business who were so generous with their donations including Lucan Credit Union, Permanent TSB, ABC Gym, Sabatini Steak House and Ristorante, The Anglers Rest, Artisan Bakery, Collins Butchers, Kenny’s of Lucan, Rapeedos, Crispy Crust Lucan, Fresh n Fruity, Grafton Barbers, Paddy's Barber, Halfpenny Golf, Hermitage Golf Club, My Golfgroup, Lucan Village Pharmacy, Starbucks, Checkers Coffee, Superior Makeup, Superior salon, Nails by Megan, Hair by Deirdre Lawless, Jewel Hair & Design, Elle No.5 Hairdressers, Romina Daniel Hair and Beauty, SuperValu, EcoModular Buildings, Councillor Shane Moynihan, All Seasons Florist, Centra (Griffeen).
Congratulations to all the lucky winners on the night. We hope you all enjoyed the night & many thanks once again for your support!
Colaiste Phadraig Parents Association.
Basketball: Our four basketball panels gathered together in the Sports Hall last Friday afternoon for a fun and semi-competitive blitz to celebrate the school's success in the sport during the year. Our 2nd yrs beat our 1st yr team by two points after a double over-time! The u19s then defeated our u16 team by 15 points. It was a wonderful afternoon of basketball culminating in some well-earned pizza and drink for all.
Fundraising: The TY Edmund class held a fundraising Teacher car-wash day last Friday in aid of Dog's Trust and it was a great success. In total, they washed 50 cars and raised 500e for a very worthwhile cause. Well done to the students involved on their hard-work throughout the day cleaning so many cars. It certainly was a very tiring day for them, with lots of aching muscles by the end. A special word of thanks to Niall Ryan Doyle and Ben Kavanagh who organised and co-ordinated the carwash event.
Hurling: Our 2nd yr hurling team were beaten 1-13 to 0-5 by Colaiste Cois Life in their 2nd group game of their Dublin League campaign last Friday. They play their final group match this week with a victory essential if they wish to make the knockout stages of the competition.
Our 1st yr hurlers were well beaten by a superb St. Benildus College team in their opening Dublin A League group game. Calum Murray and Jack O' Connor scored good goals for the team while Arron Farrell scored a good point.
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