Q&A with Dublin GAA stars Chris Crummey and Emma Flanagan

On Friday 12th Lucan Sarsfields own Chris Crummey and Emma Flanagan, stars of Dublin hurling and camogie, will take part in a 20 minute online Q&A session followed by a 20 minute indoor training session. This event is open to all juvenile players in the club and all players are invited to send in a question for our players in advance. The training session will be aimed at u10-u14 however all players will be able to attempt the session. You must register in advance here: http://bit.ly/3tGM411

HSE Stress Control Programme 

The next round of online Stress Control classes commences on Monday 8th February Stress Control will teach you each week great skills to fight stress (for most of us, a mix of anxiety and depression) and boost your wellbeing. All the course details can be found on www.stresscontrol.ie.

Operation Transformation 5K 

The Operation Transformation 5K in association with Athletics Ireland and Sport Ireland is back! On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the 18th 19th and 20th of February, they are inviting you to take part this year by participating in a VIRTUAL OT 5K. You MUST register to take part in this event. Register at https://ot.rte.ie/events/the-operation-transformation-5k/ . Once registered you can select the day that you want to do your 5k. They want to see your 5K Journey!! Please send any footage you take before, during or after you 5K experience to otvirtual5k@gmail.com

GAA Museum Virtual Book Club 

While it’s not possible to visit the GAA Museum or its Library & Archives in person right now, you can still learn more about Gaelic Games and the history of the Association by becoming a member of their new virtual GAA Museum Book Club. Each month the GAA Museum team will choose a well-known GAA book to read and review. At the end of the month, the museum will host a free online interview with the author, in which members can submit questions and comments. The ambition of the book club is to review some of the great GAA books and to give us all a much-needed sporting boost as we stay at home. You can find out more and how to get involved via the following link: https://crokepark.ie/bookclub

Irish Life Steps Challenge  

Well done to everyone who is taking part and has been involved with achieving an amazing 2.3 million steps nationally to date. An incredible 25,000 walkers representing 616 GAA clubs have been traversing every inch of their 5km radius in an attempt to win for their club one of the €2,500, €1,500, and €1,000 O’Neill’s gift vouchers up for grabs in each province with thanks to Irish Life. Any club that registers on the App and whose team records at least 4,000km – the equivalent of walking around the coast of Ireland – is in with a chance to win. The competition will run until March 3rd: GAA & Irish Life’s MyLife App ‘Healthy Club Steps Challenge’ a big hit

February Wellbeing Calendar

Irish Life Health have developed a Calendar of resources for February, with a Focus on Women’s Health & Cancer Care, it is available to view and download here: WorkLife-February-Wellbeing-Schedule_Health.pdf (irishlifehealth.ie)

‘The Science of Happiness’ 

In case you missed it, the recording of the RCSI MyHealth Positive Health panel discussion on, ‘The Science of Happiness’ is available to watch on the RCSI YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/fNBAxEOtasU

View the latest edition of 'Pass It On" here - https://mailchi.mp/lgfa/ladies-gaelic-updates-8th-february-2021?e=a80de8f54f

Be Social Media aware! All members are reminded to re-read the GAA Social media guidelines, now available here

Nominations for Club Person of the Year are now being accepted. Nominations should include a short description of why the individual nominated is deserving of the award and should be emailed to secretary.lucansarsfields.dublin@gaa.ie.

Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club Lotto Jackpot €2200.

There was no winner of the Club Lotto held on 4 February 2021 sponsored Newcastle Golf Centre.

The numbers drawn were 1, 6, 7 and 12.

Lucky Dip winners of €30 each: Tony Twomey, Declan Murphy, Gemma Mulrooney, John O'Mahony, and JJ Hegarty. 

The Jackpot for the next draw, to be held on Thursday 11 February, is €1800, and is sponsored by Feargal McCarthy, Painter and Decorator. 

The draw will be held behind closed doors at 9pm and live streamed on our Facebook page. 

Make sure your entry is submitted before 6pm to be included in the draw. 

Tickets can be purchased online at the following link: http://bit.ly/LucanSarsfieldsClubLotto.

Thank You for supporting Lucan Sarsfields GAA Club