Now that the restrictions are relaxing Junsa Taekwondo is in preparation for the return to competitions . In the coming months our national governing body , Taekwondo Ireland, are organising small tournaments for beginners and intermediate students, for our more advanced students we are beginning to make preparations to travel to the UK and Europe for competitions.
We train in Lusk Scouts Den please contact Master Stuart Russell or follow us on Facebook. Unfortunately both our beginner classes are full at the moment( but there is a waiting list ) and our intermediate and advanced class’s have limited availability, so please don’t delay if you are interested in getting fit, building confidence, and learning new life skills. Our pictures show Junsa’s students in training for their upcoming competitions.
Lusk Athletic Club were awarded the ‘National Development Club of the Year’at the recent Athletics Ireland National awards ceremony on Saturday 4th February. Considering the hundreds of athletic clubs around the country, this is a great accolade for the club and everyone involved with Lusk Athletic Club, adult and juvenile members, coaches, committee, parents, supporters and those that took the decision to reform Lusk Athletic Club back in 2009 and have overseen phenomenal growth since then with club membership reaching an amazing 700 in 2021. Lusk Athletic Club is a club for all – ages – abilities - and events. Well done to our coaches, mentors, volunteers, parents and athletes - this is your award.The first two months of the year have been very successful for the club with both our master’s athletes and our Juvenile athletes competing and winning medals at the National and Dublin Indoor championships at the National Indoor Arena, Abbotstown. We also had a great turnout for the recent Raheny Shamrock 5-Mile race and the Dublin Masters Cross-county races in January. Lusk Athletic Club also rolled out our Fit4Life and Fit4Youth groups in January which are both going very well. Sunday 6th March will see the LUSK 4 Mile race take place at 3pm preceded by Juvenile races from 1.30pm. All are welcome to run, jog or walk the Lusk 4 Mile and you can register at Luskathleticclub.ie or on the My run results website.
At present we have two teams looking for new recruits. Our U13 Boys are looking for new players and we are also delighted to announce that our new U9 Girls are also looking for new players. If you have a child in either of these age categories who wants to play football or Camogie then give us a call, both the young person and all your family will be made most welcome at the club.
With almost 1,200 members, St Pats is the biggest sports club in Donabate Portrane. They’ve been going from strength to strength year on year. They now field 9 adult teams in Mens & Ladies Football, Hurling, Gaelic For Mothers & Others along with social football for Dads & Others.
They have Juvenile Football for boys & girls at all ages and Hurling / Camogie from U13 / U11 downwards. Their Academy for children born 2015, 2016 or 2017 takes place on Saturday mornings. No doubt, you’ll have seen their social media tag #ProudToBePats; well 2022 was certainly a wonderful reflection of their plan and purpose! Their first Mens Football squad enjoyed a fabulous season winning the Dublin Intermediate Football Championship breaking through to the Senior Championship ranks! Their second squad won back-to-back Junior Championships gaining promotion. While their Ladies & Hurlers were unlucky to bow our at Semi-Final stage. All this along with their recent success receiving the maximum amount in the Capital Sports Grant means the Club is certainly on the up. They’ve always had a great tradition of welcoming new members to all their teams but having added additional Mens & Ladies football teams this year, they’d be particularly pleased to hear from adult players at all levels - hurling and football - whether you’re returning to play or taking up Gaelic Games for the first time. Now’s the perfect time to join in! If you or your friends / family would like to join the Club, just contact Órlaith on info@stpatsgaa.com and she’ll direct you to the right team for you.
Lambay Sports & Athletics) is Donabate & Portrane’s busy vibrant athletic club, just emerging out of lockdown and ready to embrace an exciting future ahead! LSA is as rapidly growing local athletic club, established in 2011. We promote health, well-being, and physical fitness with a lot of fun for all ages and all abilities throughout the community. The club is growing from strength to strength with over 300 members. Our busy little club has competed in some recent events where our adult and juvenile members have excelled in their personal goals. Creating new records at our local parkrun to winning medals at the National Indoor Masters Championships 2022 in Athlone. Our adults also take part in events organized by other Athletics Ireland clubs such as the Raheny 5 Mile earlier this year, the Lusk 4 mile in March and the Dublin City Marathon in October. We cater for all abilities with groups starting from complete beginners with our walking and Couch to 5k group to intermediate and advanced intervals. Our juveniles age groups have recently competed in the Dublin Indoor Championships 2022 in Abbotstown. For many it was their first experience of the National Indoor Arena and they loved it and were wonderful ambassadors for the club. There were smiles and fun all around and new PB’s created. SAVE THE DATE - We are excited to announce that we are currently in the process of organizing our own race to take place on the peninsula on 22nd May 2022. Keep an eye on our social media pages for more details. We are looking forward to working with the local community and inviting our friends from other clubs from across the country to compete. Keep up to date on all the events by following LSA on facebook, instagram and twitter. Facebook : facebook.com/lambaysportsacademy, Instagram contact details are Instagram.com/lsadonabateportrane/ and Twitter at Twitter.com/LSARunning For additional information on the above please visit our website lambaysportsathletics.ie /Registration for 2022 NEW Membership is now open and our new ‘Couch to 5k’ is starting at the beginning of March.
These Sessions (see our poster) are ideal for a child to try a new sport , are open to boys and girls and the kids are absolutely loving the fun filled sessions. Our next block of sessions will run for 4 weeks and will be €20 for the 4 weeks which are Feb 20th , Feb 27th , Mar 6th & Mar 13th WhatsApp 0860644238 to reserve a place.Places are limited and are filling up quick !!
The Leinster Women’s Committee are delighted to announce the rollout of the U20s Women’s Area programme. This games programme will not be in place of existing Leinster Branch club competitions, but will be an addition specifically for this applicable age group. Training will commence in early March with the first of matches scheduled for the end of March. The programme is open to players who have reached their 18th birthday by the commencement of the games programme, and those who are under the age of 20 on January 1st prior to the season in which the games programme is played. All training will be hosted by Balbriggan RFC with Jeff Neville and Michelle Claffey taking on the coaching duties. For any queries please email footstown@gmail.com
Well done to our U9 Boys who played in their first ever 7v7 blitz recently. They reached the Final of The Shield narrowly loosing out to Beechwood FC after some extremely competitive games against Belvedere, Templeouge Utd, St. Kevin’s Boys and Leicester Celtic. Huge thanks to Crumlin Utd for hosting a fantastic event.
Recently Junsa Taekwondo held their first grading of 2022 in their new training venue, the Lusk Scout Hall. The new hall is a fantastic venue for our sport and we were made feel very welcome by everyone in the 153rd scout group.The club grading was a fantastic success with all students passing and attaining their grade with some double grade’s on the day. Our photos show some of our students on the day. Junsa Taekwondo would like to thank all their members and friends for the support during the last two years. We train at the Lusk Scout hall and are always accepting new members.
Lusk Athletic Club are looking forward to an exciting 2022 with all our adult and juvenile members with plenty of new PBs and more “Real events” to take part in. 2021 ended with a charity run on St Stephens Day where the club raised €700 for the local Lusk Community Unit. We then had two club races on the 28thDecember, the Holly Berry 10K won by Daniel O’Brien and the Turkey Trot 5K won by Sheila Bourke. Thanks to all who turned up to run or volunteer, we had a great turnout including a large group of friends from Balbriggan Runners who took part. On the 9th January 2022 the Dublin Master cross country championship races took place in St Annes Park, Raheny and Lusk Athletic Club were well represented in both the men’s and ladies’ races. Great running by all our athletes against the best master’s athletes from all the other Dublin athletics clubs. Lusk Athletic Club started another Fit4Life and Fit4Youth training programme on Tuesday 18th January. Our friendly coaches will continue help you to complete a Parkrun 5K after just 8 weeks training in a fun, relaxed environment. New members always welcome to the Hub, Rathmore Road any Tuesday or Thursday 6.45 PMregistration is now open at luskathleticclub.ie and on the Myrunresults website. We hope yo enoy or and photos highlights from 2021
