Fixture: Sunday, October 4: SFC S-F v Clontibret in Scotstown at 3.30pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 22, 23, 26 and 28. Jackpot of €2,000 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Mick McGuane c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Benny McAree c/o Joe Finlay (Hurling Club); €40 Brendan Donaghy c/o Ann Treanor; €40 Una Rooney c/o Noel Hennessy. Jackpot for Sunday, October 4 is €2,100 and Rose Hughes and Noel Hennessy are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in the clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome.

 

Family Fun Day: The countdown is nearly over for our Family Fun Sports Day at Gavan Duffy Park this Saturday, October 3. The fun for all ages will start at 12.30pm and will continue throughout the day, with races, sports, the finals of our U-12 Street Leagues, music and more. It all builds up to the Great Harps Balloon Race, which will take centre stage on the pitch at 4pm. Keep an eye on our website and social media this week for a full schedule and for more details and rules about the Balloon Race. Everyone is welcome to join us for what promises to be a very enjoyable day.

 

Seniors: We advanced to the semi-finals of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship with a hard-earned win over Magheracloone in Scotstown last Saturday. Points by Nicholas Treanor, Dónal Hahessy, Neil McAdam and Fearghal McMahon left us level by the end of the first quarter, but Magheracloone hit the next three points and we trailed by 0-8 to 0-6 at half-time, despite hitting back through Stephen Driver and Dónal. Dónal’s third point, a brace from Shane Smyth and a goal by Stephen got us back on level terms and although Magheracloone regained the lead, a second goal by Michael Galligan and points from Fearghal and Liam Hahessy helped us through on a 2-12 to 0-14 scoreline. We return to Scotstown for the semi-final against Clontibret this Sunday at 3.30pm. Please support!

Team and scorers: Ashley White; Niall Hahessy, David Hughes, Nicholas Scott; Gareth Treanor, Conor Galligan (Capt.), Kevin Loughran; Neil McAdam (0-1), Stephen Driver (1-1); Gary White, Nicholas Treanor (0-1), Michael Galligan (1-0); Dónal Hahessy (0-3f), Shane Smyth (0-2), Fearghal McMahon (0-3).

Subs: Niall Treanor for N Hahessy (black card, 29 mins), John Mulligan for Scott (41), Peter Coyle for Niall Treanor, Liam Hahessy (0-1) for G White (both 46).

 

Juveniles: Our Saturday-morning coaching comes to a close with this weekend’s fun day, as does our U-12 Street League, which is kindly sponsored by the Hillgrove Hotel. The Street League began with an enjoyable evening of games last Wednesday, with Kerry ending the opening round on top of the table, ahead of five other teams. Round two takes place tomorrow (Wednesday) at 5.45pm.

 

Harps hats: Hats with the club crest are for sale now at a cost of €8. They are available in the clubhouse and the shop at home matches, or by contacting Una Forde (087 6107329).

 

Scór: The Scór na nÓg (Under-17) competition will be held on October 30 & 31, with the County Final on November 7. Scór na bPáistí (for Primary School children) will be held in Ionad CLG Sheáin Mhic Dhiarmada, Threemilehouse on Saturday, October 10 at 7pm. Competitions in Rince Foirne, Rince Seit, Solo Singing, Ballad Singing, Recitation, Group Music, Drama and Quiz.

 

Good luck: To our own Mary White on her travels to Mexico to volunteer for Global Vision International / Save The Children. All at Monaghan Harps wish Mary a safe and rewarding experience.

 

Know Your Sport: There is now a six-way tie at the top of our Know Your Sport predictions competition, with Matthew Clarke, Sandra Carey, Hugh McKenna, Dean Fanning and Conor Galligan joining Emmet McWilliams on 12 points after last Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC win for Cork.

 

Vetting: Anyone who has received their Garda vetting clearance form is asked to provide a photocopy to Tommy McCabe.

 

Gavan Duffy Park: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Contact Jimmy Croarkin on 087 1249635 or Pádraig Callan on 087 2139188 for more information. Anyone looking to book the clubhouse for meetings, functions, etc. is asked to please give a week’s notice for convenience.

 

 

Hurling:

Wall Ball Competition: The Hurling wall ball competition takes place on Saturday mornings up to October 24 at Cloghan. The competition is aimed at all U-12, U-14 & U-16 players within all the hurling clubs in Monaghan. Players will practice the basic skills in hurling and then take part in wall-ball skill drills. Players will finish by playing each other in a one-wall hurling competition at the end of each session. The purpose of the session is to give players ideas on how they might practice using a wall and also to give them an opportunity to add a variety of new hurling skills to their game.