Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 4, 7, 16 and 21. Jackpot of €2,000 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Niamh McLoughlin c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 F Donnelly c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 D Maxwell c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Erin Kelly c/o Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, May 20 is €2,100 and Helen and John Hahessy are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in our clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome. Thanks to everyone for their support for our Lotto, which plays a critical role in our club’s funding. We ask all club members to continue to promote our Lotto as much as possible.

 

Darkness into Light: We were proud to host Electric Ireland Darkness into Light Monaghan for the fifth time in the early hours of last Saturday morning, May 12. Well over 2,000 people took part in the ever-growing fundraiser for Pieta House, the centre for the prevention of self-harm/suicide. There was a special atmosphere throughout the 5km route on a cold but dry morning. Thanks and credit is due to all our club members and all the volunteers who helped out at the event, which was a great community effort. Well done to everyone involved in preparing for or stewarding on the morning, to all who helped out at the pre-registration and t-shirt collection points, all sponsors and everyone who promoted the event. We are grateful to An Garda Síochána, Civil Defence & Monaghan Municipal District Council for their help in organising the walk. See photos and report elsewhere. We will arrange the planting of this year’s Memory Tree in the next few weeks.

 

Golf Classic: The 2018 Monaghan Harps GAA Club Golf Classic, sponsored by Soleire Electrical, will take place Rossmore Golf Club on Friday, June 8. To enter a team costs €200 and tee and green sponsorships are available at €100 each. Contact Fergus Coyle (086 8502015), Harry Dwyer (086 2400120), John Hahessy (086 1251615), Séamus McManus (086 8167928) or Kevin Treanor (086 2591411) for more information.

 

Seniors: An understrength team fell to a disappointing defeat away to Carrickmacross in the Shoe City Senior Football League last Sunday. Two points from Michael Galligan were all we could manage in the first half, while Éimhín Morahan, Dylan McKenna, Francis Lynch and Niall Treanor were on target in the second half of a game where we were always playing catch-up after a storming start by the hosts.

Team and scorers: Emmett McArdle; Jamie Shields, Kevin Loughran, Thomas Croarkin; Gareth Treanor, Nicholas Scott (Capt.), Niall Hahessy; Dylan McKenna (0-1), Aodhán Óg McAnespie; Michael Galligan (0-2, 1f), Stephen Driver, Éimhín Morahan (0-2f); Niall Ward, Shane Coyle, Francis Lynch (0-1).

Subs: Niall Treanor (0-1) for Coyle (H-T), Shane McMahon for Driver (42 mins), Niall McManus for Ward (45), Conor Forde for Galligan (inj., 49), Nathan O’Donoghue for Shields, Jason McHugh for Lynch (both 56).

 

Reserves: We won at home to Emyvale in the Platinum Tanks RFL Division 1B last Wednesday. A goal from Conor Forde and points by the likes of Conor McCrystal and Shane Coyle had us in front at the end of a closely-contested first half. Jason McHugh and Shane kept us ahead after the restart, while further goals from Francis Lynch and Conor Duffy helped us secure the win on a scoreline of 3-10 to 0-11.

Team: Dylan McAree; Jamie Shields, John Mulligan (Capt.), Niall Ward; Conor Forde, Thomas Croarkin, Niall Treanor; Dylan McKenna, Peter Coyle; Conor McCrystal, Francis Lynch, Conor Duffy; Colm Shalvey, Shane Coyle, Jason McHugh.

Subs: Turlough Clerkin for Mulligan (inj.), Morgan McDonagh for Duffy (inj.).

 

U-13: Our U-13 Division One team are away to Clones on Tuesday evening. Please note fixture change.

 

U-11: Our U-11 teams both contested their Spring League finals in Cloghan last Friday. Well done to all the players and mentors involved in two fine performances.

 

County: Well done to Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh, Lochlainn Power and the county minor footballers on last Sunday’s Ulster MFC win away to Donegal and good luck against Down in Omagh. Best wishes also to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers against Tyrone at the same venue this Sunday.

 

Membership: Registration fees for 2018 are now overdue and can be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse. Fees are €20 for players up to and including U-11; €30 for all other players and members and €60 for a family membership. Please note that all players must be paid-up members to be insured for 2018.

 

Dates to remember: The Ladies Club’s Abbey Fanning Tournament is scheduled for June 9. Our 2018 Golf Classic is scheduled for Friday, June 8. Our annual street collection is set for June 15 and 16, with our Family Fun Day and Mick Farrell Tournament pencilled in for August 18 and 25, respectively. The Kellogg’s Cúl Camp returns to Gavan Duffy Park from July 9-13, with our own Summer Camp scheduled for August 20-24.

 

Sponsor a Seat: To celebrate and promote the continued development of our facilities at Gavan Duffy Park, we are offering the unique opportunity to sponsor/dedicate a seat in our stand at a cost of €50. See our club website (monaghanharps.gaa.ie) or contact Club Secretary Val Forde (secretary.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie) or any committee member for more details.

 

Notes: Anyone who has news for inclusion in the club notes can send an email to pro.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie by Tuesday morning.

 

Gavan Duffy Park: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Contact Jimmy Croarkin on 087 1249635 or Pádraig Callan on 087 2543511 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:

 

U-13: We next host Clontibret in round three of the league on Monday, May 28 at 7.30pm. Training continues every Sunday in Rooskey between 12 noon and 1.30pm.

 

U-15: Last Monday’s league match versus Cootehill was postponed and will take place after the exam break when the league fixtures recommence.