Fixtures: Sunday, November 11: U-17 FL Division One Final v Latton in Emyvale at 1.30pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 7, 17, 22 and 23. Jackpot of €4,500 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Anne Smyth c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Chris Conway (direct debit) c/o Owen Connell; €40 Peter Oliver Laughlin c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Dermot Coyle c/o himself. Jackpot for Sunday, November 11 is €4,600 and Mary McRory, Rose Donnelly and Úna Forde 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.

 

U-17: Our U-17s had a fine win in their Division One league semi-final at home to Inniskeen last Sunday. 1-1 from Luke Coyle and two points each by Eoghan McGinnity and Dylan Ballantine got our lads off to a strong start and although Inniskeen stayed in touch, with the gap at just a goal after 20 minutes, a quick burst of 1-1 from Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh and a fine point by Nathan Lavery made it 2-7 to 0-6 in our favour at half-time. Eoghan kicked the first score of the second half and with Ógie adding a hat-trick of points, our lead stretched, although Inniskeen had a chance to close the gap when they won a penalty. Daragh Croarkin’s save started a swift counter-attack, however, which saw Dean Doherty fire home our third goal. Further majors followed from Ógie and Mujtaba Gamal, while four points by Eoghan and one apiece from dominant midfielders Lochlainn Power and Lorcan O’Rourke sealed a win on a scoreline of 5-17 to 1-10. Our U-17s will now contest the Division One league final against Latton, which is due to be played this Sunday in Emyvale at 1.30pm. All support welcome.

Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Cathal Nally, Nathan Lavery (0-1), Conor Devlin; Stephen Ward, Killian Conlon, Oisín Fagan; Lochlainn Power (0-1), Lorcan O’Rourke (0-1); Eoghan McGinnity (0-7, 4f), Dylan Ballantine (0-2, 1 ’45), Dean Doherty (1-0); Anann Connor, Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh (2-4), Luke Coyle (1-1).

Subs used: Terence McDonald, Liam Conway, Mujtaba Gamal (1-0), James McKenny, Jamie McCarron.

 

JFL Final: We hosted the Eurotech Junior Football League Final between Cremartin and Clones last Sunday. Thanks as always to the club members who helped out and especially to everyone who had our grounds in great condition for a double-header in November.

 

Scór concert: Please keep free this Sunday, November 11, for our Scór concert in the clubhouse at 7pm. All our competitors from Scór na bPáistí and our representatives in Scór na nÓg, which takes place on November 17 in Threemilehouse, will provide entertainment on the night.

 

AGMs: The club’s Annual General Meetings have been scheduled as follows: Thursday, November 15 (Juvenile) and Thursday, November 22 (Senior).

 

Fun Day: Please ensure that any outstanding Balloon Race cards are returned to Jimmy Croarkin ASAP.

 

Coaching: Upcoming coaching courses being run by Monaghan GAA include Foundation and Level 1 at the end of November. Coaches are asked to please contact Noreen McMorrow if interested.

 

Clubhouse: 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.