Fixtures: Sunday, November 3: SFL Semi-Final v Magheracloone (Home) at 2pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 10, 17, 19 and 21. Jackpot of €2,400 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Kathleen Boyle c/o Seán Boyle; €40 Irene Brennan c/o Liz Brennan; €40 Maurice McKenna c/o Jim Dalton (Hurling Club); €40 Dennis Farrell c/o Marie Farrell. Jackpot for Sunday, November 3 is €2,500. Lotto draw takes place in the clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome. A short Lotto meeting will take place on Sunday, November 10 at 9pm.

 

Seniors: We host Magheracloone in the SFL semi-final this Sunday at 2pm. Please come out to cheer the team in their bid to qualify for the league final. Last Sunday saw us earn a 1-16 to 1-9 win in Doohamlet. We started very slowly against the wind, falling behind by 1-6 to 0-1, but had closed the gap to three (1-7 to 0-7) by half-time, before getting on top in the second half, with Shane Smyth scoring our goal late on.

 

Minors: Our minor footballers fell just short with a brave comeback in the MFL Division One Final against Carrickmacross in Oram last Saturday. A disastrous start saw us concede an unanswered 2-3 in the first 11 minutes and it was 2-7 to 0-1 at half-time, with our only score coming from Evan Morahan. Carrick added the first two points of the second half, but a Dónal McCarthy goal finally got our lads going, with points from Kevin Loughran (two) and Fearghal McMahon closing the gap. Evan gave us renewed hope when he found the net and Kevin also fired to the net to set up an exciting finish, but Carrick held on to win by 2-10 to 3-4 and complete the double. Thanks to the players, Brian Lenehan, Michael Buckley, Gary White and Nicholas Scott for their efforts.

Team and scorers: Darragh Hannon; Mustafa Gamal, Carl Foentjies, Conor Burns; Turlough Clerkin, Kevin Loughran (1-2), Tiarnán Bramley; Niall Treanor (Capt.), Dónal McCarthy (1-0); Ahmed Gamal, Evan Morahan (1-1), Francis Lynch; Ciarán McQuaid, Fearghal McMahon (0-1), John Mulligan.

Subs: Jason McHugh for A Gamal (H-T), Kevin Lyden for Lynch (40 mins).

 

Draw: Thanks to everyone who has bought or sold tickets for the Sportsperson’s Dream draw, which will take place next month. Any tickets not yet returned should be given to Gerard Gilsenan ASAP. Tickets can still be purchased online – see link on our club website.

 

AGM: Our Annual General Meeting will take place on Friday, November 29.

 

Coaching courses: The second Monaghan coaching conference will take place in Carrickmacross on Saturday, November 23, while Level One coaching courses are coming up in the next few weeks in Cloghan. If you are interested in attending any of these, please contact juvenile secretary Val Forde.

 

Gala banquet: Monaghan GAA are staging a Gala Banquet in the Hillgrove Hotel on Friday, November 15 to honour this year’s Ulster SFC and MFC winners and the Ulster-winning team of 1988. Contact Lorcan McAdam if you wish to attend.

 

Sympathy: All at the club offer deepest sympathy to the families of Emmett Connolly, Kitty McManus, Edward McCabe, Gerard McCarron and Tony Treanor. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

 

Ladies: Our reserve team defeated Magheracloone in a closely-contested Division One Reserve League semi-final on Monday at Gavan Duffy Park. The result was Harps 2-10 Magheracloone 0-7. The team was Allison Treanor, Dearbhla Lenehan, Laura McManus (Capt.), Shauna Hetherington, Niamh Maguire (Vice-Capt.), Orla Whelan, Gráinne Treanor, Jennifer Treanor, Eimear O’Rourke, Tessa Fleming, Emma Clerkin, Tiarna Lavelle, Sinéad Maguire, Una Rooney, Éadaoin Maguire, Tara Reilly, Aoife Corrigan, Stephanie Keenan & Hannah Clerkin. The Division One Reserve League Final V Donaghmoyne has not been fixed. Training is on Wednesday & Friday at 7pm this week.

Our remaining Minor Division One League fixture is away to Scotstown this Sunday at 12pm. All players to meet in Rooskey at 11am to go to this game. Training is on Wednesday & Friday at 7pm this week.

A big thank you to all the ladies club players, committee, management, parents & supporters past & present who purchased as well as sold the €30 club tickets on behalf of the Ladies club for the upkeep & maintenance of the facilities at Gavan Duffy Park.