Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 10, 18, 19 and 25. Jackpot of €3,000 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Anne Smyth c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Patrick Farrell Ryan c/o Liadhan Treanor; €40 Marie McArdle c/o Nicholas Treanor; €40 Gwen Moffett c/o Liadhan Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, December 15 is €3,100 and Fergus and Mary Coyle are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in the clubhouse every Sunday night.

 

Table quiz: Our annual Christmas table quiz took place in the clubhouse last Friday night. The winning team out of the 20 that took part was Kevin, Ann and Nicholas Treanor and Gerard Gilsenan. Well done to John Hahessy and all involved in organising the quiz and a special shout-out to Séamus Gallagher, who again did a fine job as quizmaster. Thanks very much to all our sponsors and spot prize donators: Cosy Bar, Leonard Buses, JG Kelly Supplies, Tony Croarkin, Sam’s Bridge, Lakeview Finance, Bond Safety Wear, The Northern Standard, Moneycare, Martin Leonard, Brendan McCleary, Robbie Gallagher, Matt McCaughey, Westenra Hotel, Jim McConnon, Eastern Balti, Ace Cabs, Kerri Landers (Freckles Salon), Dunnes Stores, Style’n’Sport, Tommy Martin, Liadhan Treanor and Maurice Graham.

 

Lotto AGM: The Lotto committee’s Annual General Meeting takes place in the clubhouse this Sunday at 8pm. Anyone involved in the Harps Lotto or anyone who wishes to get involved is invited to attend.

 

Christmas party: Our club Christmas party is on in the clubhouse this Saturday, December 14 at 9pm. There will be food provided and a disco until the early hours. We look forward to a big crowd joining us for a good night’s fun.

 

Charity match: Our annual Christmas charity match will take place on Saturday, December 28 at 2.30pm. Sponsorship forms will be available soon, so keep an eye on the club notes, website and social media.

 

Management: Anyone interested in managing our O’Duffy Cup team or minors should contact Football Development Chairman Fergus Coyle on 086 8502015 before December 22. Expressions of interest in managing juvenile teams for 2014 should be made to Maurice Galligan on 087 2294377.

 

Church collection: Our church-gate collection takes place at all Masses in town this weekend. If you can help out, please text Lorcan McAdam on 087 8505446.

 

Bag pack: We are taking part in a bag-pack in Tesco in association with the Irish Cancer Society, this Friday and Saturday; December 13 and 14. Please volunteer some of your time if you can! Contact Mary White on 086 2661766.

 

Well done: To Kevin Loughran, John Mulligan, James McKenna, Dónal McCarthy, Evan Morahan, Darragh Hannon and the St. Macartan’s College team on their McCormack Cup Final win last Tuesday. Best of luck to the lads in the MacRory knock-out stages in February.

 

Convention: The annual county convention took place last Thursday night in the Hillgrove Hotel, with a nice selection of trophies at the front of the room. Seán McKenna stepped down as secretary after four years and became an Ulster Council delegate, while Garrett Coyle was re-elected unopposed as Coaching Officer. Good luck to them and to new Chairman Pádraig Sherry and Secretary Anita Finnegan. Thanks to Under-16 players Shane McMahon and Niall McManus for helping out with the microphone on the night. The annual award winners were announced, with Monaghan Harps receiving a youth achievement award in hurling, Handballer of the Year for Terry McElvaney and Youth Referee award for Pauric Coyle. Well done to all.

 

Scór: Best of luck to our representatives in the Ulster Scór na nÓg semi-finals in Killeshandra this Saturday at 7pm, who compete in Amhránaíocht Aonair, Bailéad Ghrúpa agus ‘an Léiriú’.

 

Yearbook: The third annual Monaghan GAA Yearbook was released last week and includes extensive coverage of a great year at county level, as well as an article and photos of the club and a tribute to Mick Farrell. Also in the book, our own Shane Smyth was named at full-forward on the senior team of the year, with Conor Galligan in the subs. The book is available now in local shops and we have a few to sell ourselves, which can be purchased by contacting Lorcan McAdam.

 

Coaching: We would like to have a short, informal meeting next Tuesday, December 17 at 8pm in the clubhouse to discuss Saturday-morning coaching structure for 2014. Anyone interested in coaching next year is very welcome.

 

Seniors: As a thank you to the ladies who prepared food for our senior footballers this year, the tables were turned in the clubhouse last Saturday night, when some of the players served the food. Thanks to all involved.

 

Christmas presents: The Ladies Club are currently selling Harps-crested mugs and iPhone covers. See Ladies news for full details.

 

Ladies: The Division One Reserve League Final was played last Sunday, with Donaghmoyne coming out on top on this occasion. The team was: Allison Treanor, Laura McManus (Capt.), Hannah Clerkin, Orla Whelan, Shauna Hetherington, Jennifer Treanor, Eimear O’Rourke, Tessa Fleming, Emma Clerkin, Una Rooney, Sinéad Maguire, Niamh Maguire (Vice-Capt.), Gráinne Treanor, Dearbhla Lenehan, Stephanie Keenan, Tiarna Lavelle and Orla Callan. This has been a long season for both our reserve and senior panel given the first training session of the year was on February 1, with the final game of being played on December 8.  However, it has been a fruitful year as we reached the finals of both league competitions we were in, winning the Division Two league title.  Our last adult league title prior to this was the Senior Division One in 1995. Reaching the Division One Reserve League Final has been a fitting way to finish the season despite the result not going in our favour. Thanks to all the girls as well as David Mee, Eileen McElvaney, Catherine Clerkin and anyone else who has helped us throughout 2013 with the senior teams in any way. Finally, a big thank you to Seanine and Tierna for the meal after the final last Sunday, it was really appreciated.

Keep free this Friday, December 13, for the Monaghan Harps Ladies Club Presentation night. Dancing commences at 7pm in the clubhouse and the presentations will take place after the disco at 9pm. The following presentations will be awarded on the night: Minor Division One runner-up medals 2012, U-16 13-a-side winners medals 2013, Division Two League winners medals 2013, Division One Reserve League Medals 2013, Juvenile Players of Year 2013, Minor Player of Year 2012 & 2013 and finally Senior Player of the year 2013.

The orders are continuing to come in for our Monaghan County GAA Mugs, Monaghan Harps GAA Club Mugs and Monaghan Harps GAA Club iPhone 4 and iPhone 5 covers on sale priced at €12 each or two of any items for €20. Please place your orders using the Monaghan Harps Ladies facebook page or by contacting Allison on 087 9549339.  Please place your order ASAP as this is a limited offer so don’t miss out!  The merchandise will be available for sale in Monaghan Shopping Centre from 4.30-8.30 on Thursday and at our presentation night on Friday in the clubhouse.

The Monaghan Harps Ladies Club AGM is scheduled for Saturday, January 11 at 6.30pm. Further details to follow, including the circulation and return details regarding the nomination forms for the Executive positions and the 2014 team management.