Fixtures: Wednesday, May 21: SFL v Truagh (Home) at 8pm

Friday, May 23: RFC McKeown Cup v Clones (Home) at 7.30pm

Saturday, May 24: Under-12 Spring League Finals in Cloghan v Carrickmacross at 2pm & Castleblayney at 3pm

Sunday, May 25: RFL Division 1A v Clontibret (Away) at 12.30pm

Monday, May 26: Under-14 FL Division Five v Inniskeen (Home) at 7.30pm

Wednesday, May 28: RFL Division Three v Truagh (Home) at 8pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 1, 15, 16 and 19. Jackpot of €1,600 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Amy Sherry c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 John Conlon c/o Barry Sullivan; €40 Elva Hughes c/o Liadhan Treanor; €40 Edel McKenna c/o Barry Sullivan. Jackpot for Sunday, May 25 is €1,700 and Rose Hughes and Noel Hennessy are on duty. The Lotto plays an essential part in the running of the club and we ask for everyone’s continued support. Please note that tickets can be brought down to the clubhouse from 7.45pm each Sunday.

 

Seniors: Our senior footballers lost to Clontibret in the SFC by 1-13 to 2-7 last Sunday, despite a strong second-half comeback in Castleblayney. Despite Liam Hahessy kicking the opening point, we struggled badly in the first half and Clontibret scored an unanswered 1-6. Fearghal flicked to the net in the first minute of the second half and Dónal and Niall Hahessy added points, before Evan Doherty punched a high ball in for our second goal. Dónal and Nicholas Scott brought us level and although Clontibret retook the lead, Nicholas Treanor and Conor Galligan replied, only for Clontibret to hit the last three points.

Team and scorers: Ashley White; Aodhán Óg McAnespie, David Hughes, Kevin Loughran; Niall Hahessy (0-1), Conor Galligan (Capt., 0-1), Gareth Treanor; Peter Coyle, Gary White; Dónal Hahessy (0-2, 1f), Nicholas Treanor (0-1), Nicholas Scott (0-1); Liam Hahessy (0-1), Dean Fanning, Fearghal McMahon (1-0).

Subs: Emmett McArdle for Coyle (H-T), Evan Doherty (1-0) for McMahon (black card, 36 mins), Michael Galligan for N Hahessy (inj., 53).

We host Truagh in the league tomorrow night (Wednesday).

 

Darkness into Light: The planting of the ‘memory tree’, which Jenny Blackburn kindly donated for the Darkness into Light run, will take place at our grounds this Friday at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome.

 

Reserves: In a very busy week for our reserve teams, we host Clones in the McKeown Cup championship this Friday at 7.30pm, before playing away to Clontibret in the RFL Division 1A on Sunday at 12.30pm and at home to Truagh in the RFL Division Three next Wednesday at 8pm. Please support!

 

U-16: Our Under-16 footballers got the better of Corduff in a high-scoring game at Gavan Duffy Park last Thursday. After taking an early lead, our lads fell behind midway through the first half, but goals by Remy McKenna and Ethan Murphy had them ahead by 4-8 to 2-7 at half-time. The Harps stayed ahead throughout the second half and although Corduff closed the gap in an exciting finish, it ended 6-13 to 5-13 in our favour. Donaghmoyne have conceded the game due to be played this Thursday.

Team: Dylan McAree; Ultan O’Rourke, Cathal Power, Thomas Croarkin; Niall Ward, Jamie Shields, Niall McManus; Ben Kearns-Flynn, Paul Peppard; Nathan O’Donoghue, Remy McKenna, Shane McMahon; Jack Deery, Ethan Murphy, Conor Duffy.

 

U-14: Our Under-14 Division One team got their first win of the league with a good performance at home to Emyvale last Friday. Conor McCrystal, Lorcan O’Rourke and Adam O’Neill were on target in the opening quarter to give the Harps a 0-4 to 0-3 lead and that trio all added to their tallies in the second quarter, while Lochlainn Power and Stephen Ward also chipped in with a point each. Emyvale turned the game with a couple of goals in the third quarter, but 1-1 by Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh and points by Conor and Stephen kept our lads in touch. The Harps gained the upper hand in the closing stages, with 1-3 by Conor and a point from Corey McArdle securing a 2-17 to 3-8 win.

Team and scorers: Erikus Dikmonas; Seán Conway, Andrew Lyden; Dylan Maguire, Annan Connor, Oisín Fagan; Conor McCrystal (1-7, 0-2f), Lochlainn Power (0-1); Lorcan O’Rourke (0-3), Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh (1-1), Corey McArdle (0-1); Adam O’Neill (0-2), Stephen Ward (0-2, 1f).

Sub used: David Leanne.

The Division Five league game at home to Inniskeen has been rescheduled for Monday evening.

 

U-12: We are in Cloghan this Saturday afternoon for the Spring League finals, with our second team up against Carrickmacross at 2pm and our first team facing Castleblayney at 3pm. All support welcome!

 

U-10: Our Under-10 footballers took part in the Jim Mulholland Cup in An Ríocht, Co Down last Saturday. The lads won their group, before losing to Kildare side Celbridge in the knock-out stages of what was a very well-run and enjoyable tournament.

 

Good luck: To Mustafa Gamal and the Monaghan minor footballers in their Ulster quarter-final against Tyrone in Newry on Saturday.

 

Golf Classic: We are staging a golf classic in Rossmore Golf Club on June 27. All help, be it taking a team or offering sponsorship, would be much appreciated.

 

Music: There will be a music session in the clubhouse next Friday, May 30. See next week’s notes for more details.

 

Sympathy: At the last two club meetings, votes of sympathy were passed to the families of Peadar McGrath (father of Noel), Frank Sherry (brother of Dónal), Angela Treanor (sister of Kathleen Boyle); Rosie Treanor (sister of Séamus) and Annie Gilsenan (mother of Terry). Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

 

Cúl Camp: This year’s Cúl Camp at Gavan Duffy Park takes place from July 7-11. Booking is now open online at www.kelloggsculcamps.gaa.ie.