Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 1, 4, 12 and 19. Jackpot of €3,400 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Senan Dalton c/o Jim Dalton (Hurling Club); €40 Nuala Carroll c/o Brian O’Sullivan (Hurling Club); €40 Dominic Rooney c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Paul Hamill c/o Dermot Coyle. Jackpot for Sunday, January 17 is €3,500 and Gráinne and Owen Connell are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in our refurbished clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome.

 

Charity match: All funds raised from this will go to a local charity/charities to be named at a later date and any sponsorship forms still to be returned can be left into the clubhouse or to the organisers.

 

Membership: Registration fees of €20 for 2016 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse.

 

Sympathy: We send our sympathy to Thomas McCabe and family on the death of his mother, Rosaleen. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.

 

Calendar: The last copies of our 2016 calendar, featuring excellent photos of club teams from throughout this year are on sale now from the Harps clubhouse for just €5.

 

Coaching: Monaghan Coaching & Games Development are running a series of Coach Education programmes and there are also a number of coaching workshops coming up in Cloghan in the next few months. See the Monaghan GAA website for more details.

 

County awards night: Monaghan GAA’s annual awards presentation night will be held in the Hillgrove Hotel on Friday week (January 22). Martin McEntee will receive the Handball Award, while the Ulster-winning county senior footballers will be the special guests on the night.

 

Club history: A group of members are currently working on finishing a club history. Anyone who wishes to submit material is asked to contact Fergus Coyle, Enda Galligan, Joe McElvaney or Colm Shalvey. Club photos of historical value are particularly welcome and they can be emailed to Pro.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie.

 

Gavan Duffy Park: The refurbished Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Contact Jimmy Croarkin on 087 1249635 or Pádraig Callan on 087 2139188 for more information. Anyone looking to book the clubhouse for meetings, functions, etc. is asked to please give a week’s notice for convenience.