Fixtures: Saturday, March 12: Under-14 FL Division One v Emyvale (Home) at 2pm
Sunday, March 13: RFL Division 1A v Scotstown (Home) at 2pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 3, 4, 9 and 15. Jackpot of €4,200 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Ann McCague c/o Donna Marie Morgan (Ladies Club); €40 Patrick Grimley c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Fiona Mullen c/o Tessie Connolly; €40 Tomás O’Reilly c/o Donna Marie Morgan (Ladies Club). Jackpot for Sunday, March 13 is €4,300 and Ann and Kevin Treanor are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in our refurbished clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome.
Reserves: We fell to a defeat in our first Reserve Football League Division Three game away to Éire Óg last Sunday. A new-look team featured five players making their first starts at adult level, with another two making their debuts as substitutes in a game where we had plenty of possession but failed to turn it into the scores we needed. A more clinical Éire Óg team ran out 1-15 to 0-8 winners. Our next game in this competition, under the management of Gary McAleer, Seán Morahan and John Hahessy, is against Truagh on Sunday week.
Team: Conor Flynn; Paul Smyth, Marc Brennan, Niall McManus; Kyle O’Leary, John Mulligan, Brendan McQuaid; Dylan McKenna, James McKenna; Ruairí Forde, Colm Shalvey, Dessie McGarry; Reece Treanor, Robbie Moyna (Capt.), David Carey.
Subs: Nathan O’Donoghue for Treanor, Pat Meehan for Carey, John Treanor for Forde, Dillon Duffy for McGarry.
We start our RFL Division 1A campaign this Sunday at home to Scotstown at 2pm. Good luck to the players and management.
U-14: Our Under-14 Division One team get the juvenile year underway with a league game at home to Emyvale this Saturday at 2pm. All support welcome.
Poker: Thanks to everyone who supported our Poker Classic in the clubhouse last Saturday night, which eventually saw the first prize go to our own Dermot Coyle. Thanks also to our sponsors – see next week’s notes for more details.
Know Your Sport: Our sports prediction competition is set to make a comeback for 2016. Keep an eye on club notes and social media for more details.
Dates to remember: We are looking forward to taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade in town as always next Thursday (more details next week), as well as a get-together for club coaches and volunteers this Saturday night: contact Una Forde for more info. Our Cake Sale takes place in the Shopping Centre on Saturday, April 16, two weeks after the scheduled return of our Saturday-morning coaching. The Senior Football League starts on Sunday week (March 20) with a home game against Doohamlet, while the Minor Football League begins on Tuesday, April 5 away to Scotstown. We will once again host Darkness into Light Monaghan this year in the early hours of Saturday, May 7, with a launch night for the Cavan and Monaghan events at the Hotel Kilmore next Tuesday, March 15.
Juveniles: As well as our Under-14 Division One team starting their league this Saturday, all other juvenile teams are preparing for the start of their leagues, which are scheduled as follows: Under-16s: Thursday, March 31; Under-14 Division Five: Saturday, March 26; Under-12 (Spring League): Saturday, March 19.
Seachtain na Gaeilge: As part of Seachtain na Gaeilge, Rith 2016, an Irish language fun run that is visiting every county in Ireland, will visit Baile Mhuineacháin an Satharn seo at 7pm, commencing in the Diamond. Killeevan host a GAA countywide table quiz entirely in Irish in the Acorn Centre, Newbliss this Friday at 8.30pm. Friday is also the deadline for applications for the Coiste Chontae Mhuineacháin scholarships to Donegal Gaeltachts Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste agus Coláiste Chú Chulainn, Gaoth Dobhair. Forms are available on the Monaghan GAA website or by contacting Breda Ní Chumhaí, Oifigeach Gaeilge agus Cultúir, at irishculturalofficer.monaghan@gaa.ie or 086 8593694.
Pitch bookings: All pitch bookings for 2016 for training or matches must be made via 086 1957155. Training slots have been allocated and any changes must be notified in advance.
Membership: Registration fees of €20 for 2016 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor (086 2591411) or in the clubhouse. All players and members must be paid up by the end of March and are asked to register as soon as possible. Keep an eye on club notes for details of an upcoming registration night.
Keys: Anyone who has any keys for our facilities at Gavan Duffy Park that are not currently needed is asked to please return them to Damien Morgan or any club member at their earliest convenience.
Pitch bookings: All pitch bookings for 2016 for training or matches must be made via 086 1957155. Training slots have been allocated and any changes must be notified in advance. Please note that the main pitch remains closed until further notice.
County/Colleges: Good luck to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers in Sunday’s NFL game in Cork and to Kevin Loughran, Fearghal McMahon and the county Under-21s in their Ulster championship quarter-final against Fermanagh in Inniskeen next Wednesday (March 16). Best wishes to all Harps players currently playing for schools and college teams.
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. See the Monaghan GAA website or contact Pádraig Callan on 087 2139188 for more details.
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.
Hurling:
Sympathy: The club as a whole would like to extend their deepest sympathies to James Greenan and family on the passing of his father, Pauric.
U-14s: With only weeks to go until the start of the U-14 league, training continues for all members of the panel and all other juvenile teams on Sundays at 12pm.
Congratulations: A huge congratulations to Alan Ryan and his newlywed wife Sharon on their recent marriage. Congrats also to Conor O’Neill who was involved in the Fergal Maher Cup winning Sligo IT squad.
By cshalvey Sat 12th Mar
