Fixtures: Saturday, April 1: RFL Division 1A v Donaghmoyne (Home) at 6pm; U-14 FL Division One v Carrickmacross (Home) at 2pm; U-14 FL Division Five v Carrickmacross (Home) at 3.15pm

Monday, April 3: U-14 HL v Carrickmacross (Away) at 6.30pm

Tuesday, April 4: MFL Division Two v Latton (Away) at 6.30pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 24, 25, 26 and 28. Jackpot of €2,000 won by David Walsh c/o Brian O’Sullivan (Hurling Club). Congratulations to David! The additional draw for €30 was won by Noel Hennessy. Jackpot for Sunday, April 2 is €1,000 and Mary and Fergus Coyle are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in our clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome. Thanks to everyone for their support for our Lotto, which plays a critical role in our club’s funding. We ask all club members to continue to promote our Lotto as much as possible.

 

Race night: Thanks to everyone who supported our 2017 race night, which brought a good crowd to the clubhouse last Friday night. Thanks to everyone who came along, to Brian Armitage and Owen Connell for their help on the night, to everyone who bought a horse for any of the ten races or contributed to the auction race or the novelty ‘Afghan Hound’ race and to all who contributed food. Well done to the senior players and all organisers, led by Nicholas Scott, who pulled everything together. We would like to thank our extensive list of sponsors for their support: Maguire International; Corrib Food Products; Magill Jewellers; McConnon’s Shop, Old Cross Square; Carbin Carpentry; DBSM Centre of Excellence; Ward’s Pharmacy; J.G. Kelly Supplies; Connolly & McCabe Accountants; Robbie Gallagher of Sherry FitzGerald; Neighbourhood Restaurant; St Mary’s Boys National School; Moneycare; St. Macartan’s College; Monaghan Electrical; CoyMag Construction; Eastern Balti; Combilift; McGuigan Architects; The Squealing Pig Bar & Restaurant; Klasmann-Deilmann; An Poc Fada; Westenra Arms Hotel; McArdle Computer & Office Supplies; Wineways/Cosy Bar; The Fabric Centre; Supreme Dry Cleaners; Fanning’s Home Bakery; Hillgrove Hotel, Leisure & Spa; Diamonds Casino; QED Engineering; Bond Safety; Councillor Séamus Treanor; Troy Panels-Electrical Control Panels; Dolan’s Pharmacy; Terry’s Bar; Larkin’s Car Parts Distribution; Rant and Rave clothing; FJ Coyle & Associates; Cathal McAnenly; Gaelscoil Ultain; Wilson’s Menswear; Boots Pharmacy; The Fitness Habit Gym; Coral Leisure Complex; Francie McQuaid Tyres; Black’s Allcare Pharmacy; Sam’s Bridge Service Station; and our club members in the USA, namely Dan Scott; Liam McNelis; Gerry McEntee; and Gareth Treanor of our senior football sponsors, Soleire.

 

Reserves: We got off the mark in the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Division 1A with a 0-19 to 3-2 win at home to Clontibret last Saturday. Liam Hahessy, Shane McMahon, Nicholas Treanor, Shane Coyle, Aodhán Óg McAnespie and Emmett McArdle were all on target in the first half and although we gave away two goals, we led by 0-10 to 2-1 at the interval. Liam continued to lead our scoring in the second half, while Emmett McArdle and Conor Forde were also on target as we pulled away in the final quarter.

Team and scorers: Emmett McArdle (0-1); Niall Treanor, Remy McKenna, Paul Smyth; Éimhín Morahan (Capt., 0-2), David Lowry, John Mulligan; Shane Coyle (0-2), Aodhán Óg McAnespie (0-1); Nicholas Treanor (0-2), Shane McMahon (0-3), Niall Greenan; Dean Fanning, Evan Doherty, Liam Hahessy (0-6).

Sub: Conor Forde (0-2) for Greenan.

We are due to host Donaghmoyne in Division 1A this Saturday at 6pm: check online to confirm fixture.

 

Minors: The Minor Football League began on Tuesday with a 2-11 to 2-10 win over Emyvale. The lads are away to Latton next Tuesday.

 

U-16: The Under-16 Football League began on Thursday with a 3-9 to 1-9 win over Scotstown at 6.30.

 

U-14: Both of our Under-14 football teams are at home to Carrickmacross this Saturday: Division One at 2pm, Division Five at 3.15.

 

U-12s: Our Under-12 Zone D team defeated Truagh on Wednesday. Both teams were due to be away to Castleblayney this Saturday, but these games have been postponed for a week.

 

Club History: We hosted our second club reminiscence night in the clubhouse last Thursday night. Thanks to all who attended and shared their memories of the club and also to everyone involved in organising the night.

 

Saturday-morning coaching: Our popular Saturday-morning coaching and games sessions for U-6s, U-8s & U-10s start up again this weekend (April 1) at 10am. Saturday-morning football for boys and girls in Gavan Duffy Park continues to go from strength to strength, with the numbers attending growing year on year. The club is very fortunate to have a pool of hardworking and dedicated individuals who look after and coach these ‘early learners’. Our Saturday-morning activities are fun-filled and enjoyed by the children and are an equally rewarding and enjoyable experience to those who help make it happen, so we encourage anyone with an interest to get involved.

 

Membership: Registration fees of €20 for 2017 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse. All players and members must be paid up by the end of March. The deadline is almost with us, so members are asked to register as soon as possible. Members can now avail of the GAA’s new ‘GRMA’ scheme, with access to exclusive discounts and special offers. See gaa.ie for more details.

 

DIL: Darkness into Light 2017 will take place in the early hours of Saturday, May 6. The launch for the Monaghan and Cavan events will take place in our clubhouse next Thursday, April 6 at 8pm.

 

Dates to remember: The Senior Football League is scheduled to start on Saturday week, April 8 (away to Killanny). Provisional fixtures for 2017 are available on our website. Our annual Cake Sale is set for Saturday, April 29. We will be participating and hosting at Féile Peil na nÓg 2017 (June 23-25), a week after our juvenile street collection. Keep an eye on club notes for more details on these events.

 

Coaching: There are several upcoming coaching courses/workshops. Thanks to everyone who attended the Skill Development Workshop for U-14/U-16 coaches on our own grounds on Monday, delivered by Colin Malone. Check the Monaghan GAA website and contact Pádraig Callan if you wish to attend any. Keep an eye out for details about a possible upcoming Child Protection course.

 

Pitch bookings: All pitch bookings for 2017 for training or matches must be made via 086 1957155. Training slots have been allocated and any changes must be notified in advance. All co-operation from team mentors in maintaining the pitches is appreciated.

 

County: Well done and good luck to all Harps players playing for the county teams at present. Good luck especially to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior team in their Allianz NFL final-round game against Dublin in Clones on Sunday.

 

Ladies notes: Well done to our U-16 team who had a great win over Middletown on Saturday in a challenge game. Thanks to all who came to support.

Our U-14 league matches started this week. The girls were at home to Inniskeen on Tuesday evening. Please check club Facebook page for match result. Training as usual for U-12s and U-14s in Gavan Duffy Park; Thursdays 6-7pm.

No word on senior fixtures. Keep an eye on the club’s Facebook page for updates. Training continues Thursday at 7pm in Rooskey.

Monaghan Harps Ladies Club is hosting a coffee morning on Sunday, April 23 in St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre. The purpose of this is to raise necessary funds for the club and all help would be appreciated. Everyone welcome.

 

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 4515206 for more information. Anyone looking to book the clubhouse for meetings, functions, etc. is asked to please give a week’s notice for convenience.