Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 10, 15, 20 and 22. Jackpot of €1,800 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Monica Connolly c/o herself; €40 Chris Conway (direct debit) c/o Owen Connell; €40 Liam Travers c/o Séamus McManus; €40 Christy McCabe c/o Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, June 4 is €1,900 and Helen and John Hahessy 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.

 

Seniors: We lost out away to Castleblayney in the County Monaghan Credit Unions Senior Football League last Friday evening. Points from Nicholas Scott, Gareth Treanor, Michael Galligan, Gary White and Fearghal McMahon weren’t enough for us to avoid falling 1-9 to 0-6 down by the end of the first half. We started the second half brightly, only for Blayney to pull further clear with their second goal. A fine goal by Fearghal McMahon and points from Fearghal, Neil McAdam and Gary closed the gap to three, but we fell short on a 2-12 to 1-12 scoreline. Our next SFL game is against Truagh on Saturday, June 10.

Team and scorers: Ashley White; Niall Hahessy, Kevin Loughran, Mustafa Gamal; Aodhán Óg McAnespie, Neil McAdam (0-3, 1f, 1 ’45), Gareth Treanor (0-1); Nicholas Scott (0-2), Stephen Driver (Capt.); Michael Galligan (0-1), Gary White (0-2, 1f), Shane McMahon; Conor Galligan, Nicholas Treanor, Fearghal McMahon (1-3, 0-1f).

Subs: Paddy Connolly for N Treanor (49 mins), Éimhín Morahan for G Treanor (35-37).

 

Reserves: In a busy weekend of Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League action, we host Scotstown in Division 1A tomorrow (Friday) at 8pm and Éire Óg in Division 2B on Sunday at 2pm.

 

U-16: Our U-16s fell to a narrow defeat in a fine contest at home to Latton last Thursday. Eoghan McGinnity, Dean Doherty and Oisín Fagan were on target for our lads in the opening quarter, but Latton got the opening goal to move ahead until Lochlainn Power netted a penalty to make the half-time score 1-4 apiece. It remained tight throughout the second half, with Eoghan, Oisín, Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh and Lochlainn kicking points for the Harps, but Latton finished strongly with a burst of 1-2 giving them the spoils on a 2-11 to 1-10 scoreline. This was the last game before the exam break, with the league set to resume on June 29.

Team and scorers: Shay Cooney; Andrew Lyden, Killian Conlon, Cathal Nally; Conor Devlin, Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh (Capt., 0-2), Stephen Ward; Lorcan O’Rourke, Lochlainn Power (1-1, 1-0 pen); Dean Doherty (0-1), Oisín Fagan (0-2f), Jamie McCarron; Eoghan McGinnity (0-4, 3f), Luke Coyle, Terence McDonald.

Subs used: James McKenny, Deivydas Kaklauskas, Tiarnán O’Rourke, Adam McGarry.

 

U-14: Our Under-14 teams had home wins last Wednesday. Our Division One team saw off Magheracloone thanks to a fine first-half performance. Tiarnán O’Rourke, Luke McManus, Shay Cooney, Jake Power, Karol Parszywka and James Curley were all on target in that opening half as we earned a 4-4 to 0-5 lead. Magheracloone closed the gap after the restart, but points from Shay, Tiarnán, Liam Conway and Jamie Coyle and some strong defending were enough to keep us clear on a final score of 4-10 to 1-11.

Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Ryan McSkeane, James Curley (0-1); Jake McConnon, Liam Conway (Capt., 0-2, 1f), Gary Devlin; Nathan Lavery, Tiarnán O’Rourke (0-2, 1f); Jake Power (1-0), Shay Cooney (1-3, 0-1 ’45), Luke McManus (1-0); Jamie Coyle (0-2, 1f), Karol Parszywka (1-0).

Subs used: Jordan Crampton, Josh Kelly.

Our Division Five team also returned to winning ways at the expense of Scotstown. Points from Shea Swift, Luke McManus and Josh Kelly got us off to a good start, before Conor Treanor, Luke and Josh both found the net to move us 4-5 to 0-4 by half-time. Points from Conor, Shea and Dean Conlon helped keep us ahead, while goalkeeper Oisín Reilly and his defence did well to keep Scotstown at bay. The gap was cut to six points near the end, but a brilliant goal by Jake McConnon secured a 5-8 to 3-5 win.

Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Jordan Crampton, Ché Treanor; Shea Swift (0-3), Gregory O’Connell; Jake McConnon (1-0), Gary Devlin (Capt.); Dáire Sheridan, Josh Kelly (1-1); Luke McManus (2-2), Conor Treanor (1-1).

Subs used: Dean Conlon (0-1), Aidan McGeough, Eoin McCleary, Ryan McSkeane.

Our U-14s were away to Carrickmacross on Tuesday, while we are due to compete in a Féile practice tournament this Saturday, before hosting Carrick in the Division One championship next Thursday (June 8).

 

U-12s: Our Under-12 Division One team had a hard-earned away to Magheracloone on Monday evening. Our lads had to come from behind in an exciting game to run out narrow winners by 4-12 to 6-4, with a John McCrystal goal proving crucial. Well done also to our Division Five team, who started their league campaign with a 1-12 to 1-5 win in Scotstown on Saturday. Both of our U-12 teams are away to Carrickmacross on Saturday, June 10.

 

Féile: We will be hosting boys’ and girls’ U-14 teams for the John West Féile Peil na nÓg 2017 on the weekend of June 23-25. Meath boys’ champions Naomh Colmcille will be our guests. Our U-14 team’s fundraising ‘Marathon Match’ will be rescheduled for a later date.

 

County: Hard luck to Thomas Croarkin and the county minors, who lost out to Cavan in their Ulster championship quarter-final last Sunday.

 

Community Games: Hard luck to the Monaghan Town U-10 Community Games Gaelic Football team, who lost out to a strong Clontibret team in the county final last Sunday.

 

Good luck: To all our young players and members starting the Leaving Cert and Junior Cert exams next week.

 

Membership: Registration fees of €20 for 2017 are now overdue and must be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse as soon as possible.

 

Dates to remember: We will be participating and hosting at Féile Peil na nÓg 2017 (June 23-25), a week after our juvenile street collection. This year’s Abbey Fanning Blitz will take place on Saturday, June 10. We will once again host a Kellogg’s Monaghan GAA Cúl Camp from July 10-14. Registration is open online now. Our own Harps Summer Camp will take place in August (dates to be confirmed). Keep an eye on club notes for more details on these events.

 

Coaching: Keep an eye out for details about an 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.

 

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.

 

Hurling notes:

U-12: We next travel to Keady on Monday, June 5, with a 7.30pm throw-in.

 

Senior: We will open the senior championship with a home fixture against Castleblayney on Thursday, June 29 at 8pm.

 

Ladies Notes:

Results: Well done to our senior team, who beat Emmet Ógs in the reserve league on Sunday.

The U-14 team also had a great win over Doohamlet on Monday night with a scoreline of 3-12 to 5-4.

 

Upcoming Fixtures: No fixtures have released for this coming weekend at time of print. Keep an eye on the club’s Facebook page for updates.

 

Dates to Remember: This year’s Abbey Fanning Blitz will take place on Saturday, June 10. More details to follow.

 

Training: Training continues Thursdays for U-12s and U-14s from 6-7pm and Mondays and Thursdays for U-16s, minors and seniors; 6.50-8pm. Old and new faces welcome.