Fixtures: Saturday, July 15: U-12 FL Division Five v Donaghmoyne (Away) at 10.30am

Monday, July 17: U-12 HL v Carrickmacross (Home) at 6.45pm

Tuesday, July 18: MFL Division Two v Castleblayney (Home) at 7.30pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 15, 21, 23 and 25. Jackpot of €1,100 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Chris O’Connell c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Sonia Harvey c/o Noel Hennessy; €40 Aoife Quinn c/o Owen Smyth; €40 Aideen McEnaney c/o Paudge Connolly. Jackpot for Sunday, July 16 is €1,200 and Rose Hughes and Noel Hennessy 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 had a hard-earned win away to Magheracloone in the County Monaghan Credit Unions Senior Football League last Friday. Points from Dean Fanning, Fearghal and Shane McMahon, Gareth Treanor, Michael Galligan and Shane Smyth had us 0-7 to 0-6 up at half-time and we maintained a narrow lead throughout the second half. Dean, Fearghal, Stephen Driver and Conor and Michael Galligan got our crucial scores, while some determined defending kept Magheracloone at bay to earn a 0-13 to 0-12 win. We host Killanny next Friday (July 21).

Team and scorers: Ashley White; Thomas Croarkin, Conor Galligan (0-1), Mustafa Gamal; Gareth Treanor (0-1), Nicholas Scott, Conor Duffy; Aodhán Óg McAnespie, Stephen Driver (Capt., 0-1); Dylan McKenna, Dean Fanning (0-3), Shane McMahon (0-1); Michael Galligan (0-2f), Shane Smyth (0-1), Fearghal McMahon (0-3, 1f).

Sub: Niall Greenan for Duffy (39 mins).

 

Reserves: We played Carrickmacross in the RFL Division 2B on Wednesday.

 

Minors: Our minors returned to action after the exam break with a 5-11 to 2-11 win away to St. Tiarnach Sarsfields in the league last Tuesday. The championship started with a 3-11 to 0-14 quarter-final win at home to St. Patrick’s on Tuesday, July 11. The league resumes next Tuesday at home to Castleblayney.

 

U-16: Our U-16s kicked off the Cup section of the Division One league with a good win at home to Donaghmoyne last Thursday. A much-improved performance from the previous week’s loss to the same opponents saw Terence McDonald and Dylan Ballantine get things going with early goals. Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh, Terence and Dylan added points, but having seen several chances go untaken, our lads trailed by 1-8 to 2-3 at half-time. The Harps made a bright start to the second half, with substitute Deivydas Kaklauskas finding the net and Lochlainn Power, Oisín Fagan and Terence kicking points Luke Coyle fired home our fourth goal and with Lochlainn, Ógie, Oisín and Shay Cooney also on target in the final quarter, our lads closed out an entertaining 4-13 to 2-10 win. Our U-16s have a bye this week, before hosting Carrickmacross next Thursday (July 20).

Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Andrew Lyden, Killian Conlon, Cathal Nally; Conor Devlin, Anann Connor, Stephen Ward; Lochlainn Power (0-2), Oisín Fagan (0-2); Luke Coyle (1-0), Jamie McCarron, Terence McDonald (1-3); Shay Cooney (0-1f), Dylan Ballantine (1-1), Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh (Capt., 0-4).

Sub used: Deivydas Kaklauskas (1-0).

 

U-15: We are set to enter the U-15 Ulster Óg Blitz in Cloghan this Saturday morning.

 

U-14: Our U-14 Division Five team booked a place in the championship final with an excellent win away to Carrickmacross last Sunday. We were unable to turn greater possession into enough scores in the first half, despite Luke McManus, Jake McConnon and Gary Devlin kicking points, until Ben Myers hit 1-1 in the closing stages to hand our lads a 1-5 to 1-2 lead. Jake added a goal after the restart and with Gary and Luke adding points, we stayed ahead throughout, helped by some committed work in defence and a very composed performance in goals by Oisín Reilly. Luke lobbed in our third goal late on, while Mark McManus capped a great effort with a point that helped us secure a 3-7 to 1-10 win. The championship final is due to take place in early August, while we have a league game before that on Saturday week.

Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Jordan Crampton, Ryan McSkeane; Shea Swift, Mark McManus (0-1), Ché Treanor; Daragh Croarkin (Capt.), Gary Devlin (0-2); Josh Kelly, Ben Myers (1-1), Dáire Sheridan; Jake McConnon (1-1), Luke McManus (1-2, 0-1f).

Subs: Conor Treanor, Gregory O’Connell, Aidan McGeough, Adam McBride.

 

U-12: Our U-12 Division One team had a comprehensive win away to Castleblayney last Saturday. Our U-12 Division Five team are back in action this Saturday: away to Donaghmoyne at 10.30am. Please note early throw-in time. The next Division One game against Scotstown will now take place next Friday, July 21.

 

County: Well done to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers in last Saturday’s SFC qualifier win in Wexford and good luck to all involved in Carlow this Saturday.

 

Summer Camps: Huge numbers have been taking part in this week’s Kellogg’s Monaghan GAA Cúl Camp at Gavan Duffy Park, which finishes on Friday. Our own Harps Summer Camp will take place in August (14-18). Keep an eye on club notes for more details.

 

Thanks: To all the club members who helped out with the church-gate collection for the Irish Cancer Society last weekend.

 

Coaching: Keep an eye out for details about Monaghan Coaching courses and an upcoming Child Protection course.

 

1981 McNally Cup Team Reunion: A reunion of the Harps U-16 winning team of 1981 has been arranged for the clubhouse this Saturday, July 15. The squad was Barry McEntee, Nigel Corrigan, Seamus McCarron, Kenny Gormley, Ciaran Mullen, Pauric Trappe, Tony Halpin, Barry O’Connor, Val Forde, Ciaran Reilly, Seamus Morgan, Paul Swift, Kevin Tibby, John Tibby, Stephen McKenna, Paul McCormick, Roger McQuaid, Mickey Morgan and Kieran Reynolds. For the record, the mentors were: Patsy Forde, Mick Moran, Tom Reilly, Eddie Whelan, Patsy Kearns and Harry Hughes. The reunion night is not exclusively for this squad but also for anyone who played along with the lads at an earlier or later stage. It has already been confirmed that Ciaran Mullen is flying in from New York, Nigel Corrigan and Barry O’Connor are making the trip from the UK and a few are heading down the road from Dublin. So, if any of those mentioned above (or anyone who knows their whereabouts) is reading this, could you message or email Paul Swift at 086 1703640 or pswift5@eircom.net.

 

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 2543511 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:

Juveniles: Underage coaching and games continues every Sunday at 12pm in Rooskey.

 

U-12: We were at home to Cootehill on Monday, where a good start to the game led to another Harps victory. There were many excellent performances such as from Oisín Reilly in goals, Cian Bradley and Oisín Connolly in the backs along with Ethan Ballantine and Nicholas Sherlock in the forwards. Tiernach Connolly also scored his first goal for the club. Next we have the return fixture against Carrick when they travel to Monaghan on Monday for a 6.45pm throw-in.

 

Fundraiser: We will be carrying out a fundraiser collection around the town over the coming weekend. Please support.