Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 2, 13, 18 and 28. Jackpot of €4,300 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Mary Coyle c/o Fergus Coyle; €40 Eddie Coyle c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Kay McQuaid c/o Sheila Treanor; €40 Peadar Fox c/o Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, November 17 is €4,400 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 has now played a critical role in our club’s funding for 25 years.

 

AGM: The club’s Annual General Meetings have been scheduled as follows: juvenile next Tuesday, November 19 (8pm) and senior on Thursday, November 28 (7.30pm), both in our clubhouse. All paid-up club members can email secretary.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie to receive nomination forms for the senior AGM.

 

Scór concert: A great hour’s entertainment was provided by Monaghan Harps representatives in Scór na bPáistí and Scór na nÓg in a packed clubhouse last Sunday night. Well done to all involved, their tutors and our Cultural Officer Joe Ó Gallchóir.

 

Scór na nÓg: The Acorn Life-sponsored Scór na nÓg county finals take place this weekend, with the stage events on Saturday in Tyholland Community Centre at 8pm. Ádh mór do gach duine.

 

Sympathy: The club sends sympathy to Nuala Conlon and family on the death of her mother, Eilish McRory, to the Hahessy and Dwyer families on the death of Helen and Geraldine’s father, Michael McKenna, and to the Morahan, Flynn and Swift families on the death of Fanchea Morahan. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.

 

Coaching: There are several upcoming Coach Education courses being run by Monaghan GAA, including a Foundation Course on November 22 & 23 and Level 1 on November 29 & 30. Please contact Coaching Officer Martin Sheridan if you wish to attend.

 

safeTALK course: Monaghan GAA Healthy Club Committee are running a safeTALK course to be delivered in Truagh GAA Complex on Wednesday, November 27 from 6.45-10.15 pm. Please contact our Healthy Club Officer Úna Forde in advance if you wish to attend.

 

Elaine Tate: Elaine Tate is a primary-school teacher from Rockcorry. Married to Anthony, with three children – Ava (13), Patrick (11) and Fionn (8) – Elaine was diagnosed in 2014 with Stage 4 Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (kidney cancer). Surgery and ongoing chemotherapy were required to keep the cancer stable. Unfortunately, in July 2019, Elaine took a rare reaction to one of the chemo medications leading to paralysis from the waist down. She is now confined to a wheelchair. Monaghan will play Cavan in Clones on December 1, with any monies raised going toward much-needed adaptations to Elaine’s home to give her more independence on her road to recovery. Tickets can be purchased from Dónal Sherry (086 2336159) and the club would like to encourage members to support this worthy cause.

 

Schools: Good luck to all club players currently preparing for and competing in schools’ competitions.

 

Clubhouse: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Please contact Paudge Connolly on 085 8589135 or Rose Donnelly on 086 0825782 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:

Last Man Standing Competition: Week five is complete: a draw for Tottenham has knocked out several entrants and we are down to the last 16! Week six of the competition will take place on the weekend of November 23/24. Keep an eye on our social media pages for further updates.