Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 1, 3, 24 and 28. Jackpot of €5,300 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Kevin Smyth c/o Brian O’Sullivan (Hurling Club); €40 Mary Macklin c/o Maria McKenna; €40 Hugh McCague c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Johnny McCrudden c/o Jimmy Croarkin. Jackpot for Sunday, February 2 is €5,400 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 over 25 years.

 

Juvenile Presentation: Our annual juvenile presentation night took place on Friday, January 16 in the clubhouse. Juvenile Chairman Adrian Gunn welcomed the large crowd in attendance, before Gary Murray called up all our 2019 U-11s, including U-10 Player of the Year Charlie O’Brien, U-10 Most Improved Player Denas Nagulevicius, U-10 Player of the Year Kyle Lavery and U-11 Most Improved Player Jake Cassidy. James Corrigan, Fintan Grimes, Dermot Coyle and Adrian called forward the U-13s, who contested several finals in 2019 and managed to retain the Coyle Cup. The U-13 Player of the Year awards went to Jack Lynch and Diarmuid McGinnity (Most Improved). Mel McMorrow, Brian Lenehan and Nicholas Scott presented the U-15 awards to Player of the Year Gary Devlin and Most Improved Player Gregory O’Connell, before the U-17 Most Improved Player award was presented to James Curley by Jimmy Croarkin, Chris Conway and Colm Shalvey. The Kieran Morgan Memorial trophy for the overall Juvenile Player of the Year went to 2019 U-17 captain Dean Doherty. Martin Sheridan also presented a Volunteer of the Year award to Úna Forde, who has played a key part for the club in various roles across recent years, giving great service on our committee Saturday-morning coaching session. Thanks to some our young county minor and U-20 players – Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh, Daragh Croarkin and Nathan Lavery – for helping with the presentations and also to the Morgan family. Well done to our juvenile committee and everyone involved in planning a well-run night.

 

Charity match: Our annual charity match took place at Gavan Duffy Park on December 28. We ask that all sponsorship cards be returned to Mary White/Owen Connell or left into the clubhouse by this Sunday night. All support appreciated.

 

Registration: Registration fees for 2020 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse. Fees are as follows: U-11s €20; juveniles/seniors €30; family membership €60. Please note that all adult and juvenile players must be registered before starting training for 2020.

 

Ireland Lights Up: Monaghan Harps are proud to be taking part in the Operation Transformation ‘Ireland Lights Up’ project for 2020. Well over 100 people have taken part in each of the first three nights and this will continue each Thursday until February 27. This easy 3.5km route is suitable for all fitness levels and all ages. High-vis jackets will be provided, but we advise participants to bring a torch. Spread the word!

 

Club Draw: The GAA’s National Club Draw is back for 2020, offering great prizes. Tickets are available from club players and committee members. All support appreciated.

 

Upcoming events: The ‘Ireland Lights Up’ walks continue each Thursday until February 27. Also as part of our health and well-being programme, Monaghan Harps are pleased to host a six-week stress-control course, which started on Wednesday. Please come along and bring a friend. Monaghan Arch Club return to our clubhouse for their annual visit on Thursday, February 13.

 

Coaching: Monaghan GAA have several upcoming coaching development courses, as well as a Child Safeguarding/Child Protection course.

 

Schools: Best wishes to all our club players representing their teams in schools’ and colleges’ competitions.

 

O’Neills: A range of Harps gear can now be bought online from O’Neills website. See the club’s social-media pages for the link.

 

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:

 

Table Quiz: Our table quiz will be taking place this Friday at 8pm in the clubhouse. Please keep an eye on our social media platforms for further updates.

 

Juvenile Training: Training will start up before the end of February. All new members welcome! Please get in touch with any club member or through social media if you or your child are interested in playing hurling for 2020.