Fixtures: Saturday, March 14: U-13 v Magheracloone (Home), Group B at 12pm and Group I at 1.15pm; RFL Division Three v Killeevan (Away) at 4.30pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 3, 17, 22 and 24. Jackpot of €5,900 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Noel Callan c/o Ladies Club; €40 Ann Treanor c/o herself; €40 Aidan Donnelly c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Fiona Mullen c/o Paddy Donnelly. Jackpot for Sunday, March 15 is €6,000 and Maria McKenna is 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.

 

Reserves: We fell to a narrow defeat away to Aughnamullen in last Sunday’s RFL Division 1B opener. Points from Conor McCrystal, Shane McMahon, Niall Greenan and Francis Lynch got us off to a bright start, but a goal brought Aughnamullen into the game and the first half finished level at 0-7 to 1-4. Conor, Shane, Niall and Evan Doherty were on target during the second half, but another goal handed Aughnamullen a 2-8 to 0-12 win.

Team and scorers: Dylan McAree; Jamie Shields, Conn O’Hanlon (Capt.), Kevin Lyden; Dean Doherty, David Lowry, Oisín Fagan; John Mulligan, Shane McMahon (0-2f); Michael Galligan, Conor McCrystal (0-5), Niall Greenan (0-2); Nathan O’Donoghue, Evan Doherty (0-1), Francis Lynch (0-2).

Subs: Luke Coyle for O’Donoghue, Eoghan McGinnity for O’Hanlon (inj.).

Our RFL Division Three campaign is due to start away to Killeevan this Saturday at 4.30pm.

 

U-13: Our U-13 teams are due to start their Spring League campaign with a double-header at home to Magheracloone this Saturday, with the games throwing in at 12 noon and 1.15pm.

 

Scór: Well done to our Scór Sinsir Instrumental group, who represented club and county in last Saturday’s Ulster semi-finals. Well done to all involved with this group, who won the county Ceol Uirlise.

 

Meeting: The club’s monthly senior meeting for March takes place this Thursday evening, with the juvenile meeting tomorrow (Wednesday). Both start at 8pm in the clubhouse.

 

Registration: Registration fees for 2020 are now due 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.

 

Dates to remember: The Intermediate Football League is scheduled to start on Saturday, March 29 (away to Blackhill). Our Friday-evening coaching for juveniles is due to kick off on March 27.

 

St. Patrick’s Day parade: Based on the advice of the National Public Health Emergency Team, all St. Patrick’s Day parades have had to be cancelled.

 

Coaching: Monaghan GAA have several upcoming coaching development courses. See the county website for more details and contact Coaching Officer Pádraig Callan if interested.

 

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:

Juvenile Training: Our first training session of the year last Sunday had a great turn out and we hope to see this again. Training takes place at 11am this Sunday. All new members welcome! Contact Adrian for further details on 087 7859582.