Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Monday's draw were 3, 23, 28 and 29. Jackpot of €1,400 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Séamus McCarville c/o Neill McGinn; Stephanie Sherry c/o Barry Sullivan; Aodhán McCoy c/o Joe Finlay (Hurling Club); and Josephine Kane c/o Matt McCaughey. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Barry Sullivan. Jackpot for Sunday, January 7 is €1,500. Thanks to everyone for your continued support for our lotto, which plays an integral part for the club and is funding our ongoing development works. Please note that the cut-off point for ClubZap each week is 6pm on Sunday.
Sympathy: We lost a proud Harps woman in December with the passing of Eileen Morgan. Our thoughts remain with Jimmy, Seamus, Michael, Damien, Caroline, Aileen and the extended Morgan family at this time. We also pray for the family of the late Hugh Doherty, father of Carol, Barry, Paul & James and grandfather of club players and members Dean, Deagan, Barry and Orrin. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a n-anamacha.
New Year's Day match: Our New Year's Day match took place on Monday, with thanks as always to our organising committee, led by Mary White and Owen Connell. Thanks to everyone who took part and who supported in any way. Well done in particular to Mark McCabe, who stole the show with his goals to win the Man-of-the-Match award, and to Owen Connell and Brian Harvey for their live commentary of the on-pitch action. Bualadh bos mór to our juvenile players who kept the crowd entertained during the half-time break, adding a little more pace and competitiveness to the occasion! GRMA to everyone who generously donated prizes for our raffle and to all who joined us in the clubhouse after the match.
Happy New Year: We would like to wish all our players, members, supporters and sponsors a happy and safe new year! Thanks to everyone who contributes to our club. Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh!
County: Best of luck to Kevin Loughran, Daragh Croarkin and the Monaghan senior football team in the McKenna Cup, which kicked off this week.
Schools: We wish good luck to all our young players currently representing the club in schools' and third-level competitions. We host a MacRory Cup play-off between St. Macartan's College and Patrician High School this Saturday at 11.30am.
Coaching: Expressions of interest in getting involved in our underage management/coaching teams for the 2024 season are to be submitted by this Sunday, January 7, to Club Coaching Officer Dick Clerkin.
Registration: Our Registrar, Claire, will be in the clubhouse from 10am to 10.30am tomorrow morning (Saturday) to take cash registrations for 2024. Reminder: ALL players must be registered before training starts. Please avail of this opportunity to register if you would prefer to pay in cash. Registration can also be completed on the Foireann app. Thanks in advance.
Club Draw: The GAA's National Club Draw is back for 2024, offering great prizes. This is a valuable fundraiser for the club; all support would be appreciated.
Ireland Lights Up: Monaghan Harps GAA Club are delighted to announce the return of Ireland Lights Up, a six-week walking programme for all ages starting next Wednesday, January 10 at 7.30pm. Please come to the foyer and sign in before the walk. We are also taking part in the Irish Life Steps Challenge. To join this, download the Irish Life app, go to the steps challenge, then Ulster GAA and search for Monaghan Harps. Clubs that achieve 4,000 km will go into a draw to win €2,500 for their club. Kickstart a healthy 2024 by joining us for one or both of these activities.
Junior Disco: A massive thank you to everyone who attended our Christmas disco at the Harps. A huge 'míle buíochas' to everyone who helped out on the night also. We look forward to seeing you all in 2024!
Clothing drive: Our Hurling Club's annual clothing drive is planned again for January 13 and 20, 2024. If you have any unwanted clothes, please keep them until January and bring them to the clubhouse.
Club app: As well as offering an option to support our lotto, our new club app also has a function to pay your annual membership, make financial donations to the club, as well as a communication suite for all that goes on at the club. You can get involved by downloading 'ClubZap' on your phone and registering as a Monaghan Harps GAA Club member.
