Fixtures: Thursday, July 25: U-16 FC Division Two v Emyvale (Away) at 7.30pm; SHC v Inniskeen (Home) at 8pm
Saturday, July 27: IFL S-F v Carrickmacross (Away) at 7pm
Sunday, July 28: U-12 FL Division Four v Scotstown (Away) at 11am
Monday, July 29: U-14 HL v Castleblayney (Away) at 7.30pm
Tuesday, July 30: MFL Division Five v Castleblayney (Home) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 10, 14, 19, and 28. Jackpot of €4,300 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Majella Treanor c/o Paudge Connolly; Adam McQuaid c/o Paddy Donnelly; Peter McLoughlin c/o Ann Treanor; and Michael O'Brien c/o Marian O'Brien. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Jimmy Croarkin. Jackpot for Sunday, July 28 is €4,400. 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.
IFL: We are away to Carrickmacross this Saturday evening at 7pm in the semi-finals of the Intermediate Football League. All support welcome.
Club Gear Swap: Monaghan Harps and the Green Clubs committee invite all members to take part in a club Gear Swap which takes place between 9.30 and 11.30am this Saturday morning, July 27, at Gavan Duffy Park. Club members of all GAA codes are invited to drop off Harps gear that your children have outgrown and give them a new lease of life, while also picking up some club wear to suit those growing limbs. Any gear in good condition is accepted, such as half-zips, t-shirts, shorts, tracksuit bottoms, boots, gloves etc. A fair usage policy will be adopted so please only take a couple of items per child to ensure that everyone gets to take something home. If you can't make it this Saturday, don't worry as there will be other opportunities over the rest of the season.
Summer Camp: Our club summer camp returns from August 12 to 16. We are looking forward to a fun-filled week. Please fill out the expression of interest form via our social media if you have kids who would like to attend. As there are only limited places available, form completion does not guarantee a place. Payment secures places and can be made at juvenile training on Saturday mornings.
Sponsor a Seat: To celebrate and promote the continued development of our facilities at Gavan Duffy Park, we are offering the opportunity to sponsor/dedicate all remaining seats in our stand at a cost of €50. Contact a player or committee member from any section of the club for more information.
Minors: Hard luck to our minor Division One team, who fell just short in an exciting league semi-final away to Truagh on Tuesday evening. Goals by Oisín Brannigan and Daniel Alexis kept our lads in touch in a high-scoring start, with the first half finishing level at 2-4 apiece. The momentum continued to swing throughout the second half and although we hit the net again through Jack Lynch, Truagh responded almost immediately to retake the lead. Points from John McCrystal and Jack levelled it up again late on, only for Truagh to reply with a winning score that sent them through by 4-9 to 3-11. Our lads will now turn their focus to the championship.
Team: Jack Kierans; Dónal Moran, John Sherry, Diarmuid McGinnity; Shay Lambe, Shea Corrigan, Daniel Alexis (1-0); Orrin Doherty, Kyle Lavery; Eoin Sheridan (0-1), Jack Lynch (1-3), Oisín Brannigan (1-0); Dara Mullin (0-1); John McCrystal (0-5), Josh Cassidy (0-1).
Subs used: Kyle Cooney; Mark Lynch.
Our Division Five team host Castleblayney next Tuesday.
U-16: Our U-16s began their championship with a win at home to Tyholland last Thursday. An early goal by Rhys Coyle got us off to a strong start, which set us up for a good team performance. Some fine scores by Kyle Lavery, Joe Gunn, Joseph O'Neill, Josh Cassidy and Calum McCaffrey helped us start the group stage with a win. We are away to Emyvale tonight (Thursday).
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn; Ruairí Smyth, Jake Cassidy, Seán Lambe; Charlie O'Brien, Conor Farmer, Joe Gunn (Capt., 0-1); Joseph O'Neill (0-1), Josh Cassidy (1-0); Deagan Doherty, Kyle Lavery (0-12, 2f), Andrew McKenna; Rhys Coyle (1-0), Lewis Duffy, Cayden McDonnell.
Subs used: Calum McCaffrey (0-2, 1f); Cormac O'Gara.
U-14: Our U-14 Division One team hosted Truagh in the championship last night (Wednesday). Our Division 5A and 5B sides lost out to Truagh and Scotstown last weekend.
U-12: Our U-12 Division Four team make the short trip to Scotstown this Sunday morning.
IFC: We have been drawn along with Truagh, Carrickmacross, Castleblayney and Emyvale in Group Two of the McElvaney Recycling Intermediate Football Championship, which will begin on the weekend of August 10/11.
Juvenile coaching: Thanks to everyone involved in our Saturday-morning football coaching. Training continues every Saturday at 10am in Gavan Duffy. To register a new or existing player, please log on to the Foireann app or www.foireann.ie.
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.
