Fixtures: Friday, June 16: IFL v Toome (Home) at 8pm
Saturday, June 17: U-13 FL Division Five v Donaghmoyne (Away) at 1pm
Sunday, June 18: RFL Division 3B v Killanny (Away) at 1.30pm
Monday, June 19: U-17 FL Division Four v Truagh (Away) at 7.30pm; U-13 HL v Latton (Away) at 7pm
Tuesday, June 20: RFL Division 1A v Latton (Away) at 8pm; U-13 FL Division One v Castleblayney (Home) at 6.30pm
Wednesday, June 21: U-15 HL v Latton (Away) at 7pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 2, 5, 25 and 30. Jackpot of €2,700 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Evelyn Boylan c/o Paddy Donnelly; Noel Boyle c/o Dermot Coyle; Peadar Fox c/o Séamus Treanor; and Marian O'Brien c/o Matt McCaughey. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Eileen McElvaney. Jackpot for Sunday, June 18 is €2,800. Thanks to everyone for their continued support for our lotto, which plays an integral part for the club and is funding our current development works. Please note that the cut-off point for ClubZap each week is 6pm on Sunday.
IFL: We got off the mark in the Intermediate Football League with a hard-earned win away to Seán McDermotts last Friday. A Dean Doherty goal and points from Michael Galligan. Neil McAdam, Shane McMahon and Luke McManus had us 1-8 to 0-6 up at half-time and although we had to withstand some pressure in the second half, we held on to our five-point advantage (1-13 to 0-11).
Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Gary Devlin, Thomas Croarkin, Jake McConnon; Kevin Moran, Aodhán Óg McAnespie (Capt.), David Lowry; Lochlainn Power, Dylan McKenna; Michael Galligan (0-5, 3f), Nicholas Scott, Dean Doherty (1-0); Neil McAdam (0-3, 1f); Shane McMahon (0-3f), Luke McManus (0-2).
Sub used: Oisín Fagan.
We host Toome tonight (Friday). All support welcome!
Annual Juvenile street collection: On Friday and Saturday week, June 23 and 24, the club has our annual fundraising collection for our juveniles. We will need approx. 40 volunteers spread across the two days to cover all the various collection locations. Two-hour time slots will run from 9.30am to 5.30pm on both days. This is a huge opportunity for the club to raise funds for the juveniles, so the more volunteers we have the better. Alison Clerkin (087 6528927), Úna Forde (087 6107329) and Sharon McCaffrey (083 1035737) are the key points of contact; for those of you available to volunteer, please contact any of them directly to secure your preferred time slot. Thanks in advance for your support.
County: Well done to Adrian, Ethan, Jack, Mark, John, Shea and the Monaghan minor footballers on their win in the All-Ireland MFC v Mayo and good luck in the upcoming semi-final v Kerry. Good luck to Kevin Loughran, Emma Clerkin and the county senior teams this weekend. Hard luck to Hollie, Lydia, Alannah and the county U-14 ladies in the All-Ireland Silver Final v Down.
Scór: Good luck to our two teams representing the Harps at the Scór na bPáistí table quiz in Íontas, Castleblayney. Ádh mór freisin to our dancers, singers, recitations and music groups in Clontibret tonight (Friday) at 8pm. We would like to say go raibh maith agaibh to Niamh Coyle, Rossa Gilsenan and Leah Reilly for all their hard work. Finally, well done to all our singers and musicians at the recent County Fleadh in Scotstown.
Reserves: Our reserve teams had a busy few days, starting with a narrow win at home to Scotstown in Division 3B on Sunday. All of our forwards were on target in a game where John Mulligan's goal at the start of the second half helped us to a 1-10 to 1-8 win.
Team and scorers: Jason Allister; Gregory O'Connell, Niall Treanor, Séadh Deeney; Adam McGarry, Conor Devlin, Max Mallen; Mark McManus, Mark Clerkin; Terence McDonald (0-3, 1f), Ali Galligan (0-1), Colm Shalvey (Capt., 0-2, 1f); John Mulligan (1-0); Eoin O'Hanlon (0-3), Niall Hahessy (0-1).
Subs used: Stephen Ward; Michael McDonnell.
We then hosted Truagh in Division 1A on Tuesday evening. We had nine scorers on the night as we led throughout the game, with goals by Evan Doherty and Eoin O'Hanlon helping to secure a win on a scoreline of 2-17 to 2-7.
Team and scorers: Conor Callan; Conor Devlin, Jake McConnon, Oisín Fagan; Gary Devlin, David Lowry, Max Mallen; Dylan McKenna (0-1), Gary White (0-1); Mark Clerkin, Shane McMahon (0-3), Dónal Hahessy (0-2, 1f); Eoin O'Hanlon (1-1), Evan Doherty (Capt., 1-3), Colm Shalvey (0-2).
Subs used: Terence McDonald (0-3); Gregory O'Connell; Ali Galligan (0-1).
The busy schedule continues with away games v Killanny (Division 3B) and Latton (Division 1A) this week. Please check online to confirm fixtures.
U-17: Our minor Division Four team begin their league campaign away to Truagh on Monday evening, while the county team's progress in the All-Ireland series means the Division One start will be postponed.
U-15: Our U-15s are set to return from the exam break with a home game against Truagh next Thursday, June 22.
U-13: A busy few days for our U-13s featured a good win at home to Corduff in Division Five on Sunday and a spirited comeback to draw away to Scotstown in Division One on Monday. The Division Five lads are back in action this Saturday in Donaghmoyne.
Good luck: To all students currently sitting exams, especially to our own young club members.
Saturday-morning coaching: Our juvenile Gaelic football coaching for 4-9-year-olds has resumed for 2023 and continues each Saturday morning from 10-11am. Thanks to everyone involved.
Instagram: Our official Instagram page is up and running, head over and give us a follow. https://instagram.com/monaghanharpsgfc?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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.
