Fixtures: Friday, June 28: IFL v Castleblayney (Home) at 8pm; U-12 FL Division One v Donaghmoyne (Home) at 6pm
Sunday, June 30: U-12 FL Division Four v Truagh (Away) at 11am
Monday, July 1: U-14 HL v Truagh (Home) at 7.30pm
Tuesday, July 2: MFL Division One v Truagh (Home) at 8pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 3, 8, 24 and 29. Jackpot of €3,900 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Martin McCarville c/o Séamus Treanor; N, K, K Murphy c/o Séamus Treanor; Paudge Connolly c/o himself; and Colm Shalvey (direct debit). The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Dermot Coyle. Jackpot for Sunday, June 30 is €4,000. 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.
Golf Classic: Our 2024 Golf Classic took place at Rossmore Golf Club last Friday and Saturday. We had almost 70 teams taking part, thanks to the great efforts of our organising committee and all who helped out over the two days. We would like to thank the Golf Classic's main sponsors Nissan Ireland (Séamus Morgan), prize sponsors – Monroe's Cocktail Bar; Amatino; and Dolan's Pharmacy – as well as all tee and green sponsors and participants. GRMA also to the Clerkin family for attending the presentation of the Ollie Clerkin Memorial Cup; to our MC Owen Connell; to Peadar McMahon and Gary McEnaney for taking photos; to Brian 'Beano' Clerkin for the BBQ burgers on the 9th; to everyone at Rossmore Golf Club and to David Devlin and staff at The Oak Bar & Bistro for their hospitality.
Congrats to all the prize winners:
1st (Dick Clerkin's team): Dick Clerkin, Philip Quinn, Eugene McGinnity & Ian McBride with 103 points.
2nd (Dr. Kieran Bourke's team): Séamus Meehan, Anthony Gorman, Con McCrossan & Patrick Shannon with 103 points
3rd (John Turley's team): Gavin Turley, Darragh Stirratt, Conor Smyth & Tiernan McGonnell with 102 points.
Ladies' Team Prize: (Owen Connell's team): Gráinne Connell, Ann Y McKenna, Ailish Clark & Finola Hunt with 97 points.
Non-GUI Prize: Seán Treanor, Christopher Treanor, Hugh Treanor & Vincent McCooey with 100 points.
Nearest the Pin on the 6th: Jack Lee
Nearest the Pin on the 12th: Dick Clerkin
Skills Test on 16th Green Draw winner: Peadar O'Hare (41 players landed on the green).
Flag Day: Our annual street collection took place last Friday and Saturday. We would like to say a big thank you to everyone who gave their time to collect, to everyone who made a donation and to our juvenile committee for their efforts in co-ordinating this important fundraiser for the club.
Last Man Standing: Our senior footballers' fundraising Last Man Standing competition for Euro 2024 is down to the final stages. Thanks to everyone who entered and good luck to the remaining competitors.
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.
Sympathy: Cumann Cláirsigh Mhuineacháin express sincere sympathies to the family of the late Pádraig Ó Baoighill. We keep his friends and family in our thoughts at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
IFL: We host Castleblayney in the Intermediate Football League tomorrow night (Friday) at 8pm. All support welcome.
Reserves: We lost out at home to Scotstown in the RFL Division 1A on Tuesday. After an even first half that ended at 1-5 apiece, Scotstown pulled away in the second half.
Team and scorers: Jason Allister; Adam McGarry, Liam Conway (0-1), Conor Devlin; Luke Coyle, Nathan Lavery, Max Mallen; Nicholas Scott, Kevin Moran (Capt.); Shea Swift, Eoin O'Hanlon, Colm Shalvey; Niall Greenan; Eoghan McGinnity (0-4, 2f), Fionán Ó Gallchóir.
Subs used: Shane Moran; Senan Cudden (0-1); Thomas Croarkin; Oisín Fagan (1-0); Evan Doherty; Gregory O'Connell.
Minors: The minor league resumes after the exam break next Tuesday with a home game against Truagh.
U-16: Our U-16s returned from their exam break last Thursday with a home game, where goals made the difference for Tyholland. Please note that the U-16 game scheduled for this evening is off.
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn (0-1); Odhrán Kelly, Andrew McKenna, Seán Lambe; Konrad Olesky, Joseph O'Neill, Joe Gunn (Capt., 0-1); Conor Farmer, Kyle Lavery (0-3f); Calum McCaffrey (1-2, 0-1f), Deagan Doherty (0-1), Cayden McDonnell; Rhys Coyle (0-1), Lewis Duffy (0-3), Ethan Grant.
Sub used: Liam Ginley.
U-14: Our U-14 teams are awaiting the start of their championships. Congratulations to our Division 5A team on their high-scoring Shield Final win over Castleblayney on Monday, June 17.
Panel: Tiernan Cleary-Keenan, Tom Neeson, Jamie Sheridan, Finn McGee, Noah Connolly, Ryan Lynch, Daimhin Brett, Mustafa Mbaye, Séadanta Ó Grianna, Finn Brennan, Callum McCullagh, Evan McGarry, Conall McGinnity, Charlie Burke, Lennon McGuirk, Aodhán Smyth, Daithí McCann, Nathan Hall, Cillian McGinnity, Matthew Craven, Euan Duffy, Alex Podgorniak, Tiernan Loughran, Matthew Duffy, Odhrán Mac Cinna, Ronan O'Reilly.
U-12: Our U-12 teams have a busy weekend, hosting Donaghmoyne in Division One tomorrow (Friday) and heading to Truagh for a Division Four game on Sunday.
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.
County: Hard luck to Kevin Loughran, Daragh Croarkin, Jake McConnon and the Monaghan senior footballers on their All-Ireland SFC loss to Galway last Saturday.
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.
