Fixtures: Friday, May 20: U-17 FL Division One v Clones (Away) at 7.30pm
Saturday, May 21: IFL v Emyvale (Home) at 7pm; U-11 v Inniskeen (Home) at 11.30am & 12.30pm
Sunday, May 22: U-17 FL Division 3B v Truagh (Away) at 11am
Tuesday, May 24: U-17 FL Division One v Scotstown (Home)
Wednesday, May 25: RFC O'Duffy Cup v Scotstown (Away) at 7.45pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 1, 13, 17 and 26. Jackpot of €1,600 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Jake McConnon c/o Kevin Treanor; Mark McGuigan c/o Barry Sullivan; Geraldine Lappin c/o Matt McCaughey; and Zoe Gilsenan c/o Kevin Treanor. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Kevin Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, May 22 is €1,700. Thanks to everyone for their continued support for our lotto, which plays an integral part for the club. Please note that the cut-off point for ClubZap each week is 6pm on Sunday.
Seniors: We host Emyvale in the Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League this Saturday at 7pm. Please support!
County: Hard luck to Seán Callan, Jack Lynch, Oisín Reilly and the Monaghan minors on their Ulster MFC exit against Donegal. Unfortunately, injury meant Seán was unable to lead the Monaghan team out during the championship, but it was a great honour to be selected as county minor captain. Best of luck to the lads and their clubmates in the rest of the season!
National Club Draw: The 2022 National Club Draw will take place on June 2, with prizes including a car, €2,000 cash and All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final packages. We ask club members who have yet to collect their book of tickets to contact Rose Donnelly and anyone who has sold a book of tickets to return them ASAP. All proceeds go directly into the running of our club, with pitch-development works starting soon.
Scór: We are delighted to get Scór na bPáistí up and running again this year. Any primary-school children interested in recitation, solo singing, drama or music can contact Jackie Reilly (086 8588648) to get involved in representing the Harps.
Quiz: The Hurling Club's table quiz brought a good crowd to our clubhouse last Friday night. Well done to everyone involved in organising the quiz and to Brian Clerkin for an excellent job as MC. Congratulations to the raffle winners: Stephen Driver; Eimear Brennan; Brian & Eileen Treanor; Owen Connell; Hilda McManus; Paul Heaney; Aoife Quinn; Emma Cleary; and Laura Carroll.
Golf Classic: The next date for your diary for a big club event is our Golf Classic on June 10.
Reserves: We were edged out by Truagh in the RFL Division 1A on Wednesday. Next up is an O'Duffy Cup championship quarter-final away to Scotstown next Wednesday.
Minor: Our U-17s are in the middle of a busy schedule, which started with a final Spring League game away to Emyvale last Wednesday. After we made a strong start, Emyvale pegged us back in a very competitive first half that ended with us leading by the minimum (1-9 to 1-8). A more cohesive second-half performance saw our lads secure the win on a scoreline of 4-17 to 2-13.
Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Ali Galligan, Mark Clerkin, Kyle Cooney; Max Aughey, Shane Moran (1-0), Max Mallen; Jack Lynch, Senan Cudden (Capt., 1-0); Ethan McCaffrey (0-4), John McCrystal (0-1), Jack Kierans; Fionán Ó Gallchóir (1-4), Cian Bradley (0-3), Eoin O'Hanlon (1-4, 0-1f).
Subs used: Dara Mullin; Dónal Moran (0-1); Diarmuid McGinnity; Julian Coyle; Rohann McKenna-Malocca.
We opened our Division 3B campaign with a home game against Emyvale on Sunday morning. We raced into a six-point lead early on and although Emyvale rallied to draw level after 20 minutes, we led at half-time by 1-9 to 2-3. Our lads kicked on after the restart to mark their first game in this competition with a 3-19 to 3-9 win. We had a good spread of scorers, with Max Mallen, Dónal Moran, Ali Galligan, Dara Mullin, Ethan McCaffrey, Jack Kierans, John McCrystal and Julian Coyle all on target from open play.
Team and scorers: Oisín McGeown; Diarmuid McGinnity, Max Mallen (Capt., 0-1); Dónal Moran (0-1), Kyle Cooney, Ali Galligan (0-3); Dara Mullin (0-3), Ethan McCaffrey (1-5); Jack Kierans (1-0), John McCrystal (1-4), Julian Coyle (0-2); James Gunn, Rohann McKenna-Malocca.
Subs used: Fergal Magee; Kyle Murray.
Our opening Division One League game away to Clones (on the Peace Link pitch) has been rescheduled for this evening (Friday), with round two seeing us host Scotstown next Tuesday. In between those games is another Division 3B fixture in Truagh on Sunday at 11am.
U-15: Our U-15 Division 5B team returned to action with a win away to Aughnamullen on Wednesday. The Division One league resumes with an away game against Scotstown next Thursday (May 26).
U-13: Our U-13s began their competitive league campaigns in a double-header away to Inniskeen last Saturday, resulting in a win for each club. Their next games are against Tyholland (Division Two) and Castleblayney (Division Five) on Saturday week, May 28.
U-11: Our U-11s have a double-header at home to Inniskeen this Saturday.
Urgent: Ground-development works need to start ASAP as grant funding expires soon. Matching finance is needed from the club. Please support our lotto frequently. Become a regular lotto player by buying weekly or setting up a recurring entry on ClubZap or direct debit or contact Rose Donnelly 086 0825782. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Registration: Registration fees for 2022 can now be paid via Foireann.ie (use your log-in details from last year's return-to-play questionnaires). When you open the app, select 'my club' and 'membership' to pay your membership in seconds. Fees are as follows: juveniles €30; senior citizens €30; adults and all adult players €50; family membership (two adults and up to three juvenile players) €90. You can also renew your membership by contacting club registrar Kevin Treanor or treasurer Rose Donnelly. Please note that all juvenile and adult players must be paid-up members.
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.
