Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 9, 11, 13 and 30. Jackpot of €1,500 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Paudge Connolly c/o himself; Belinda Hamill c/o ClubZap; Sadhbh Mooney c/o Jim Dalton (Hurling Club); and Brian Harvey c/o himself. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, November 3 is €1,600. 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.
Minors: Hard luck to our minor Division One team, who fell short in the championship final against Scotstown, which was played in testing conditions in Clones on Sunday. After a slow start, our lads burst into the game with a purple patch midway through the first half, which saw 2-2 from John McCrystal and an Ethan McCaffrey point send us in at the break leading by 2-3 to 0-6. Scotstown turned things back in their favour with a strong start to the second half and while our lads continued to work hard to stay in contention, we could only manage points in response from Eoin Sheridan and John as we ended up falling short on a scoreline of 0-17 to 2-6.
While it wasn't our day, we would like to thank our players and their coaches: Adrian, James, Fintan, Dermot, James and Mark for their efforts throughout the year, which saw us contest a league semi-final and our first MFC Division One decider since 2012. We look forward to seeing the lads continue to represent the club in the years to come.
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn; Shay Lambe, Dáire McKenna, Josh Cassidy; Daniel Alexis, Mark Lynch, Kyle Lavery; Orrin Doherty, Shea Corrigan; Oisín Brannigan, Jack Lynch, Dara Mullin; Ethan McCaffrey (0-1), John McCrystal (Capt., 2-4, 1-0 pen, 0-4f), Eoin Sheridan (0-1).
Sub used: John Sherry.
Panel: Jack Kierans, Joe Gunn, Shane McGarry, Conor Farmer, Kyle Cooney, Daithí Devlin, Luke Swift, Adam Richardson, James Gunn, Daniel Aughey, Kyle Murray, Ruairí Smyth, Deagan Doherty, Ryan Grant.
Online club shop: Our online club shop with Playr-fit is now open with a wide variety of Harps training gear/sportswear on sale for all ages! The shop will close at midnight tonight (Thursday, October 31). All orders placed will be delivered five weeks after the closing date.
Halloween disco: Our Mothers and Others team are hosting a juvenile Halloween disco (for primary-school kids) tonight (Friday, November 1) in the clubhouse from 6 to 8pm. Entry fee will be €3 per child. Prizes for best dressed!
Scór na nÓg: Scór na nÓg returns soon with the Tráth na gCeist in Latton on November 7 and the stage events in Clontibret on November 9.
Juvenile coaching: Our juvenile Gaelic football coaching will continue with a winter programme next month in the St. Macartan's College sports hall. Parents will receive full details via their relevant WhatsApp group.
AGMs: Our AGM will take place next Thursday, November 7 in the clubhouse. Our Juvenile AGM took place on Wednesday.
Sympathy: Cumann Cláirsigh Mhuineacháin express sincere sympathies to Mary White and her family on the passing of her mother-in-law, Monica. We keep the White family in our thoughts and prayers at this difficult time. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
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.
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.
