Fixtures: Saturday, October 16: U-15 FC Division 5A Shield Final v Carrickmacross in Ballybay at 3pm
Sunday, October 17: SFC v Carrickmacross (Away) at 12.30pm; U-13 FC Division Six v Truagh (Home) at 11am
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 10, 16, 21 and 25. Jackpot of €2,900 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Martin McCarville c/o Séamus Treanor; Betty Harvey c/o Brian Harvey; Bernie McKenna c/o herself; and Mustafa Ahmed c/o ClubZap. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Jim Dalton. Jackpot for Sunday, October 17 is €3,000. 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, while physical tickets should be with the lotto committee by 9pm.
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.
Ógie jerseys: Orders for our limited-edition Ógie jerseys can now be made using our ClubZap app. Open the app and tap on 'Club Shop' to order.
Seniors: We saw out Group Two of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship with a home win over Castleblayney last Sunday. A strong start saw Shane Smyth, Dónal and Liam Hahessy, Neil McAdam, Dylan McKenna and Michael Galligan all get on the scoresheet to give us an early lead. Dean Doherty and Dónal both found the net to make it 2-10 to 0-6 by half-time, while Dónal, Shane and Dean Fanning added points during the second half. Scores were harder earned as the game went on, but our lads had done enough to claim a first win of the group on a scoreline of 2-13 to 0-11.
Team and scorers: Conor Callan; Conn O'Hanlon, Aodhán Óg McAnespie (Capt.), Kevin Loughran; Nicholas Scott, Conor Galligan, David Lowry; Neil McAdam (0-1), Dylan McKenna (0-1); Dean Doherty (1-0), Dónal Hahessy (1-3, 0-1f), Thomas Croarkin; Michael Galligan (0-2f), Shane Smyth (0-2, 1m), Liam Hahessy (0-3).
Subs: Tiarnán O'Rourke for Croarkin, Shane McMahon for M Galligan (both H-T); Kevin Moran for C Galligan (46); Dean Fanning (0-1) for Smyth (50); Lochlainn Power for McKenna (51).
We now enter a second group stage along with Castleblayney, Magheracloone and Carrickmacross. Our next game is away to Carrickmacross this Sunday at 12.30pm. All support welcome.
Minors: Our U-17s fell just short away to Scotstown in the Maguire International Transport Minor Football Championship semi-finals last Saturday. A disappointing first half, during which our only point came from Seán Callan, left us chasing a big deficit after Scotstown netted a penalty just before the break. Our lads showed their now customary spirit to dig their way back into the game after the restart, with a string of points from Luke McManus, Senan Cudden and Cian Bradley chipping away at the gap, before a well-worked move saw Fionán Ó Gallchóir fire to the net and level it up. Luke edged us ahead, but Scotstown replied to force it to extra-time. Seán, Senan and Ethan McCaffrey all kicked points during extra-time, but a second Scotstown goal proved decisive as they advanced to the Division One Final on a scoreline of 2-12 to 1-13. Well done to our minors for their efforts throughout this year, which saw them contest league and championship semi-finals.
Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Mark Clerkin, Jake McConnon, Shane Moran; Jordan Crampton, Shea Swift, Gary Devlin (Capt.); Seán Callan (0-3), Senan Cudden (0-2); Luke McManus (0-6, 4f), Josh Kelly, Cian Bradley (0-1); Fionán Ó Gallchóir (1-0), Michael McMorrow, Eoin O'Hanlon.
Subs used: Jack Lynch; Max Aughey; Ethan McCaffrey (0-1); Oisín Treanor.
Panel: Karol Parszywka, Gregory O'Connell, Dáire Conlon, Ali Galligan, Max Mallen, Jack Garvey, Eoin McCleary, Ross Finnegan.
U-15: Our U-15 Division 5A team conclude their season with a Shield Final v Carrickmacross in Ballybay this Saturday at 3pm. Good luck to all involved.
U-13: Our U-13 Division Two team began their championship campaign with a hard-earned win away to Aghabog last Thursday. Well done lads. Good luck to our Division Two team in their championship opener at home to Truagh this Sunday at 11am.
Juveniles: Our Saturday-morning coaching for our youngest juveniles has drawn to a close for 2021. Úna will organise collection times for the gloves and footballs this weekend, please check social media for details.
Gavan Duffy Park: We hosted the Monaghan LGFA U-14 Division Two Final last Saturday. Thanks to everyone who helped out.
Apartment in Lanzarote: Monaghan GAA are running a development draw with a first prize of a Holiday Home in Lanzarote. The club has received some tickets from the county board, costing €75 each, and they can be purchased by contacting Rose Donnelly (086 0825782).
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.
