Fixtures: Saturday, September 25: U-12 girls' Division One v O'Neills (Away) in Clontibret at 12pm
Sunday, September 26: U-17 FC Division One v Clontibret (Home) at 1pm; Ladies' IFC v Donaghmoyne B (Home) at 11am
Monday, September 27: U-13 HL v Inniskeen (Away) at 6.15pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 4, 5, 15 and 23. Jackpot of €2,600 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Fergus O'Connor c/o Paudge Connolly; Stephen O'Reilly c/o Aoibhe Kelly; Minnie Finnegan c/o Joe Finlay (Hurling Club); and Daithí Garvey c/o ClubZap. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Eileen Morgan. Jackpot for Sunday, September 26 is €2,700. 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, 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: We were delighted to meet with the Ó Dufaigh family last week to present them with the first four limited-edition Ógie jerseys. This special jersey was designed by our senior captain Aodhán Óg McAnespie in collaboration with the Ó Dufaigh family. We thank Monaghan GAA, Croke Park & O'Neills for working with us, our senior manager Paddy Kelly and Mel McMorrow in granting permission for this fitting tribute to Ógie. Orders can now be made using our ClubZap app. Open the app and tap on 'Club Shop' to order.
Seniors: We lost out away to Clontibret in round three of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship last Saturday. Points by Neil McAdam, Kevin Loughran and Michael Galligan kept us in touch early on, but a brace of goals in quick succession saw Clontibret build up a 2-9 to 0-5 half-time lead. Liam Hahessy came on to kick 1-1 in the second half, while Neil, Kevin, Michael and Dean Fanning were also on target, but Clontibret's goal-scoring threat at the other end helped them push on to win by 4-15 to 1-0.
Team and scorers: Conor Callan; Thomas Croarkin, Aodhán Óg McAnespie (Capt.), Kevin Loughran (0-2); Dean Doherty, Conn O'Hanlon, David Lowry; Neil McAdam (0-2f), Dylan McKenna; Nicholas Scott, Conor Galligan, Dean Fanning (0-1f); Michael Galligan (0-4, 3f), Gary White, Éimhín Morahan.
Subs: Dónal Hahessy for Doherty (H-T); Lochlainn Power for McKenna (35); Tiarnán O'Rourke for White, Liam Hahessy (1-1) for Morahan (both 39); Shane McMahon for M Galligan (46).
Our next game in Group Two is at home to Castleblayney on October 10.
Minors: Our U-17s host Clontibret in the quarter-finals of the Minor Football Championship this Sunday at 1pm. All support welcome.
U-15: Our U-15 teams both fell to narrow defeats in championship action last weekend. First up was the Division One game away to Scotstown on Saturday. These teams had played out a close contest in the league final and this one also went down to the wire, with points by John McCrystal (two) and Dónal Moran leaving our lads trailing by 1-3 to 0-3 at the end of a low-scoring first half. Scores continued to be hard earned after the restart, with points by Eoin Sheridan and John McCrystal keeping the Harps in touch, before John tucked away a penalty to edge us ahead midway through the half. John added another point to leave our lads one up inside the last five minutes, but a brace of late scores saw Scotstown edge through by the narrowest of margins (1-7 to 1-6).
Team and scorers: Oisín McGeown; John Sherry, Mark Lynch, Rhys McCaffrey; Shea Corrigan, Ethan McCaffrey, Orrin Doherty; Diarmuid McGinnity, Jack Lynch; Eoin Sheridan (0-1), Kyle Cooney, Dónal Moran (0-1); Jack Kierans, John McCrystal (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2f), Dara Mullin.
Subs used: Daniel Alexis; Julian Coyle.
Panel: Dáire McKenna, James Gunn, Shane McGarry, Oisín Brannigan, Fergal Magee, John Paul Ginley, Daniel Aughey, Ryan Grant, Shay Lambe, Daithí Devlin, Rohann McKenna-Malocca, Kyle Murray.
The scores flowed much more freely in Sunday Division's 5A championship opener away to Clontibret, but our lads unfortunately lost out on a scoreline of 3-18 to 4-10.
Thanks to the players and coaches for their efforts this season, which saw them reach two league finals.
U-13: Our U-13s look forward to the upcoming championships in Division Two and Division Six, with the draws yet to be made.
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).
Covid-19: Amid the high case numbers in the Monaghan area, we wish to remind our members and friends to remain cautious and comply with the health guidelines to keep everyone safe. We remind you to sanitise when entering the grounds at Gavan Duffy Park and for all players and parents to continue to update health status online before training and games.
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.
Ladies:
Intermediate: Our Intermediate squad lost to Scotstown in round two of the championship last Saturday. Their final group game is against Donaghmoyne B this Sunday.
U-14s: Our U-14 Division Two squad defeated Seán McDermotts by 2-9 to 1-3 last week and have qualified for the semi-final due to be played next Sunday. Our Division Three squad played Carrickmacross in the championship quarter-final on Wednesday.
U-12s: Our U-12s play their last group game of the Division One Championship on Saturday at 12pm in Clontibret v O'Neills.
