Fixtures: Wednesday, August 25: Ladies' MFC Division Three Final v Killeevan in Drumhowan at 6.45pm

Friday, August 27: U-12 girls v Seán McDermotts (Home) at 7pm

Saturday, August 28: U-13 FL Division Two Shield v Truagh (Away) at 11am; U-13 FL Division Six Shield S-F v Donaghmoyne (Away) at 1pm; RFC McKeown Cup v Truagh (Home) at 6pm

Sunday, August 29: SFC v Latton (Away) at 5pm; U-15 FL Division One Cup Final v Scotstown in Emyvale at 7pm; Ladies' IFC v Seán McDermotts (Home) at 12pm; U-16 girls' Division Two v Corduff (Home) at 6.30pm

Monday, August 30: U-13 HL v Latton (Home) at 7pm; U-14 girls' Division Three v Éire Óg at 7pm

Tuesday, August 31: U-17 FL Division One Cup S-F v Carrickmacross (Away) at 6.15pm

Wednesday, September 1: U-15 FL Division 5A Cup Final v Donaghmoyne at 6pm; U-15 HL v Latton at 6.45pm

Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 5, 7, 21 and 25. Jackpot of €2,200 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Majella Treanor c/o Monica Connolly; Niall McClave c/o ClubZap; Bernie McKenna c/o self; Anne McManus c/o ClubZap. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Jimmy Croarkin. Jackpot for Sunday, August 29 is €2,300. The club is asking members willing and financially able to contribute through our lotto towards club maintenance and running expenses. This can be done by two options: set up a standing order to our club lotto via quarterly or annual payments or using our new club app by downloading 'ClubZap' on your phone, registering as a Monaghan Harps GAA Club member and buying club lotto in bulk or on a weekly basis. Anyone interested can contact either Rose Donnelly (086 0825782); Maria McKenna (086 1057725) or Adrian Dalton (087 7859582). 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.

Seniors: Our rescheduled SFL game away to Castleblayney saw a young team lose out on a scoreline of 2-16 to 2-9 on Tuesday on night. We now look ahead to the start of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship, where our first game in Group Two is away to Latton this Sunday at 5pm. Good luck to all involved.

Reserves: Congratulations to our RFL Division 1B team on last Sunday's league final win over Killanny in Cremartin. Like our previous meeting with Killanny, which ended in a draw, this was a close contest throughout, where it took a determined effort with 14 men for the bulk of the game to get over the line. Michael Galligan, Oisín Fagan, Lochlainn Power and Evan Doherty were all on target during the opening quarter, before Michael drilled home the opening goal. Killanny rallied to within one at half-time (1-5 to 1-4) and they added the first three points of the second half until Evan fired home our second goal. Points from Michael, Evan and Dylan McKenna extended our lead, but Killanny inched back into it to set up a tense finish, which featured a series of turnovers at either end, with some excellent tackles by the likes of Killian Conlon and Tiarnán O'Rourke helping to preserve our narrow lead (2-8 to 1-10).

Dylan McAree and Daragh Croarkin once again shared goalkeeping duties to good effect in either half, while Conn O'Hanlon anchored a young defence also featuring Jamie Shields, David Lowry, Killian, Nathan Lavery and Oisín Fagan, who all battled hard. Dylan, Lochlainn, Tiarnán and Niall worked hard to give us a platform in the middle third, while Terence McDonald put in a big effort in a variety of roles across the hour. Michael and Evan provided the bulk of our scores, with Jake Power (one of ten U-20 players to feature for us in the final) also working hard up front. We also called on a mix of youth and experience off the bench in Liam Conway, Shane Smyth and Eoghan McGinnity. Our captain Niall Greenan paid tribute to Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh in his speech on the day after we remembered him at his month's mind Mass, donning an Ógie #6 jersey for the trophy presentation. Thanks to Peter Coyle, James Greenan and the senior management for their efforts to date this year.

Team and scorers: Dylan McAree; Jamie Shields, David Lowry, Killian Conlon; Nathan Lavery, Conn O'Hanlon, Oisín Fagan (0-1); Dylan McKenna (0-1), Lochlainn Power (0-1); Tiarnán O'Rourke, Michael Galligan (1-3, 0-3f), Niall Greenan (Capt.); Terence McDonald; Evan Doherty (1-2), Jake Power.

Subs used: Daragh Croarkin; Liam Conway; Shane Smyth; Eoghan McGinnity.

Our panel also included: Niall Hahessy, Kevin Moran, Colm Shalvey, Conor Devlin, Luke Coyle, Nathan O'Donoghue, James Curley, John Mulligan, Shane Hannon, Andrew Lyden, Mark McManus, James Keelaghan, Seán Conway, Lorcan O'Rourke, Anthony Croarkin, Dean Doherty, John Lowry.

A much-changed team had lost out away to Truagh in the O'Duffy Cup last Wednesday, despite some good performances on the night by some of our younger players.

Team and scorers: Dylan McAree; Andrew Lyden, Kevin Moran (0-1), Conor Devlin; Terence McDonald, Oisín Fagan (0-1), James Curley (0-1); Dylan McKenna (1-0), Lorcan O'Rourke; Nathan O'Donoghue, Liam Conway (0-1), Colm Shalvey; Niall Hahessy (Capt.); Eoghan McGinnity (0-3, 1f), Shane Hannon.

Subs used: Evan Doherty (0-1f), James Keelaghan.

Our rescheduled McKeown Cup game against Truagh is set for this Saturday at 6pm at Gavan Duffy Park.

Minors: Our U-17s qualified for the MFL Division One semi-finals with another exciting win over Scotstown on Tuesday evening. A very slow start and a sending-off left us facing an uphill battle in Kilmore, but our lads dug deep, with scores by Fionán Ó Gallchóir, Shane Moran, Cian Bradley, Josh Kelly and Seán Callan bringing us back within four points by half-time at 1-7 to 2-8. With our defence continuing to work hard during the third quarter and Dáire Conlon and Oisín Treanor making an impact at either end, a brace of goals by Eoin O'Hanlon pushed us ahead for the first time. Scotstown rallied to force another tense finish, but with Eoin completing his hat-trick and Cian and Seán adding crucial points, we finished on the right side of a 4-14 to 4-12 scoreline. Our league semi-final is away to Carrickmacross next Tuesday at 6.15pm.

Team and scorers: Oisín Reilly; Jordan Crampton, Jake McConnon, Mark Clerkin; Max Mallen, Gary Devlin (Capt.), Shane Moran (0-1); Seán Callan (0-4, 2f, 1 '45), Senan Cudden; Cian Bradley (0-3), Josh Kelly (0-2), Shea Swift; Fionán Ó Gallchóir (1-3), Eoin O'Hanlon (3-0), Ali Galligan.

Subs used: Dáire Conlon, Oisín Treanor (0-1).

U-15: Our U-15 Division One team won a thrilling league semi-final away to Castleblayney last Thursday. A slow start left our lads chasing a seven-point deficit, but a goal by John McCrystal and points from Jack Lynch, Dara Mullin and Dónal Moran saw the Harps get into their stride. Dara added a goal before half-time to make it 2-5 to 1-6 in our favour, before John netted his second from a penalty. A strong Blayney side rallied to close within three again, but an Ethan McCaffrey point and a goal from Jack Lynch helped our lads get over the line by 4-8 to 2-11.

Panel and scorers: Oisín McGeown; John Sherry, Diarmuid McGinnity, Dáire McKenna; Shea Corrigan, Kyle Cooney, Orrin Doherty; Mark Lynch, Jack Lynch (1-3); Daniel Alexis, Ethan McCaffrey (0-1), Dónal Moran (0-1); Jack Kierans, John McCrystal (2-2, 1-0 pen), Dara Mullin (1-1); James Gunn, Eoin Sheridan, Rhys McCaffrey, Julian Coyle, Shane McGarry, Oisín Brannigan, Fergal Magee, John Paul Ginley, Daniel Aughey, Ryan Grant, Daithí Devlin, Rohann McKenna-Malocca, Kyle Murray.

The Division One Final v Scotstown is set for this Sunday evening in Emyvale at 7pm, while the Division 5A decider against Donaghmoyne has been refixed for next Wednesday. Check online to confirm fixture details.

U-13: Our U-13 teams have a busy Saturday, with away games against Truagh in Division Two at 11am and Donaghmoyne in a Division Six Shield semi-final at 1pm. Good luck to all involved.

U-11: Our U-11s were back in action in the Liam Stirrat Development League against Magheracloone and Donaghmoyne last Saturday. Well done to all involved.  

U-9/U-7: Last Saturday's U-7 blitz saw us host Blackhill and Donaghmoyne at a rain-soaked Gavan Duffy Park. 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 any committee member.

Covid-19: Amid the increase in 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. 

Hurling:

Seniors: Our senior team qualified for the final of the AM Hurleys Junior championship after a win over Castleblayney in Concra last Friday evening. This final is currently scheduled September 12.

Juveniles:

U-13s: Our Under-13s faced a strong Castleblayney side in the first round of the league on Wednesday evening. The lads battled hard but ultimately came up short.

U-11s: We hosted Castleblayney in the final game of the year for the U-11s in the Monaghan league on Sunday morning. Well done to all of the players with excellent skills on show. A massive congratulations to Cillian McKenna on winning the skills award for the U-11 hurling team.

Ladies:

Seniors: Well done to our senior panel and management who have qualified for the county Division Three League Final following a 7-11 to 1-9 defeat of Donaghmoyne in Rooskey last Sunday. Their opponents in the final will be Castleblayney (date tbc). They also begin their first round of the Intermediate Championship next Sunday at 12pm against Seán McDermotts at home.

Minors: The best of luck to our minor squad and management who play Killeevan this Wednesday at 6.45pm in Drumhowan in the Division Three Championship Final. Let's bring it home girls!

U-16s: Our U-16 Division Two squad play Corduff at home on Sunday at 6.30pm in round seven of the league.

U-14s: Our U-14 Division Three squad play Éire Óg next Monday at 7pm in their last league fixture.

U-12s: Our U-12s play Seán McDermotts this Friday at 7pm in round four of the Division One Championship.