Fixtures: Saturday, July 31: U-13 FL Division Two Shield v Emyvale (Home) at 11am

Sunday, August 1: U-17 FL Division One v Clones (Home) at 11.30am; U-13 FL Division Six v Inniskeen (Away) at 11am

Wednesday, August 4: U-19 FL Division One S-F v Latton (Home) at 7.30pm

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Our July 18 Lotto draw was postponed as a mark of respect to Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh. This took place last Friday, when the numbers were 10, 17, 23 and 26. Jackpot of €1,700 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Hugh McCague c/o Séamus Treanor; Monica Connolly c/o Paudge Connolly; Cónall McKenna c/o Maria McKenna; and Betty Clerkin c/o Séamus Treanor. Sunday's numbers were 6, 8, 10 and 12.

Jackpot of €1,800 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: John McQuaid c/o Sheila Treanor; Connie Corrigan c/o Eileen Morgan; Brenda McConnon c/o ClubZap; and Seán McKenna c/o ClubZap. The sellers' prizes of €20 each were won by Ronan McCaughey and Eileen McElvaney. Jackpot for Sunday, August 1 is €1,900. 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.

Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh: All club activity was postponed between Saturday, July 17 and Thursday, July 21 as we said a sad goodbye to our dear friend, senior player and county U-20 captain Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh. Monaghan Harps GAA Club have received numerous messages and emails from sports clubs within the county and throughout the country and we had many visitors to Gavan Duffy Park to sign books of condolence. Our heartfelt thanks go to everyone who helped give Ógie a fitting send-off and to every individual and club who sent condolences. We observed minute's silences/rounds of applause in Ógie's memory at club games throughout the last week, with thanks to our opposing clubs at all levels. We hope the outpouring of support can provide some small solace to the Ó Dufaigh family. It is important that we continue to take time to talk to and support each other in the weeks and months ahead.

Seniors: We returned to action in the SFL on Tuesday night (thanks to Clontibret and the county board for agreeing to postpone this game from the previous Friday). Our team showed two changes from the drawn game in Truagh, featuring a first SFL start for Nathan Lavery and a first appearance of 2021 for Éimhín Morahan, who was on target along with Michael Galligan and Dean Fanning in a frustrating first half that ended with Clontibret leading by 2-4 to 0-4. The second half followed a similar pattern, as we had our fair share of possession, but could only manage points from Dean Fanning, Éimhín, Gary White and Lochlainn Power, while Clontibret hit another brace of goals to secure the win on a scoreline of 4-7 to 0-9.  

Team and scorers: Conor Callan; Thomas Croarkin, Conn O'Hanlon, Kevin Loughran; Nathan Lavery, Aodhán Óg McAnespie (Capt.), Nicholas Scott; Neil McAdam, Dylan McKenna; Michael Galligan (0-1f), Éimhín Morahan (0-2, 1f), Shane McMahon; Oisín Fagan; Dean Fanning (0-4, 2f), Conor McCrystal.

Subs: David Lowry for Fagan; Tiarnán O'Rourke for Lavery (inj.), Gary White (0-1) for McCrystal; Lochlainn Power (0-1) for McKenna; Stephen Driver for McMahon.

Reserves: We hosted Ballybay in the RFL Division 1B semi-finals last Sunday. A slow start saw us fall four points down as Ballybay hit the net early on, but Michael Galligan and Nathan Lavery got us on the scoreboard, with Michael adding a well-taken goal to draw us level by half-time at 1-5 apiece. Ballybay struck first again in the second half, but points from Niall Hahessy, Evan Doherty, Lochlainn Power, Shane Hannon and Michael saw us push on to win by 1-11 to 1-7.  

Team and scorers: Dylan McAree; Jamie Shields, David Lowry, Killian Conlon; Kevin Moran, Conn O'Hanlon, Nathan Lavery (0-1); Lochlainn Power (0-1), Dylan McKenna; Tiarnán O'Rourke, Michael Galligan (1-5, 0-3f), Niall Greenan (Capt.); Niall Hahessy (0-1); Evan Doherty (0-1), Terence McDonald.

Subs used: Daragh Croarkin; Shane Hannon (0-2); Luke Coyle.

The RFL Division 1B final against Killanny is set for next Friday (August 6).

U-19: We hosted Emyvale in a rescheduled U-19 FL Division One game on Monday. We got off to a flying start to this one, with 1-1 by Shay Cooney and points from Eoghan McGinnity and Kevin Moran, but Emyvale responded to lead by two at the end of a finely-balanced opening quarter. Kevin, Shay and Jake Power added points before half-time, but Emyvale maintained a narrow lead at 1-8 to 1-6. A much-improved performance after the restart saw Eoghan McGinnity, Shea Swift and Terence McDonald move us ahead by the water break, before Luke McManus came on to score an excellent goal. Further points from Croarkin (one from play!), Shea Swift and Terence secured a win on a scoreline of 2-15 to 1-11. We are due to play at home to Latton in the semi-finals next Wednesday. Check online to confirm fixture.

Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin (0-2, 1f); Jordan Crampton, Liam Conway, James Curley; Jake McConnon, Terence McDonald (0-2), Mark McManus; Kevin Moran (0-2), James McKenny; Jake Power (0-1), Eoghan McGinnity (0-4, 1f), Shea Swift (0-2); Gary Devlin; Shay Cooney (1-2, 0-1f), Adam McGarry.

Subs used: Luke McManus (1-0), Finn Sleator, Dylan McClave.

Minors: Our U-17s host Clones this Sunday at 11.30am.

U-15: Our U-15 teams had a busy few days between last Thursday and Sunday, playing three games, starting with a Division One fixture away to Clontibret. Goals by Jack Lynch and Dara Mullin and well-taken points by Ethan McCaffrey and Jack Kierans had our lads a point up at the end of an entertaining first half (2-5 to 1-7). Jack Lynch and Ethan added a string of scores in the third quarter and with Julian Coyle and James Gunn making an impact off the bench, Mark Lynch also finding the net and Diarmuid McGinnity and Kyle Cooney anchoring a strong defensive effort in front of Oisín McGeown, the Harps lads pulled away for a good win by 6-10 to 1-12.

Team and scorers: Oisín McGeown; John Sherry, Diarmuid McGinnity, Dara McKenna; Shea Corrigan, Kyle Cooney, Orrin Doherty; Jack Lynch (2-4, 1-0 pen, 0-1f), Mark Lynch (1-0); Daniel Alexis, Ethan McCaffrey (1-4), Dónal Moran; Jack Kierans (0-1), John McCrystal, Dara Mullin (1-0).

Subs used: Julian Coyle (1-0), James Gunn (0-1).

Truagh were the visitors to Gavan Duffy Park on a sweltering Saturday afternoon. A series of scores by John McCrystal helped our lads lead by 1-7 to 1-6 at half-time, with Dara Mullin, Ethan McCaffrey and Julian Coyle also on target. John hit another brace of goals during the third quarter to maintain a narrow lead, but Truagh finished strongly to run out narrow winners on a scoreline of 4-15 to 4-11. Next up for our Division One team is a semi-final away to Castleblayney (details TBC). We wish Jack, Rhys and Daniel a speedy recovery from their injuries.

Team and scorers: Oisín McGeown; John Sherry, Diarmuid McGinnity, Dara McKenna; Orrin Doherty, Kyle Cooney, Shea Corrigan; Mark Lynch, Ethan McCaffrey (0-3); Julian Coyle (0-1), Jack Kierans, Dónal Moran; James Gunn, John McCrystal (3-6, 1-0 pen, 0-1f), Dara Mullin (1-1, 1-0 pen).

Subs used: Oisín Brannigan, Shane McGarry.         

The conditions were similar on Sunday as our Division Five lads hosted Donaghmoyne. This was another entertaining game, where the momentum ebbed and flowed throughout. The likes of John Paul Ginley, Julian Coyle, Shane McGarry and Eoin Sheridan helped the Harps push ahead in the first half, but Donaghmoyne finished strongly to win by 2-14 to 3-8.

U-13: Our U-13 Division Two lost out away to a strong Carrickmacross side on Tuesday evening, with Emyvale next up in a home game on Saturday morning. There is another Division Six game away to Inniskeen this Sunday.

Our U-13 panels include:

Alex Flynn, Andrew McKenna, Caolán Conlon, Cayden McDonald, Charlie O'Brien, Cillian McKenna, Conor Farmer, Cormac O'Gara, Deagan Doherty, Ethan Grant, Felim O'Driscoll-Kelly, Fionn Marron, Jack McMahon, Jake Cassidy, James Cunningham, Joe Gunn, Joseph O'Neill, Josh Cassidy, Kyle Lavery, Lewis Duffy, Odhrán Kelly, Rhys Coyle, Ruairí Smyth, Seán Lambe.

Juvenile coaching: Our juveniles last Saturday morning formed an O in memory of the late Ógie Ó Dufaigh. Ógie started out his football journey with us on Saturday mornings, it was a pleasure to coach him, to know him and to watch him grow up into an amazing young man. Please note that due to the U-13 game this Saturday morning, the juvenile coaching will move to the training pitch. This will also mean more traffic than usual, so please take care on entry to our grounds.

County: Good luck to the county senior and U-20 teams in their Ulster finals this weekend.

Sympathy: We send sincere sympathy to Martin, Bernadette, Seamus and Peter McKenna and family on the death of their sister, Mary Rafferty.

Club app: As well as offering an option to support our lotto, our 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:

Juveniles: Training continues on Sunday morning at 11.30. New members always welcome!