Fixtures:
Saturday, May 14: U-13 FL Division Two v Inniskeen (Away) at 11am; U-13 FL Division Five v Inniskeen (Away) at 12.15pm
Sunday, May 15: U-17 FL Division 3B v Emyvale (Home) at 11am
Wednesday, May 18: RFL Division 1A v Truagh (Home) at 8pm; U-15 FL Division 5B v Aughnamullen (Away) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 10, 12, 15 and 20. Jackpot of €1,500 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Neil Browne c/o Barry Sullivan; Darragh Prior c/o Barry Sullivan; Matthew Gallagher c/o Barry Sullivan; Paul Ward c/o Kevin Treanor. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, May 15 is €1,600. 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.
Quiz: The Hurling Club's table quiz, at the Monaghan Harps Social Club tomorrow night (Friday), is open to all, with spot prizes on the night. All proceeds on the night go towards the development of our club pitches. Ten euro per person (max a team of four) with an 8pm throw-in on Friday the 13th! Come and try your luck!! Quiz Master & MC for the night is our very own Brian Clerkin. This promises to be a fun night at the club.
National Club Draw: The 2022 National Club Draw will take place on June 2, with prizes including a car, €2,000 cash and All-Ireland Hurling & Football Final packages. We ask club members who have yet to collect their book of tickets to contact Rose Donnelly ASAP and anyone who has sold a book of tickets to return them to Rose this weekend if possible. All proceeds go directly into the running of our club. GRMA.
Scór: We are delighted to get Scór na bPáistí up and running again this year. Any primary-school children interested in recitation, solo singing, drama or music can contact Jackie Reilly (086 8588648) to get involved in representing the Harps.
Upcoming club events: The next date for your diary for a big club event is our Golf Classic on June 10. Before that, we host a table quiz organised by our Hurling Club on Friday.
DIL: We hosted over 1,000 participants for the 2022 Darkness Into Light Monaghan Town in the early hours of last Saturday morning. Thanks to all club members who supported in any way in this worthy fundraiser for mental-health charity Pieta. Well done to the organising committee, led once again by Seán McKenna, for another excellent event.
Seniors: We fell to a narrow defeat against Magheracloone in the Intermediate Football League at Inniskeen last Saturday. A team showing six changes from the opening round included a debut for Shea Swift and a first start for Luke McManus. A very slow start saw us conceded two early goals that left us chasing the game, but a spirited comeback brought us into contention, with points by Neil McAdam, Michael Galligan and Éimhín Morahan closing the gap to the minimum (2-3 to 0-8) by half-time. Neil, Michael and Éimhín added to their tallies in the second half, while Conor McCrystal and Luke McManus also kicked points, but Magheracloone stayed ahead in the end on a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-15.
We host Emyvale on Saturday week (May 21).
Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Jake McConnon, Aodhán Óg McAnespie (Capt.), Thomas Croarkin; Gary Devlin, Neil McAdam (0-2), Nathan Lavery; Lochlainn Power, Tiarnán O'Rourke; Conor McCrystal (0-1), Kevin Loughran, Shea Swift; Michael Galligan (0-6, 4f), Éimhín Morahan (0-5, 4f), Luke McManus (0-1).
Subs: Shane McMahon for Lavery; Dean Doherty for Swift; Gary White for Galligan.
Reserves: We lost at home to Scotstown in the RFL Division 1A last Wednesday. With Daragh Croarkin converting a series of long-range efforts and Lochlainn Power, Shea Swift, Conor McCrystal and Luke McManus also on target, we traded scores with the visitors for two-thirds of this game, but a brace of goals sent Scotstown on their way to a 2-13 to 0-10 win.
Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin (0-5, 3 '45s, 2f); Jamie Shields, Jake McConnon, Conor Duffy; Oisín Fagan, Gary White, Gary Devlin; Lochlainn Power (0-1), Kevin Moran; Shea Swift (0-1), Niall Hahessy, Niall Greenan (Capt.); Dean Doherty; Conor McCrystal (0-2f), Luke McManus (0-1).
Subs used: Evan Doherty; Michael McMorrow; Jordan Crampton; Colm Shalvey.
County: Well done to the Monaghan minors on their win over Down in Newry last weekend. Good luck to Seán Callan, Jack Lynch, Oisín Reilly and everyone involved in Saturday's Ulster MFC game v Donegal in Clones. Please note that all upcoming inter-county championship games are all-ticket. There will be no cash sales at the venues.
Minor: We continued the U-17 Spring League with an away game against Emyvale last night (Wednesday). Our U-17 League Division 3B campaign begins with a home game against Emyvale this Sunday at 11am.
U-15: Our U-15 Division One team came from behind to win at home to Carrickmacross last Thursday. Carrick led for long spells of a good contest, but scores by John Paul Ginley, Mark Lynch, Kyle Lavery and Eoin Sheridan kept our lads in touch at 2-3 to 2-4 at half-time. Mark, John Paul and Eoin added goals early in the second half, while Shane McGarry added his name to the scoresheet. It remained nip and tuck until the final few minutes, when a brace of points by Orrin Doherty and a goal by Josh Cassidy saw the Harps secure a hard-earned win by 6-7 to 3-9.
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn; John Sherry, Dáire McKenna, Conor Farmer; Orrin Doherty (0-2), Rhys McCaffrey, Adam Richardson; Shea Corrigan, Mark Lynch (2-1, 0-1f); Joe Gunn, Josh Cassidy (1-0), Kyle Lavery (0-1); Eoin Sheridan (1-1), John Paul Ginley (2-1), Shane McGarry (0-1).
Subs used: Daniel Aughey; Oisín Brannigan; Deagan Doherty.
U-13: Our U-13 teams begin their league campaigns this Saturday with a double-header away to Inniskeen: Division Two at 11am, Division Five at 12.15.
U-11: Our U-11s played away to Clontibret this Saturday. Their next games are against Inniskeen on Saturday week (May 21).
Saturday-morning coaching: Our U-9, U-7 and nursery groups have been enjoying the return of their weekly coaching sessions. Thanks to all the coaches, parents and everyone involved.
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.
Registration: Registration fees for 2022 can now be paid via Foireann.ie (use your log-in details from last year's return-to-play questionnaires). When you open the app, select 'my club' and 'membership' to pay your membership in seconds. Fees are as follows: juveniles €30; senior citizens €30; adults and all adult players €50; family membership (two adults and up to three juvenile players) €90. You can also renew your membership by contacting club registrar Kevin Treanor or treasurer Rose Donnelly. Please note that all juvenile and adult players must be paid-up members.
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.
