Fixtures: Thursday, May 5: U-15 FL Division One v Carrickmacross (Home) at 6.30pm; DHL v Castleblayney (Home) at 7.45pm
Saturday, May 7: IFL v Magheracloone (Away) at 7pm
Sunday, May 8: RFL Division Three v Truagh (Away) at 2pm
Tuesday, May 10: U-17 Spring League v Emyvale (Away) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 15, 18, 22 and 29. Jackpot of €1,400 not won. The four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Sam McGinn c/o Neill McGinn; Nicola Shalvey c/o Paddy Donnelly; Joe Ó Gallchóir c/o Kevin Treanor; and Adrian Trappe c/o ClubZap. Jackpot for Sunday, May 8 is €1,500. 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.
Scór: Well done to Dearbhla Ní Mhearáin, who represented club, county and province in the All-Ireland Scór na nÓg Final in Killarney last Sunday. Comhghairdeas to everyone who participated and helped out during a successful Scór na nÓg season for our club.
DIL: Darkness Into Light returns in its traditional format in the early hours of this Saturday morning (May 7). Registration is open now at darknessintolight.ie. All support from club members would be appreciated.
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.
IFL: We are away to Magheracloone in the Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League this Saturday at 7pm. Please check online to confirm venue.
Reserves: We fell short against Tyholland in the RFL Division Three in Clontibret last Wednesday. A team featuring a couple of debutants competed well throughout, leading by 1-8 to 1-7 at half-time, with Luke McManus leading the scoring and Michael McMorrow firing home a well-worked goal. We remained in contention for most of the second half, but Tyholland pulled away in the closing stages to win by 2-13 to 1-11.
Team and scorers: Jason Allister; Gregory O'Connell, James Keelaghan, Shea Prunty; Jordan Crampton, Gary Devlin, James Curley; Jake McConnon, Shea Swift (0-2); Jamie Coyle (0-1), Luke Coyle, Colm Shalvey (Capt., 0-1); Luke McManus (0-7, 2f, 1 '45), Michael McMorrow (1-0), Sebastian Gacek.
We played Scotstown in the RFL Division 1A last night (Wednesday). Our next RFL Division Three game is away to Truagh this Sunday at 2pm.
U-19: Last Sunday's U-19 game away to Magheracloone was postponed as a mark of respect, following the tragic death of Aoibhe Byrne. We offer our condolences to the Magheracloone club and the Byrne family at this difficult time.
Upcoming club events: The next date for your diary for a big club event is our Golf Classic on June 10. Before then, Darkness Into Light returns in its traditional format on May 7.
County: Good luck to Seán Callan, Jack Lynch, Oisín Reilly and the Monaghan minors in their Ulster MFC game v Down in Newry this Saturday. Please note that all upcoming inter-county championship games are all-ticket. There will be no cash sales at the venues.
Minor: We continue the U-17 Spring League with an away game against Emyvale next Tuesday at 7.30pm. Our U-17 League Division 3B campaign begins with a home game against Emyvale on Sunday week, May 15.
U-15: Our U-15 Division One team dug deep to claim a hard-earned win away to Corduff last Thursday, with the Division 5B lads winning at the same venue on Tuesday. The Division One league continues with a home game against Carrickmacross this evening (Thursday).
U-13: Two of our U-13 teams concluded their Spring League campaigns last weekend with games against Aughnamullen and Inniskeen. Sunday's fixture against Magheracloone was postponed.
U-11: Our U-11s are away to Clontibret this Saturday.
Happy birthday: Best wishes and many happy returns to our vice-chairman Damien Morgan, who celebrated a big birthday last weekend!
Saturday-morning coaching: Our U-9, U-7 and nursery groups have enjoyed 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.
