Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 2, 9, 26 and 28. Jackpot of €1,000 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Monaghan Pink Ladies c/o Barry Sullivan; €40 Eithne Murnane c/o Ashley White; €40 Nuala Carroll c/o Brian O’Sullivan (Hurling Club); €40 Claire Bourke c/o Maria McKenna. Jackpot for Sunday, February 22 is €1,100. Congratulations to Kate Myers, who was presented with the February 8 €4,400 jackpot in the clubhouse last Sunday night. All support for our Lotto is greatly appreciated; we are back selling tickets in the Shopping Centre this weekend.

 

Membership: Membership fees for 2015 are being maintained as follows: €20 per adult, €10 per child or €50 for a family of two adults and any number of children. Money can be paid in the clubhouse each Sunday night, or any time to registrar Dermot Coyle (086 0734098) Jimmy Croarkin (087 1249635), Peter Coyle (087 9700858), or in Terry’s Bar or the Cosy Bar. Players (and parents of juveniles) at all levels are reminded that they must be registered before they can play in competitions. All members must be paid up by March 31 to have voting rights at the club’s AGM.

 

Juvenile presentation: The club’s juvenile presentation night takes place in the clubhouse this Saturday, February 21 at 7.30pm. This promises to be a busy night, as we look back on a successful 2014 for our young members, with highlights including doubles for our Under-16 and Under-12 footballers. Our Under-14 Division One Shield winners and Division Five runners-up will also receive their medals, as will the Under-16 league-winning hurlers and presentations will be made to the club’s successful handballers and Scór representatives. Everyone is welcome to come along to the clubhouse on Saturday for this enjoyable occasion and we encourage anyone who can to bring some sandwiches.

 

Dates to remember: As well as the juvenile presentation night this Saturday, we are also preparing to host the second Darkness into Light Monaghan 5km walk/run in the early morning of Saturday, May 9, as well as taking part in the town’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Our annual Juvenile Club street collection will take place on June 20 & 21. The start dates for the underage leagues are as follows: Under-16 Football League: April 9; Under-14 Football Leagues: March 14: Under-12 Spring Leagues: March 21.

 

Know Your Sport: Our senior team’s Know Your Sport fundraiser is up and running, with forms available from all players. Answer 20 questions to prove your knowledge of a range of sports and gain bragging rights in the club! Entries cost €10.

 

Pitch bookings: All pitch bookings for matches and training sessions this year must be made via 086 1957155.

 

Clubhouse: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Call in or ring 047 71155 between 8pm and 11pm on Sundays for more information.

 

Coaching: Monaghan Coaching & Games Development are running a series of Coach Education programmes and there are also a number of coaching workshops coming up in Cloghan in the next few weeks. See the Monaghan GAA website for more details.

 

County teams: Good luck to Kevin Loughran, Fearghal McMahon and the Monaghan Under-21 footballers in this Sunday’s Shamrock Cup Final against Tyrone in Cremartin.

 

Sympathy: At last Thursday’s club meeting, a vote of sympathy was passed to the family of the late Philomena Hughes.

 

Indoor Gaelic: We are running a Total Indoor Gaelic Football programme for Under-12s in the Barry McGuigan Sports Hall, Coláiste Oiriall. This takes place on Thursday at 5pm for children born in 2003 and on Friday at 5pm for those born in 2004 and 2005 (cost €2 per session). All current and new eligible players are welcome to attend. There is also indoor football currently running for U-10s on Mondays, with blitzes taking place on Saturday mornings.

 

Refereeing: Anyone interested in taking up refereeing at any level is asked to contact a committee member. For more information on the new ‘Put Your Whistle Where Your Mouth Is’ recruitment campaign, see the Monaghan GAA website.

 

Good luck: To our own James McKenna in Ballybay’s white-collar boxing night this Saturday.