Fixtures: Thursday, April 2: Under-14 FC Division One v Scotstown (Away) at 6.15pm; Under-14 FL Division Four v Cremartin (Away) at 6.30pm; DHL v Truagh (Away) at 7pm

Saturday, April 4: RFL Division Three v Clones (Home) at 6pm; Under-12 Football Spring League Zone C v Carrickmacross (Away) at 3.15pm; Zone D v Carrickmacross (Away) at 2pm; Zone I v Oram (Away) at 2pm

Monday, April 6: U-14 HL v Truagh (Home) at 6.30pm

Tuesday, April 7: MFL Division One v Magheracloone (Home) at 6.45pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 11, 21, 26 and 27. Jackpot of €1,600 not won. Residual prizes: €100: Daragh & Kelly Croarkin c/o Sheila Treanor; €40 Jonathan McQuaid c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Ann Treanor c/o herself; €40 Chris Conway c/o Owen Connell. Jackpot for Sunday, April 5 is €1,700 and Gráinne and Owen Connell are on duty. Plans are underway for our Lotto to celebrate its 21^st birthday on the May Bank Holiday weekend and all ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

 

Seniors: Our next Senior Football League game is scheduled to be at home to Magheracloone on Sunday week, but is dependent on Monaghan’s progress in the National League. Keep an eye on club notes and online for updates.

 

Reserves: Our O’Duffy Cup team had a good win in the RFL Division 1B away to Ballybay last Sunday. Points by Dean Fanning, Evan Doherty and Michael Galligan had our lads ahead by 0-7 to 0-2 at half-time, having played with the wind, while a strong defensive performance against the elements saw the Harps secure a 0-10 to 0-4 win.

Team and scorers: Cónall McKenna; Niall Treanor, Gareth Treanor, Mustafa Gamal; Conor Forde, Aodhán Óg McAnespie, Dónal McCarthy; James McKenna, Shane Coyle; Paul Rushe, Niall Greenan, Michael Galligan (0-2); Dean Fanning (Capt., 0-5), Gerard Gilsenan, Evan Doherty (0-3).

Subs: Emmett McArdle for Rushe, Carl Foentjies for Forde, Conor Devlin for McArdle (black card), Jason McHugh for Gilsenan.

This Saturday, it’s the turn of the McKeown Cup team with a league game at home to Clones at 6pm.

 

Minors: Our minor footballers lost by 0-16 to 2-6 at home to Truagh last Tuesday. A Darragh Hannon goal and points by Shane McMahon and Jack Deery got our lads off to a good start, but they had fallen five behind (0-10 to 1-2) by half-time. Dillon Duffy hit 1-2 in the second half and Dylan McKenna got a couple of points as the Harps attempted to turn it around, but a couple of late attempts on goal came to nothing. This evening (Tuesday’s) scheduled game against Seán McDermotts was postponed due to the rearranged county minor hurling match. Our minors host Magheracloone next Tuesday.

Team and scorers: Dylan McAree; Niall McManus, Evan Cudden, Conor Flynn; Kyle O’Leary, John Mulligan, David Lowry (Capt.); Dylan McKenna (0-2), Kevin Lyden; Jack Deery (0-1), Remy McKenna, Shane McMahon (0-1); Darragh Hannon (1-0), Dillon Duffy (1-2), Conor Duffy.

Subs: Ethan Murphy for Hannon, Shane McKenna for Cudden, Anthony Greenan for O’Leary.

 

U-14: Our Under-14 Division Four team put in a spirited performance in difficult conditions away to Clontibret last Saturday. Points by Dylan Ballantine and Erikas Dikmonas (two) kept our lads in touch in an evenly-matched start, but we were unable to convert a couple of goal chances, while Clontibret were more clinical at the other end. Terence McDonald eventually got the goal our lads had been threatening to close the gap to 2-4 to 1-3 at half-time, but a strong home team pulled away at the start of the second half. A clever piece of skill gave Terence a second goal, while Brian McAteer added a point and Nathan Lavery hit the net, leaving the final score 4-9 to 3-4 to Clontibret.

Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Lukas Virfilas, Mujtaba Gamal; Jamie McCarron, Nathan Lavery (1-0), Liam Conway; Tiarnán O’Rourke, Dylan Ballantine (0-1, ’45); Josh Maguire, Dean Doherty, Terence McDonald (2-0); Brian McAteer (0-1f), Erikas Dikmonas (0-2).

Subs used: Shea Treanor, Killian Treanor, Kamile Parszywka.

The Division One league game was postponed due to a bereavement in the Latton club. Both teams are in action this Thursday in a Division One championship game away to Scotstown and a Division Four league game in Cremartin. Good luck to all involved.

 

U-12: Our three Under-12 football teams continue the Spring League with away games this Saturday. Our Zone C and Zone D teams are away to Carrickmacross, while our Zone I lads are in Oram.

 

U-16: The Under-16 Football League will begin with a home game against Truagh next Thursday, April 9.

 

Membership: Membership for 2015 must be paid as soon as possible. Fees are 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.

 

Saturday-morning coaching: Our popular Saturday-morning coaching for U-6s, U-8s & U-10s is up and running again for 2015. Thanks to everyone who attended and/or helped out on our first morning last week. Anyone who wants to volunteer to help out is encouraged to do so. We are due to host a double blitz on April 18.

 

Darkness into Light: We are preparing to host the second Darkness into Light Monaghan 5km walk/run in the early morning of Saturday, May 9, with online registration currently available and a launch planned for the middle of this month. Anyone who wants to get involved is more than welcome – next meeting is on Monday week, April 13.

 

Know Your Sport: Any outstanding forms for our senior team’s Know Your Sport fundraiser must be returned as soon as possible. All support appreciated.

 

County teams: Well done to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers on their excellent NFL win away to Kerry last week and good luck against Dublin this Sunday.

 

Well done: To Paul Peppard, who won a silver medal in the National Under-18 800 metres race last weekend, and to Zach Mallen, who recently won a National Cadet Boxing title.

 

Schools: Well done to the St. Macartan’s College Brock Cup team and the Harps lads involved, who won their shield semi-final last week. Good luck in the final against Omagh CBS.

 

Easter Camp: Next week will see Gavan Duffy Park host a Monaghan GAA Easter Camp for the first time. The three-day camp, for boys and girls aged between 5 and 12, will take place on April 7, 8 and 9 from 10am to 2.30pm each day and will feature football, hurling and camogie. The camps cost €40 for the first child and €35 for other children from the same family, with each participant receiving a hoodie.

 

Pitch bookings: All pitch bookings for matches and training sessions this year must be made via 086 1957155. Training times have been allotted and any changes must be notified.

 

Clubhouse: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Contact Jimmy Croarkin on 087 1249635 for more information. Free Wi-Fi is now available in the clubhouse. See website and social media for details of opening for the Easter weekend.

 

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.

 

Hurling: The Under-14 Hurling League continued with a comfortable win at home to Cootehill in very difficult conditions on Monday evening. Next Monday’s game is also at home against Truagh. The Development Hurling League starts away to Truagh this Thursday evening.