Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 3, 4, 14 and 22. Jackpot of €3,500 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Marie Farrell c/o herself; €40 Phil Cassidy c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Adrian & Sinéad Toal c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Dáire Carey c/o Colm Shalvey. Jackpot for Sunday, January 7 is €3,600 and Gráinne and Owen Connell are on duty. Lotto draw takes place in our clubhouse every Sunday night. All welcome. Thanks to everyone for their support for our Lotto, which plays a critical role in our club’s funding. We ask all club members to continue to promote our Lotto as much as possible throughout 2018 and beyond.
Charity match: We kicked off 2018 in style with our annual charity match, which once again brought a good crowd to Gavan Duffy Park on New Year’s Day. As ever, an enjoyable game, refereed by young Conor Devlin, featured members from all sections of the club and all ages. We then gathered in the clubhouse, where we had an evening of fun which included a well-supported raffle. Mary White thanked everyone involved and sent best wishes to fellow organiser Owen Connell and Mark McCabe, among others who were unable to be with us on the day, before presenting a birthday cake to our own Anne Smyth.
Thanks to the following sponsors of the raffle prizes: Eastern Balti; Costcutter; Pearse McNally, Dunsinaire Stores Esso Station; McCleary’s, Londis; Sloane’s Spar; Starlighting Interiors; Mr J’s Barber Shop; Dunnes Stores; Monaghan Bottlers; John Hahessy; Adrian and Nora Gunn; the Finnegan family; Harry McAree. Thanks to all sponsors, everyone who took part in or attended the match and the organising committee. All funds raised will go to a local charity/charities to be named soon and any sponsorship forms still to be returned can be left into the clubhouse or to the organisers.
New Year: We would like to wish all our players, members, supporters and sponsors a very Happy New Year! Athbhliain faoi Mhaise Daoibh! Best wishes to everyone for 2018.
Congratulations: To Stephen Driver and Ciara McPhillips, who got married last week. Congratulations also to Conor and Bernie Devlin on the birth of their daughter, Fiadh, on New Year’s Day.
Sponsor a Seat: To celebrate and promote the continued development of our facilities at Gavan Duffy Park, we are offering the unique opportunity to sponsor/dedicate a seat in our stand at a cost of €50. See our club website (monaghanharps.gaa.ie) or contact Club Secretary Val Forde (secretary.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie) for more details.
Club Draw: The GAA’s National Club Draw is back for 2018, offering great prizes including a Renault Dynamique. Books of tickets are available now from Club Treasurer Dermot Coyle (086 0734098). All support appreciated.
Dates to remember: Our juvenile presentation night is provisionally set for Friday, January 26. Monaghan Arch Club will return to Gavan Duffy Park for their annual visit on Thursday, February 15.
Membership: Registration fees for 2018 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse.
Coaching: There are several upcoming coaching courses/workshops in Cloghan, with the 2018 programme beginning this evening (Thursday).
Yearbook: The Monaghan GAA Yearbook is available now at a cost of €10 and gives a full review of 2017 for club and county.
Gavan Duffy Park: The refurbished Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Contact Jimmy Croarkin on 087 1249635 or Pádraig Callan on 087 2543511 for more information. Anyone looking to book the clubhouse for meetings, functions, etc. is asked to please give a week’s notice for convenience. Please note that our pitches are now closed until further notice.
By cshalvey Thu 4th Jan
