Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 3, 6, 8 and 17. Jackpot of €3,900 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Tommy Reilly c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Linda McKearney c/o Eileen Morgan; €40 Paddy Donnelly & Dick Rutledge c/o Paddy Donnelly; €40 Éanna Finlay c/o Joe Finlay (Hurling Club). Jackpot for Sunday, February 4 is €4,000 and Mary McRory, Úna Forde and Rose Donnelly 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.
Juvenile presentation: Our juvenile presentation night brought a bumper crowd to the clubhouse last Friday night. We were excited to have the Sam Maguire Cup in the clubhouse on the night, with one of the best turn-outs for several years. Juvenile Chairman Damien Morgan began a busy night by welcoming all the juveniles, players, mentors and supporters. Gerard Clerkin spoke on behalf of the Ladies Club and their U-16 league winners. Mel McMorrow introduced our U-16s who contested two Division One finals in 2017, as well as our U-13 team who won silverware at the Clann na nGael Tournament in Roscommon. Jimmy Croarkin called up our Under-14 Division One Shield finalists and Under-14 Division Five Championship runners-up, while Adrian Gunn introduced our U-12 Division Five team and James Corrigan welcomed our U-10s who won silverware in Tyholland, as well as our own Mick Farrell Cup. Last but by no means least, Martin Sheridan commended our U-12 Division One winners, recalling their dramatic Coyle Cup Final victory. Club Chairman Jimmy Croarkin then introduced our special guest, All-Ireland winner Kevin Nolan from Dublin. The 2011 All-Ireland SFC Final Man of the Match imparted wise words of advice to our young players and was very generous with his time. We are grateful to Kevin for taking the time to join us. Thanks also to senior players Shane Smyth, Michael Galligan and Mustafa Gamal and our new manager Michael Morgan for helping to make the presentations. Thanks to everyone who attended and everyone involved in organising the night and well done to all our juvenile players for their efforts in 2017.
Rose of Tralee: Jennifer Byrne visited us at Gavan Duffy Park last Saturday morning. Club members were delighted to welcome Jennifer, with Hugh Coyle presenting her with a Harps top and some of our young members also making presentations. Thanks to everyone who attended and represented the club very well.
SFL: There will be a new structure to this year’s Senior Football League. Depending on Monaghan’s progress in the SFC, up to nine league games could be played without county players for two points each. Five points per game will be at stake for the other nine games (split between the start and the end of the league), which will be played with county players.
Quiz: The club will be hosting a table quiz as Gaeilge in support of all sections – men’s football, hurling, ladies, handball and juveniles – in our clubhouse on Friday, February 9 at 9pm sharp. Questions will be asked in both Irish and English. Please support!
Charity match: All funds raised from our annual New Year’s Day charity match will go to a local charity/charities to be named soon. Please leave any sponsorship forms still to be returned into the clubhouse or to the organisers as soon as possible.
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) and should be returned as soon as possible. All support is greatly appreciated for our fundraisers.
Schools: Hard luck to Thomas Croarkin, Conor McCrystal, Jamie Shields, Lochlainn Power, Oisín Fagan and the St. Macartan’s College MacRory Cup team who lost their play-off last Thursday.
County: Good luck to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers as they continue their Allianz NFL campaign against Kildare in Newbridge this Sunday.
Dates to remember: We host a table quiz on Friday, February 9, while Monaghan Arch Club will return to Gavan Duffy Park for their annual visit on Thursday, February 15. Our Saturday-morning coaching for juveniles will kick off in late March and our juveniles will again be taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade.
Scór: Scór Sinsir takes place at the end of February. Anybody wishing to participate in or help out with Instrumental Music, Ballad Group, Solo Singing, Recitation, Dancing or Stage Presentation is asked to contact our Cultural Officer Joe Ó Gallchóir at 086 3048242. The Scór Quiz for Under-17 and Over-17 takes place in a table-quiz format in late January. The club hopes to enter a team in both sections. If you are willing to be part of a four-person team, please contact Joe.
Membership: Registration fees for 2018 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse.
Coaching: We intend to run a Child Protection course and a Foundation Coaching course in the coming months. Keep an eye on club notes for details. See monaghangaa.ie for more details of upcoming coach education courses in Cloghan.
Refereeing Course: Monaghan GAA are hoping to run a referee training course this February. If you are interested in becoming a referee, please contact Club Secretary Val Forde (secretary.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie).
Stewards Training Course: A training course for match-day stewards is being held in Cloghan this Friday and Saturday. All event stewards must be trained and this course is being offered free of charge. Contact Michael Carroll (086 1041165), Declan Flanagan on (087 25110957) or Pádraig Sherry (086 2548251).
Notes: Anyone who has news for inclusion in the club notes can send an email to pro.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie by Tuesday morning.
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.
Hurling: Well done to Conor Flynn and Cathal Power who played their part in last Sunday’s win for Monaghan in their opening National League game away to Longford. Next up for them is Roscommon this Sunday in Inniskeen at 2pm.
By cshalvey Sat 3rd Feb
