Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 4, 21, 27 and 28. Jackpot of €1,400 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Damien Morgan c/o Eileen Morgan; €40 Oisín Mooney c/o Jim Dalton (Hurling Club); €40 Aidan Redden c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Vincent McNally c/o Séamus Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, January 27 is €1,500 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 has now played a critical role in our club’s funding for almost 25 years. We ask all club members to continue to promote our Lotto as much as possible. Please note that the 2019 Sunday-night rota is now available in the clubhouse.
Registration night: Registration fees for 2019 can now be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse. Please note that all juvenile and adult players must be paid-up members and we will be hosting a registration night tomorrow (Friday) in the clubhouse at 7pm. Fees are as follows: U-11s €20; juveniles/seniors €30; family membership €60.
Charity match: Any sponsorship forms from our annual New Year’s Day charity match still to be returned can be left into the clubhouse or to organisers Mary White and Owen Connell. Please return forms and money raised as soon as possible.
Ireland Lights Up: Monaghan Harps are proud to be taking part in the Operation Transformation ‘Ireland Lights Up’ project for 2019. This six-week programme of walks started last Thursday and continues each Thursday through to February 21. We were delighted with a turn-out on night one of over 100 people, who were welcomed at the Harps by Mel McMorrow and Úna Forde before setting off on the walk. Thanks to our Health & Wellbeing Officer Úna and all club members involved in getting this started. Please come along again this evening for 7pm and support this club initiative. High-vis jackets will be provided.
Club Draw: The GAA’s National Club Draw is back for 2019, offering great prizes including a Renault Clio. Books of tickets are available now from club members. All support appreciated.
O’Neills: A range of Harps gear can now be bought online from O’Neills website. See the club’s social-media pages for the link.
Monaghan GAA Awards: Congratulations to Eoghan McGinnity and Conor Flynn on their awards as the county’s Young Handballer of the Year and Young Hurler of the Year, respectively, which were presented last Friday.
Coaching: Upcoming coaching development courses being run by Monaghan GAA include Foundation Level courses and other workshops in the next few weeks. Coaches are asked to please contact Noreen McMorrow for more details.
Ladies: Indoor training has commenced for U-12, U-14 and U-16 girls. All newcomers welcome. Please contact Ronan on 086 0701764 for details.
County: Good luck to Neil McAdam and the Monaghan senior footballers as they start their Allianz NFL campaign against Dublin in Clones this Sunday.
Schools: Best wishes to all our club players currently representing their teams in schools’ and colleges’ competitions.
Clubhouse: The 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.
Notes: Anyone who has news for inclusion in the club notes can send an email to pro.monaghanharps.monaghan@gaa.ie by Tuesday morning.
By cshalvey Thu 24th Jan
