Fixtures: Saturday, March 9: RFL Division 2B v Aghabog at 4.30pm
Sunday, March 10: RFL Division 1B v Aughnamullen (Away) at 2pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 2, 11, 22 and 23. Jackpot of €1,200 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Louise Fahy c/o Joe Finlay (Hurling Club); €40 Orán McKenna c/o Brian O’Sullivan (Hurling Club); €40 Noel ‘Buster’ Boyle c/o Dermot Coyle; €40 Jimmy & Eileen Morgan c/o Eileen Morgan. Jackpot for Sunday, March 10 is €1,300 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 has now played a critical role in our club’s funding for almost 25 years: we plan to celebrate that milestone on April 28. 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.
Charity match: The money raised by our annual charity match will be presented to local causes in our clubhouse this Sunday night at 10pm. All welcome.
Handball: Congratulations to Eoghan McGinnity, who won the county senior handball title at his first attempt in an exciting final last Friday night.
Arch Club: We were delighted to host Monaghan Arch Club in our clubhouse for the tenth year in a row last Thursday night. As ever, this was a very enjoyable night, with music, dancing and singing by the Arch Club choir. Our highlight of the night once again was Hugh Coyle giving his speech on behalf of his two favourite clubs, signing off with three cheers for the Harps! Thanks to everyone involved with the Arch Club for joining us on the night and to our many club members who helped out in any way or who provided food. See social media and The Northern Standard for photos. We look forward to hosting the Arch Club once again in 2020.
Reserves: The 2019 season has started with a busy schedule for our reserve teams. We started the Platinum Tanks RFL Division 1B with a big win at home to Emyvale last Sunday on a 5-11 to 0-4 scoreline.
Team: Darragh Hannon; Jamie Shields, John Mulligan (Capt.), Thomas Croarkin; Niall McManus, James McKenna, Niall Ward; Gary White, Lochlainn Power; Francis Lynch, Shane McMahon, Conor Duffy; Nathan O’Donoghue, Garbhan McKenna, Dean Fanning.
Subs used: Dylan McAree, Luke Coyle, Oisín Fagan, Kevin Lyden, Conor Callan.
We are due to play at home to Aghabog in Division 2B this Saturday at 4.30pm and away to Aughnamullen in Division 1B on Sunday at 2pm.
Pitches: Training schedules for all teams are currently being finalised. Coaches are asked to please ensure that gates and dressing rooms are locked and all equipment, bottles etc. is removed from the pitch after training sessions.
Muineachán le Gaeilge: Tá ranganna Gaeilge eagraithe ag Muineachán le Gaeilge in ár gclubtheach gach Mháirt @ 7pm. More details of these Irish conversational classes can be seen on the Muineachán le Gaeilge social-media pages. Scaip an scéal le bhur dtoil!
Registration: Registration fees for 2019 are now due to be paid to club registrar Kevin Treanor or in the clubhouse. Please note that all juvenile and adult players must be paid-up members. Fees are as follows: U-11s €20; juveniles/seniors €30; family membership €60.
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.
Dates to remember: The 25th anniversary party for the club’s Lotto is planned for April 28. The Intermediate Football League is scheduled to start on Saturday, March 30 (at home to Corduff). Our Saturday-morning coaching for juveniles is due to kick off in late March and our juveniles will again be taking part in the St. Patrick’s Day parade. Any adult club members available to steward the St. Patrick’s Day parade can contact Dónal Sherry on 086 2336159.
County: Good luck to the Monaghan minor and U-16 footballers against Armagh in Clones on Saturday.
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. Good luck to the Harps U-14 girls in their Division Two Championship game away to Donaghmoyne this Sunday at 12 noon.
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 7th Mar
