Fixtures: Saturday, October 19: IFL S-F v Magheracloone in Kingscourt at 4pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: Numbers 3, 7, 14 and 22. Jackpot of €3,900 not won. Residual prizes: €100 Dermot Coyle (direct debit) c/o Owen Connell; €40 ‘Stout Boys’ c/o Jim Dalton (Hurling Club); €40 Brian McEnaney c/o Séamus Treanor; €40 Harry Dwyer c/o John Hahessy. Jackpot for Sunday, October 20 is €4,000 and Maria McKenna is 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 25 years.
Seniors: We take on Magheracloone in the Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League semi-finals this Saturday at 4pm. This game will be played in Kingscourt, Co Cavan. Please travel to support our team!
Valerie McKenna RIP: We are saddened by the news of the sudden death of Valerie McKenna, whose Funeral Mass takes place at St. Macartan’s Cathedral on Saturday at 12 noon. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam. Club members will be helping with car parking at Valerie’s wake in Beechgrove Lawns today (Friday) between 5 and 10pm.
Schools: Good luck to St. Mary’s Boys School, Monaghan in Saturday’s Cumann na mBunscol Final.
Fun Day: Our annual Family Fun Day to round off the juvenile year took place at Gavan Duffy Park last Saturday. Thanks to our juvenile committee and everyone involved on the day and to all coaches and parents for their support all year.
Elaine Tate: Elaine Tate is a primary-school teacher from Rockcorry. Married to Anthony, with three children – Ava (13), Patrick (11) and Fionn (8) – Elaine was diagnosed in 2014 with Stage 4 Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma (kidney cancer). Surgery and ongoing chemotherapy were required to keep the cancer stable. Unfortunately, in July 2019, Elaine took a rare reaction to one of the chemo medications leading to paralysis from the waist down. She is now confined to a wheelchair. Any monies raised will go toward much-needed adaptations to Elaine’s home to give her more independence on her road to recovery. Tickets can be purchased from Dónal Sherry (086 2336159).
Clubhouse: The Monaghan Harps clubhouse is available to book for functions. Please contact Paudge Connolly on 085 8589135 or Rose Donnelly on 086 0825782 for more information. Anyone looking to book the clubhouse for meetings, functions, etc. is asked to please give a week’s notice for convenience.
Hurling:
Juvenile Training: Training continues this Sunday at 12 before it finishes up in November. All new members welcome!
Fundraiser: Following the international break, the second round of the competition takes place with this weekend’s English Premier League fixtures. There is a link on our social media accounts where you can recall your team selection for this round.
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 Fri 18th Oct
