Fixtures: Thursday, July 3: SHL v East Cavan Gaels (Home) at 8pm
Saturday, July 5: IFL v Donaghmoyne (Home) at 7pm
Monday, July 7: U-14 HL v Clontibret (Away) at 7.30pm
Tuesday, July 8: MFL Division One v Corduff (Away) at 8pm
Wednesday, July 9: U-12 HL v Inniskeen (Away) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 1, 9, 22 and 24. Jackpot of €4,900 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Ronan Lynch c/o Séamus Treanor; Adrian & Sinéad Toal c/o Séamus Treanor; Úna Forde c/o ClubZap; and Helen Hughes c/o Breege Sweeney. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Paddy Donnelly. Jackpot for Sunday, July 6 is €5,000. Thanks to everyone for continuing to support our Lotto and to the committee and the regular helpers for their efforts in keeping the show on the road and providing essential funding towards our development work over the last three decades. We would greatly appreciate if every family involved in the club would consider setting up a recurring Lotto entry via ClubZap. Please note that the cut-off point for ClubZap each week is 6pm on Sunday.
IFL: We fell to a narrow loss away to Killanny in the IFL last Friday. A very slow start against the breeze saw us fall eight points down, before points from Luke McManus, Éimhín Morahan, Daragh Croarkin and the returning Jake McConnon brought us into the game before half-time. We were unable to build any real momentum during the second half, however, despite scores from Luke, Kevin Loughran, Dean Doherty and subs John McCrystal and Cian Bradley keeping us in contention, as we fell short on a scoreline of 0-17 to 0-14.
Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin (0-1f); Shane Moran, Jake McConnon (0-1), Gary Devlin; Oisín Fagan, Kevin Moran, Kevin Loughran (0-2, 1 2-pt); Dylan McKenna, Senan Cudden; Dara Mullin, Seán Callan, Dean Doherty (0-1); Fionán Ó Gallchóir, Luke McManus (0-5, 1 2-pt, 1 2-pt-f), Éimhín Morahan (Capt., 0-1).
Subs used: John McCrystal (0-2, 1 2-pt-f); Jack Lynch; Cian Bradley (0-1).
We host Donaghmoyne this Saturday evening at 7pm in the final round of the IFL group stage. All support appreciated.
IFC: We have been drawn alongside Killanny, Castleblayney, Clones and Tyholland in Group Two of the Intermediate Football Championship, which will get underway in mid-August.
Minors: Our minors returned to competitive action after the exam break with a keenly-contested game at home to Castleblayney on Tuesday night, when a handful of late two-pointers by Shane McGarry earned our lads a draw. From our minor and senior groups and the club as a whole, we wish all the best to Orrin Doherty for a full and speedy recovery.
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn; Andrew McKenna, Dáire McKenna, John Sherry; Adam Richardson, Daniel Alexis, Daithí Devlin; Josh Cassidy (0-1), Eoin Sheridan (0-9, 6f); Oisín Brannigan (1-0), Mark Lynch (0-1), Joe Gunn; Deagan Doherty, Lewis Duffy (1-0), Shane McGarry (0-10, 1 2-pt, 2 2-pt-f, 4f).
Subs used: Winston Onkeweke; Charlie O'Brien.
Next Tuesday's game is Corduff to Donaghmoyne.
U-16: Our U-16s await the start of the championship after the exam break.
U-14: Our U-14s also look forward to beginning their championship campaigns in the coming weeks.
U-12: Our U-12s have a break in their leagues until mid-July.
Summer camps: The Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camp returns to Gavan Duffy Park next week. Our own in-house summer camp is set to return this year from August 11-15.
Date to remember: We have a Film Awards fundraiser booked for December 5 (keep posted to club notes & social media for more information).
Juvenile coaching: Our Saturday-morning football coaching for our youngest juveniles continues weekly at 10am! To register a new or existing player, please log on to the Foireann app or www.foireann.ie.
Club app: As well as offering an option to support our lotto, our club app also has a function to pay your annual membership, make financial donations to the club, as well as a communication suite for all that goes on at the club. You can get involved by downloading 'ClubZap' on your phone and registering as a Monaghan Harps GAA Club member.
