Fixtures: Friday, June 27: IFL v Killanny (Away) at 8pm
Sunday, June 29: RFL Division 3B v Truagh (Away) at 12.30pm
Monday, June 30: U-14 HL v Latton (Home) at 7.30pm
Tuesday, July 1: MFL Division One v Castleblayney (Home) at 8pm
Wednesday, July 2: U-16 HL v Inniskeen (Home) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 6, 12, 16 and 28. Jackpot of €4,800 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Harry Hughes Jr. c/o Rose Hughes; Luci Murray c/o Séamus Treanor; Bernie McKenna c/o herself; and Bliss McMahon c/o Rose Donnelly. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Kevin Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, June 29 is €4,900. 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 are away to Killannyin the IFL tomorrow night (Friday) at 8pm. All support welcome.
Flag Day: Our annual street collection took place last Friday and Saturday. We would like to say a big thanks to everyone who gave their time to collect, to everyone who made a donation and to our juvenile committee for their efforts in co-ordinating this important fundraiser for the club.
Fundraiser launch night: We held our launch night for our December Film Awards fundraiser last Saturday in the clubhouse. We were delighted to see such a great turnout. We got to find out the films that will be made and all the actors found out the roles they will be mastering! The excitement is really starting to build, everyone is looking forward to getting stuck into learning lines and practicing an accent or two. Thanks to our MC Seán McCaffrey and everyone involved.
Reserves: An understrength Reserve Division 1B team lost away to Emyvale on Tuesday night. Our Division 3B side are due to face Truagh this Sunday.
Minors: Our minors return from the exam break by hosting Castleblayney next Tuesday evening
U-16: Our U-16s await the start of the championship after the exam break
U-14: Our U-14s won the Division One Shield in a very entertaining game against Donaghmoyne in Oram last Wednesday. The game was expected to be close as honours were even following two previous encounters this year. Donaghmoyne got a great start against the breeze, going ahead by 1-3 to 0-0. The lads fought back; settling into a good rhythm and eventually taking a lead that they would never relinquish. Despite spurning a number of opportunities in the first half, the team managed to lead by five points at half-time. Starting the second half strongly, they extended their lead to nine points, before Donaghmoyne, taking advantage of the elements, came back strongly and cut the margin to just three with a little over five minutes to go. A strong finish saw the Harps run out winners on a 4-18 to 2-14 scoreline. Well done to our players and coaches and good luck in the upcoming championship.
Panel: Aodhán Smyth; Callum McCormilla; Callum McCullagh; Charlie Burke; Cillin McGinnity; Conall McGinnity (Capt.); Daimhin Brett; Darragh Devaney; Diarmuid Woods; Evan McGarry; Finn McCaffrey; Finn McGee; Hunter Ray; James McAdam; Jamie Sheridan; Lennon McGuirk; Marc Garvey; Matthew Duffy; Senan Durnin; Shay O'Neill; Tiernan Cleary-Keenan; Tiernan Loughran; Tommy McElwain.
U-12: Our U-12 Division One and Five teams enjoyed wins over Castleblayney and Latton last week ahead of a break in their leagues until mid-July.
County: Good luck to everyone involved with the Monaghan senior men and women in their All-Ireland quarter-finals this weekend.
Dates to remember: Our annual in-house summer camp is set for August 11-15. 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.
