Fixtures: Thursday, May 29: U-16 FL Division Two Shield Final v Clontibret in Castleblayney at 7.30pm
Friday, May 30: RFL Division 1B v Corduff (Home) at 8pm
Saturday, May 31: U-14 FL Division One Shield v Donaghmoyne (Away) at 11am
Sunday, June 1: U-14 FL Division 5A Cup v Castleblayney (Away) at 11am
Tuesday, June 3: RFL Division 1B v Aughnamullen (Home) at 8pm
Wednesday, June 4: U-12 HL v Carrickmacross (Home) at 7.30pm
Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday's draw were 1, 4, 23 and 27. Jackpot of €4,400 not won. This week's four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Peter McLoughlin c/o Ann Treanor; Tiarnan McKenna c/o Maria McKenna; Peter Coyle c/o ClubZap; and Stephen Connolly c/o Paddy Donnelly. The sellers' prize of €20 was won by Hannah McKenna. Jackpot for Sunday, June 1 is €4,500. 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 won at home to Tyholland in the Intermediate Football League last Friday. A goal by Fionán Ó Gallchóir and points from Luke McManus, Dara Mullin and Dylan McKenna had us 1-5 to 0-5 up at the end of a keenly-contested first half. Fionán hit the net again after the restart, while Kevin Loughran, Seán Callan and Éimhín Morahan were also on target as we increased our lead. Tyholland closed to within two points heading into the final quarter, but a third goal from Dara and further scores from Lochlainn Power, Luke and Seán sealed a 3-17 to 1-10 win. Our next game is away to Castleblayney on Friday, June 6.
Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin; Dean Doherty, Kevin Moran, Oisín Fagan; Nathan Lavery, Gary Devlin, Kevin Loughran (0-2, 1 2-pt); Lochlainn Power (Joint-Capt., 0-1), Dylan McKenna (0-2, 1 2-pt); Dara Mullin (1-2), Luke McManus (0-4, 1 2-pt), Senan Cudden; Michael Galligan, Fionán Ó Gallchóir (2-1), Éimhín Morahan (Joint-Capt., 0-1).
Subs used: Seán Callan (0-4, 1 2-pt); Shane Moran; Orrin Doherty; Niall Greenan; Francis Lynch.
Reserves: Our Reserve Division 1B team have a busy schedule this week, hosting Corduff tomorrow night (Friday) and Aughnamullen next Tuesday.
Minors: Our minors continued their Division One league with a hard-earned win at home to Donaghmoyne on Tuesday, May 20 in our last game before the exam break.
Team and scorers: Alex Flynn; Shay Lambe, Dáire McKenna, Daithí Devlin; John Sherry, Daniel Alexis (1-1. 0-1 '45), Josh Cassidy; Shea Corrigan (1-0), Orrin Doherty (Capt., 0-1); Joe Gunn, Mark Lynch (1-0), Adam Richardson; Shane McGarry (0-1f), Deagan Doherty (0-1), Eoin Sheridan (1-4, 1-0 pen, 0-2f).
Subs used: Ruairí Smyth; Luke Swift; Lewis Duffy.
U-16: Our U-16 Division Two team finish their league campaign by contesting the Shield Final v Clontibret in Castleblayney this evening at 7.30pm. Well done to the Division Five lads, who won their Shield Final v Donaghmoyne last night (Wednesday).
U-14: Our U-14s have away games this weekend: v Donaghmoyne in the Division One Shield on Saturday and Castleblayney in the Division 5A Cup on Sunday. Both games are due to throw in at 11am.
U-12: Our U-12s return to action with a double-header away to Truagh next Thursday (June 5).
Scór: Spraoi Scór takes place next month (Quiz on Thursday, June 12 & stage events on Saturday, June 15). Any primary-school children interested in representing the Harps can contact Jackie Reilly on 085 8588648.
Dates to remember: Our annual juvenile street collection is to take place on June 20/21. Our annual in-house summer camp is set for August 11-15. We have a major club 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.
