Fixtures: Friday, August 28: U-16 FC Division Four v Scotstown (Home) at 7pm

Saturday, August 29: U-12 FL Division One v Castleblayney (Away) at 12pm; RFL Division 3B v Scotstown (Home) at 6pm

Sunday, August 30: SHC S-F v Truagh in Clontibret at 3.45pm

Monday, August 31: U-16 HL v Truagh (Home) at 7pm

 

Monaghan Harps Lotto: The numbers for last Sunday’s draw were 1, 13, 18 and 30. Jackpot of €3,600 not won. This week’s four €40 lucky-dip prize winners were: Aoife Hennessy c/o Rose Donnelly; Michalina Hetnar c/o Rose Donnelly; John McCrystal c/o Kevin Treanor; and Elliott Taylor c/o Rose Donnelly. The sellers’ prize of €20 was won by Kevin Treanor. Jackpot for Sunday, August 30 is €3,700. 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.

IFC: We won at home to Doohamlet in the Intermediate Football Championship last Sunday. We hit the net three times in the opening quarter through Shea Corrigan, Éimhín Morahan and Fionán Ó Gallchóir and we went on to lead by 3-8 to 1-7 at half-time, with Daragh Croarkin, Jake McConnon, Kevin Loughran and John McCrystal adding their names to the scoresheet. Seán Callan, Dean Doherty and Conor McCrystal took our number of scorers into double figures during the second half as we pulled away to win by 3-20 to 1-13. Our last IFC Group Two game is away to Emyvale on Sunday, September 6.

Team and scorers: Daragh Croarkin (0-2, 2 ‘45s); Gary Devlin, Jake McConnon (0-2), Shane Moran; Shea Corrigan (1-1), Nicholas Scott, Kevin Loughran (0-1); Kevin Moran, Dylan McKenna; Dara Mullin, Seán Callan (0-2, 1 2-pt-f), Dean Doherty (0-1); Fionán Ó Gallchóir (1-3), Éimhín Morahan (1-5, 1 2-pt, 0-3f), John McCrystal (0-2). 

Subs used: Oisín Fagan; Ethan McCaffrey; Conor McCrystal (0-1); Liam Hahessy; Shay Lambe.

 

Minors: Our minors lost out to a strong Killanny side in their championship opener on Monday.

Team and scorers: Daniel Treanor; Ruairí Smyth, Odhrán Kelly, Cormac O’Gara; Liam Ginley, Andrew McKenna, Odhrán Mac Cionna; Conor Farmer (Capt., 1-0), Seán Lambe (0-1); Cayden McDonnell, Charlie O’Brien, Rhys Coyle (0-1f); Ryan Lynch (0-1), Alex Flynn (0-1, ‘45), Deagan Doherty (0-3).

Sub used: Moustapha Mbaye. 

Good luck: To our senior hurlers in their championship semi-final against Truagh in Clontibret this Sunday.

 

Reserves: Our Division 3B team drew away to Inniskeen last Sunday. Goals by Shay Cooney and Luke Coyle helped us into an early lead and although Inniskeen moved ahead late on, a Niall Greenan goal and another late two-pointer by Shane McGarry saw us earn a draw at 3-13 to 2-16. We are due to host Scotstown this Saturday.

Team and scorers: Jason McHugh; Zach Mallen, John Sherry, Gregory O’Connell; Francis Lynch, Mark Lynch (0-2), Luke Coyle (1-0); Mark Clerkin (Capt.), Eoin Sheridan (0-2); Ali Galligan, Shane McGarry (0-4, 1 2-pt, 1f), Colm Shalvey (0-1); Shay Cooney (1-0), Niall Greenan (1-4, 1 2-pt). 

 

U-16: Our U-16 Division One team qualified for their championship semi-finals with a good win at home to Donaghmoyne on Thursday evening. Goals by Tiernan Cleary-Keenan, Séadanta Ó Grianna and Kyron Coughlan and some excellent points from Gabriel Cunningham helped our lads to a 3-8 to 3-6 lead at the end of an exciting first half. A couple of great saves by Daniel Treanor and goals by Calum McCaffrey, Conall McGinnity and Callum McCullagh were the highlights of a strong second-half performance by our lads as they finished the group stage with five points. 

Team and scorers: Daniel Treanor; Finn McCaffrey, Tristan Brannigan, Darragh Garvey; Gabriel Cunningham (0-4), Cillian McKenna, Moustapha Mbaye; Matthew Duffy, Conor O’Neill; Daimhin Brett (0-2), Calum McCaffrey (1-4, 0-2f) Kyron Coughlan (1-1); Tiernan Cleary-Keenan (1-1), Séadanta Ó Grianna (1-1), Conall McGinnity (1-1). 

Subs used: Ryan Lynch; Callum McCullagh (1-0); Callum Redden; Tiernan Loughran; Odhrán Mac Cionna.

Our Division Four team host Scotstown on Friday. Good luck to our players and management. 

 

U-14: Hard luck to our U-14 Division Five team, who lost out to Castleblayney in their championship semi-final last Sunday.

 

U-12: Our U-12 Division One team are away to Castleblayney this Saturday.