Finn Harps Story to be launched on Friday

THE eagerly awaited publication, 'The Finn Harps Story' penned by Dublin-based Harps fan Bartley Ramsay, will be officially launched this Friday night at a reception to be held in the Villa Rose Hotel, Ballybofey at 10.15pm, immediately after the Harps v Cobh game. The book has been prepared and printed by Bartley, who has been acting as an unofficial club historian for many years now, and has collated photographs, statistics and interviews with key figures involved in the club since it entry into the League of Ireland in 1969.

The book presents the history of the club, season by season, interspersed with interviews, quotes and unique photographs, together with detailed statistics for each season.

Harps fans who ordered their copy before the end of 2007 will have their names printed in a special section of the book and all have been invited to attend Friday night's reception.

It is fitting that three names who have been synonymous with Finn Harps over the years will launch the book. Former Harps manager and current director Patsy McGowan along with legendary goalscorers Brendan Bradley (the League of Ireland's all time top scorer) and Con McLaughlin (the first Donegal man to score 100 goals in the League) will conduct the launch. Current Harps manager Paul Hegarty and squad members will also be in attendance.