Scotstown GAA Club Notes 13/08/2024

An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 13/08/2024

Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week

Under 14s

Our Under 14 boys had no games in the past week. The Under 14 boys C Team next play Carrickmacross at home in Round 4 of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5B this Friday 16th August at 7:00pm.

Under 16s

The Under 16 Boys teams had no championship games in the past week. The Under 16 boys A Team next play Magheracloone away in Round 3 of the Under 16 Division 1 Championship Group 1 this Thursday 15th August at 7:30pm.

The U16 B team next game is home to Inniskeen in Round 3 of the Under 16 Division 4 Championship Group 2 this Wednesday 14th August at 7:30pm.   

Minors

The Minor A team had no games in the past week. The U18 Minor A Team play Truagh in the final of the Minor Division 1 League Cup next Tuesday August 20th at 6:45pm. We wish them all the best in the final. The Minor B team next play the winners of Castleblayney or Monaghan Harps in the Final of the Minor Division 5 League Cup. Date and Venue TBC.

Senior Men

The 2024 Greenfield Foods Senior Championship commenced last weekend. Our Senior Men’s first game was against Ballybay at home last Saturday in Round 1 of Group 1.

The first 15 minutes of the game was tight with both sides exchanging points with a score line of 0-3 all. Scotstown dominated the next 5 minutes opening up a 3 point advantage before Ballybay reduced the deficit to 2 points at 0-6 to 0-4 going into the last 10 minutes of the first half. Scotstown responded well and with 2 well placed points gave themselves a comfortable 4 point lead before Ballybay scored a point from mark right before the half time whistle giving a score of 0-8 to 0-5. In the second half the Blues found momentum and stretched the lead to 6 points without reply going into the last 10 minutes. Ballybay responded strongly and closed the deficit to 4 points with 3 minutes of normal time remaining with a score of 0-11 to 0-7. But Scotstown held their nerve and scored in injury time to make a final score of Scotstown 0-12 Ballybay 0-7. Well done to the team and management in a good solid performance in their opening game of the Championship.

The Senior men next play Aughnamullen away in Round 2 of the Greenfield Foods Monaghan Senior Football Championship Group 1 this Sunday 18th August at 2:00pm.

Junior Men

Our Junior men had no games in the past week. Our Junior men next play Eire Og at home in Round 2 of the Junior Football Championship Group 2 this Saturday 17th August at 7:00pm.     

Senior Reserves

Our Senior Reserves 2024 season has finished. Well done to the team and management on another successful year with wining the Division 1A League Cup and runners up in the O’Duffy Cup.

Junior Division 3B Reserves

The Junior Division 3B Reserves played their final Round Robin game against Inniskeen at home on Friday of last week in Round 9 of the Reserve League Division 3B. Well done in their 1-18 to 1-7 win. The Junior 3B Reserves finished top of the Division 3B table and qualified for the final. Well done to the team and management. The final is scheduled for September.

Under 12 Boys League Competition

Our Under 12 boys league competitions continued in the past week. Well done to our Under 12 Boys A team in their win against Truagh at home in Round 8 of the U12 Division 1 League Competition on Saturday last. Our Under 12 Boys A team next play Donaghmoyne away in Round 9 of the U12 Division 1 League Competition on Saturday 24th August at 12:00pm.

Hard luck to our Under 12 Boys B team in their defeat to Inniskeen away in Round 6 of the U12 Division 4 League Competition on Sunday last. Our Under 12 Boys B team next play Truagh away in Round 7 of the U12 Division 4 League Competition on Sunday August 25th at 11:00am.

The C Team had 2 games in the past week. Hard luck to the Under 12 Boys C Team in their defeat to Blackhill at home in Round 7 of the U12 Division 6 League Competition on Tuesday of last week. Well done to our Under 12 Boys A team in their 6-8 to 4-6 win against Magheracloone away in Round 8 of the U12 Division 6 League Competition on Sunday last. Our Under 12 Boys C team next play Inniskeen at home in Round 9 of the U12 Division 6 League Competition on Saturday 24th August at 12:00pm.

Senior Ladies

The Senior Ladies 2024 Championship commenced last weekend. The Scotstown Ladies first round game was against Emyvale at home in the Championship Group B on Saturday last. On a late warm and sunny afternoon the 2 teams put in a highly entertaining lightning paced championship with a host of fine scores and quality play. After 25 minutes Scotstown had opened up a 7 point lead with a scoreline already at 3-7 to 1-6. This included 3 fine goals by Hannah Sherlock (2) and Laura Carey. Emyvale had started strongly and taken the lead at 1-1 after 2 minutes before Casey Treanor opened the scoring for the Blues with a brilliant point from play. Further fine points in the first half for Scotstown were provided by Éabha Sherry, Alanna Corrigan and Laura Carey. However in the last 5 minutes of the first half Emyvale pulled 5 points back in a row making the half time score 3-7 to 1-11. The second half continued with the frantic pace of the game and Scotstown extened their lead with a brilliant point by Éabha Sherry. However shortly afterwards Emyvale scored a goal and a point to take the lead. Casey Treanor equalised shortly afterwards with another excellent point from play but Emyvale responded with a goal after Katie Sherlock made a brilliant save from a penalty, giving the visitors a 4 point lead at 3-13 to 3-9 after 12 minutes of the second half. Scotstown put on strong pressure and responded with 3 unanswered well placed points by Éabha Sherry, Casey Treanor and Hannah Sherlock reducing the deficit to a point. However Emyvale scored their 4th decisive goal and went on to win the game with Scotstown’s final point coming from play by Alanna Corrigan. Final score Scotstown 3-13 Emyvale 4-17. Hard luck to the team and management and well done on a brilliant performance.

Scorers: Hannah Sherlock (2-1); Éabha Sherry (0-5); Laura Carey (1-1); Casey Treanor (0-3); Alanna Corrigan (0-3).

The Ladies next play Donaghmoyne away on Sunday 25th August in Round 2 of the Senior Ladies Championship at 6:30pm.

Under 18 Minor Girls

The U18 minor girls had no games in the past week. The U18 minor girls next play Emmett Og in the Final of the U18 Division 1 League this Thursday 15th August at 7:15pm in Sean McDermotts.

We wish them all the best in the final.  

Under 16 Girls

Our Under 16 girls A team had no games in the past week.

The Under 16 girls A team next play Aughnamullen in the preliminary round of the LGFA Under 16 Division 1 Championship next Monday 19th August. Our U16 girls B Team played Carrickmacross at home in the Under 16 Division 2 League semi final on Tuesday of last week. The game finished in a 2-9 all draw. The girls made a spirited comeback from a 6 point deficit early in the second and well done on levelling the game.

Our U16 girls B team next play Monaghan Harps away in the Under 16 Division 2 Championship quarter final next Tuesday 20th August at 7:00pm.

Under 14 Girls

Our Under 14 girls had no games in the past week.

Under 12 Girls

Our Under 12 girls continued their proper leagues during the past week with Round 3 games. Well done to the Under 12 girls A team in their win against Emyvale away in Round 3 of the U12 Division 1 League Proper on Wednesday of last week. The U12 girls A team next play Inniskeen at home in Round 4 of the U12 Division 1 League proper this Wednesday 14th August at 7:00pm. Well done to the Under 12 girls B team in their win against Clones away in Round 3 of the U12 Division 3 League Proper on Friday of last week. The U12 girls B team next play Carrickmacross away in Round 4 of the U12 Division 3 League proper this Friday 16th August at 7:00pm.

The Under 12 girls C team’s game against Magheracloone away in Round 3 of the U12 Division 4 League Proper scheduled for Saturday last was cancelled. The U12 girls C team next play Donaghmoyne at home in Round 4 of the U12 Division 3 League proper this Saturday 17th August at 11:00am.

Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week

On Wednesday 14th August the Under 16 boys B team play Inniskeen at home in Round 3 of the Under 16 Division 4 Championship Group 2 at 7:30pm and our Under 12 girls A team play Inniskeen at home in Round 4 of the U12 Division 1 League Proper at 7:00pm.

On Thursday 15th August our U18 minor girls play Emmett Og in the Final of the U18 Division 1 League at 7:15pm in Sean McDermotts and the Under 16 boys A team play Magheracloone away in Round 3 of the Under 16 Division 1 Championship Group 1 at 7:30pm and

On Friday 16th August the Under 14 boys C team play Carrickmacross at home in Round 4 of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5B at 7:00pm and our Under 12 girls A team play Carrickmacross at home in Round 4 of the U12 Division 3 League Proper at 7:00pm.

On Saturday 17th August our Junior Men play Eire Óg at home in Round 2 of Group 1 of the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship at 7:00pm; and our LGFA Under 12 girls C team play Donaghmoyne at home in Round 4 of the U12 Division 4 League Proper at 11:00am.

On Sunday 18th August our Senior Men play Aughnamullen away in Round 2 of Group 1 of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship at 2:00pm

On Monday 19th August our U16 girls A Team play Castleblayney at home in the Under 16 Division 1 Championship preliminary round at 7:00pm

On Tuesday 20th August the U18 Minor A team play Truagh in the final of the Minor Division 1 League Cup at 6:45pm and our U16 girls B team play Monaghan Harps away in the Under 16 Division 2 Championship quarter final at 7:00pm

On Wednesday 21st August our Under 12 girls A team play Donaghmoyne at home in Round 5 of the U12 Division 1 League Proper at 7:00pm

On Thursday 22nd August

the Under 14 boys C team play Magheracloone away in Round 5 of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5B at 7:00pm and our U18 minor girls play Aughnamullen away in the quarter final of the U18 Division 1 Championship at 7:15pm.

We wish our Blues and managements all the best in their games.

2024 Monaghan Club Football Championships start this weekend.

The 2024 Monaghan GAA and LGFA Championships commence this weekend.

In the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship, our senior men drew Aughnamullen, Ballybay, Corduff and Cremartin. and are in Group 1. The fixtures are; Saturday 10th August at 7:00pm home to Ballybay (W 0-12 to 0-7); Sunday 18th August at 2:00pm away to Aughnamullen; weekend 8th September home to Corduff and weekend 15th September away to Cremartin.

In the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship, our Junior Men drew Aghabog, Drumhowan, Éire Óg, and Sean McDermotts and are in Group 1. The fixtures are; Saturday 17th August at 7:00pm, home to Éire Og; Sunday 25th August at 2:00pm away to Sean McDermotts; weekend 8th September home to Drumhowan and weekend 15th September away to Aghabog.

In the LGFA CombiLift Senior Ladies Championship, our Senior Ladies drew Donaghmoyne, Emmett Óg and O’Neill Shamrocks and are in Group B. The Fixtures are; Saturday 10th August at 4:30pm, home to Emyvale (L 4-17 to 3-13); Sunday 25th August at 6:30pm, away to Donaghmoyne; Saturday 31st August at 6:30pm, away to O’Neill Shamrocks.

We wish the players and managements all the best in this year’s Championships.

Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €7,000

Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €6,800 jackpot on Wednesday 14th August. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.

In the August 7th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 1, 2, 20, 24. There was 1 match 3 winner; Marian Boylan who wins €100. We had 3 Lucky Dip winners, Eugene McKenna, Sinead Tierney, and Keelan McKernan who win €20 each. Congratulations to all our winners! The Scotstown GAA online Lotto Draw takes place every Wednesday at 8:30pm with last entries at 8pm. The draw is conducted on-line and is fully automated using secure facilities. There are 4 numbers to choose from a range of 1 to 31. Match the 4 numbers to win the Jackpot of €7,000. If no jackpot winner €200 is rolled over to the following week. Also if there is no jackpot winner there will be lucky dips. Next draw is Wednesday August 21st at 8:30pm.

“Leave your Mark” Big Cash Prize Fundraiser

We launched our Club Development fundraiser “Leave your mark”, with 1st prize of €15,000 plus several more large cash prizes to be won including a special €5,000 winning prize for any nominated club. Please see our social media platforms for more details.

Club Shop

The Club Shop is next open on Friday 23rd August from 7pm to 8pm. Get your gear for the Championship season!

Social Club open

The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Trevor McKenna and Damien Mohan.

Interested in Volunteering?

Anyone interested in helping out in one of our many new committees, we are looking for volunteers. Please contact Cyril at 087 9628521.

Health and Wellbeing

Scotstown GAA continues this year with its Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve.

Early in the year we continued the Make a Ceili initiative which was launched before Christmas. In January / February saw the start of the Operation Transformation walk, the Scotstown Ladies hosted a Women’s Health talk, a drugs and Alcohol awareness workshop with our coaches, and we had several card nights during the first quarter. During May we had the Hello How are you? Campaign. Last Sunday we had a community event after the Blessing of the Graves, please see next item.

Scór agus Cultúr

Tá muid criochnaithe leis an gCiorcal go dtí Mean Fómhair. Ciorcal on Summer break, back in September!

Annual Cul Camp

Many thanks to everyone involved in the organising, operating, traffic control, stewarding and everything else that ensured another successful year's GAA Cúl Camp in Kilmore on the week of the 5th August. Thanks to all our participants, parents and guardians and we hope you all enjoyed the week. Well done to all the children involved.

Many thanks to our Stewards and Field Committee

Many thanks to all the stewards and the Field committee for the excellent traffic management and all the hard work in brilliantly hosting the Scotstown v Ballybay Senior Championship game on Saturday last. Thanks to Leah McDonald for the beautiful rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann and to Frankie McCarey for excellently MCing and announcing at the game.

Congratulations to Killylough FC

Congratulations and well done to the Killylough FC Under 13 team and management who recently won the Foyle Cup shield in Donegal. 

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 26/01/2026

By Gareth Sherry • January 26, 2026
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 26/01/2026 Scotstown GAA Gaelic Life Team of the Year nominations A massive congratulations to our 8 senior players for making the nominations for the Gaelic Life team of the year after the amazing run to the Ulster Championship glory; Rory Beggan, Kieran Hughes, Darragh Murray, Ryan O’Toole, Micheal McCarville, Mattie Maguire, Max Maguire, and Jack McCarron. Please vote on the link here https://www.gaeliclife.com/club-all-stars/vote-2025-mens-football-team-of-the-year/ Congratulations to Emyvale GAA Club Harvey Colleran, Alastair Stewart and Karl Gallagher, and Carrickmacross Emmets Stephen O’Hanlon & Aaron Lynch who were also nominated. Division 1 National Football League Round 2 – Monaghan v Roscommon this Sunday Monaghan opened up their National League campaign with a Division 1 Round 1 game against Armagh at home in Clones on Sunday last. Hard luck in their 1-27 to 0-18 defeat. They next play Roscommon in Round 2 of the National League Division 1 this Sunday 1st February at 2:00pm. All the best to our Blues on the County panel, and the rest of the Monaghan team, and the management. You can get your tickets at McMahon’s Centra Scotstown. No ticket sales at the ground. The full Monaghan fixture list is as follows. Round 1: Monaghan (0-18) v (1-27) Armagh, Sunday January 25th 2:00pm, Clones; Round 2: Roscommon v Monaghan, Sunday 1st February, 2:00pm, Roscommon; Round 3: Dublin v Monaghan, Saturday 14th February, 7:00pm, Dublin; Round 4: Monaghan v Mayo, Sunday 22nd February, 1:45pm, Clones; Round 5: Kerry v Monaghan, Sunday 1st March, 1:15pm, Killarney; Round 6: Monaghan v Galway, Sunday 15th March, Inniskeen, 3:45pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Donegal, Sunday 22nd March, 3:30pm, Clones. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 2 – Monaghan v Donegal this Sunday The County Monaghan Senior Ladies team commenced their league campaign with a home game against Tyrone on Sunday last in Round 1 of the Lidl Ladies Division 1 National Football League. Hard luck in their 7-11 to 0-11 defeat. They next play Donegal at home in round 2 of the National Ladies Football League Division 2 at 2pm this Sunday 1st February. We wish our players on the panel, Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Eabha Sherry and Casey Treanor, and the rest of the team and management the very best. National League Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Round 2 Roscommon v Monaghan National League Division 2 National League game (in Roscommon this Sunday 1st February at 2pm) in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. Congratulations to Casey Treanor Congratulations to Casey Treanor who has been named as Vice Captain of the Monaghan Senior Ladies team. Juvenile Presentation Night – Coming soon We are having a presentation night for our juveniles in the Scotstown Complex shortly. A night to celebrate our amazing Juvenile success in 2025. Please see our social media platforms for details. The Big Prediction Quiz – Underway We are having the popular Prediction Competition Quiz from previous years for this year’s National Football League games which started last weekend. The leaderboard will be updated later in the week. Please see our social media platforms. Many thanks to everyone who is participating and to those who organised it. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – New Jackpot €11,400 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €11,200 jackpot on Wednesday 28th January. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the January 21st draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 8, 10, 15, 20. We had FIVE Lucky-Dip winners, Paddy Power, Mark Stirrat, Catherine O'Toole, Dahy & Tracey Gallagher, and Colin McAree who win €20 each. Congratulations to all our winners! The Scotstown GAA online Lotto Draw takes place every Wednesday at 8:30pm with last entries at 8pm. The draw is conducted on-line and is fully automated using secure facilities. There are 4 numbers to choose from a range of 1 to 31. Match the 4 numbers to win the Jackpot of €11,400. If no jackpot winner €200 is rolled over to the following week. Also if there is no jackpot winner there will be lucky dips. Next draw is Wednesday 4th February at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw The January Ciste draw will take place this Saturday night, 31st January at 10:00pm, in the Social Club. You can purchase your Ciste tickets in our local shops. There are tickets, envelopes and collection boxes in each of these shops; McMahon Centra, Scotstown; XL Ballinode & Killylough, and in Knockatallon. You can also purchase your Ciste tickets using the Scotstown Clubforce website and clicking on ‘buy event tickets’ link. First prize €1,000 and 5 prizes of €100 must be won. In total €18,000 in prize money is won every year! Celebration Gala Night Save the date! On Friday 27th March there will a Scotstown GAA Gala night in the Hillgrove Hotel to celebrate our Ulster Senior Club Champions. More details coming soon. Membership 2026 – Now open for payment on Clubspot You can register for 2026 Membership on our Clubspot app. Please go to Menu, select Memberships, Buy Membership and select your appropriate option. Please note all players, underage and adult should now be registered. 2025 registration has expired. All players must be registered before commencing training, also for s&c sessions in the gym. Any teams who have started group trainings should register asap. Cairde na Botha – 4th Year subscription Many thanks to all those involved in the Cairde na Botha initiative. For those who subscribed on the 4 year subscription plan, and haven’t completed year 4, the 4th year subscription is due. Thanks! Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Stephen McKenna and Colin Casey. Club shop The Club Shop is next open this Friday 30th January from 7pm to 8pm. Scotstown Podcasts The latest Scotstown GAA Podcasts are Live: Episodes 8 and 9 with Sean Morgan and Seamus McElwain, and Episode 10 with Paddy Carroll. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details. Subscribe or follow on your favourite platform and don't miss an episode. Here is the direct link to our podbean channel https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-725wx-1a01d0c Interested in Volunteering? Anyone interested in helping out in one of our many new committees, we are looking for volunteers. Please contact Cyril at 087 9628521. Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue in 2026 with its Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve. During last year we held several wellbeing events including a charity fun / walk which took place on St. Brigid’s weekend, daffodil planting in Kilmore to commemorate National Daffodil day for the Irish Cancer Society, and the GAA for All initiative which took place during May and June. On the first weekend of August we had the post Blessing of the Graves refreshments event in the complex. In September the club has been officially awarded the prestigious Gold status as part of the Healthy Club Recognition programme for 2025 and we recently had the return of the card nights. Make Your Ceili returns this winter with the recent launch. Couch to 5km! Well done to everyone who braved the wet morning and took part in Week 3 of the Gaelic for Mothers & Others Couch to 5km challenge! It was fantastic to see such a great turnout. If you missed it, don’t worry — it’s not too late to join, and all are very welcome to come along again next Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Nicola Neeson on +353 86 406 1434. Maith thú! Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge 2026 The Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge is back for the 7th year for one of Ireland’s biggest walking challenges, bringing clubs and communities together. Kicking off on 7th January 2026 – participants are asked to track a combined 4000km over 5 weeks up until 11th February. Any club hitting the 4000km on the finish date will be entered into a draw to win a share of €30,000 funding for their club. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details. Card Playing night returns for winter 2025 / 2026 Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex this Friday 30th January at 8:00pm for all ages, especially young people who want to learn the game of 45, there will be card players there on the night to guide and help, fun night ahead don’t let our traditional card games become a thing of the past. Studio Room Booking – Kilmore Hub Dear members. There is now a live calendar available on our website kilmorehub.ie showing the availability of the studio room for team sessions, meetings, or other club use. To book the studio, please message 085 151 3753 via WhatsApp. Thanks for helping us keep everything organised! Scór agus Cultúr The Ulster final for Scor Sinsir is provisionally fixed for Saturday March 21st. Ulster Scor semifinals Saturday and Sunday March 7th and 8th. Monaghan scor senior final possibly weekend of Friday February 20th Nb dates subject to confirmation. Venues and times to be decided. Ciorcal Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine! Irish Classes Beginners Irish commencing on Tuesday 3rd Feb (studio) in Kilmore then following Tuesday in meeting room Scotstown complex.

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 20/01/2026

By Gareth Sherry • January 21, 2026
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes – 20/01/2026 Monaghan GAA 2025 Awards Night On Saturday night last, the Monaghan GAA Annual Awards 2025 took place in the Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan. A massive congratulations to all our Monaghan GAA 2025 award winners and to those who received county retirement presentations on the night: 2025 Award Winners Senior Footballer of the Year – Kieran Hughes Young Footballer of the Year – Max Maguire Minor Championship Referee of the Year – Andrew Mullen County Retirement Presentations Shane Carey Darren Hughes Kieran Hughes Thanks to Monaghan GAA and the Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan for hosting and organising another excellent awards night. Well done also to Gráinne McElwain for MC duties on the evening. 2026 Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Monaghan continued their strong run in the Dr. McKenna Cup with an exciting 1-15 to 2-10 semi-final victory over Tyrone on Wednesday evening last in Inniskeen. This result saw Monaghan finish top of Section B and qualify for the McKenna Cup Final, which took place on Saturday last against Donegal in Omagh. While it ended in disappointment with a 2-17 to 0-11 defeat , well done to the team and management on reaching the final and producing a very impressive run throughout the competition. Division 1 National Football League – Round 1 Monaghan v Armagh – Sunday 25th January Intercounty football moves up another level this weekend as the National Football League gets underway following the McKenna Cup. Monaghan will compete in Division 1 this year after gaining promotion last season and winning the Division 2 League Final. The top tier includes Armagh, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Mayo and Roscommon . Round 1 Fixture Monaghan v Armagh Sunday 25th January 2:00pm St. Tiernach’s Park, Clones Best wishes to all our Blues on the county panel, and to the entire Monaghan team and management. 🎟️ Tickets can be purchased in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown . Please note: no ticket sales at the ground. Full Monaghan NFL Division 1 Fixtures Round 1: Monaghan v Armagh – Sunday 25th January, 2:00pm, Clones Round 2: Roscommon v Monaghan – Sunday 1st February, 2:00pm, Roscommon Round 3: Dublin v Monaghan – Saturday 14th February, 7:00pm, Dublin Round 4: Monaghan v Mayo – Sunday 22nd February, 1:45pm, Clones Round 5: Kerry v Monaghan – Sunday 1st March, 1:15pm, Killarney Round 6: Monaghan v Galway – Sunday 15th March, 3:45pm, Inniskeen Round 7: Monaghan v Donegal – Sunday 22nd March, 3:30pm, Clones Lidl Ladies National Football League – Division 2, Round 1 The Monaghan Senior Ladies begin their league campaign this weekend with a home fixture: Monaghan v Tyrone Sunday 25th January 2:00pm Blackhill Best wishes to our club players Michaela Grew, Eabha Sherry and Casey Treanor , along with the rest of the team and management, as the new league season begins. National League Tickets Tickets for Monaghan v Armagh (Division 1 NFL) this Sunday at 2:00pm in Clones can be purchased through the Ticketmaster system in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown . The Big Prediction Quiz – Deadline This Saturday! Think you know your GAA? Now is the time to prove it. Our popular National Football League Prediction Quiz returns again for 2026. The competition covers all NFL games beginning on 24th January , and entries must be submitted before Round 1 throws in . Enter online or via hard copy Compete to be crowned Prediction Quiz Champion 🔗 Enter here: https://www.scotstowngaa.ie/nfl-prediction-quiz-2026 Scotstown GAA Online Lotto – New Jackpot €11,200 Thank you to everyone who supported our online Lotto draw for the €11,000 jackpot on Wednesday 21st January. In the 14th January draw , there was no jackpot winner . Numbers drawn: 6, 10, 14, 21 Lucky Dip Winners (€20 each): Orla Beggan Eilish Treanor Damian Stirrat Noel McCabe Catherine McElvaney Congratulations to all winners. The Scotstown GAA Online Lotto draw takes place every Wednesday at 8:30pm , with last entries at 8:00pm. Choose 4 numbers from 1–31 Match all 4 to win the €11,200 jackpot If no jackpot winner, €200 rolls over Lucky dips paid each week 📅 Next draw: Wednesday 28th January at 8:30pm Celebration Gala Night 📌 Save the date! A Scotstown GAA Celebration Gala Night will take place on Friday 27th March in the Hillgrove Hotel to celebrate our Ulster Senior Club Champions . More details coming soon. Membership 2026 – Now Open on Clubspot 2026 membership is now open via the Clubspot app . Please: Go to Menu Select Memberships Buy Membership Choose the appropriate option Please note: 2025 registrations have now expired All underage and adult players must be registered before training Registration is also required for S&C gym sessions Any teams that have already commenced group training should register as soon as possible . Cairde na Botha – 4th Year Subscription Many thanks to everyone involved in the Cairde na Botha initiative. For those on the 4-year subscription plan who have not yet completed Year 4, the final year subscription is now due . Thank you for your continued support. Social Club Open The Social Club will be open this: Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00pm Bar Rota: Peadar Sherry & Charlene Sherry Club Shop The Club Shop will next be open on: Friday 30th January 7:00pm – 8:00pm Scotstown GAA Podcasts The latest Scotstown GAA Podcasts are now live: Episodes 8 & 9 – Sean Morgan & Seamus McElwain Episode 10 – Paddy Carroll Please see our social media platforms for more details. Subscribe or follow on your preferred platform so you don’t miss an episode. 🔗 Podbean link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-725wx-1a01d0c Interested in Volunteering? We are seeking volunteers to assist across our various new committees. If you would like to get involved, please contact Cyril on 087 962 8521 . Health & Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue its Healthy Club Project throughout 2026, supporting the holistic health of our members and wider community. During the past year, activities included: Charity fun walk on St. Brigid’s weekend Daffodil planting in Kilmore for National Daffodil Day GAA for All initiative during May and June Post Blessing of the Graves refreshments in August Return of card nights Launch of Make Your Céilí this winter In September, the club was officially awarded Gold Status under the Healthy Club Recognition Programme for 2025. Couch to 5km Well done to everyone who braved the wet conditions and took part in Week 2 of the Gaelic for Mothers & Others Couch to 5km challenge. It was great to see such a strong turnout. If you missed it, don’t worry — it’s not too late to join, and everyone is welcome again next Sunday. For more information, please contact Nicola Neeson on 086 406 1434 . Maith thú! Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge 2026 The Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge returns for its 7th year , bringing clubs and communities together for one of Ireland’s largest walking initiatives. Starts: 7th January 2026 Duration: 5 weeks Finish: 11th February 2026 Target: 4,000km combined distance Any club reaching 4,000km by the finish date will be entered into a draw to win a share of €30,000 funding . Please see our social media platforms for further details. Card Playing Night – Winter 2025/26 Card playing nights return this winter. Everyone is welcome to attend this Friday 23rd January at 8:00pm in the Scotstown complex. All ages are encouraged, especially young people who wish to learn the game of 45. Experienced players will be present on the night to help and guide. A fun night guaranteed — let’s not allow our traditional card games to fade away. Studio Room Booking – Kilmore Hub A live calendar is now available on our website kilmorehub.ie , showing studio room availability for: Team sessions Meetings Other club use To book the studio, please WhatsApp 085 151 3753 . Thanks to all members for helping keep everything organised. Scór agus Cultúr Ulster Scór Sinsir Final: Provisionally Saturday 21st March Ulster Semi-Finals: Saturday & Sunday, 7th–8th March Monaghan Senior Scór Final: Possibly weekend of Friday 20th February Dates, venues and times remain subject to confirmation. An Ciorcal ar ais oíche amárach, 13ú lá, ag 8 a chlog sa Spórtlann. Fáilte romhaibh go léir!

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 13/01/2026

By Gareth Sherry • January 14, 2026
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 13/01/2026 2026 Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Monaghan continued their winning start to 2026 with a 1-17 to 3-8 win against Fermanagh on Sunday last in Castleblayney and finished top of Section B in the McKenna Cup and have qualified for the Semi Final. This Wednesday 14th January Monaghan are playing Tyrone at home in Inniskeen in the Semi Final of the McKenna Cup at 7:30pm. Please note that there are no matchday sales at the venue. You can purchase your tickets for the games in McMahons Centra Scotstown. We wish the team and management the very best. The Scotstown players on the panel are having a well deserved break until the National League commences at the end of the month. All Ireland Club Championship Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Dr. McKenna Cup Semi Final game Monaghan v Tyrone in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop. Congratulations to Ryan O’Toole A massive congratulations to Ryan O’Toole for making last week’s Gaelic Life team of the week after his brilliant performance against St. Brigids in the All Ireland Semi Final. The Big Prediction Quiz Show your GAA expertise! You have always fancied yourself as a fountain of GAA knowledge with regards to matters on the field. Now is the time, join the big prediction quiz, see can you be crowned the champion. The proof is in the predictions. We are having the popular Prediction Competition Quiz from previous years for this year’s National Football League games which commence on the 24th January. Please see details on image below and you need to enter before the National league Round 1 games commence. The link to enter is below and you can also enter by physically filling in a hard copy. https://www.scotstowngaa.ie/nfl-prediction-quiz-2026 Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – New Jackpot €11,000 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €10,800 jackpot on Wednesday 14th January. Please see our Social Media platforms for Numbers drawn on the night were 3, 7, 20, 30. We had FIVE Lucky-Dip winners, Margaret Connolly, Grainne McKenna, Peter McKenna, Sinead Sheridan, and Rita Clerkin who win €20 each. Congratulations to all our winners! The Scotstown GAA online Lotto Draw takes place every Wednesday at 8:30pm with last entries at 8pm. The draw is conducted on-line and is fully automated using secure facilities. There are 4 numbers to choose from a range of 1 to 31. Match the 4 numbers to win the Jackpot of €11,000. If no jackpot winner €200 is rolled over to the following week. Also if there is no jackpot winner there will be lucky dips. Next draw is Wednesday 20th January at 8:30pm. Celebration Gala Night Save the date! On Friday 27th March there will a Scotstown GAA Gala night in the Hillgrove Hotel to celebrate our Ulster Senior Club Champions. More details coming soon. Membership 2026 – Now open for payment on Clubspot You can register for 2026 Membership on our Clubspot app. Please go to Menu, select Memberships, Buy Membership and select your appropriate option. Please note all players, underage and adult should now be registered. 2025 registration has expired. All players must be registered before commencing training, also for s&c sessions in the gym. Any teams who have started group trainings should register asap. Cairde na Botha – 4th Year subscription Many thanks to all those involved in the Cairde na Botha initiative. For those who subscribed on the 4 year subscription plan, and haven’t completed year 4, the 4th year subscription is due. Thanks! Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Sean McGovern and Brian McGinnity. Club shop The Club Shop is next open on Friday 30th January from 7pm to 8pm. Scotstown Podcasts The latest Scotstown GAA Podcasts are Live: Episodes 8 and 9 with Sean Morgan and Seamus McElwain, and Episode 10 with Paddy Carroll. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details. Subscribe or follow on your favourite platform and don't miss an episode. Here is the direct link to our podbean channel https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-725wx-1a01d0c Interested in Volunteering? Anyone interested in helping out in one of our many new committees, we are looking for volunteers. Please contact Cyril at 087 9628521. Our Condolences It is with deep sadness that we learnt of the passing of Eddie McKenna (Hughie). We would like to offer our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to his son Dara (Emer) and daughter Grainne (Barry Mc Namee); his much-loved grandchildren, Sheenagh, Caolán, Aoife, Aoibheann, Niall and Darren; his brothers, sisters, bothers-in-law, sisters-in-law, his nephews, nieces, relatives, friends, neighbours and all who knew and loved him. Eddie was a lifelong supporter of our club and a distinguished community person, who was actively involved in the current redevelopment of St. Mary’s Hall Urbleshanny, where he was chairman of the committee. Last month, Eddie was safely taxiing patrons from the Scotstown complex after the Ulster final night celebrations, a recent example of the immense community work Eddie devoted, and he will be greatly missed by everyone in the community and beyond. May Eddie’s gentle soul Rest In Peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue in 2026 with its Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve. During last year we held several wellbeing events including a charity fun / walk which took place on St. Brigid’s weekend, daffodil planting in Kilmore to commemorate National Daffodil day for the Irish Cancer Society, and the GAA for All initiative which took place during May and June. On the first weekend of August we had the post Blessing of the Graves refreshments event in the complex. In September the club has been officially awarded the prestigious Gold status as part of the Healthy Club Recognition programme for 2025 and we recently had the return of the card nights. Make Your Ceili returns this winter with the recent launch. Couch to 5km! Well done to everyone who braved the wet morning and took part in Week 1 of the Gaelic for Mothers & Others Couch to 5km challenge! It was fantastic to see such a great turnout. If you missed it, don’t worry — it’s not too late to join, and all are very welcome to come along again next Sunday. If you have any questions, please contact Nicola Neeson on +353 86 406 1434. Maith thú! Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge 2026 The Irish Life GAA Healthy Clubs Steps Challenge is back for the 7th year for one of Ireland’s biggest walking challenges, bringing clubs and communities together. Kicking off on 7th January 2026 – participants are asked to track a combined 4000km over 5 weeks up until 11th February. Any club hitting the 4000km on the finish date will be entered into a draw to win a share of €30,000 funding for their club. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details. Card Playing night returns for winter 2025 / 2026 Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex this Friday 16th January at 8:00pm for all ages, especially young people who want to learn the game of 45, there will be card players there on the night to guide and help, fun night ahead don’t let our traditional card games become a thing of the past. Studio Room Booking – Kilmore Hub Dear members. There is now a live calendar available on our website kilmorehub.ie showing the availability of the studio room for team sessions, meetings, or other club use. To book the studio, please message 085 151 3753 via WhatsApp. Thanks for helping us keep everything organised! Scór agus Cultúr The Ulster final for Scor Sinsir is provisionally fixed for Saturday March 21st. Ulster Scor semifinals Saturday and Sunday March 7th and 8th. Monaghan scor senior final possibly weekend of Friday February 20th Nb dates subject to confirmation. Venues and times to be decided. An Ciorcal ar ais Oíche amárach 13 ú lá ag 8 a chlog sa Spórtlann .Fáilte romhaibh go léir!