Scotstown GAA Club Notes 16/01/2024
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 16/01/2024
2024 Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup
Monaghan qualified for the Semi Final for the 2024 Dr McKenna Cup after defeating Fermanagh away in an exciting Round 3 group stage game on Wednesday evening last in Enniskillen. Monaghan finished top of Group C and well done to Jack, Conor, Michael and Ryan in that game along with the Monaghan team and management. Unfortunately Monaghan lost to Donegal in the Semi Final on Sunday last in Castleblayney. They next play Dublin away on Saturday 27th January in Round 1 of the National League Division 1 in Croke Parke at 7:30pm.
The Big Prediction Quiz - €2,500 in Prizes!!!!
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 and win the top prize of €1,000 plus any number of the weekly €100 winner prize! 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 will commence at the end of this month. You can now easily enter our NFL Prediction Quiz 2024 simply by filling in the online form linked
https://www.scotstowngaa.ie/nfl-prediction-quiz-2024
Pick the result of each game of the National Football League for a chance to Win €1,000, plus a weekly prize of €100 for score of the week.
Prizes = 1st €1,000, 2nd €500, 3rd, €300. Tied scores will split the prize money
Cost of Entry is €50.
This year, after round 3 we are allowing players to resubmit predictions for the remaining rounds 4 to 7. This can be done easily online and a reminder will be sent to you for it.
Entries must be in by Friday January 26th. We also have manual copies for people to fill in who do not have online access. Please ask any committee member for a copy, and there are sheets available in the local shops and pubs
Kilmore Hub Facility now open
Well done to everyone involved in the Kilmore Hib gym which is now open. If you have not already downloaded our new gym app for the new Scotstown GAA gym you can do here - https://onelink.to/2gs425
Please also check our Facebook page and the Kilmore Hub Facebook page for updates on classes available.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €14,800!!
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €14,600 jackpot on Wednesday 17th January. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
In the January 10th draw there was no Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 21, 23, 27, 30. There was 1 Match 3 Winner, Mark McKenna. We had 3 Lucky Dip winners, Katherine Lynskey, Olivia Greene and Chloe McPhillips 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 €14,800. 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 January 24th at 8:30pm.
Club Shop
The Club Shop is next open at the end of the month.
Social Club opening hours and rota
The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bara Rota: Sean McKenna and Kevin Boylan.
Monaghan GAA Annual Awards 2023
The Monaghan GAA Annual awards 2023 ceremony took place last Saturday night in the 4 Seasons Monaghan. Scotstown GAA achieved 5 Monaghan GAA Annual Awards for 2023 at December's County Convention and well done to everyone involved. Thanks to everyone involved in Monaghan GAA and the Four Seasons Hotel Monaghan for organising and hosting an amazing night of talk, music, reflection and appreciation to what was an outstanding year for Monaghan Gaelic sports. Well done to Gráinne McElwain for her excellent performance as Master of Ceremonies and local traditional band Ceolinn from Tydavnet parish for a fine start to the evening with their brilliant music.
The 5 awards were as follows; Congratulations to Rory Beggan, Senior Footballer of the Year. Since making his Monaghan debut in 2013, Rory has played over 120 consecutive league and championship games for the county, while also being an ever-present in Scotstowns championship games for more than a decade. In 2023 Rory was a consistent performer for club and county. He was central to Monaghan retaining their Division 1 status this year and in their run all the way to the All-Ireland semi-final and was an All Star nominee. He was also pivotal in Scotstown winning the Mick Duffy cup and their run to the Ulster Club final. From shot stopping, saving penalties, support play, contesting opposition kick outs, scoring from placed balls or from play, Rory has displayed a range of skills and abilities few other goalkeepers can match.
Next award; Congratulations to Conor Mc Carthy, Club Monaghan Senior Footballer of the Year. A former Ulster Minor medal winner and Sigerson Cup winner, Conor became the 10th Monaghan player to win an All Star after his performances in 2023 as the county made it to the All-Ireland Semi Final. Lining out at left-half back, he scored two second half points in the Ulster Championship win over Tyrone, 0-3 in the drawn All Ireland Group game away to Derry and 1-2 in the home victory over Clare. Monaghan supporters will long remember his brilliant winning point in the Preliminary Quarter-Final win over Kildare on a great day for Monaghan football. His form continued in Croke Park with three points in the Quarter Final win over Armagh and he gave another fully committed performance in the Semi-Final defeat against Dublin. Conor was also an important player for Scotstown as they won the Mick Duffy Cup and he got vital scores in the Ulster Club Championship.
We had 2 former Blues entering the Hall of Fame, Tom Moyna and Gerard McGuirk. Congratulations to Tom Moyna. Tom comes from a family with a long association with Scotstown and Monaghan – his father Tommy and uncle Mackey played for club and county. Tom had a successful juvenile career with Scotstown and made his way into the senior team in the mid-seventies. He gave some memorable performances when Scotstown won five Monaghan Senior football championships in a row and won three successive Ulster club titles in the late seventies. He lined out at full forward for Monaghan in 1979 when the county won the Ulster Senior Football Championship after a gap of 41 years. Tom has managed various underage teams in Scotstown and is a current Trustee of the club.
Congratulations to Gerard Mc Guirk. Gerard also comes from a family with strong Scotstown history – his father Hugh was a member of the 1960 championship winning team. Gerard was a regular on the Scotstown team that won the Ulster Club title in 1989 and won back-to-back Monaghan Senior Football titles in 1992 and 1993, winning the Man of the Match award in the 1992 drawn final.
He was a regular for Monaghan throughout the 1990’s, capable of playing in defence, midfield or attack. After retirement, Gerard got involved with management of various Scotstown teams and was a selector in 2011 when they narrowly lost the county final to Latton. Gerard’s family continue the tradition by playing for Scotstown Ladies.
To round it all off, Scotstown GAA were named Club of the Year! So well done to all our members, players, coaches and volunteers for achieving club of the year 2023!
Scotstown GAA has enjoyed another busy and fruitful year both on and off the field, and we are delighted and grateful to awarded Club of the year for 2023. Through our health and well-being initiatives and other activities in our club we continue to serve the community as community comes first. Football is nothing without the people you enjoy it with, the people to share in those moments, the people in the community. Having recently achieved the Silver Healthy Club GAA award, we are further enabled to further support the holistic health of our members and all the community that we serve. Healthy Club Initiatives and other community related activities included Operation Transformation, Make a Ceili, Nutritional talks, Scór successes, Card playing nights, table quizzes, blood pressure health checks, various charity collection events with the senior ladies, and Gaelic Mothers 4 Others. Our new Kilmore building is now open which includes community gym and meeting room facilities.
This year has been an eventful and successful year for our juveniles again following up on the recent years’ achievements. Our Minor B boys won the Division 4 League Cup and Championship Double. Our Minor A side narrowly missed out on retaining the Under 17 Division 1 League cup to a strong Castleblayney side and made the Semi Finals of the Championship. Our Under 15 B team won the Division 5B Championship and our U15 A team won the Division 1 League Shield Cup. Our Under 13 Division 6 team won the League Shield cup. Our juvenile girls had success, with the Under 16 A team winning the league Cup and Championship double and the U16B team winning the Division 2 Championship. Our Under 18 girls made the Division 1 Championship final and our Under 14 girls made the shield cup final. Our Under 15 girls won the Ulster Feile competition.
In adults, our Senior ladies won the Division 2 Reserve League cup and made steady progress in the Senior Division 1 Championship and League, losing narrowly to the Ulster champions Donaghmoyne in the Championship Semi Final. In Mens our 3 reserve teams had success with our Senior reserves retaining the O’Duffy Championship cup and our Junior Reserves winning the Division 3A League Shield Cup. Our Junior men made brilliant progress this year making the quarter final of the Junior Championship. Our Senior men qualified for their 11th Senior Championship County final in a row and won against a strong Inniskeen side to win the club’s 22nd Senior County Championship, including 8 out of the last 11 finals in a row. The Senior team went on an amazing run in the Ulster Club Championship, defeating 2021 All Ireland Champions Kilcoo in a thrilling quarter final and a strong Trillick side in a tense Semi Final before losing narrowly in a tight Final to last year’s All Ireland runners up, Glen.
It was also an amazing year in Intercounty level, with 8 of our players part of the Monaghan Senior team that went on an exceptional run to the All-Ireland Semi Final and 5 of our representatives were part of the historic Monaghan minor team that made the All-Ireland Final. Our juvenile girl representatives had success as well with the minors winning the Platinum Ulster Championship and our Under 14 girls winning the Silver Ulster championship and qualifying for the All-Ireland Final.
Well done to all our teams, management, players, members, volunteers, supporters and our community! An Bhoth Abú.
Thanks to Shane Stirrat for accepting the award and to Michael Owen McMahon for presenting some of the awards last night.
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
Scotstown GAA would like to offer our deepest condolences and sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Laurence McKenna. We would like to pass on our sympathy to his children, Alan (Christine), Lorraine (Ray Hughes), Paul (Kate) & Joanne (Stephen Clarke), grandchildren, his sisters Kathleen, Margaret, Nora and his brother Noel, nieces, nephews, cousins, neighbours and his wide circle of friends. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam.
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.
As we entered the winter months we renewed the Make a Ceili initiative which was launched recently. Last week saw the start of the Operation Transformation walk and the Scotstown Ladies hosted a Women’s Health talk.
RTE Operation Transformation 2024 – Ireland Lights Up Walk
We have registered with the Transformation 2024 initiative again this year. It commenced last Wednesday 10th January from 7pm. Many thanks to everyone involved in the Health Check and blood pressure check onsite during that evening. Feel free to join into the walk at any stage of the weekly event. This initiative involves Scotstown GAA Health and Well-being joining up with Ireland Lights Up 2024 in partnership with RTE Operation Transformation and encourages everyone young and old, especially families / household bubbles, to get Ireland safely walking. We host this initiative at the Kilmore walking track at evening times, every Wednesday for 6 weeks. This is part of our Silver Healthy Club.
Free Talk on Women’s Health
Well done to the Scotstown ladies and everyone involved in the Women’s Health talk which was expertly presented by Tara McCarville on Thursday evening of last week in the Scotstown Complex. There was a large turnout and thanks to everyone who attended and all those involved in organising the event and to the speaker Tara McCarville. The talk was geared to an over 23 year old audience based on some of the content but everyone was welcome. Please note there will be a talk more suitable to u16s and minors scheduled later in the month or early February. This is part of our Silver Healthy Club.
Card Playing night
Well done to everyone involved on another successful card night on Friday night last in the Scotstown GAA Social Club. We will be having further Card nights in the future and are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards 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. This is part of our Silver Healthy Club.
Make a Ceili during the cold snap
Please keep in mind to check in on your friends and neighbours during the cold snap.
Playing pitches closed for the Winter
Please note that all the pitches at Kilmore and Pairc Mhuire are closed for the Winter.
Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others
Gaelic For Mothers & others outdoor training has ended for the year and training will be indoors from now on. All welcome to come along. As there is no competition for the group there is no pressure to attend every week. You can join in at any stage and come when it suits you. You need to be over 25 and living in the parish. Why not come all and give it a go!!
80th Birthday wellwishes
Happy 80th Birthday to John James McKenna, who celebrated his birthday last week. John is a lifelong supporter of our club and Ciste fundraising.
Scór agus Cultúr
Scór dates for your diary. Scor sinsir quiz Thursday March 14th. Scor sinsir County final stage events Friday March 22nd. Scor Ulster Semi-finals Saturday and Sunday 6th and 7th April. Scor sinsir Ulster final Saturday 20th April; All Ireland final in Killarney Saturday May 11th. enues and times for above events to be confirmed.
Tá an Ciorcal Gaeilge sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ó 8 go 9pm! Fáilte roimh gach duine.
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.
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!
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!
