Scotstown GAA Club Notes 27/08/2024

An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 27/08/2024 

Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week

Under 14s

Our Under 14 boys A and B teams had no games in the past week. The Under 14 boys B Team next play Magheracloone at home in the Semi Final of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5B this Saturday 31st August at 12:00pm. Hard luck to the Under 14 boys C team in their 2-15 to 5-5 narrow defeat to Magheracloone away in Round 5 of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5B on Thursday of last week.

Under 16s

The Under 16 Boys had no games in the past week.

Minors

On Tuesday of last week our Under 18 Scotstown A minor team played Truagh in the U18 Division 1 League Cup Final in Emyvale. This was a top quality game and the 2 finalists provided an exciting, enthralling and brilliant spectacle of football. Hard luck to our Minor team and management in losing by 4-2 on penalties after an extra time score of 1-16 to 2-13, but well done on reaching the final and putting in an excellent performance with brilliant scores. Congratulations to Truagh on winning the final and thanks to Emyvale for hosting. Our minors next played in the Championship which started on Monday. The Scotstown A team were drawn in the U18 Division 1 Group 2 along with Monaghan Harps, Clontibret and Carrickmacross. The Scotstown A team first game was against Monaghan Harps at home on Monday last in Round 1 of the Under 18 Minor Championship Division 1 Group 2. Well done in their 2-12 to 1-8 win. They next play Clontibret away on Saturday 7th September in Round 1 of the Under 18 Minor Championship Division 1 Group 2 at 12:00pm.

The Scotstown B team are drawn to play Monaghan Harps in the Semi Final of the Under 18 Championship Division 4 and that game is on Saturday 14th September at 2:00pm. We wish the teams and management the very best in their championship campaigns. The Minor B team next play Castleblayney in the Final of the Minor Division 5 League Cup this Saturday 31st August at 5:00pm in Cremartin. We wish them all the best in the final.

Senior Men

Our Senior Men had no games in the past week. The Senior men next play Corduff at home in Round 4 of the Greenfield Foods Monaghan Senior Football Championship Group 1 on Saturday 7th September at 6:00pm.

Junior Men

Our Junior Men continued their Championship campaign with the round 3 game of the Universal Graphics Junior Championship on Sunday last away to Sean McDermotts on an unseasonal gusty afternoon. Well done to the team and management in their 0-14 to 0-5 win in inclement weather. The Blues sought to optimise their wind advantage in the first half and took a 0-4 to 0-1 point lead after 15 minutes with brilliant points from Caolan Foy (from free), Adam Monahan, Cian Mohan (from 45), and Seanie Mohan (from free). However given the strength of the wind the Blues pushed on to increase their advantage with the second half in mind and added to their tally with further fine scores by Seanie Mohan (3 from free) and Aaron McCarey (1 from play, 1 from mark) making the half time score 0-9 to 0-1. During the second half the Blues played against the breeze, but through good possession managed increase their advantage further after 15 minutes with a scoreline of 0-12 to 0-3 thanks to 3 well placed points by Seanie Mohan (2 from free). James McElwain added a brilliant point with 10 minutes to go, before Sean McDermotts scored 2 more points. The Blues defended well and a well placed point by Ryan Caulfield deep into injury time finished up the game with a scoreline of 0-14 to 0-5. Well done to the team and management. Our Junior men next play Drumhowan at home in Round 4 of the Junior Football Championship Group 2 on Sunday 1st September at 2:00pm.     

Junior Division 3B Reserves

The Junior Division 3B Reserves had no games in the past week and have qualified for the Reserve Division 3B League Cup final. The final is scheduled for September.

Under 12 Boys League Competition

Our Under 12 A boys had no games in the past week. Our Under 12 Boys A team next play Donaghmoyne away in Round 9 of the U12 Division 1 League Competition this Tuesday 27th August at 6:45pm. Well done to our Under 12 Boys B team in their win against Truagh away in Round 7 of the U12 Division 4 League Competition on Sunday last. Well done to our Under 12 Boys C team in their 4-17 to 4-7 win against Inniskeen at home in Round 9 of the U12 Division 6 League Competition on Saturday last.

Senior Ladies

The Senior Ladies Championship continued last weekend with Round 2 games. The Ladies travelled to the current County champions Donaghmoyne on Sunday last for Round 2 of the Senior Ladies Championship. Hard luck in their 0-8 to 0-2 defeat in inclement weather conditions. The Ladies next play O’Neill Shamrocks away this Saturday 31st August in Round 3 of the Senior Ladies Championship at 6:30pm.

Under 18 Minor Girls

The Minor girls started their Championship campaign last week against Aughnamullen in the quarter final of the U18 Division 1 Championship on Thursday last. Well done in their 5-10 to 3-16 draw in a gripping and brilliant game. The U18 minor girls next play Aughnamullen at home in the replay of the quarter final of the U18 Division 1 Championship this Thursday 29th August at 6:45pm.

Under 16 Girls

The Under 16 girls A team had no games in the past week. Our U16 girls A team next play Latton away in the Under 16 Division 1 Championship semi-final on Monday 2nd September at 6:30pm. Our U16 girls B team played Monaghan Harps away in the Under 16 Division 2 Championship quarter final on Tuesday last. Hard luck in their 1-9 to 2-2 defeat.

Under 14 Girls

Our Under 14 girls had no games in the past week. Our U14 girls A team next play Castleblayney or Donaghmoyne away in the Under 14 Division 1 Championship semi-final on Monday 9th September at 7:00pm.

Under 12 Girls

Our Under 12 girls continued their proper leagues during the past week with Round 5 games.

Well done to the U12 girls A team in their win against Donaghmoyne away in Round 5 of the U12 Division 1 League proper on Wednesday last. The U12 girls A team next play Carrickmacross away in Round 6 of the U12 Division 1 League proper this Wednesday 28th August at 6:45pm. The U12 girls B team played Monaghan Harps at home in Páirc Mhuire in Round 5 of the U12 Division 3 League proper on Friday. Hard luck in their defeat. The U12 girls B team next play Tyholland at home in Round 6 of the U12 Division 3 League proper this Friday 30th August at 6:45pm. Hard luck to the U12 girls C team in their defeat against Brigid / O’Neills in Round 5 of the U12 Division 3 League proper on Saturday last.

Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week

On Tuesday 27th August our Under 12 boys A team play Donaghmoyne away in Round 9 of the Under 12 League Competition Division 1 at 6:45pm.

On Wednesday 28th August our Under 12 girls A team play Carrickmacross away in Round 6 of the U12 Division 1 League Proper at 7:00pm.

On Thursday 29th August our U18 minor girls play Aughnamullen at home in the quarter final of the U18 Division 1 Championship at 6:45pm.

On Friday 30th August our Under 12 girls B team play Tyholland in Round 6 of the U12 Division 3 League Proper at 7:00pm.

On Saturday 31st August the U18 Minor B team play Castleblayney in the final of the Minor Division 5 League Cup at 5:00pm in Cremartin; our Senior Ladies play O’Neill Shamrocks away in Round 3 of the LGFA Combilift Senior Ladies Championship Group B at 6:30pm; and the Under 14 boys B team play Magheracloone at home in the Semi Final of the Under 14 Cup Competition Division 5A at 12:00pm.

On Monday 2nd September our U16 girls A team play Latton away in the Under 16 Division 1 Championship semi final at 6:30pm.

On Wednesday 4th September our Under 12 girls A team play O’Neill Shamrocks at home in Round 7 of the U12 Division 1 League Proper at 6:45pm.

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

2024 Monaghan Club Football Championships

The 2024 LGFA Championships continues this weekend while the men’s championships have a week’s break.

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 (W 1-12 to 0-9); Saturday 8th September home to Corduff and Sunday 15th September at 5:00pm 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 (L 1-10 to 1-6); Sunday 25th August away to Sean McDermotts (W 0-14 to 0-5); Sunday 8th September at 2:00pm home to Drumhowan and Saturday 14th September at 5:30pm 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, away to Donaghmoyne (L 0-8 to 0-2); 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 €7,400

Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €7,200 jackpot on Wednesday 21st August. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.

In the August 21st draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 5, 10, 14, 23. There were NO match 3 winners. We had 4 Lucky Dip winners, Tara Leddy, Bernadette Mohan, Amanda McKenna, and Damien Stirrat who win €25 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 €7,400. 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 September 4th at 8:30pm.

Ciste Draw

The August Ciste draw will take place this Sunday night, September 1st 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 McAloon’s 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!

“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 6th September 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: Gerard McKenna and Niall McKenna.

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 wish to extend our deepest sympathy to the family and friends of Caolan Finnegan, and all those in the communities and connected to his club, Crossmaglen Rangers and Armagh GAA on the untimely passing of Caolan. You are all in our thoughts and prayers during this challenging and difficult time. May Caolan’s gentle soul Rest In Peace. 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.

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.  

Heritage Talk in the complex

A talk/presentation by Seán Corr on "A Century of Scotstown: Connecting with a village history through Valuation records, 1860-1960.” took place in the Scotstown Complex on Friday last. This was part of National Heritage Week 2024, and the event outlined the history of the village over a century, using the Valuation Revision books. The event was well attended and well done to Seán and everyone else involved in an brilliant event on local history.

Scór agus Cultúr

Dates for your diary. Our Culture Officer Paddy Sherlock is encouraging support for maximum participation from An Bhoth, especially with the All Ireland Scór na Nog Final set for the Hillgrove hotel in January 2025! Key dates are as follows.

Draft programme for Scor na Nog (under 17)
Thursday 7th November quiz final

Saturday 9th November stage events final.

Weekend 16th 17th November Ulster semifinals.

Saturday 30th November Ulster final Silverbridge Armagh.

January 24th 2025 All Ireland final Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan.

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

Community Water Day in Kilmore

On Friday last there was a Community Water Day on Scotstown Blue Dot River in Kilmore. This involved a family fun day of exploring the biodiversity of a Blue Dot river and getting up close to the bugs, fish and plants that live in the high quality Scotstown River. Well done to everyone involved. 

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!