Scotstown GAA Club Notes 28/07/2020
Scotstown GAA Club Notes. 28/07/2020
Senior Football Championship Round 1 Result - Scotstown 0-17 Truagh 1-12
After a long break our senior men returned to action this weekend following the lifting of the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions. Social distancing, hand hygiene and player and supporter welfare were at the forefront of the meeting of Scotstown Senior men and Truagh Gaels. In compliance with public health and government guidance our numbers of attendees were dramatically reduced, for this usually full house local derby meeting. A large effort was placed in putting together a live stream for supporters far and near to watch the game in the comfort and safety of their own homes. Hats off to Gareth, Mark and Frankie for the work in getting the games on TV in such a professional manner and putting this fantastic and high-quality live stream in place. Many thanks also to all our volunteers involved in us hosting the 2 championship games over the weekend safely and adhering to the Covid 19 guidelines.
A wet and gloomy Saturday evening was forecasted for the start time of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football championship but turn game time, the sun broke through. We had three senior debuts on the starting panel, Matthew Maguire, Micheal Meehan and Gavin McPhillips. Truagh were first on the scoreboard with an immediate score from play. Marking his debut with an opening score for Scotstown was Matthew Maguire with an effortless score from play. Rory Beggan was next on the scoreboard converting a 40 metre free. Conor McCarthy followed with an off the side of the boot point from play. Great efforts were made in the middle of the pitch where Scotstown dispossessed a Truagh kick out which was followed by a stunning ball played in by Donal Morgan and won by Matthew Maguire, popping it over the bar for his second score of the day.
Darren Hughes was dispossessed in the Scotstown forward line by Truagh within the scoring zone for Shane Carey to kick it over the bar for his first score of the day. Truagh replied with a point from play. A poor, quick kick out by Scotstown saw the ball delivered to the hands of Truagh’s Chrissy McAnenly and he immediately attacked and punished with a goal. An action filled first 10 minutes left the scoreline at Scotstown 0.05 Truagh 1.02. Truagh were first to enter the referee’s black book with a yellow card award to John McCarron. Some nice play was played by Scotstown and Gavin McPhillips added to the scoreline with his debut score from play.
The second yellow card of the day was awarded to Traugh number 6, Cormac McKenna. At the 20 minute mark Jamie McCarey replaced James Hamill. Truagh were awarded a free which was converted to a score. Scotstown showed great defence and worked the ball out strongly from the backline, delivering the ball to Seanie Mohan who replied with a fantastic long range shot from play. Seanie Mohan was awarded a free kick and Truagh received their 3rd yellow of the day. Conor McCarthy converted the free, marking his 2nd score. Scoreline at half time stood at Scotstown 0.09 Traugh 1.05.
Opening the score of the second half was Conor McCarthy with a 20 metre free, deservedly awarded to Matthew Maguire. 6 minutes into the second half seen Seanie Mohan being replaced by Ross McKenna. Darren Hughes made a great strong attack from the midfield mark, driving hard at the Truagh defence only to be synically dragged down by Truagh number 3, Niall McQuillan. The referee awarded a black card for his offence, which ended his game time. Conor McCarthy converted the foul to a score.
Shane Carey was on the scoreline again, pointing another free for Scotstown. Truagh replied with a well worked score from play. Some great Scotstown play finished with a nice play back by Jamie McCarey to Matthew Maguire who attacked at speed, laying it off to Paul Sherlock who popped it over the bar. Both teams replied with scores leaving the game neck and neck with 15 minutes to go. Brilliant play was seen by Scotstown as they worked to get a much needed goal, however Darren Hughes efforts were denied by the Truagh goalkeeper Caolan McGee. Truagh replied with another score from play.
At 22 minutes into the second half, Kieran Hughes replaced Gavin McPhillips and Francis Maguire replaced Matthew Maguire. Not long after taking to the field, Kieran Hughes and Truagh’s number 3 Niall McQuillan both received yellow cards. His second yellow of the day seen Niall McQuillan sent to the dugout. With 5 minutes to go, Ryan O’Toole put the sides level. A fantastic shot by Conor McCarthy seen his efforts converted with just 3 minutes to go, putting Scotstown ahead. Bouncing back with the final score of the day was Shane Carey with a free kick. An exhilarating game seen Scotstown kick start their Championship campaign with a win.
Final score Scotstown 0.17 Truagh 1.12.
Next up for the Seniors is Latton away this Sunday 2nd August at 5pm.
Junior Football Championship Round 1 Result – Scotstown 0-13 Clones 1-16
Hard luck to our Junior Blues in their 1-16 to 0-13 defeat to Clones on Sunday last 26th July in the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Group 2 Round 1 game. Scotstown started strongly leading by 3 points to 1 point after 10 minutes with 2 well taken points from play by Ruairi Sheehan and Ryan Caulfield and a well placed free from the 45 metre line by goalkeeper Cian Mohan. Jack Mohan restored the 2 point advantage with a fine score from play after he turned his marker. Clones upped their game and scored 6 points without reply before Jason Carey scored a well taken point from the left to make it 8 points to 5 points to Clones. Shane Rice closed the gap to 2 points with a strong strike over the bar from close range. At half time Clone led by 3, 9 points to 6 points.
5 minutes into the 2nd half, Clones were awarded a penalty and Damien Freeman converted giving Clones an 8 point lead. Jack Mohan scored the next 3 points for the Blues all through converting well placed frees, but Clones were still 8 points ahead with 10 minutes remaining. Ruairi Sheenan converted another well placed free and Fergal McPhillips scored a well placed point from the right reducing the gap to 6 points at 1-14 to 0-11. Jack Mohan scored another well placed free before Mark Treanor scored an impressive point from the 45 metre line from play. Full time Scotstown 0-13 Clones 1-16. Good performance by our Juniors and they next play Drumhowan away this Friday 31st July at 7:30pm.
Ladies Intermediate Championship Round 1 Result – Scotstown 3-08 Truagh 1-09
Like the Senior men, Scotstown ladies began their championship campaign on Sunday 26th of July against local rivals Truagh Gaels. Their first year playing in a combined senior-intermediate league, the ladies opened their campaign against a strong Truagh side. Four senior debuts were made by Eadaoin McCarron, Uainan Connolly, Aimee McGuirk and Grace Kelly. An exciting first 20 minutes resulted in a tight scoreline, seeing Hannah Sherlock rattle the back of the net with a brilliant goal. Truagh replied back with their own goal edging them one ahead at half time with a scoreline of Truagh 1.05 Scotstown 1.04. Truagh opened the scoreline in the second half putting them 2 ahead. Trailing by 3 points, Casey Treanor found the back of the net with a superb goal which left the sides level. Great scores by Grace Kelly, Laura Carey and a goal from Aoife McCarvill allowed for the girls to take the lead by 5. Scotstown came out on top with a full time score line of Truagh 1.09 Scotstown 3.08. Congratulations to the girls and management on their win. Next up for the ladies is Donaghmoyne B on the weekend of the 8th/9th of August. Date TBC.
2020 Monaghan Club Senior and Juvenile Championship – Attendance at Round 2 matches
The maximum outdoor attendances for GAA games are still limited to 200. This includes players, officials, backroom staff, media etc. We have established a system of applying for limited tickets for the major championship fixtures over the next number of weeks. This involves completing a short questionnaire, giving your contact details, on our Survey Monkey account or filling out the forms available in the 4 shops in the parish. These applications are then drawn with precedence given to members of the club. For ticket allocation.
In Round 2 our Senior men play Latton away this Sunday 2nd August at 5:00pm in the Greenfield Foods Senior Club Championship Group 2. Our Junior men are away to Drumhowan this Friday 31st July at 7:30pm in the Round 2 Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Group 2.
The Monaghan Ladies Club Championship competitions commence this weekend. Our Blue Ladies play Donaghmoyne B in the Intermediate Championship on weekend 8th/9th August. All the best to our adult blues!
Our Juvenile Blues Results in the past week
Under 13s
Well done to our Under 13 Division 5 Boys with their 6-12 to 4-6 win over Castleblayney Faughs on Saturday last. Hard luck to our U13 Division 1 and Division 6 Boys who both lost to Castleblayney Faughs on the same day.
Under 15s
Well done to our Under 15 Division 1 Blues in their 4-20 to 2-15 home win over Truagh in Kilmore on Thursday last and to our Under 15 Division 5 Blues with their away victory over Castleblayney Faughs.
Under 17s
Well done to our Under 17 men in their 2-17 to 1-8 win over Tyholland away.
Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week
On Thursday 30th July our Under 15 Division 1 boys play Castleblayney Faughs away at 7:30pm.
On Friday 31st July our Under 15 Division 5 boys play Truagh Gaels at home 7:30pm.
Also on Friday at 7:30pm our Junior men play Drumhowan away in the Universal Graphics Junior Football Club Championship.
On Saturday 1st August our Under 13 Division 6 boys play Inniskeen away at 2:30pm. Our Under 13 Division 1 Boys and Under 13 Division 5 boys play again on the weekend of the 8th August.
On Sunday 2nd August as mentioned previously our Senior men play Latton away at 5:00pm in the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Club Championship
On Tuesday 4th August our Under 17 Division 2 men play Latton away at 7:30pm
All the best to our Blues next week. An Bhoth Abu!
July Ciste Draw
Our Ciste Draw returned last Saturday 25th of July. As you are aware we had to suspend our monthly draw in March and subsequent draws due to Covid-19 regulations. All tickets which were due to go into the March draw will now be carried forward to the July draw. Tickets for the April draw will be forwarded to the August draw and so on.
Congratulations to Mary McCarron, Mullaghmore, Tydavnet, our €1,000 July Ciste winner! Also congratulations to our 5 other €100 winners; Colm McElwain; Michelle & Kathleen McElwain; Charlie Meehan; Mark Johnstone; Evan Quigley.
Sellers prizes: Cyril McCrudden, Dermot Maguire
Scotstown Gaa would also like to promote our online option to buy our ciste tickets. You can do this by accessing our Clubforce website and clicking on 'Buy Event Tickets' link. Tickets are also available in McMahons shop and from committee members. We would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their continued support and patience.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Next Draw Wednesday 5th August.
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw on Wednesday 29th July. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
There was no winner of our draw on July 22th. Lucky Dip winners of €20 of July 15th draw were Breah Hand, Donal Rice and Karen McCague. Congratulations.
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 €3,100.
If no jackpot winner €100 is rolled over to the following week.
Also if there is no jackpot winner there will be lucky dips.
Next draw Wednesday 5th August at 8:30pm.
Clubforce App
Our Clubforce app is an invaluable means of receiving instant updates of when events, fixtures and activities are scheduled to commence. Please see our Scotstown GAA Facebook page for the link to downloading the app.
Scotstown GAA Club Shop
If you would like to purchase Scotstown GAA merchandice please contact Kevin on 087 742 2519. The Club Shop remains closed until further notice and guidelines from the GAA on the reopening of indoor facilities. We are in the process of developing an online shop and will notify you when we expect this to commence.
GAA Revised ‘Safe Return to Gaelic Games’ Guidance and our continuing community help
Phase 4 of the Government’s Reopening the country’s roadmap has been postponed from July 20th to Monday August 10th. This would have seen more restrictions eased. The GAA had issued a revised statement regarding its own guidelines of reopening for us, which are already in effect. This included for pitches to reopen for training and competitive football only. This is on the understanding that players and all participants have completed the eLearning module and are following the control measures in place (health questionnaire etc) and is on the basis of a maximum of 15 players in a designated area of the field. For games a maximum of 200 in attendance including players, officials, backroom staff, media etc.
Please note that our GAA indoor facilities including dressing rooms, club shop, social club, gyms etc. will remained CLOSED until further notice. This is in accordance with the GAA's Covid Advisory Group's guidelines. Whenever we are given the guidelines to enable us to give definitive dates of resumption of any of our activities and facilities, we will update you here and on our Clubforce app. Thanks for your patience and understanding.
We would also like to continue and reinforce our message that we are here to help. Scotstown GAA would like to reassure those in our community that we are still here to help, even as we slowly unwind this notice here. Football is nothing without its people and the community past and future.
Please continue to follow the HSE and government guidelines which are frequently posted. We would also like to praise and thank the front-line staff in the services during this time and all the goodwill that is happening in our community. Thanks everyone for abiding by the latest staying safe, washing hands and social distancing guidelines and for being patient during this time. Many thanks to all our volunteers involved.
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!
