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 04/03/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 5 Result – Louth 1-21 Monaghan 1-27 The senior Monaghan team and management travelled to Drogheda on Sunday last in Round 5 of the National Football League Division 2 in another highly entertaining high scoring league game of two halves. Well done to the Monaghan senior men and management in their victory and well done on another brilliant performance. Well done to our Blues on the panel, Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with excellent scores by Conor (1-4, 1 x 2 pointer); Rory (0-5, 2 x 2 pointer); and Jack (0-2). Monaghan next play Meath away on Sunday 16th March in Round 6 in Meath 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: Cavan (0-20) v (2-22) Monaghan, Saturday January 25th, Cavan; Round 2: Monaghan (2-29) v (2-21) Westmeath, Sunday 2nd February, Clones; Round 3: Roscommon (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan (3-16) v (1-15) Cork, Sunday 23rd February, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth (1-21) v (1-27) Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Navan, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Clones. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result: Clare 1-9 Monaghan 4-11 Well done to the Senior Monaghan County Ladies in their 4-11 to 1-9 win against Clare in Round 5 of the LGFA National Football League Division 2 on Sunday last. Well done to Éabha Sherry in scoring and outstanding 2-5 of the scores including a brilliant long range point from 45 metres. The County Senior Ladies next play Galway at home on Sunday 23rd March at 2pm in Round 6. We wish our players on the panel, Casey Treanor, Eabha Sherry, Aishling McGuirk, Katie McCaffery and Katie Sherlock, and the rest of the team and management the very best. National League Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Round 6 Meath v Monaghan National League game in Navan on Sunday 16th March at 2:00pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. U20 Monaghan Football Ulster Championship The groups for the upcoming 2025 Ulster GAA Under-20 Football Championship have been confirmed. Monaghan is in Group B with Armagh, Cavan & Derry. The competition commences Wednesday 19th March, with Monaghan’s first game at home to Cavan on March 26th. LGFA U18 Monaghan Well done to Monaghan minors in their 1-15 to 2-5 win against Down at home in Round 2 of the Ulster Minor Championship Group 2 on Saturday last. The U18 girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 on Saturday 8th March at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan Well done to the Monaghan U16 girls in their 6-12 to 1-9 win against Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of the U16 Ulster Championship. The Under 16 Monaghan County girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on Sunday 30th March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Rory Beggan and Conor McCarthy make GAA.ie Football Team of the Week A massive congratulations to Rory Beggan and Conor McCarthy for making the GAA.ie Football Team of the week after their amazing performances against Louth on Sunday last. Well done lads. This was Rory’s 2nd week in a row for being awarded on Team of the week after his outstanding performance against Cork on the Saturday previously which included an exceptional scoring tally of 7 points! Reserves Men Season Commences this Sunday. Our Junior Reserves 2023 season commences this Sunday 9th March at 2:00pm in Blackhill when the Division 3A team play Blackhill away in the Reserve League Football Division 3A Round 1 game. Our Senior Reserves commence their season with an away game against Carrickmacross on Saturday March 15th at 5:00pm in the Division 1A Round 1 fixture. We wish the teams and managements all the best. Scotstown Senior Ladies The Scotstown senior ladies commence their competitive 2025 football season with a home game on Sunday 16th March at 11:00am against Castleblayney in Round 1 of the Reserve League Division 2. We wish the team and management the very best. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,800 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,600 jackpot on Wednesday 5th March. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 26th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 3, 16, 21, 27. There were NO match 3 w1nners. We had 5 Lucky-Dip winners, Tracey McCaffrey, Arthur King, Sean Arthurs, James Turley, and Nicola McKenna who win €30 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 €9,800. 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 12th March at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw Congratulations to Frankie McCarey our €1,000 February Ciste Winner! Also congratulations to our 5 x €100 winners,Jackie Caulfield, Niamh Doherty, Betty McKenna, Michael & Bernie McKenna and Damien Martin. Sellers prize: Tommy McMahon and Stephen McKenna 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! “Leave your Mark” Big Cash Prize Fundraiser Another super result and great days craic last weekend in the ticket selling. Massive effort from everyone again—70 people out selling, from every part of the club! Veterans, minors, senior lads and ladies, players and non-players—all pulling together to make this happen. Big shoutout to Shane Stirrat, Seamus McCarville, and Damian Stirrat for their table topping selling display! But honestly, every single person played a part, and that’s what makes the difference. At the end of the day, it’s all about getting as many people as possible in that room on a Saturday morning. We appreciate every single volunteer who generously sacrifices their valuable time and this fundraiser simply couldn't function without you. A big push now will make an impact for generations! 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. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Trevor McKenna and Damian Mohan. The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! Join us for an unforgettable evening as The Highstool Prophets, the sensational 5-piece folk band from Cavan, light up the stage at Scotstown GAA. Known for their energetic performances and unique twist on folk classics, they're set to deliver a night full of foot-tapping tunes and sing-along favorites. Live Music starting at 8.00 and Highstool prophets on stage at 9.30 followed by DJ till late. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 Win 2 Tickets to The Highstool Prophets We are giving away 2 free tickets for the High Stool prophets To Enter the Draw visit our Facebook page and click on the featured post at the top. Please do the following. 1. Like the post 2. Tag some of your friends in the Comment Box 3. Share thie post on your Facebook Page (Please set your share to public view) Please see our The Highstool Prophets Facebook Event page on the link for all the details and please share and invite your friends on Facebook! https://fb.me/e/2NVffvbRR We will make the draw on during week of the 9th March and reveal the winner on our Social media platforms to the The Highstool Prophets gig New Ladies Junior Development Team Training continues on a Friday night. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. Juvenile Presentation Night – March 21st On Friday night, 21st March we are having a presentation night for our juveniles. A night to celebrate our amazing Juvenile success in 2024. Appeal for members to volunteer in Fundraising activities We would be grateful if members could become involved in fundraising activities, such as selling tickets. Please contact Shane on 086 836 7997. Thank you. 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. Membership 2025 – Open for payment on Clubspot You can register for 2025 Membership on our Clubspot app. Please go to Menu, select Memberships, Buy Membership and select your appropriate option. Please note players must be registered before they start training. Any teams who have started group trainings should register asap. You can also pay your membership through a club officer. Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue in 2025 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 2024 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 and in August, a community event after the Blessing of the Graves. In November we had daffodil planting in Kilmore and in November we had the return of the card nights for the winter. In January / February we had a charity fun / walk which took place on St. Brigid’s weekend. Please donate to the Dillon Quirke Foundation On the St. Brigid’s Bank holiday Monday last, Scotstown GAA Health and Wellbeing committee organised a Charity Fun Run / Walk in aid of the Dillon Quirke foundation. Thanks to all our bakers, supporters, volunteers on the day and whoever else contributed to make the event welcoming and successful. The event was run to raise money for the Dillion Quirke foundation. This foundation provided heart screening for over 90 pre teens and teens last year from 12-18 year olds within the club. It was an excellent service of which we at Scotstown GAA are very grateful. You can donate at the following link. Many thanks! https://www.idonate.ie/forms/DQF Card Playing night Friday March 7th Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex this Friday March 7th at 8pm 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. The card nights will continue every subsequent fortnight on Friday nights till the end of April. Couch to 5K – Week 3 We’re now three weeks into our Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others Couch to 5K at Kilmore Training Grounds, Scotstown – and it’s been fantastic to see everyone getting stuck in! If you’ve been with us from the start, well done and keep going! If you haven’t joined yet, it’s never too late to get involved. All welcome! Sunday @ 10AM €2 per week Just a few weeks to go – let’s keep it up! See you all there! Vote of Sympathy The following votes of sympathy were passed at the last Committee meeting. McDonald Family on the death of Ethna Maguire Family on the death of Patrick Sewell Family on the death of Alan We would like to offer our condolences to all the family and friends who lost loved ones during this time. Scór agus Cultúr Please note the All Ireland Senior scor final is in Mayo on April 26. The Ulster final is April 5th. The Ulster semifinal between Monaghan Antrim, Donegal, Fermanagh and Armagh Saturday is March 22nd. Monaghan County events final this Thursday March 6th for Table Quiz in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen at 1:45 for Stage events. We wish all our participants the very best. Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine!
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 25/02/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result – Monaghan 3-16 Cork 1-15 Monaghan hosted Cork in Inniskeen on Saturday last in Round 4 of the National Football League Division 2 in another highly entertaining high scoring league game. Well done to the Monaghan senior men and management in their victory and well done on another brilliant performance and a high scoring tally optimising the new 2 point rule. Well done to our Blues on the panel, Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with some fine scores by Rory (0-7, 3 x 2 pointer); and Jack (1-2). Monaghan next play Louth away this Sunday 2nd March in Round 5 in Drogheda 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: Cavan (0-20) v (2-22) Monaghan, Saturday January 25th, Cavan; Round 2: Monaghan (2-29) v (2-21) Westmeath, Sunday 2nd February, Clones; Round 3: Roscommon (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan (3-16) v (1-15) Cork, Sunday 23rd February, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth v Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, 2:00pm, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Navan, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Clones. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result: Monaghan 1-3 Cork 1-9 Hard luck to the Senior Monaghan County Ladies in their 1-6 to 1-3 defeat to Cork in Round 4 of the LGFA National Football League Division 2 on Sunday last. Well done to Éabha Sherry in scoring 1-2 of these including a brilliant goal from a free kick. The County Senior Ladies next play Clare away this Sunday 2nd March at 2pm in Round 5 in Doonbeg. We wish our players on the panel, Casey Treanor, Eabha Sherry, Aishling McGuirk, Katie McCaffery and Katie Sherlock, and the rest of the team and management the very best. National League Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Round 5 Louth v Monaghan National League game in Drogheda this Sunday 2nd March at 2:00pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. U20 Monaghan Football Ulster Championship The groups for the upcoming 2025 Ulster GAA Under-20 Football Championship have been confirmed. Monaghan is in Group B with Armagh, Cavan & Derry. The competition commences Wednesday 19th March, with Monaghan’s first game at home to Cavan on March 26th. LGFA U18 Monaghan Well done to Monaghan minors in their 1-15 to 2-5 win against Down at home in Round 2 of the Ulster Minor Championship Group 2 on Saturday last. The U18 girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 on Saturday 8th March at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan The Under 16 Monaghan County girls next play Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on 2nd March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,600 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,400 jackpot on Wednesday 26th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 19th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 6, 11, 14, 29. There were THREE match 3 winners, Nicola Cusack, Mark Monahan, and Mary Maguire who win €40 each. We had 4 Lucky-Dip winners, Declan Smyth, Elizabeth McPhillips, Tracy McGuigan, and Claire McGinn, 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 €9,600. 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 5th March at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw – 2nd March The February Ciste draw will take place this Sunday night, March 2nd 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! “Leave your Mark” Big Cash Prize Fundraiser We launched our Club Development fundraise er “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. A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to sell tickets again last weekend for our Kilmore development fundraiser as we sell throughout the province over the next couple of months. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Stephen McKenna and Pauric Connolly. The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! Join us for an unforgettable evening as The Highstool Prophets, the sensational 5-piece folk band from Cavan, light up the stage at Scotstown GAA. Known for their energetic performances and unique twist on folk classics, they're set to deliver a night full of foot-tapping tunes and sing-along favorites. Live Music starting at 8.00 and Highstool prophets on stage at 9.30 followed by DJ till late. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 Win 2 Free Tickets to the Highstool Prophets You could win 2 free tickets for the Highstool Prophets gig by simply sharing, liking and tagging the Facebook post at the top of the Scotstown GAA Facebook page which will enter you into the draw. U10 girls at Monaghan v Cork league game. Well done to the Scotstown GAA girls who took part in the half time games at the Monaghan v Cork senior men’s league match on Saturday last. New Ladies Junior Development Team Training started last week with an excellent turn out. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. Appeal for members to volunteer in Fundraising activities We would be grateful if members could become involved in fundraising activities, such as selling tickets. Please contact Shane on 086 836 7997. Thank you. 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. Membership 2025 – Open for payment on Clubspot You can register for 2025 Membership on our Clubspot app. Please go to Menu, select Memberships, Buy Membership and select your appropriate option. Please note players must be registered before they start training. Any teams who have started group trainings should register asap. You can also pay your membership through a club officer. Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue in 2025 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 2024 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 and in August, a community event after the Blessing of the Graves. In November we had daffodil planting in Kilmore and in November we had the return of the card nights for the winter. In January / February we had a charity fun / walk which took place on St. Brigid’s weekend. Card Playing night Friday March 7th Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday March 7th at 8pm 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. The card nights will continue every subsequent fortnight on Friday nights till the end of April. Scór agus Cultúr Please note the All Ireland Senior scor final is in Mayo on April 26. The Ulster final is April 5th. The Ulster semifinal between Monaghan Antrim, Donegal, Fermanagh and Armagh Saturday is March 22nd. Monaghan stage events final next Thursday March 6th for Table Quiz in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen at 1:45 for Stage events. We wish all our participants the very best. Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine! Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta 2025 Tá 36 leathscoláireacht ar fáil do dhaltaí dara leibhéal i gContae Mhuineacháin chun freastal ar Choláistí Samhraidh i 2025. Tá na scoláireachtaí urraithe ag Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin agus: Gael Linn Coláiste Bun an Inbhir Coláiste na nOileán Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste Coláiste Sheosaimh Bronnfar 4 scoláireacht bhreise (€100) ar iarratasóirí a roghnaíonn ‘Coláistí Eile’ nach bhfuil liostaithe ar an bhfoirm iarratais. TABHAIR FAOI DEARA: Ní ghlactar le hiarratais ar scoláireachtaí i gColáiste Bhríde ach do dhaltaí le háit curtha in áirithe acu. Spriocdháta: 28 Feabhra 2025. Gaeltacht Scholarships 2025 Monaghan County Council will offer 36 part scholarships for second-level students to attend Irish Colleges in summer 2025. Sponsored by Monaghan County Council and: Gael Linn Coláiste Bun an Inbhir Coláiste na nOileán Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste Coláiste Sheosaimh An additional 4 scholarships (€100) will be awarded to students attending 'Other Colleges' not listed on the form. PLEASE NOTE: Applications are only accepted from students with a confirmed booking / on a waiting list. Closing Date: 28 February 2025 Apply Here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdYuFu4v2qI-bI1cxEQiDMOD514NvGuJ-HASt-T5Jq59AdGA/viewform
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 18/02/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 3 Result – Roscommon 0-25 Monaghan 2-14 Monaghan travelled to Roscommon on Sunday last in Round 3 of the National Football League Division 2 where they played Roscommon in an entertaining top of the table clash. Hard luck to the Monaghan senior men and management in their loss, but well done on another good performance and a high scoring tally. Well done to our Blues on the panel (which included Darren Hughes in his welcome return to intercounty football), Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with some fine scores by Micheál (0-2, 1 x 2 pointer); Conor (0-2); Rory (0-1) and Ryan (0-1) Monaghan next play Cork at home this Sunday 23rd February in Round 4 in Inniskeen at 1:30pm. 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: Cavan (0-20) v (2-22) Monaghan, Saturday January 25th, Cavan; Round 2: Monaghan (2-29) v (2-21) Westmeath, Sunday 2nd February, Clones; Round 3: Roscommon (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan v Cork, Sunday 23rd February, 1:30pm, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth v Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, 2:00pm, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Clones, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Navan. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Fixture: Monaghan v Cork The County Senior Ladies next play Cork at home this Sunday 23rd February at 2pm in Round 4 in Castleblayney. We wish our players on the panel, Casey Treanor, Eabha Sherry, Aishling McGuirk, Katie McCaffery and Katie Sherlock, and the rest of the team and management the very best. National League Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Round 4 Monaghan v Cork National League game in Inniskeen this Sunday 23rd February at 1:30pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. LGFA U18 Monaghan The U18 girls next play Down at home this Saturday 22nd February at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan The Under 16 Monaghan County girls commenced their Ulster championship on Sunday lasty with an away game against Down. Hard luck in their 1-5 to 1-3 defeat. They next play Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on 2nd March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Scotstown Senior Ladies Manager / Coach position Expressions of Interest Expressions of interest are now being sought to fulfil the position of manager/coach for Scotstown Senior Ladies for 2025. Please submit your interest to secretary.scotstown.monanaghan@lgfa.ie or Marc Mullen, Coaching Officer @ 086 1732603. Closing Date for Expressions of interest for Scotstown GAA Senior Ladies Manager / Coach for the upcoming season is 21st February. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,400 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,200 jackpot on Wednesday 19th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 12th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 10, 11, 15, 21. There were NO match 3 w1nners. We had 5 Lucky-Dip winners, Mairead Keenan, Patricia McCrudden, Treacy McCaffrey, Kieran McGuirk, & Sean Arthurs, 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 €9,400. 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 26th February at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw – 2nd March The February Ciste draw will take place on Sunday night, March 2nd 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! “Leave your Mark” Big Cash Prize Fundraiser We launched our Club Development fundraise er “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. A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to sell tickets again last weekend for our Kilmore development fundraiser as we sell throughout the province over the next couple of months. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Hugh / Fionnuala Sherlock and Peadar / Charlene Sherry The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! Join us for an unforgettable evening as The Highstool Prophets, the sensational 5-piece folk band from Cavan, light up the stage at Scotstown GAA. Known for their energetic performances and unique twist on folk classics, they're set to deliver a night full of foot-tapping tunes and sing-along favorites. Live Music starting at 8.00 and Highstool prophets on stage at 9.30 followed by DJ till late. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 New Ladies Junior Development Team Training started last week with an excellent turn out. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. Appeal for members to volunteer in Fundraising activities We would be grateful if members could become involved in fundraising activities, such as selling tickets. Please contact Shane on 086 836 7997. Thank you. 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. Wedding Wellwishes Congratulations to Ross McKenna and his wife Niamh on their wedding at the weekend. We wish you all the best in your future! Registration 2025 There is a Registration night for Membership on Thursday evening 20th February, from 7:00 to 8:30 in the Scotstown Complex. Ideal for those with no internet access. Please spread the word and let those who have no online access know. Thanks! Membership 2025 – Now open for payment on Clubspot You can register for 2025 Membership on our Clubspot app. Please go to Menu, select Memberships, Buy Membership and select your appropriate option. Please note players must be registered before they start training. Any teams who have started group trainings should register asap. You can also pay your membership through a club officer. Our Condolences Scotstown GAA would like to offer our deepest condolences and sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Alan Sewell. We would like to pass on our sincere sympathy to his wife Maura, daughters Caroline and Maireád, son-in-law Sean Mc Kenna, grandchildren Jamie, Andrew, Liam, Daithi, Kyran and Cameron, brothers Jim and Gerry, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbours and friends. Alan was a former player for the Scotstown senior team. May Alan Rest In Peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue in 2025 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 2024 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 and in August, a community event after the Blessing of the Graves. In November we had daffodil planting in Kilmore and in November we had the return of the card nights for the winter. In January / February we had a charity fun / walk which took place on St. Brigid’s weekend. Mothers & Others Couch to 5K A huge well done to everyone who joined us for the first session of our Mothers & Others Couch to 5K on Sunday morning at Kilmore training grounds. The energy, the smiles, and the effort were just brilliant—what a way to kick off a Sunday! We’re delighted with the turnout and hope you all enjoyed it! The programme runs every Sunday at 10 AM for the next 7 weeks, so if you couldn’t make it today, don’t worry—there’s still time to get involved! Just drop a message to Nicola on 086 406 1434, and we’d love to have you join in. Let’s keep up the momentum and make this an amazing journey together! Card Playing night this Friday February 21st Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday 21st February at 8pm 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. The card nights will continue every subsequent fortnight on Friday nights till the end of April. Grainne McElwain documentary Well done to Grainne McElwain on her brilliant documentary on GAA referees “Réiteoir”. In the documentary Gráinne investigated the physical, mental & emotional toll of refereeing in the GAA. The programme is available on the RTE player. T Scór agus Cultúr Please note the All Ireland Senior scor final is in Mayo on April 26. The Ulster final is April 5th. The Ulster semifinal between Monaghan Antrim, Donegal, Fermanagh and Armagh Saturday is March 22nd. Monaghan stage events final March 6th for Table Quiz in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen at 1:45 for Stage events. Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine! Mackie Rooney Book Launch – last Friday in the Scotstown Complex A Book for the Ages - Book-Launch of Mackie Rooney’s A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany. Thanks to Scotstown Comhaltas Craobh Éamonn Ó’Muirí for the report below and Laura Treanor from Lavery Photos & Video for the photos on Social media. As Mackie Rooney launched his book, a huge crowd gathered to celebrate this special occasion. Mackie shared some of the captivating stories behind his work, keeping the audience entertained throughout. The night was further enhanced by live music from his amazingly talented children and grandchildren, and our brilliant MC, Seamus McElwain, ensured everything ran smoothly. A huge thanks to Scotstown GAA for the wonderful facilities, and a big thank you to everyone who helped make the night such a success. We are all so proud of you, Mackie - a wonderful occasion for you, Pauline, and all your family! Comhghairdeas, Mackie. A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany abounds in folklore which was quite common to an Ireland of former times-a belief in fairies, ghosts, banshees, and superstitions of a malign nature. However, the author has tossed in so many humorous pieces that we can feel assured that he, at least, is not in thrall, to this past, while yet shining a light on the lives of our ancestors. An excellent read and very good value at €40-£35. Outlets for A Sliabh and North-Monaghan Miscellany following the launch: McMahons’ Centra; Martin the Butcher; The Pharmacy; Henry’s Bar;McCarvill’s, Killylough; The Village Shop, Ballinode; McAloon’s, Knockatallon; Emyvale Post Office; Luke Orru, Dunmoran N2; McAnenley Fuels Moy Bridge; Rock’s Stationary Park Street Monaghan; The Braeside Stores, Clonstibret; Katie’s Main St. Castleblayney; McAleers, Eshnadarra P.O. Roslea; O’Neill’s Mace Dernawilt Cross, Roslea; Campbell Butchers, Roslea. Scoláireachtaí Gaeltachta 2025 Tá 36 leathscoláireacht ar fáil do dhaltaí dara leibhéal i gContae Mhuineacháin chun freastal ar Choláistí Samhraidh i 2025. Tá na scoláireachtaí urraithe ag Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin agus: Gael Linn Coláiste Bun an Inbhir Coláiste na nOileán Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste Coláiste Sheosaimh Bronnfar 4 scoláireacht bhreise (€100) ar iarratasóirí a roghnaíonn ‘Coláistí Eile’ nach bhfuil liostaithe ar an bhfoirm iarratais. TABHAIR FAOI DEARA: Ní ghlactar le hiarratais ar scoláireachtaí i gColáiste Bhríde ach do dhaltaí le háit curtha in áirithe acu. Spriocdháta: 28 Feabhra 2025. Gaeltacht Scholarships 2025 Monaghan County Council will offer 36 part scholarships for second-level students to attend Irish Colleges in summer 2025. Sponsored by Monaghan County Council and: Gael Linn Coláiste Bun an Inbhir Coláiste na nOileán Coláiste Bhríde, Rann na Feirste Coláiste Sheosaimh An additional 4 scholarships (€100) will be awarded to students attending 'Other Colleges' not listed on the form. PLEASE NOTE: Applications are only accepted from students with a confirmed booking / on a waiting list. Closing Date: 28 February 2025 Apply Here - https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdYuFu4v2qI-bI1cxEQiDMOD514NvGuJ-HASt-T5Jq59AdGA/viewform
