All Ireland Senior County Football Championship Group Stages – Round 3 Result Monaghan 0-17 Donegal 0-19

The Monaghan Senior team played Donegal in Round 3 of Group 4 of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship on Saturday last in Healy Park, Omagh. This was the final round of the group stages and top spot in the group was up for grabs if the Farney men defeated Donegal by more points than Derry defeating Clare. Despite a strong comeback in the later part of the second half Monaghan couldn’t overturn a 6 point margin Donegal created by the start of the Second half. Hard luck to the team and management but well done in their fortitude and resilience to nearly tie the game at the end. Well done to our Blues that played Rory Beggan, Shane Carey, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Jack McCarron, Conor McCarthy and Ryan O’Toole, with superb scores by Jack McCarron (top scorer with 0-5, 3 from free, 1 from mark), and Darren Hughes (0-2).

Monaghan have finished 3rd in the group on 3 points. The top three in each group advance to the knockout stages; first-place teams to the All-Ireland quarter-finals, and second- and third-placed teams to the preliminary quarter-finals. The four second-placed teams play against the third-placed teams in the preliminary quarter-finals. The winners of the preliminary quarter-finals advance to play the group winners in the All-Ireland quarter-finals. Two semi-finals and a final follow. All matches are knock-out. Monaghan were drawn to play Kildare away in the preliminary Quarter Final. This game takes place this Saturday 23rd June in Tullamore at 4:45pm as part of a double header of the Monaghan Minor All Ireland Semi Final v Kerry which throws in at 2:30pm

All Ireland Football Championship Tickets

You can purchase your tickets for this Saturday’s Double Header in Tullamore, All Ireland preliminary Quarter Final Monaghan v Kildare game and All Ireland Minor Semi Final Monaghan v Kerry game in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. Throw In at 2:30pm in Tullamore this Saturday 23rd June.

Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week

Under 13s

On Wednesday of last week, Round 7 of the Under 13 League took place with 2 of our teams playing. Well done to our Scotstown D team in their home win against Truagh in the Under 13 Division 6 league Round 7 game. Hard luck to our Scotstown B team in their defeat at home to Tyholland in the Under 13 Division 2 Round 7 game. The Scotstown C’s Under 13 Division 5 Round 7 game away to Corduff was postponed.

The Under 13 Scotstown A team nextplay Castleblayney away in Round 3 of the U13 Division 1 League Shield at 11:00am on Saturday 24th June.

Under 15s

Our Under 15 Boys had no games in the past week. Our Under 15 Scotstown A team play Killanny at home in Round 1 of the Under 15 Division 1 League Shield this Thursday 22nd June at 7:30pm. Our Under 15 Division 5A boys next play Aughnamullen at home in Round 8 of the U15 Football Division 5A league on Friday 23rd June at 7:30pm.

Under 17s

The Under 17 leagues commence this week. This year we have 2 Under 17 teams. Our Scotstown A team is in Division 1 and their first game is on Tuesday June 27th against Killanny at home a 6:45pm in Round 2 of the U17 Division 1 league. Their Round 1 game away to Carrickmacross scheduled for Tuesday of this week was postponed. Our Scotstown B team is in Division 4 and their first game is on Sunday 25th June against Castleblayney away at 12:00pm in Round 2 of the U17 Division 4 league.

We wish the teams and management all the best this year.

O’Duffy Cup

In the Reserve Championship our Senior reserves will face Donaghmoyne away in the Semi Final this Friday June 23rd at 8pm.

Senior Division 1A Reserves

Our Division 1A Reserves had no games in the past week. Their next game is the Round 8 game against Donaghmoyne at home on Tuesday 27th June at 8:00pm in the Reserve League Division 1A.

Junior Division 3A Reserves

Our Division 3A Reserves had no games in the past week. They next play Donaghmoyne at home on Tuesday 20th June at 8:00pm in Round 8 of the Reserve League Football Division 3A.

Junior Division 3B Reserves

Hard luck to our Division 3B reserves in their 3-12 to 3-09 defeat away to Truagh on Sunday last in Round 6 of the Reserve League Football Division 3B. They next play Inniskeen at home on Saturday 1st July in Round 7 of the Reserve League Football Division 3B.

Senior Men League

Our Senior men played Clontibret away on Friday evening last in Round 7 of the Senior League. The lads put in a superb performance and won by 0-9 to 0-5. Well done to the team and management. They next play Truagh at home on Saturday July 1st in Round 8 of the Senior League. Time TBC.

Junior Men’s League

Our Junior men faced Rockcorry away on a balmy Sunday afternoon last. The lads put in a superb performance with some fine scores and the game finished 2-14 to 0-9. Well done.

They next play Currin at home this Saturday June 24th at 7:00pm in Round 3 of the Junior League.

Senior Ladies

Our Senior Ladies had no games in the past week. They next play Latton at home this Friday 23rd June in the Ladies Reserve League Division 2 Semi Final at 7:30pm.

Under 18 Girls

Our Under 18 girls had no games in the past week. They next play Aughnamullen at home in Round 3 of the Under 18 girls Division 1 League on Thursday 29th June at 7:30pm.

Under 16 Girls

Our Under 16 Division 1 girls had no games in the past week. Our U16 Division 1 girls next play Latton away in Round 6 of the Under 16 girls Division 1 League on Monday 26th June at 7:30pm. Our Under 16 Division 2 girls had no games in the past week. They next play Truagh at home in Round 6 of the Under 16 girls Division 2 League on Tuesday 27th June at 7:30pm.

Under 14 Girls

The Under 14 girls had no games in the past week. The Under 14 Division 1 girls next play Latton at home in Round 8 of the U14 Division 1 League on Monday 3rd July at 7:30pm. Our Under 14 Scotstown B girls next play Donaghmoyne away in Round 7 of the U14 Division 3A League on Tuesday 20th June at 7:30pm.

Under 12 Girls

Well done to our Under 12 Division 1 girls in their exciting draw against Truagh away on Saturday last in Round 5 of the U12 Division 1 League North. They next play Tyholland at home this Saturday 24th June at 11:00am in Round 7 of the U12 Division 1 League North Monaghan.

Well done to our Under 12 Scotstown B girls’ in their win against Truagh away in Round 6 of the U12 Division 4 League on Friday last. They next play Monaghan Harps at home this Friday 23rd June at 7:00pm in Round 7 of the U12 Division 4 League.

Monaghan Minors

The Farney minors play Kerry in the All Ireland Semi Final this Saturday 24th June at 2:30pm in Tullamore as part of a double header with the senior game between Monaghan and Kildare. All the best to our Blues on the minor panel, Donnchadh Connolly, Darcy Foy, Sean Óg McElwain, Max Maguire, Tommy Mallen, and the Monaghan team and management.

Monaghan LGFA Minors

The Ulster Platinum Champions Monaghan are into the All Ireland Series where they play the Connaught champions (either Mayo or Galway) in the Semi Final on Wednesday 19th July.

We wish our Blues on the panel Katie McCaffrey, Ella McKenna, and Eabha Sherry, and the team and management all the best.

Under 11 boys Naas Cup win

A massive congratulations to our Under 11 team who won the Naas Tournament cup final on Saturday last. Well done lads, an excellent performance! Thanks to Naas GAA Club for superbly organising and running the competition.

Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week

On Tuesday 20th June our Junior 3A Reserves play Donaghmoyne at home in the Reserve League Football Division 3A Round 8 game at 8:00pm and our Under 14 Scotstown B girls play Donaghmoyne away in Round 7 of the U14 Division 3A League at 7:30pm.

On Thursday 22nd June our Under 15 Scotstown A Boys play Killanny at home in the Under 15 Division 1 League Shield Round 1 game at 7:30pm.

On Friday 23rd June our Senior reserves play Donaghmoyne away in the Semi Final of the O’Duffy Cup Reserve Championship at 8:00pm. Our Senior Ladies play Latton at home in the Ladies Reserve League Division 2 Semi Final at 7:30pm. Our Under 15 Division 5A boys play Aughnamullen at home in Round 8 of the U15 Football Division 5A league at 7:30pm and our Under 12 Scotstown B girls play Monaghan Harps at home in Round 7 of the U12 Division 4 League at 7:00pm.

On Saturday 24th June our Junior Men play Currin at home in Round 3 of the Junior Football League at 7:00pm. The Under 12 Scotstown A team play Castleblayney away in Round 3 of the U13 Division 1 League Shield at 11:00am and our Under 12 Scotstown A girls play Monaghan Harps at home in Round 7 of the U12 Division 1 League North Monaghan at 11:00am. The Monaghan Senior team play Kildare in Glenisk O’Connor Park, Tullamore at 4:45pm in the preliminary Quarter Final of the All Ireland Senior Football Championship. The Monaghan Minors play Kerry also in Tullamore at 2:30pm in the Semi Final of the All Ireland Minor Football Championship.

On Sunday 25th June our Under 17 Scotstown B team play Castleblayney away in Round 2 of the U17 Division 4 league at 12:00pm.

On Monday 26th June our Under 16 Scotstown A girls next play Latton away in Round 6 of the Under 16 girls Division 1 League at 7:30pm.

On Tuesday 27th June our Junior 1A Reserves play Donaghmoyne at home in the Reserve League Football Division 1A Round 8 game at 8:00pm and our Under 17 Scotstown A boys team play Killanny at home in Round 2 of the U17 Division 1 league at 6:45pm. Our Under 16 Scotstown B girls play Truagh at home in Round 6 of the U16 Division 2 League at 7:30pm.

On Thursday 29th June our Under 15 Scotstown A Boys play Clontibret away in the Under 15 Division 1 League Shield Round 2 game at 7:30pm.

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

Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €8,200!!

Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €8,000 jackpot on Wednesday 21st June. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.

In the June 14th draw there was no Jackpot winner this week. Numbers drawn on the night were 1, 10, 25, 26. We had 1 Match 3 winner who wins € 100 – Sharon Carey. We also had 4 Lucky Dip winners this week of € 20 each. They were Siobhan Mc Kenna, Macartan Mc Kenna, Brendan Beagan and Stephen Mc Ardle. 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 €8,200. 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 is Wednesday June 28th at 8:30pm.

Umpires required

Anyone willing to help our referees out and act as umpires for their games please contact Shane at 0868367997.

New Clubspot App.

We are delighted to announce our new Member Relationship Management software platform ClubSpot. This app provides our members and supporters with all they need in one place. Members can keep up to date with the latest news and events, pay membership, purchase fundraising tickets and more – anytime, anywhere.

Please enter the web address below to sign up for all you need to know about our club!

For Android

https://sites.google.com/clubspot.app/scotstowngaaclub/home

For Apple

https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/scotstown-gaa/id6448809669

The Scotstown Ladies GAA Cash Call Competition

The second live call took place on Saturday last. Congratulations to Hugh Sherlock on winning the €500 voucher for O’Hanrahan Travel. Thanks to everyone involved. Enter the Cash Call competition for a chance to win €5,000 worth of prizes. Entries cost €20 for 1 entry and €50 for 3 entries. All cash calls will be streamed live on Facebook. 5 weeks, €5000 worth of prizes, 5 rings! must be over 18 to enter. This week’s prize is a 2 night stay for 4 people in Macs Townhouse, Dungarvan, County Waterford. Please see our Social Media platforms for further details on how to enter or contact any of the Senior Ladies to enter and for more information. Link for competition;

https://www.scotstowngaa.ie/cash-call

End of term Disco – June 30th

On Friday 30th June End of Term Disco takes place in Scotstown GAA Complex for 6th Class pupils from any primary school! Please see our Social Media platforms for more details.

Coach Seminar

Many thanks to everyone involved and who attended the Coach seminar delivered by Michael Gerard Doherty, author of the innovative coaching book ‘Live, Love, Learn Gaelic Games’ on Tuesday last in Kilmore. Thanks to Michael for an excellent presentation and was well attended.

Under 15 Challenge game

Well done to everyone involved in the Under 15 challenge game against Truagh on Sunday morning last. Thanks to our neighbours Truagh Gaels for hosting the game in St. Mellans.

Under 8s Girls’ Blitz

Well done to our Under 8 girls who took part in the Under 8 Blitz in Aghabog on Saturday last. Thanks to everyone involved and to Aghabog GFC for hosting the superb event.

Club Shop

The Club Shop is next open this Friday June 30th from 7pm to 8pm.

Social Club opening hours and rota

The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bara Rota: Sean McKenna and Kevin Boylan.

Health and Wellbeing

Scotstown GAA continues this year with its Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve. We recently had nutritional talks for our U13 to U16 boys and girls’ players and parents. As we now enter the summer months and the football is up and running, we will be implementing Healthy initiatives soon and will update everyone as these happen.

Scotstown GAA Golf Classic

The 2023 Scotstown GAA Golf Classic is on in Rossmore Golf Club on Saturday 15th July Team of 4 with 3 course Dinner €200. Tee sponsorship is 100 euros and we over €2,500 worth of prizes for the event. To book your tee time, phone Shane Stirrat on 086 836 7997 or Jim 085 174 3569.

Scór agus Cultúr

Scostown success at the Spraoi Scór!

Thanks to our Cultural Officer for the following report.

Scotstown club had excellent participation in the County finals of Scór na bPaisti (spraoi scor) which were held last weekend. On Thursday night in the Iontas Centre Castleblayney, two quiz teams represented our club. Team one consisting of Daithi Og McCague, Padraig McDwyer, Cayla McGinnitty and Aoife McArdle and they took bronze behind Latton in first and Monaghan Harps in second. Our second team of Harry Casey, Ultan Gallagher, Cait Clerkin and Katie Mullen finished a point behind in fourth place. Well done to both teams!

On Friday night in Clontibret in the stage events took place. Our dancers, Leah Treanor, Nicole Bennett, Ellie Meehan, Nadine McCarra, Catherine Meehan Abi Corrigan, Joshua

Mullen and Peter Mc Carra claimed gold with Gael Triucha in second and Killeevan third. The same eight dancers also won the Set dancing.

In instrumental music, our team of Mia Cusack Anne Keyes, Ellie Coney Abi Corrigan and Rachel O’connor had to be content with third place, despite giving an excellent performance, with Monaghan Harps first and Sean McDermotts second.

In Recitation Emma McKenna was an energy saving star and claimed first place with an exceptional performance of diction and action. The poem, written by Alice Daly called “The three wee Pigs” cleverly told how one could save energy and save money while building their house. The cultural officer would like to congratulate all who stepped forward to represent their club. Thanks to the coaches especially Ciara Connolly with the dancers. Nial O’connor Clare Daly and Teresa Mohan. Also to the parents for their efforts and loyalty to the promotion of Scor and Culture in our club. We hope to see this talented bunch represent our club for many years to come. An Bhoth abú.

Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Máirt ag a 8 a chlog! Buail isteach don craic is comhrá!

Vote of Sympathy

The following votes of sympathy were passed at our Committee meetings this year.

Boylan Family on the death of Michael

Burke Family on the death of Ned

Corrigan Family on the death of Nora

Donnelly Family on the death of Marion

Fanning Family on the death of Bridie

Foley Family on the death of Eamonn

Foy Family on the death of Pauric

Grey Family on the death of Pat

Harrison Family on the death of Annemarie

Heaphey Family on the death of John

Kavanagh Family on the death of Malachy

Kelly Family on the death of Joe

Kinsella Family on the death of Olivia

Lambe Family on the death of Gene

McAuley Family on the death of Rose

McCrudden Family on the death of Una

McGorman Family on the death of Tony

McMahon Family on the death of Teresa

McMeel Family on the death of Martin

Moyna Family on the death of Tommy

Mulligan Family on the death of Liam

Murphy Family on the death of Evelyn

Murray Family on the death of Peter

O’Neill Family on the death of Rosie

O’Reilly Family on the death of Una

Sweeney Family on the death of Packie

Treanor Family on the death of Francie

Treanor Family on the death of Josie

Treanor Family on the death of Louie

We would like to offer our condolences to all the family and friends who lost loved ones during this time.

2023 Cúl Camp

Scotstown GAA Cúl Camp from Monday 7th August to Friday 11th August 2023. Lots of fun in Gaelic Football, Ladies Football, Hurling, Camogie, and Rounders. Camp coordinator Ann McKenna. Please see our Social Media platforms for booking.