An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 19/11/2024

An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 12/11/2024 Scotstown GAA Ulster Senior Championship quarter final against Erne Gaels this Saturday The Scotstown GAA senior men begin their 2024 Ulster Senior Championship campaign against the Fermanagh Champions Erne Gaels in the quarter final in Enniskillen this Saturday November 16 th at 5:00pm. We wish our Senior team and management the very best on Sunday and encourage as many of our supporters to travel to Brewster Park as possible to give our senior men your support. An Bhoth Abú! Please note this game was postponed and scheduled for Sunday last. Ulster Minor Championship Draw The draw has been made for the 2024 St Paul’s Tournament / Ulster Minor Football Tournament. The tournament is organised and hosted by St. Paul's GAC, Belfast. The County Minor club championships were held in each of the nine counties of Ulster. The nine county champions contest the Ulster Club Championship. Scotstown U18 team won the Monaghan GAA U18 Division 1 Club Championship and qualified for this tournament. All matches are knock-out. Scotstown have been drawn in the quarter final against Four Masters from County Donegal. The game is scheduled for Sunday 8 th December at 1pm. Full draw; Preliminary: Mayobridge GAC (Down) v Kingscourt Stars (Down); Quarter Final 1: St. Brigid’s (Antrim) v O’Donovan Rossa (Derry); Quarter Final 2: Irvinestown (Fermanagh) v Clann Eireann (Armagh); Quarter Final 3: Scotstown GAA v Four Masters; Quarter Final 4: Cookstown Rocks (Tyrone) v winners of Preliminary Round. Dates and venues to be announced. We wish our Minor Blues and Management the very best. Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures On Saturday 16 th November our Senior Men play Erne Gaels in the quarter final of the Ulster Senior Football Championship at 5:00pm in Enniskillen. We wish the team and management all the best in their Ulster campaign. Ulster Championship Tickets You can purchase your tickets for the Ulster Championship games including Scotstown v Erne Gaels (this Saturday 16 th November at 5:00pm) in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop. Gaelic For Mothers and Others The Gaelic for Mothers & Others have finished their outdoor training for this year. They are starting an indoor session in the Kilmore Hub on Thursdays at 7pm. This is a 6 week block costing €50. New members welcome. Come along and meet some new people and have a bit of fun while getting fit. Booking can be made through Glofox under Courses. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €6,600 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €6,400 jackpot on Wednesday 13 th November. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the November 6 th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 18, 19, 25, 26. There were NO match 3 w1nners. We had 5 Lucky-Dip winners, Rachel Stirrat, Eugene McKenna, Mary Mullen, Chloe McPhillips, and Bernie Scullion 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 €6,600. 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 November 20 th at 8:30pm. “Leave your Mark” Big Cash Prize Fundraiser We launched our Club Development fundraiser “Leave your mark”, with 1 st prize of €15,000 plus several more large cash prizes to be won including a special €5,000 winning prize for any nominated club. Please see our social media platforms for more details. Club Shop The Club Shop is next open this Friday 15 th November from 7pm to 8pm. Get your gear for the Ulster Championship! Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Trevor McKenna and Damian Mohan. Save the Date – St. Patrick’s Weekend! St. Patrick’s weekend Saturday March 15th 2025. More details to follow! 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. AGM Nomination Forms Nomination Forms for the AGM (on Friday 29th November) are now out. Please return them to the Club Secretary by 8pm on Friday 15th November. If any member does not receive one, please contact the secretary. Scotstown Player Pathway Our Coaching Committee is inviting new, current, and former players from U16 level to adult level to join us in forming a second women's adult team in 2025. This new team will help to provide more playing opportunities for all and will strengthen our Player Pathway. If you are interested in signing up, fill in the form below today https://tinyurl.com/scotstownplyrpthwy Our Condolences Scotstown GAA would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Mark Lyons and all those in Erne Gaels Belleek were Mark played football and whose younger brother Ryan is the current captain of the senior team. May Mark Rest In Peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. Sundays Ulster GAA quarter final is postponed until Saturday 16th November at 5pm in Brewster Park Enniskillen Health and Wellbeing Scotstown GAA will continue this year with its Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve. Early in the year we continued the Make a Ceili initiative which was launched before Christmas. In January / February saw the start of the Operation Transformation walk, the Scotstown Ladies hosted a Women’s Health talk, a drugs and Alcohol awareness workshop with our coaches, and we had several card nights during the first quarter. During May we had the Hello How are you? Campaign and in August, a community event after the Blessing of the Graves. We will update future initiatives here. Scór agus Cultúr – Scór na nOg County Finals last weekend The Scór na nÓg County Finals were held last weekend. Congratulations to our Tráth na gCeist teams who finished 1 st and 3 rd ! Thanks to our Cultural Officer Paddy Sherlock for the following report. The Scor na Nog finals took place last weekend and even though there were a lot of other events on, An Bhoth has good representation on both nights. On Thursday 7th in Latton our club had two teams entered in the quiz which attracted agreat turnout of nineteen teams. After eight rounds of questions in table quiz format, the top three teams then went in to four rounds of individual questions. At this stage Scotstown senior team of Eanna McCarey, Conn Deery, Conor McMeel and James Mullen lead the way with our junior team of Catherine Meehan, Daithi Og McCague, Padraig McDwyer and Harry Casey an excellent joint second with the Harps. Seans were in fourth position. After the individual rounds, Scotstown senior team were declared winners and will represent Club and County in the Scor Ulster quiz final in Silverbridge Armagh on Saturday November 30th. Congratulations and best wishes to the team and mentors Brenda McCarey and Theresa Mohan. Special mention to a very young junior who defied the odds to come a very credible second. Without question, a bright future ahead. (No pun intended). At the stage events in Clontibret on Saturday 9th, our club were represented by Emma McKenna in recitation. This former Spraoi Scor double winner, reciting "Three little Pigs" lost out to Connie Corrigan, Truagh in a strong Competition. No doubt we will hear Emma again on stage. In instrumental music, our team of Cassie McCormack, Accordian. Kaoimhe Treanor. Flute Katie Cusack. Keyboard Jake Corrigan. banjo and Mia Corrigan. fiddle despite giving excellent renditions of two locally composed tunes lost out to a Harps team that retained the crown they won last year. Their tutors, Patricia Cosgrove and Nicola Cusack and parents can be so proud of this talented band. Cultural officer Paddy Sherlock and committee, Ciara Connolly, Frankie McCarey, and Pauline Rooney wish to thank all who helped to make the weekend a successful one, especially parents, tutors and teachers and look forward to them representing their club again. Special thanks to County chair,Mici Corrigan and his team on running an excellent weekend of culture. An Bhoth abu. Weekend 16th 17th November Ulster semifinals. Saturday 30th November Ulster final Silverbridge Armagh. January 24th 2025 All Ireland final Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan. Ciorcal Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine ! Kilmore Drive, Parking and Ground Works Expressions of interest are being sought for work at Kilmore training grounds. Scope of works can be obtained by contacting secretary.scotstown.monaghan@gaa.ie or through Stephen McKenna or Shane Mullan. Date for returning quotes to follow (expected to be mid November). Work to be completed before Mid March 2025 Free Morning exercise classes Monaghans U3A and Border Bounce Gym Club are running a free morning exercise class on Zoom at 8.30am for over 55’s on Monday to Thursday. Meeting ID 85016592808 Passcode 366229

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