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Latest Update - June 28th
Our gates opened on Wednesday, June 24th, and our adults have been out training. From Saturday 27th June our minors and juveniles can train at our facilities. Please keep mind the following;
1. The indoor buildings remain closed.
2. Please use the outdoor set of toilets
3. Only outdoor facilities can be used
4. Only people that are training are allowed on the pitch.
"GET IN, TRAIN, GET OUT!"
5. Please remember the 3 C's - Avoid Crowds, Avoid Closed Spaces, Avoid Close Contact
Thanks very much for your diligence and patience through this pandemic and tomorrow marks another milestone in our return. Stay safe. An Bhoth Abu!




The following changes to the return to activity guidelines are being made after recommendations made by the Covid-19 Advisory Committee. These changes were subsequently endorsed by the GAA, the Camogie Association and the LGFA.
This week:
Coaching numbers for underage teams to be consistent with Code of Behaviour. Recommendations were made by the Covid-19 Advisory Committee this morning.
From June 29th:
The Advisory Committee is considering the position in relation to other GAA buildings (such as Club bars that are serving food, Gyms, Handball alleys etc). Guidance will be provided in this context before June 29th.New ParagraphNew ParagraphThe GAA has produced a Club Education Webinar which can be accessed https://www.gaa.ie/gaa-now/covid-club-education-webinar/New Paragraph
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 28/01/2025
Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 1 result - Cavan 0-20 Monaghan 2-22
Well done to the Monaghan team and management in a high scoring enjoyable away derby win against Cavan in Round 1 of the National Football League Division 2 on Saturday last. Well done to our Blues on the panel Rory Beggan, Ryan O’Toole, Conor McCarthy, Micheál McCarville, Gavin McPhillips, and Jack McCarron, with brilliant scores from Conor (1-4, 1-0 from penalty, two x 2 point scores), Rory (0-6, three x 2 point scores); and Jack (0-1). We’re not long into 2025 and the Intercounty football action rises up a gear following the recent entertaining charity challenge games with the opening fixtures of the National Football League this weekend. Monaghan are playing in Division 2 this year and are the same league as Cavan, Cork, Down, Louth, Meath, Roscommon and Westmeath. Monaghan next play Westmeath this Sunday 2nd February in Round 2 in Clones 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 v Westmeath, Sunday 2nd February, 2:00pm, Clones; Round 3: Roscommon v Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, 2:00pm, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan v Cork, Sunday 23rd February, 1:30pm, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth v Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, 2:00pm, Darver; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Clones, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 1:30pm, Clones.
Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 1 Result: Roscommon 0-06 Monaghan 0-7
Well done to the County Monaghan Ladies senior team and management in their 0-7 to 0-6 win against Roscommon away in last Sunday. Well done to Éabha Sherry with 4 excellent points and Casey Treanor with a fine point as well on the day. The County Ladies next play Tipperary at home on Sunday 2nd February at 2pm in Round 2. 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 2 Monaghan v Westmeath National League game in Clones this Sunday 2nd February at 2pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system.
Community Supports from the impact of Storm Éowyn
Anytime during the ongoing outages from Storm Eowyn, there is hot water, shower facility, fill water, charging phones / laptops availability at the Scotstown Complex. Contact details: Pauline Keenan 085 119 7063 or Cyril McCrudden 087 9628521. Please let people know who are offline / no communication sources. Please note that Monaghan County Council have a hotline for a Community Response service, number 1800 787878. Thanks to everyone involved and to those involved in repairing the infrastructure in challenging conditions.
Gaelic Life Ulster Club All Stars Men's Football Team of the year
We have 2 of our Senior men shortlisted for the Gaelic Life Ulster Club All Stars Men's Football Team of the year. Well done to Conor McCarthy and Micheál McCarville. Voting commenced last week. Please see our social media platforms on how to vote.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €8,800
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €8,600 jackpot on Wednesday 29th January. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
In the January 22nd draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 18, 23, 26, 28. There were TWO match 3 w1nners, Frank Sally McKenna & Regina Mannering who wins €50 each. We had 4 Lucky-Dip winners, Grainne McNamee, Sinead McGuirk, Marie Murray, and Michael Boylan 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 €8,800. 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 5th February at 8:30pm.
Ciste Draw
The January Ciste draw will take place this Saturday night, February 1st at 10:00pm, in the Social Club. This has been postponed from last weekend due to the impact of Storm Éowyn. 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 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.
Cairde na Botha – 4th Year Registration due
Many thanks to all those involved in the Cairde na Botha initiative. For those who subscribed last year and are on the 4 year subscription plan, the 4th year subscription is now due. New members are more than welcome to sign up to Cairde. Thanks!
Scotstown Cairde Na Botha wish to thank all those who have supported this historical fundraising project so far. We thank you for your continued support. Anyone wishing to join in this initiative and be part of it, please contact any of our Cairde na Botha committee members; Shane Stirrat; Austin Corrigan; Aine McKenna; Michael Owen McMahon; Aidan McCarra; Stephen McKenna; Cyril Mc Crudden.
The aim of Cairde Na Botha is to improve and develop our Kilmore training facilities to help achieve our vision of continuously improving our success on-field for our teams and off-field for our community. Cairde Na Botha is one of the biggest projects ever undertaken by our club. Be part of it! Scotstown GAA’s success has always been built on the considerable support we receive from home and abroad. We fondly remember fundraising projects in the past, such as the Scotstown Carnival in the 1960s to the purchase of our main field at Urbleshanny, The Lord Mayor Campaign in the 1980s to fund the building of Sportlann Mhuire (the complex) and development of St. Marys Park and indeed, the ambitious purchase Of Kilmore in 1995 which has contributed to the outstanding success we achieve today.
Cairde na Botha is your opportunity to help your club continue this successful development for this generation and the next into the future. Fully paid up Members of Cairde Na Botha will have the benefit of their name engraved on the supporters’ wall at the Kilmore training grounds.
Please see our Clubspot app for more details and how to register or subscribe to year 4.
We welcome all Scotstown GAA supporters at home and abroad to join in this progressive and exciting initiative!!
Social Club open
The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Abbie McCarey and Cormac Sherry
The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex
Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets!
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. Link for tickets,
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849
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 – 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.
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
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.
Charity Fun Run / Walk – This Bank Holiday Monday 3rd February
Date for your diary, this Bank holiday Monday 3rd February. Scotstown GAA Health and Wellbeing committee are organising a Charity Fun Run / Walk in aid of the Dillon Quirke foundation. This will be held on Bank Holiday Monday February 3rd. Registration from 10:30am
€5 pp or €10 for a family
Walk/run @11am
Teas/coffees and home baked goods throughout the morning along with some surprises
“Quiet time” - a short block of 30mins has been dedicated for this event to allow families from far and near who would like to take part but may find the main event overwhelming.
The organizers are encouraging families should they wish to come along, to join at 10am. There will be disabled parking and accessibility, reduced traffic and personnel, and no sound system in operation during this 30minute block”.
Card Playing night on January 31st
Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday 31st January 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.
Our Condolences
We would like to extend our sincere condolences to the family and friends of Teresa (Tessie) Clerkin, Tydavnet. We would like to pass on our deepest sympathy to her son Gerard, daughter in law Donna, granddaughter Sarah McMeel & her husband Darren, great grandchildren Tom, Daragh & Baby Ruby, nieces, nephews, extended family, neighbours and friends on the sad passing of Teresa. May Teresa’s soul Rest In Peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a hanam.
Scór agus Cultúr
The Scór na nÓg All Ireland Finals took place last Saturday in the Hillgrove hotel, Monaghan. Thanks to our Cultural Officer Paddy Sherlock for the following brilliant report. The Scor All Ireland journey ended for our young Quiz team and their coaches with a joint 5th place finish in the 4 Seasons hotel last Saturday. Donegal were winners with Kerry 2nd and Dublin 3rd. Club Chairman Cyril presented the team, Catherine Meehan, Eanna McCarey, Conn Deery and Harry Casey with a set of T shirts during the week. Then on Saturday morning, County GAA Chairman Declan Flanagan along with County Secretary Michael Owen McMahon presented the team with a set of Jerseys. Cultural officer Paddy Sherlock again compliments the team for impeccably representing Club and County. Thanks to their parents and especially Coaches Brenda McCarey and Theresa Mohan for their support and work throughout the journey.
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 and March 9th at 1:45 for Stage events.
Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine!