Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week
Under 13s
Well done to our Under 13 Division 5 Future Blues in their fine win over Clontibret away on Tuesday of last week. Hard luck to our Under 13 Division 1 Future Blues in their away defeat to Clontibret, also on Tuesday. Hard luck to our Under 13 Division 6 Future Blues in their narrow 2-2 to 1-4 defeat away to Monaghan Harps on Wednesday of last week and in their defeat at home to Killanny on Sunday last. The U13 Division 1 team’s next game is away to Castleblayney on Saturday August 14th in the Division 1 Shield Round Robin Round 2. The U13 Division 5 team are also away to Castleblayney on the same day in the Division 5 Shield Round Robin Round 2. The U13 Division 6 team’s next game is away to Truagh on Saturday August 14th in their Round 7 game.
Under 15s
Our Under 15 Division 1 Blues had no games in the past week. They next play Truagh at home in the Under 15 Football League Division 1 Cup Semi-Final in Pairc Mhuire on Thursday 12th August.
Under 17s
Well done to our Under 17 Division 1 Blues in their exciting 1-14 all draw against Killanny away on Sunday last. They next play Castleblayney at home on next Monday 9th August in Pairc Mhuire in their Round 6 game. Well done to our Under 17 Division 1 Blues in their fine 1-16 to 2-11 win away to Aghabog on Thursday of last week. Hard luck to the Division 3 Blues in their 3-17 to 2-14 defeat to Latton at home on Sunday last. They next play Emyvale away next Tuesday 10th August in their Round 8 game.
Under 19s
Our Under 19 Division 1 Blues had no games in the past week.
Senior Reserves
Well done to our Division 1A Senior Reserves in their superb 1-14 to 0-11 win over Donaghmoyne at home on Wednesday of last week in the Division 1A Semi Final. Scorers were, Jason Carey (1 goal, 3 points), Micheal McCarville (4 points), Dermot McCrudden and Ruairi Sheenan (2 points each), Emmet Caulfield, James Hamill and Mark McPhillips (1 Point each). They next play Latton in the Division 1A Final on this Friday. We wish them all the best.
Junior Reserves
Our Division 3 Junior Reserves had no games in the past week. They next play Rockcorry in the Reserve League Division 3 Shield Final on Wednesday 4th August. We wish them all the best. Please see our Social Media platforms for the result.
Junior Football League
Our Junior League Blues had no games in the past week. They next play Sean McDermot at home on Sunday 15th August.
Senior Football League
Our Senior Blues had no games in the past week. They next play Inniskeen at home on Sunday 8th August in the Senior Football League Group 1 Round 4.
Ladies Football
Under 12 Girls
Our Under 12 girls teams had no games in the past week. The Division 1 Scotstown A team played Donaghmoyne A at home on Wednesday 4th August. The Division 2 Scotstown B team play Brigid/O’Neills at home on Thursday 5th August.
Under 14 Girls
Our Under 14 girls had no games in the past week. On Monday 2nd August our Under 14 Division 1 Scotstown A girls play Aughnamullen at home at 7:00pm. On Tuesday 3rd August our Under 14 Division 2 Scotstown B girls play Castleblayney at home at 7:00pm.
Under 16 Girls
Our Under 16 girls had no games in the past week. They next play Donaghmoyne at home on Monday 9th August in their Round 6 game.
Under 18 Girls
Our Under 18 girls had no games during the past week. They next play Tyholland away on Saturday 7th August.
Senior Ladies
Hard luck to our Senior Ladies in their defeat away to Aughnamullen away on Sunday last. They next play Inniskeen A away next Sunday 8th August.
Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week
On Wednesday 4th August our Division 3 Junior Reserves play Rockcorry in the Reserve League Division 3 Shield Final at 7:30pm and our Under 12 Division 1 Scotstown A team play Donaghmoyne A at home at 7:00pm.
On Friday August 6th, our Senior Reserves Division 1 team play Latton in the Division 1A Final at 7:30pm.
On Saturday 7th August our Under 18 girls play Tyholland away at 7:00pm in their Round 6 game.
On Sunday 8th August our Senior men play Inniskeen at home in Pairc Mhuire at 3:00pm in the Senior Football League Group 1 Round 4 game. Our Senior Ladies play Inniskeen A away also on Sunday.
On Monday 9th August our Under 17 Division 1 future Blues play Castleblayney at home in their Round 6 game at 7:30pm in Pairc Mhuire. Our Under 16 girls play Donaghmoyne at home in their Round 6 game.
On Tuesday 10th August our Under 17 Division 3 boys play Emyvale away in their Round 8 game at 7:30pm.
On Wednesday 11th August our Senior Reserves play the winners of Magheracloone or Castleblayney away in the quarter final of the Reserve Football Championship O’Duffy Cup.
On Thursday 12th August our Under 15 Division 1 Blues play Truagh at home in the Under 15 Football League Division 1 Cup Semi-Final in Pairc Mhuire at 7:00pm.
All the best to our Blues next week. An Bhoth Abu!
Our Blues in County Football Action
2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final
The Monaghan Seniors narrowly lost the Ulster Final to Tyrone by 0-16 to 0-15 after a gallant display and a superb second half comeback last Saturday in Croke Park. Well done to all the players and management after a fine 2021 campaign. Our Blues’ scorers on the day were Rory Beggan (2 points) and Conor McCarthy (2 points). In total this year six of our Senior blues were involved in the panel, Rory Beggan, Shane Carey, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Conor McCarthy and Ryan O'Toole. Well done lads and we look forward to seeing you play soon in our club games.
2021 Eirgrid Ulster GAA U20 Football Championship Final
Hard luck to all the U20 Monaghan players on Friday night last against Down in the U20 Ulster Football Championship final with an extra time defeat. It was a heroic performance and you did everyone proud. Well done to our Blues Gavin McPhillips and Michael Meehan and the Monaghan U20 team and management.
2021 Electric Ireland Ulster GAA Minor Football Championship Quarter Final
Last Wednesday 28th July the Monaghan minors played Donegal in the Ulster Football Championship quarter final. Hard luck to James McElwain and the Monaghan Minors players and management in their 1-9 to 0-10 defeat.
Under 16 Monaghan Girls – Ulster Champions!
Well done Eabha Sherry and the U16 Monaghan girls with a superb 4-8 to 2-12 final win over Tyrone on Thursday last and they are the 2021 Under 16 Ulster Champions!
Monaghan Minors
Well done to our Minor Blues, Uainin Connolly, Grace Kelly and Katie Sherlock and the rest of the Monaghan minor team in their Ulster Minor Championship semi final win by 4-16 to 3-15 against Donegal and have booked their place in the Ulster final against Antrim on Wednesday 4th August.
Return to Football – 2021 Competitive Football Attendance guidelines
The 2021 Club Football season commenced on Monday last 7th June. Please note, in terms of attendances, 200 spectators will be permitted to attend GAA games (club and inter county). This number is in addition to players, team personnel, stewards or media attendees. For underage games, where parents are attending in a child-protection capacity, they will count as part of the 200 spectators permitted to attend.
July Ciste Draw
The July Ciste draw took place last Sunday night August 1st at 9:45pm, in McMahon Centra Scotstown, with thanks for hosting it safely. Congratulations to Austin Corrigan our July Ciste €1,000 winner! Also congratulations to our 5 x €100 winners, Gene Murray, Barratitoppy, Kathleen Cusker, Paul Carey, Francie Mulligan, and Jim Joe Gray. Sellers prizes, Damian Mohan and Kevin Keenan. 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; McAloons Knockatallon; McCarvilles Ballinode & Killylough. 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!
Scotstown GAA Golf Classic
The 2021 sourcemykar.ie Scotstown GAA Golf Classic is on in Rossmore Golf Club on Saturday 4th September! Team and Dinner €200. To book your tee time, phone Shane Stirrat on 086 836 7997 or Seamus McQuillan 086 258 8882. With over €2,000 in prizes!!
Annual Cul Camp – Next Week!!
The annual Cul Camp will take place in Scotstown next week from 9th to 13th August. The Camp is now Booked out. Kellogg's GAA Cúl Camps provide primary school boys and girls – between the ages of 6 and 13 – with an action-packed and fun-filled week of activity during the summer holidays which revolves around maximising enjoyment and sustaining participant involvement in Gaelic Games. Activities are player-centred with a Games Based approach and a strong emphasis on personal development and well-being. We wish all our participants and organisers well.
Scotstown GAA Club Shop Re-Opened
The club shop has re-opened and is open this Friday from 7pm to 8pm. We have a sale on for the next few weeks on selected items. Please follow these Covid-19 guidelines. 1 person / family in at any 1 time and mask is mandatory. No fitting on or exchanging items. Thanks!
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €3,000 Next Week
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €2,500 jackpot on Wednesday 4th August! Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
We had a Jackpot winner last week, Mark Hand. Numbers drawn on the night were 5, 10, 17, 29. We also had 3 Lucky Dip winners this week of € 20 each. They were Conor Sherry, Emma Connolly and Brenda Mc Carey. 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 €3,000.
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 August 11th at 8:30pm.
Our Condolences
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family and friends of Conor Heaphy, Ballylongford, County Kerry. We would like to pass on our sympathy to his brother John and nephews, Orin, Colin and Alan Heaphy. May he Rest In Peace.
Health and Wellbeing
As the country opens up is encouraging to see more people out and about, (while still keeping pandemic safety in mind), whether it’s for a walk around Kilmore, training, looking forward to a summer of football and safely meeting people outdoors again and raising their emotional wellbeing. Scotstown GAA is going for the Healthy Club project which aims to help GAA clubs explore how they support the holistic health of their members and the communities they serve. This is a timely initiative for a post Covid-19 world and we look forward to the Healthy Club project in our future and recovery from the pandemic.
Phone a Ceili
It is an encouraging development that people from one household only can visit another household. But for those who are still nervous of physical visits given the ongoing Pandemic, we can still make contact with those we care about and / or are cocooning, living alone or vulnerable. They would really appreciate a phone call, letter or card just to say "I'm thinking about you, keep safe and stay strong." So please, Phone a Ceili, write a Letter, send a Card and keep in touch over the winter months and we are always here to help in anyway. We ask all our committee members and players to phone a ceili twice a week. If you would like a committee member or player to phone you, please contact our Chairman Shane on 086 836 7997.
Tidy Towns
Our beautiful villages in the parish will be judged soon for the Tidy Towns competition. Please ensure that all areas outside your premises and dwellings are litter free and clear of all weeds. Thank you.