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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 04/02/2025
Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 2 result - Monaghan 2-29 Westmeath 2-21
Well done to the Monaghan team and management in another high scoring enjoyable win against Westmeath in Round 2 of the National Football League Division 2 on Sunday last in Clones. 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 (including the 2 goals from Jack and Ryan) from Conor (0-7), Rory (0-4, two x 2 point scores); Jack (1-1), and Ryan (1-0). We wish Ryan McAnespie and Michael Hamill speedy recoveries from injuries sustained during the game. Monaghan next play Roscommon on Sunday 16th February in Round 2 in Roscommon 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 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: Monaghan 0-10 Tipperary 1-6
Well done to the County Monaghan Ladies senior team and management in their 0-10 to 1-6 win against Tipperary in Round 2 of the Senior Ladies National League Division 2 last Sunday. Well done to Éabha Sherry with 4 excellent points (including the winning point right at the end!) and Casey Treanor with 2 fine point as well on the day. The County Ladies next play Donegal away in Ballybofey this Sunday 9th February at 2pm in Round 3. 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 3 Roscommon v Monaghan National League game in Clones on Sunday 16th February at 2pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system.
Congratulations to U16 Beech Hill girls
A massive congratulations to the Beech Hill College, Monaghan U16 team and management and all our players on the panel in their Ulster final win last week. Well done girls.
Éabha Sherry on Gaelic Life Team of the week
A massive congratulations to Éabha Sherry for making the Gaelic Life Team of the Week for her outstanding performance against Roscommon on Sunday of last week, scoring 4 of Monaghan's 7 points securing the victory.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,000
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €8,800 jackpot on Wednesday 5th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
In the January 29th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 4, 11, 16, 23. There were TWO match 3 w1nners, Pauline Sherlock & Elizabeth McPhillips who win €50 each. We had 4 Lucky-Dip winners, Martin McCarville, Tracey McCaffrey, Brendan McCormack, and Sinead McGuirk 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 €9,000. 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 February at 8:30pm.
Ciste Draw
Congratulations to Jack McCarville, Tydavnet, our €1,000 January Ciste Winner! Also congratulations to our 5 x €100 winners, Noel Boylan, Jimmy Brady, Mary Duffy, Ciaran Mulligan, Sean McElwain. Sellers prize: Michael McKenna and John James McKenna 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: Pauline Keenan and Cyril McCrudden
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
Kilmore works.
We would like to advise that the top car park at Kilmore will be closed to facilitate development works. The bottom car parks will remain open for use until further notice.
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
Our Condolences
It is with a heavy heart that our club learned of the sad passing of Gene McCague. Gene had an immense involvement in Scotstown GAA from its establishment in a myriad of roles from juvenile player, winning Under 14 medals, to senior championship success as a player, to chairperson, to development of the club, to organising draws and more recently the Gala Ball celebrating the club’s 50 years. Gene played senior football for the club and won several honours including championship successes in the 1970s along with 1960s championship finals and the Owen Ward cup success of 1968. As a wise and reflective chairperson he oversaw the significant development of the club in the early 1980s and gave an outstanding welcoming speech for John Treacy after his Silver medal Marathon success at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. Gene was diligently involved in club development including the building of the Scotstown Complex and many other pivotal initiatives in the club. He also played county football for the Under 21s and was a devoted Scotstown GAA supporter and member who remained a frequent attendee of the games right up to the recent Ulster Club final and will sadly be missed by us all.
We would like to pass on our sincerest sympathy and deepest condolences to his wife Loretta, his son Paraic (Heather), daughters Elaine (Tom), Yvonne (Dan) and Carol, son John (Andrea), grandchildren Loretta, Fenton, Ellis, Conor, Clara, Aoife, Joe and Ada, sister Maureen, brothers in law, sisters in law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends, and by all who knew and loved Gene. May Gene’s gentle soul Rest In Peace.
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 last weekend. Please see next note.
Charity Fun Run / Walk – Last Monday
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. Well done to everyone involved in the excellent event which had a huge turnout. Please see our Social media platforms for pictures and a full report will be here next week.
Card Playing night on February 14th
Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday 14th 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.
Wedding Wellwishes
Congratulations to Jill Stirrat and Niall Boylan who got married last weekend! We wish you all the best in your future.
Vote of Sympathy
The following votes of sympathy were passed at our last Committee meeting.
Clerkin Family on the death of Teresa
Hughes Family on the death of Frank
McCague Family on the death of Eugene
McDonald Family on the death of P.J.
McElroy Family on the death of John
McElroy Family on the death of Tom
McKenna Family on the death of Róisín
Murphy Family on the death of Margaret
Sherlock Family on the death of Brigid
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 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!
Mackie Rooney Book Launch
On Friday 14th February Mackie Rooney is launching his new Book “A Slieve Beagh and North Monaghan Miscellany” in the Scotstown Complex at 8pm. Well done Mackie!
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