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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
Golden Jubilee of the 1974 Senior County Champions
On Saturday last there was a 50th Anniversary commemoration of the Scotstown GAA 1974 Senior County Championship victory with a presentation of the players at half time during the Scotstown v Corduff senior game and an event afterwards in the Social Club with some reminiscing of that time. Many thanks to everyone involved in the excellent organising and smooth running of the brilliant events.
Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week
Under 14s
Our Under 14 boys B team
The Under 14 boys B Team play Monaghan Harps in the Final of the Under 14 Championship Division 5B this Sunday 15th September at 12:00pm. We wish them all the best in the final.
The Under 14 Boys A and C teams had no games in the past week.
Minors
The Scotstown Minor boys A team played Clontibret away on Saturday last in Round 2 of the Under 18 Minor Championship Division 1 Group 2. Hard luck in their 3-15 to 3-10 defeat. The Minor Boys Team next play Carrickmacross at home on Saturday 21st September in Round 3 of the Under 18 Minor Championship Division 1 Group 2 at 5:00pm.
The Minor A team were drawn in the U18 Division 1 Group 2 along with Monaghan Harps, Clontibret and Carrickmacross and won their Round 1 game against Monaghan Harps and lost their Round 2 game against Clontibret.
The Scotstown B team are drawn to play Monaghan Harps away in the Semi Final of the Under 18 Championship Division 4 and that game is this Saturday 14th September at 2:00pm. We wish the teams and management the very best in their championship campaigns.
Senior Men
The Senior men played Corduff at home in Round 4 of the Greenfield Foods Monaghan Senior Football Championship Group 1 on a sunny and hot Saturday evening last. Well done to the team and management on their 1-19 to 1-13 win with a brilliant performance and securing the automatic semi final spot by finishing top of Group 1. The Senior men next play Cremartin away in Round 5 of the Greenfield Foods Monaghan Senior Football Championship Group 1 this Sunday 15th September at 5:00pm.
Junior Men
Our Junior men played Drumhowan at home in Round 4 of the Junior Football Championship Group 2 on Sunday afternoon last. Hard luck in their narrow 0-18 to 0-17 defeat. The Juniors put in a fine performance and led by 4 points during the second half, but Drumhowan responded strongly and won with the last kick of the game. Scorers on the day James McElwain 0-4; Seanie Mohan 0-3 (2 from frees); Aaron McCarey 0-3; Caolan Foy 0-2; Adam Monahan, Ryan Caulfield, Ben Sherlock, Cian Mohan (from free), Fergal Sherlock 0-1 each.
Our Junior men next play Aghabog away in Round 5 of the Junior Football Championship Group 2 this Saturday 14th September at 5:30pm.
Junior Division 3B Reserves
The Junior Division 3B Reserves had no games in the past week and have qualified for the Reserve Division 3B League Cup final against Truagh. The final is scheduled for Friday 20th September at 8:00pm in Emyvale. We wish them all the best in the final.
Under 12 Boys League Competition
Hard luck to our Under 12 Boys A team in their 2-16 to 3-3 against Magheracloone away in the Semi Final of the U12 Division 1 League Competition on Saturday last, but well done on getting to the Semi Final. Hard luck to our Under 12 Boys B team in their 7-7 to 3-10 defeat to Carrickmacross away in the Semi Final of the U12 Division 1 League Competition on Sunday last, but well done on getting to the Semi Final.
Our Under 12 Boys C team had no games in the past week.
Senior Ladies
The Scotstown Ladies’ Senior Ladies Championship concluded on Sunday last with a relegation playoff away against Corduff. Well done ladies in their 3-13 to 0-7 point win with a brilliant performance and congratulations on securing senior status for next year.
Under 18 Minor Girls
The Minor girls had their semi final game against Magheracloone away in the U18 Division 1 Championship on Thursday last. Hard luck to the girls in their defeat by the finest of margins 3-5 to 3-4. This was an exciting close game were Scotstown had the lead on a number of occasions but strong responses by the home side finally secured their win. Well done to the girls in reaching the final and all the best to Magheracloone in the final.
Under 16 Girls
Our U16 girls A had no games in the past week. They next play Magheracloone in the U16 Division 1 Championship final on Saturday 21st September in Drumhowan at 5:00pm. We wish them all the best in the final. Hard luck to our U16 girls B Team who were defeated by Carrickmacross away in the Under 16 Division 2 League semi final replay on Saturday last.
Under 14 Girls
Our U14 girls A team next played Donaghmoyne away in the Under 14 Division 1 Championship semi-final on Monday last. Hard luck in their defeat but well done on reaching the Semi Final.
Under 12 Girls
Our Under 12 girls teams completed their proper leagues last week. The U12 girls A team played O’Neill Shamrocks at home in Round 7 of the U12 Division 1 League proper on Wednesday of last week. Well done on their win, and congratulations on their successful season in both league competitions.
The U12 girls B team played Truagh away in Round 7 of the U12 Division 3 League proper on Friday of last week. Well done in their win and congratulations on their successful season with just 1 defeat in the league proper competition. The U12 girls C team had no games in the past week.
Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week
On Saturday 14th September our Junior Men play Aghabog away in Round 5 of Group 1 of the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship at 5:30pm and our U18 Minor boys B team play Monaghan Harps away in the Semi Final of the U18 Minor Division 4 Championship at 2:00pm.
On Sunday 15th September our Senior Men play Cremartin away in Round 5 of Group 1 of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship at 5:00pm and our Under 14 boys B team play Monaghan Harps in the Final of the Under 14 Division 5A Championship at 11:00am
We wish our Blues teams and managements all the best in their games.
2024 Monaghan Club Football Championships
The 2024 Men Championships continues this weekend with the final Round Robin group stage games.
In the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship, our senior men drew Aughnamullen, Ballybay, Corduff and Cremartin. and are in Group 1. The fixtures are; Saturday 10th August at 7:00pm home to Ballybay (W 0-12 to 0-7); Sunday 18th August at 2:00pm away to Aughnamullen (W 1-12 to 0-9); Saturday 8th September home to Corduff (W 1-19 to 1-13) and Sunday 15th September at 5:00pm away to Cremartin.
In the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship, our Junior Men drew Aghabog, Drumhowan, Éire Óg, and Sean McDermotts and are in Group 1. The fixtures are; Saturday 17th August at 7:00pm, home to Éire Og (L 1-10 to 1-6); Sunday 25th August away to Sean McDermotts (W 0-14 to 0-5); Sunday 8th September home to Drumhowan (L 0-17 – 0-18) and Saturday 14th September at 5:30pm away to Aghabog.
In the LGFA CombiLift Senior Ladies Championship, our Senior Ladies drew Donaghmoyne, Emmett Óg and O’Neill Shamrocks and are in Group B. The Fixtures are; Saturday 10th August at 4:30pm, home to Emyvale (L 4-17 to 3-13); Sunday 25th August, away to Donaghmoyne (L 0-8 to 0-2); Saturday 31st August, away to O’Neill Shamrocks (L 1-12 to 3-5). Relegation Playoff away to Corduff on Sunday 8th September (W 3-13 to 0-7)
We wish the players and managements all the best in this year’s Championships.
Gary Kenny Invitational U10 Festival of Football in Celbridge
The Gary Kenny Invitational U10 Festival of Football in Celbridge last Saturday September 7th. A massive congratulations to the Scotstown U10's who topped the group and came home with medals and a trophy. Well done lads!
This was a brilliant day of football for the tenth running of the annual event. 32 teams from 27 clubs and 20 counties participated. Some fantastic displays of football and sportsmanship by all the players and coaches, enjoyed by the large crowds of family and supporters. Well done to everyone involved and a huge thank you to Celbridge GAA CLUB for being amazing hosts!
Under 7 game v Errigal Ciaran
Well done to our Under 7s in their game against Errigal Ciaran GAA on Saturday last in Kilmore. It was an excellent game and thanks to Errigal Ciaran for travelling to Kilmore and participating. Thanks to Marius Rooney for the photos.
Gaelic Mothers and Others
The Gaelic for Mothers and Others team took part in the National Blitz on Saturday 7th September. 138 teams from across Ireland took part in a festival of football. Our GM&Os played teams from Limerick, Westmeath, Galway, Cavan and Down. Some great scores and great laughs were enjoyed. They had a great day out and delighted to be part of such a great event. Well done to the Scotstown GM&Os!
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €7,800
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €7,600 jackpot on Wednesday 11th September. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results.
In the September 4th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 6, 19, 21, 30. There were 2 match 3 winners, Ann Murray & Declan McKenna. We had 3 Lucky-Dip winners, Owen McKenna, Alanna McCarey, and Yvonne McKenna 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 €7,800. 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 September 18th at 8:30pm.
“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.
Club Shop
The Club Shop is next open on Friday 20th September from 7pm to 8pm. Get your gear for the Championship season!
Social Club open
The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Stephen McKenna and Pauric Connolly
Congratulations to Sean McGovern
A massive congratulations to Sean McGovern for winning the Rossmore Golf Club Cup at the weekend! Well done Sean!
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.
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.
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.
Our thanks to our Stewards, Volunteers and Field Committee
A big thank you to all the stewards, volunteers and Field committee over the course of last weekend which saw the club host 2 major championship games, Scotstown v Corduff on Saturday and Scotstown v Drumhowan on Sunday. Well done on the perfect traffic management and all the hard work in the various tasks of hosting the 2 games. Thanks to Leah McDonald for the beautiful rendition of Amhrán na bhFiann and to Frankie McCarey for brilliantly MCing and announcing at the game and the presentations at the senior game.
Scór agus Cultúr
Dates for your diary. Our Culture Officer Paddy Sherlock is encouraging support for maximum participation from An Bhoth, especially with the All Ireland Scór na Nog Final set for the Hillgrove hotel in January 2025! Key dates are as follows.
Draft programme for Scor na Nog (under 17)
Thursday 7th November quiz final
Saturday 9th November stage events final.
Weekend 16th 17th November Ulster semifinals.
Saturday 30th November Ulster final Silverbridge Armagh.
January 24th 2025 All Ireland final Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan.
Ciorcal
Beidh an Ciorcal ag tosnú arís sa Spórtlann ar an Máirt an 17ú lá de Meán Fomhair ag 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine!