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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:

  • Open pitches for Adult training on Wednesday, June 24th.
  • Open for Minor and below from Saturday, June 27th.
  • Both of the above on a non-contact basis and on the understanding that players and all participants have completed the eLearning module and are following the control measures in place (health questionnaire etc).
  • On the basis of a maximum of 15 players in a designated area of the field (26 Counties) and 10 players in a designated area of the field (6 Counties).

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:

  • Allow contact training and challenge games for all from Monday, June 29th (26 Counties).
  • We await guidance from the NI Executive in relation to 6 Counties – non-contact training in the numbers outlined above in the interim.
  • We also await clarification on what will constitute a close contact versus a casual contact.
  • Restriction on participants only attending training sessions to be relaxed from June 29th – subject to government specified maximum of 200 people in the ground.
  • Allow Club Fixtures from Friday July 17th.
  • No change to inter-county dates (Sept 14th for training; competitions to start on Oct 17th as planned).
  • All control measures for players, coaches and other team personnel (completion of health questionnaire, eLearning education etc) is to remain in place until advised otherwise; dressing rooms to remain closed until July 20th

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

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 11/02/2025

An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 11/02/2025 

Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 3 fixture – Roscommon v Monaghan

Following their impressive start to the National Football league, Monaghan next play Roscommon this Sunday 16th February in Round 3 in Roscommon town 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 3 Result: Donegal 1-7 Monaghan 0-8        

Hard luck to the County Monaghan Ladies senior team and management in their 1-7 to 0-8 defeat against Donegal in Round 3 of the Senior Ladies National League Division 2 last Sunday. Well done to Éabha Sherry with 3 brilliant points and Casey Treanor with 1 fine point as well on the day. The County Ladies next play Cork at home on Sunday 23rd February at 2pm in Round 4. Venue TBC. 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. 

Conor McCarthy and Casey Treanor on Gaelic Life Team of the week

We have 2 of our players who made the Gaelic Life team of the week, a massive congratulations to Conor McCarthy and Casey Treanor for their outstanding performances against Westmeath and Tipperary on Sunday of last week.

GAA Team of the week

A further massive congratulations to Conor McCarthy in also making the GAA team of the week for his excellent game and scoring against Westmeath on Sunday.

LGFA U18 Monaghan 

On Saturday last the Monaghan Ladies Gaelic U18 girls team commenced their Ulster championship with an away fixture against Armagh in Silverhill. Hard luck in their 2-10 to 2-5 defeat. The U18 girls next play Down at home on Saturday 22nd February at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best!

Michaela Grew appointed Vice Captain

Congratulations and well done to Michaela Grew in being appointed Vice Captain of the Monaghan Minor girls. 

Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,200

Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,000 jackpot on Wednesday 12th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. 

In the February 5th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 3, 4, 11, 29. There were TWO match 3 w1nners, Mick and Anne McCormack, and Bernie O'Sullivan who win €50 each. We had 4 Lucky-Dip winners, Margaret Bourke, Helen Headen, Sinead McGonnell, and Chelsey McPhillips 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 €9,200. 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 19th February 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. 

A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to sell tickets last weekend for our Kilmore development fundraiser as we start to sell throughout the province. It’s incredibly fulfilling to see both our young and longstanding members come together with such enthusiasm and passion. Your efforts are leaving a lasting mark that will benefit generations to come. An Bhoth Abu!!!

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: Sean McGovern and Brian McGinnity

The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex

Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced!

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. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. 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.
New Ladies Junior Development Team

Training started last week with an excellent turn out.  All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. 

This new team is part of our Player Pathway.

Couch to 5K

In Kilmore Training grounds there is a Couch to 5K programme commencing this Sunday 16th February at 10:00am. This is open to all the community, men, women and kids and costs just €2 per week. The programme lasts for 8 weeks and is part of the Gaelic 4 Mothers and Others initiative. 

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. 

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 on St. Brigid’s weekend.

Charity Fun Run / Walk for the Dillon Quirke Foundation

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. Thanks to our Health and Well-being officer Abbie McCarey for the following brilliant report. 

"On Monday last, Scotstown health and well being committee hosted a friendly walk/run in Scotstown GAA complex followed by tea, chats and homemade goodies. Thanks to all our bakers, supporters, volunteers on the day and whoever else contributed to make the event welcoming and successful. The event was run to raise money for the Dillion Quirke foundation. This foundation provided heart screening for over 90 pre teens and teens last year from 12-18 year olds within the club. It was an excellent service of which we at Scotstown GAA are very grateful. More details to follow for those of you unable to attend last weeks walk, but would still like to contribute!" Please see our Social media platforms for pictures. 

Card Playing night this Friday 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. 

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 in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen 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 – This Friday 14th February – Scotstown Complex 8pm

A Book for the Ages - Book-Launch at Scotstown

Now that Storm Eowyn has passed we can look forward to getting out and about again and what better event to bring people together than a book-launch. And this sense of occasion will surely electrify those attending the Scotstown Sports Complex at 8 pm on Friday 14th (Feb.)

The keenly-awaited A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany has been safely delivered after a long gestation, but the wait has been most certainly worthwhile. The author, Scotstown-man Mackie Rooney, has spent half a lifetime immersed in the folklore and local history of his native parish of Tydavnet and Sliabh Beagh. His modus operandi was simplicity itself-interviewing elderly people and researching the archives of regional newspapers. Small wonder that the final product is a three-volume (1100 pages) ‘book for the ages’ which will ensure that the struggles, but also the lighter moments, of day-to-day life for our ancestors is not forgotten in this digital age.

Teeming with at least 150 topics from the naming of Sliabh Beagh to recent sporting events, we journey through the folklore of The Early Christian Period and Penal Times to the more documented history of the 19thand 20thcenturies-The Famine, The Fenians, Evictions and The Struggle for the Land, The War of Independence, The Establishment of the Border, Smuggling and the 1955-1962 Border Campaign. The book touches and deals sensitively with some controversial events which still rankle in the community. Not surprisingly, he gave a wide berth to some of these events but left the door ajar with ‘A Future Project’ on what could be revisited at another time. His interviews over many years with the elderly throw added light on the major events of the twentieth century. The many poems and photos add lustre to this insight.

Rooney is to be lauded in what was for him a labour of love. He appreciates that to know ourselves we must know our past. And yet, if we hope to move on, we cannot be shackled by the past.

A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany abounds in folklore which was quite common to an Ireland of former times-a belief in fairies, ghosts, banshees, and superstitions of a malign nature. However, the author has tossed in so many humorous pieces that we can feel assured that he, at least, is not in thrall, to this past, while yet shining a light on the lives of our ancestors. An excellent read and very good value at €40-£35.

Outlets for A Sliabh and North-Monaghan Miscellany following the launch: McMahons’ Centra; Martin the Butcher; The Pharmacy; Henry’s Bar;McCarvill’s, Killylough; The Village Shop, Ballinode; McAloon’s, Knockatallon; Emyvale Post Office; Luke Orru, Dunmoran N2; McAnenley Fuels Moy Bridge; Rock’s Stationary Park Street Monaghan; The Braeside Stores, Clonstibret; Katie’s Main St. Castleblayney; McAleers, Eshnadarra P.O. Roslea; O’Neill’s Mace Dernawilt Cross, Roslea; Campbell Butchers, Roslea.

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


 

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 04/03/2025

By Darragh Stirrat • March 4, 2025
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 04/03/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 5 Result – Louth 1-21 Monaghan 1-27 The senior Monaghan team and management travelled to Drogheda on Sunday last in Round 5 of the National Football League Division 2 in another highly entertaining high scoring league game of two halves. Well done to the Monaghan senior men and management in their victory and well done on another brilliant performance. Well done to our Blues on the panel, Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with excellent scores by Conor (1-4, 1 x 2 pointer); Rory (0-5, 2 x 2 pointer); and Jack (0-2). Monaghan next play Meath away on Sunday 16th March in Round 6 in Meath 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 (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan (3-16) v (1-15) Cork, Sunday 23rd February, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth (1-21) v (1-27) Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Navan, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Clones. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result: Clare 1-9 Monaghan 4-11 Well done to the Senior Monaghan County Ladies in their 4-11 to 1-9 win against Clare in Round 5 of the LGFA National Football League Division 2 on Sunday last. Well done to Éabha Sherry in scoring and outstanding 2-5 of the scores including a brilliant long range point from 45 metres. The County Senior Ladies next play Galway at home on Sunday 23rd March at 2pm in Round 6. 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 6 Meath v Monaghan National League game in Navan on Sunday 16th March at 2:00pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. U20 Monaghan Football Ulster Championship The groups for the upcoming 2025 Ulster GAA Under-20 Football Championship have been confirmed. Monaghan is in Group B with Armagh, Cavan & Derry. The competition commences Wednesday 19th March, with Monaghan’s first game at home to Cavan on March 26th. LGFA U18 Monaghan Well done to Monaghan minors in their 1-15 to 2-5 win against Down at home in Round 2 of the Ulster Minor Championship Group 2 on Saturday last. The U18 girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 on Saturday 8th March at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan Well done to the Monaghan U16 girls in their 6-12 to 1-9 win against Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of the U16 Ulster Championship. The Under 16 Monaghan County girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on Sunday 30th March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Rory Beggan and Conor McCarthy make GAA.ie Football Team of the Week A massive congratulations to Rory Beggan and Conor McCarthy for making the GAA.ie Football Team of the week after their amazing performances against Louth on Sunday last. Well done lads. This was Rory’s 2nd week in a row for being awarded on Team of the week after his outstanding performance against Cork on the Saturday previously which included an exceptional scoring tally of 7 points! Reserves Men Season Commences this Sunday. Our Junior Reserves 2023 season commences this Sunday 9th March at 2:00pm in Blackhill when the Division 3A team play Blackhill away in the Reserve League Football Division 3A Round 1 game. Our Senior Reserves commence their season with an away game against Carrickmacross on Saturday March 15th at 5:00pm in the Division 1A Round 1 fixture. We wish the teams and managements all the best. Scotstown Senior Ladies The Scotstown senior ladies commence their competitive 2025 football season with a home game on Sunday 16th March at 11:00am against Castleblayney in Round 1 of the Reserve League Division 2. We wish the team and management the very best. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,800 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,600 jackpot on Wednesday 5th March. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 26th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 3, 16, 21, 27. There were NO match 3 w1nners. We had 5 Lucky-Dip winners, Tracey McCaffrey, Arthur King, Sean Arthurs, James Turley, and Nicola McKenna who win €30 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 €9,800. 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 12th March at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw Congratulations to Frankie McCarey our €1,000 February Ciste Winner! Also congratulations to our 5 x €100 winners,Jackie Caulfield, Niamh Doherty, Betty McKenna, Michael & Bernie McKenna and Damien Martin. Sellers prize: Tommy McMahon and Stephen McKenna 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 Another super result and great days craic last weekend in the ticket selling. Massive effort from everyone again—70 people out selling, from every part of the club! Veterans, minors, senior lads and ladies, players and non-players—all pulling together to make this happen. Big shoutout to Shane Stirrat, Seamus McCarville, and Damian Stirrat for their table topping selling display! But honestly, every single person played a part, and that’s what makes the difference. At the end of the day, it’s all about getting as many people as possible in that room on a Saturday morning. We appreciate every single volunteer who generously sacrifices their valuable time and this fundraiser simply couldn't function without you. A big push now will make an impact for generations! 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. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Trevor McKenna and Damian Mohan. The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! 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. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 Win 2 Tickets to The Highstool Prophets We are giving away 2 free tickets for the High Stool prophets To Enter the Draw visit our Facebook page and click on the featured post at the top. Please do the following. 1. Like the post 2. Tag some of your friends in the Comment Box 3. Share thie post on your Facebook Page (Please set your share to public view) Please see our The Highstool Prophets Facebook Event page on the link for all the details and please share and invite your friends on Facebook! https://fb.me/e/2NVffvbRR We will make the draw on during week of the 9th March and reveal the winner on our Social media platforms to the The Highstool Prophets gig New Ladies Junior Development Team Training continues on a Friday night. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. Juvenile Presentation Night – March 21st On Friday night, 21st March we are having a presentation night for our juveniles. A night to celebrate our amazing Juvenile success in 2024. 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 – 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. 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 on St. Brigid’s weekend. Please donate to the Dillon Quirke Foundation 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. Thanks to all our bakers, supporters, volunteers on the day and whoever else contributed to make the event welcoming and successful. The event was run to raise money for the Dillion Quirke foundation. This foundation provided heart screening for over 90 pre teens and teens last year from 12-18 year olds within the club. It was an excellent service of which we at Scotstown GAA are very grateful. You can donate at the following link. Many thanks! https://www.idonate.ie/forms/DQF Card Playing night Friday March 7th Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex this Friday March 7th 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. Couch to 5K – Week 3 We’re now three weeks into our Gaelic 4 Mothers & Others Couch to 5K at Kilmore Training Grounds, Scotstown – and it’s been fantastic to see everyone getting stuck in! If you’ve been with us from the start, well done and keep going! If you haven’t joined yet, it’s never too late to get involved. All welcome! Sunday @ 10AM €2 per week Just a few weeks to go – let’s keep it up! See you all there! Vote of Sympathy The following votes of sympathy were passed at the last Committee meeting. McDonald Family on the death of Ethna Maguire Family on the death of Patrick Sewell Family on the death of Alan 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 County events final this Thursday March 6th for Table Quiz in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen at 1:45 for Stage events. We wish all our participants the very best. Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine!

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 25/02/2025

By Darragh Stirrat • March 3, 2025
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 25/02/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result – Monaghan 3-16 Cork 1-15 Monaghan hosted Cork in Inniskeen on Saturday last in Round 4 of the National Football League Division 2 in another highly entertaining high scoring league game. Well done to the Monaghan senior men and management in their victory and well done on another brilliant performance and a high scoring tally optimising the new 2 point rule. Well done to our Blues on the panel, Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with some fine scores by Rory (0-7, 3 x 2 pointer); and Jack (1-2). Monaghan next play Louth away this Sunday 2nd March in Round 5 in Drogheda 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 (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan (3-16) v (1-15) Cork, Sunday 23rd February, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth v Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, 2:00pm, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Navan, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Clones. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Result: Monaghan 1-3 Cork 1-9 Hard luck to the Senior Monaghan County Ladies in their 1-6 to 1-3 defeat to Cork in Round 4 of the LGFA National Football League Division 2 on Sunday last. Well done to Éabha Sherry in scoring 1-2 of these including a brilliant goal from a free kick. The County Senior Ladies next play Clare away this Sunday 2nd March at 2pm in Round 5 in Doonbeg. 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 5 Louth v Monaghan National League game in Drogheda this Sunday 2nd March at 2:00pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. U20 Monaghan Football Ulster Championship The groups for the upcoming 2025 Ulster GAA Under-20 Football Championship have been confirmed. Monaghan is in Group B with Armagh, Cavan & Derry. The competition commences Wednesday 19th March, with Monaghan’s first game at home to Cavan on March 26th. LGFA U18 Monaghan Well done to Monaghan minors in their 1-15 to 2-5 win against Down at home in Round 2 of the Ulster Minor Championship Group 2 on Saturday last. The U18 girls next play Antrim away in Round 3 on Saturday 8th March at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan The Under 16 Monaghan County girls next play Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on 2nd March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,600 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,400 jackpot on Wednesday 26th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 19th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 6, 11, 14, 29. There were THREE match 3 winners, Nicola Cusack, Mark Monahan, and Mary Maguire who win €40 each. We had 4 Lucky-Dip winners, Declan Smyth, Elizabeth McPhillips, Tracy McGuigan, and Claire McGinn, 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 €9,600. 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 5th March at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw – 2nd March The February Ciste draw will take place this Sunday night, March 2nd at 10:00pm, in the Social Club. 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 fundraise er “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. A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to sell tickets again last weekend for our Kilmore development fundraiser as we sell throughout the province over the next couple of months. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Stephen McKenna and Pauric Connolly. The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! 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. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 Win 2 Free Tickets to the Highstool Prophets You could win 2 free tickets for the Highstool Prophets gig by simply sharing, liking and tagging the Facebook post at the top of the Scotstown GAA Facebook page which will enter you into the draw. U10 girls at Monaghan v Cork league game. Well done to the Scotstown GAA girls who took part in the half time games at the Monaghan v Cork senior men’s league match on Saturday last. New Ladies Junior Development Team Training started last week with an excellent turn out. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. 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 – 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. 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 on St. Brigid’s weekend. Card Playing night Friday March 7th Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday March 7th 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. 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 next Thursday March 6th for Table Quiz in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen at 1:45 for Stage events. We wish all our participants the very best. Tá an Ciorcal sa Spórtlann gach Oíche Mháirt ag a 8 a chlog! Fáilte roimh gach duine! 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

Scotstown GAA Club Notes 18/02/2025

By Darragh Stirrat • March 3, 2025
An Bhoth GAA Club Notes 18/02/2025 Allianz Division 2 National Football League Round 3 Result – Roscommon 0-25 Monaghan 2-14 Monaghan travelled to Roscommon on Sunday last in Round 3 of the National Football League Division 2 where they played Roscommon in an entertaining top of the table clash. Hard luck to the Monaghan senior men and management in their loss, but well done on another good performance and a high scoring tally. Well done to our Blues on the panel (which included Darren Hughes in his welcome return to intercounty football), Rory, Ryan, Conor, Micheál, Gavin, Darren and Jack, with some fine scores by Micheál (0-2, 1 x 2 pointer); Conor (0-2); Rory (0-1) and Ryan (0-1) Monaghan next play Cork at home this Sunday 23rd February in Round 4 in Inniskeen at 1:30pm. 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 (0-25) v (2-14) Monaghan, Sunday 16th February, Roscommon; Round 4: Monaghan v Cork, Sunday 23rd February, 1:30pm, Inniskeen; Round 5: Louth v Monaghan, Sunday 2nd March, 2:00pm, Drogheda; Round 6: Meath v Monaghan, Sunday 16th March, Clones, 2:00pm; Round 7: Monaghan v Down, Sunday 23rd March, 2:00pm, Navan. Lidl Ladies Division 2 National Football League Round 4 Fixture: Monaghan v Cork The County Senior Ladies next play Cork at home this Sunday 23rd February at 2pm in Round 4 in Castleblayney. 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 4 Monaghan v Cork National League game in Inniskeen this Sunday 23rd February at 1:30pm in McMahon’s Centra Scotstown shop through the Ticketmaster system. LGFA U18 Monaghan The U18 girls next play Down at home this Saturday 22nd February at 2pm. We wish our Blues on the panel, Aoife Corrigan, Shannon Corrigan. Michaela Grew, Caoimhe Kelly, Trea MacCinna, and Ava McGinnity, and the rest of the team and management the very best! LGFA U16 Monaghan The Under 16 Monaghan County girls commenced their Ulster championship on Sunday lasty with an away game against Down. Hard luck in their 1-5 to 1-3 defeat. They next play Fermanagh at home in Round 2 of U16 Ulster Championship Group 1 on 2nd March at 2:00pm. We wish our player on the panel Branagh Connolly and the rest of the team and management the very best. Scotstown Senior Ladies Manager / Coach position Expressions of Interest Expressions of interest are now being sought to fulfil the position of manager/coach for Scotstown Senior Ladies for 2025. Please submit your interest to secretary.scotstown.monanaghan@lgfa.ie or Marc Mullen, Coaching Officer @ 086 1732603. Closing Date for Expressions of interest for Scotstown GAA Senior Ladies Manager / Coach for the upcoming season is 21st February. Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,400 Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,200 jackpot on Wednesday 19th February. Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. In the February 12th draw, there was NO Jackpot winner. Numbers drawn on the night were 10, 11, 15, 21. There were NO match 3 w1nners. We had 5 Lucky-Dip winners, Mairead Keenan, Patricia McCrudden, Treacy McCaffrey, Kieran McGuirk, & Sean Arthurs, 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 €9,400. 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 26th February at 8:30pm. Ciste Draw – 2nd March The February Ciste draw will take place on Sunday night, March 2nd at 10:00pm, in the Social Club. 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 fundraise er “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. A massive thank you to everyone who turned up to sell tickets again last weekend for our Kilmore development fundraiser as we sell throughout the province over the next couple of months. Social Club open The Social Club is open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9pm. Bar Rota: Hugh / Fionnuala Sherlock and Peadar / Charlene Sherry The Highstool Prophets playing Saturday 15th March in Scotstown Complex Get Ready for a Cracking Night with The Highstool Prophets! - Supporting acts announced! 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. Supporting acts include Caolium Mullen, Charlene and Stephen, Cúpla Port. Link for tickets, https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/the-highstool-prophets-tickets-1104797762849 New Ladies Junior Development Team Training started last week with an excellent turn out. All players who wish to return to football are welcome to join our new women's junior development team. Email jnr2025anbhoth@gmail.com for more information. This new team is part of our Player Pathway. 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. Wedding Wellwishes Congratulations to Ross McKenna and his wife Niamh on their wedding at the weekend. We wish you all the best in your future! Registration 2025 There is a Registration night for Membership on Thursday evening 20th February, from 7:00 to 8:30 in the Scotstown Complex. Ideal for those with no internet access. Please spread the word and let those who have no online access know. Thanks! 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. Our Condolences Scotstown GAA would like to offer our deepest condolences and sincerest sympathy to the family and friends of Alan Sewell. We would like to pass on our sincere sympathy to his wife Maura, daughters Caroline and Maireád, son-in-law Sean Mc Kenna, grandchildren Jamie, Andrew, Liam, Daithi, Kyran and Cameron, brothers Jim and Gerry, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, nieces, nephews, neighbours and friends. Alan was a former player for the Scotstown senior team. May Alan Rest In Peace. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. 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 on St. Brigid’s weekend. Mothers & Others Couch to 5K A huge well done to everyone who joined us for the first session of our Mothers & Others Couch to 5K on Sunday morning at Kilmore training grounds. The energy, the smiles, and the effort were just brilliant—what a way to kick off a Sunday! We’re delighted with the turnout and hope you all enjoyed it! The programme runs every Sunday at 10 AM for the next 7 weeks, so if you couldn’t make it today, don’t worry—there’s still time to get involved! Just drop a message to Nicola on 086 406 1434, and we’d love to have you join in. Let’s keep up the momentum and make this an amazing journey together! Card Playing night this Friday February 21st Scotstown GAA are inviting everyone to come along and play Cards in the Scotstown complex on Friday 21st 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. Grainne McElwain documentary Well done to Grainne McElwain on her brilliant documentary on GAA referees “Réiteoir”. In the documentary Gráinne investigated the physical, mental & emotional toll of refereeing in the GAA. The programme is available on the RTE player. T 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 in Currin and March 9th at Inniskeen 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 – last Friday in the Scotstown Complex A Book for the Ages - Book-Launch of Mackie Rooney’s A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany. Thanks to Scotstown Comhaltas Craobh Éamonn Ó’Muirí for the report below and Laura Treanor from Lavery Photos & Video for the photos on Social media. As Mackie Rooney launched his book, a huge crowd gathered to celebrate this special occasion. Mackie shared some of the captivating stories behind his work, keeping the audience entertained throughout. The night was further enhanced by live music from his amazingly talented children and grandchildren, and our brilliant MC, Seamus McElwain, ensured everything ran smoothly. A huge thanks to Scotstown GAA for the wonderful facilities, and a big thank you to everyone who helped make the night such a success. We are all so proud of you, Mackie - a wonderful occasion for you, Pauline, and all your family! Comhghairdeas, Mackie. A Sliabh Beagh and North-Monaghan Miscellany abounds in folklore which was quite common to an Ireland of former times-a belief in fairies, ghosts, banshees, and superstitions of a malign nature. However, the author has tossed in so many humorous pieces that we can feel assured that he, at least, is not in thrall, to this past, while yet shining a light on the lives of our ancestors. An excellent read and very good value at €40-£35. Outlets for A Sliabh and North-Monaghan Miscellany following the launch: McMahons’ Centra; Martin the Butcher; The Pharmacy; Henry’s Bar;McCarvill’s, Killylough; The Village Shop, Ballinode; McAloon’s, Knockatallon; Emyvale Post Office; Luke Orru, Dunmoran N2; McAnenley Fuels Moy Bridge; Rock’s Stationary Park Street Monaghan; The Braeside Stores, Clonstibret; Katie’s Main St. Castleblayney; McAleers, Eshnadarra P.O. Roslea; O’Neill’s Mace Dernawilt Cross, Roslea; Campbell Butchers, Roslea. 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
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