Our Deepest Sympathy
Scotstown GAA extend our deepest sympathy and sincere condolences to Brendan Óg Ó Dufaigh’s family, friends, teammates and all those in Monaghan Harps GAA. May Brendan Rest In Peace.
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam
Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week
Under 13s
Our Under 13 Future Blues had no games in the past week. Their postponed games from last weekend were, our U13 Division 1 team playing Clontibret away, our Division 5 team also away to Clontibret and the Division 6 team away to Monaghan. Date TBA.
Under 15s
Well done to our Under 15 Division 1 Blues in a superb win at home to Castleblayney in a top of the table clash by 3-15 to 3-10 on Thursday of last week. They next play Truagh away this Thursday. Well done to our Division 5A boys in their fine win away to Clontibret in the Division 5A Shield Round 1 on Friday last. They next play Castleblayney at home this Friday.
Under 17s
Our Under 17 Blues had no games in the past week. They next play Killanny away, date TBC. Our Division 3 U17 Blues did not play in the past week. They next play Doohamlet next at home, date TBA.
Under 19s
Our Under 19 Blues had no games in the past week. They next played Latton at home on Wednesday. Please see our social media platforms for the results.
Senior Reserves
Our Division 1A Senior Reserves did not play last week. Clontibret conceded the final round game and Scotstown were awarded the points securing second place in the division.
Junior Football League
Our Junior men did not play in the past week. They next play Killeevan away this Saturday.
Senior Football League
Our Senior men did not play in the past week. They next play Magheracloone away this Friday.
Ladies Football
Under 14 Girls
Our Under 14 Division 1 Scotstown A girls had no games in the past week. They next played Killanny away on Monday last. Our Under 14 Division 2 girls had no games in the past week. They next played O’Neill Shamrocks away on Tuesday last. Please see our social media platforms for the results.
Under 16 Girls
Hard luck to our Under 16 Division 2 girls in their defeat to Aughnamullen at home on Tuesday 13th July. They next play Monaghan Harps away in their Round 5 game on Tuesday 27th July.
Under 18 Girls
Our Under 18 girls had no games during the past week.
Senior Ladies
Our Senior Ladies had no games in the past week.
Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week
On Wednesday 21st July our Under 19 Division 1 Group 2 Blues play Latton at home in Pairc Mhuire in their Round 3 game.
On Thursday 22nd July our Under 15 Division 1 boys play Truagh away at 7:30pm in their Round 7 game.
On Friday 23rd July our Under 15 Division 5A boys play Castleblayney at home in the Division 5A Shield Round 2 game at 7:30pm. Our Senior Men play Magheracloone away in the Senior Football League Group 1 Round 2 game at 8pm in Kingscourt.
On Saturday 24th July our Junior Men play Killeevan away in the Junior Football League Group 1 Round 3 game at 7:00pm.
On Sunday 25th July our Under 17 Division 3 Blues play Doohamlet at home at 11:30am in their Round 5 game.
On Tuesday 27th July our Under 16 Division 2 girls are away to Monaghan Harps in their Round 6 game at 7:00pm.
On Thursday 29th July our Under 17 Division 3 boys play Aghabog away at 7:30pm in their Round 6 game.
All the best to our Blues next week. An Bhoth Abu!
Our Blues in County Football Action
2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship Semi-Final victory
Well done to all the Monaghan players and management, in their heroic display last Saturday in Newry when they defeated Armagh by 4-17 to 2-21 in a thrilling semi-final contest. Our Blues that scored on the day were Darren Hughes with a superbly finished goal, and Rory Beggan (2 points); Shane Carey and Conor McCarthy (1 point each) all with fine scores. Monaghan play Tyrone on Saturday 31st July at 4:00pm in Croke Park in the 2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final. Six of our Senior blues are involved in the panel, Rory Beggan, Shane Carey, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Conor McCarthy and Ryan O'Toole.
2021 Eirgrid Ulster GAA U20 Football Championship Semi Final
Well done to Gavin McPhillips and Michael Meehan and the Monaghan U20 team
in their semi final win over Donegal by 3-10 to 1-11. They next play Down in the Final on Friday 30th July at 7:30pm in Armagh.
2021 Ladies All Ireland Senior (Championship - Group 1 Round 2)
Hard Luck to the Senior County Ladies in their away defeat against a strong Mayo side on Saturday last. Monaghan next play Cavan in Group 1 Round 3 of the All Ireland Senior Championship this Saturday 24th July at 2:00pm in Breffni Park, Mayo. All the best to our Blue Ladies on the panel, Abbie McCarey, Casey Treanor and Edel Corrigan, and the rest of the Monaghan team.
Under 16 Monaghan Girls
Well done Eabha Sherry and the U16 Monaghan girls with a comprehensive win over Cavan on Friday last by 3-13 to 2-14. Next game is Fermanagh away on Friday 23rd July.
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 Round 2 win against Cavan. Next up is a home game v Fermanagh Wednesday 21st July.
Congratulations to Rory Beggan
Well done Rory Beggan in making the GAA Team of the Week after his superb performance along with all the other Monaghan players against Armagh on Saturday last.
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.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €9,100 Next Week!!!
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €9,000 jackpot on Wednesday 21st July! Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results including the Trolley Dash lucky dip winner. There was no winner of our Jackpot on July 14th. Our Trolley Dash Winner this week was Fintan Sherlock, Congratulations. We also had 2 Match 3 winners this week who win €25 each - Mark Mc Devitt & Clare Sherry. We had one lucky dip winner of € 20 - Dominic Smith. 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 €9,100.
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 July 28th at 8:30pm.
Trolley Dash Lucky Dip Prizes!
Trolley Dash Prizes to be Won Playing Our Online Lotto! During these weeks of July we have Trolley Dash prizes in our shops in the Parish. This week's lucky dip is a €100 Trolley Dash prize in McCarville’s Tydavnet. We announce the winner on Wednesday after our online lotto draw. To enter simply play our online lotto! The address is
https://play.clubforce.com/play_newa.asp?ll_id=2175#Anchor
for our Clubforce Platform to play our online lotto. Congratulations to Fintan Sherlock who won last week’s Trolley Dash prize for McCarvilles, Ballinode. Also well done to our previous winner, Eleanor Murphy who made her Trolly Dash in McMahons Centra Scotstown last week.
Annual Cul Camp – Second week in August – Booked Out
The annual Cul Camp will take place in Scotstown 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.
Congratulations to Diarmuid Scullion
Congratulations to Diarmuid Scullion, one of the selectors on our Senior team and a selector on the Derry GAA Minors team on winning the 2020 All Ireland Minor Championship on Sunday last.
Scotstown GAA Club Shop Re-Opened
The club shop has re-opened and is open this Friday 23rd July from 7pm to 8pm.
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!
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 its 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.
Monaghan U3A Fitness Classes
Monaghan U3A are running free fitness hour classes aimed at 50+ age group Monday to Thursday at 8.15am; Tuesday 30-minute classes at 9.30 with a HSE physio and Friday Tai Chi at 9.45. For the zoom links text 087 3432275 or see our Social Media Platforms.