Our Blues Competitive Games in the past week
Under 13s
On Wednesday of last week, our Under 13 Future Blues were playing their Round 3 competitive games of the season. Well done to our U13 Division 5 boys and Division 6 boys in their wins against Donaghmoyne away. Hard luck to our Division 1 boys who lost away to Donaghmoyne. They next play Castleblayney Faughs at home this Saturday 2nd July. Our U13 Division 6 boys next play Inniskeen at home on Sunday.
Under 15s
Well done to our Under 15 Division 1 Blues in their thrilling 1-10 to 0-13 draw to Monaghan Harps on Thursday of last week in their Round 3 football league game. They next play Donaghmoyne away on Thursday 8th July. Hard luck to our U15 Division 5 boys who lost to Donaghmoyne at home on Friday of last week. They next play Carrickmacross at home on Friday 9th July.
Under 17s
Our Under 17 Division 1 Blues had no games over the past week. They next play Clontibret away, on Sunday 11:30am. Our Division 3 U17 Blues had no games over the past week and they play Doohamlet next at home next Monday.
Junior Football League
Our Junior adult men commenced their 2021 competitive football season on Friday last. Hard luck in their away Group 1 defeat to Oram. They next play Toome at home on Sunday 11th July at 2:00pm.
Senior Reserves
Our Division 1A Senior Reserves had no games during the past week. They next play Gaeil Triucha away this Friday at 8pm.
Junior Reserves
Our Division 3 Group 2 Junior Reserves had no games during the past week. They next play Currin away this Sunday 4th July at 3:00pm.
Ladies Football
Under 12 Girls
Well done to our Under 12 girls Scotstown A team in their fine win against Truagh away in Division 1 North on Friday last. Hard luck to our Under 12 Girls Scotstown B team in their defeat against O’Neill Shamrocks away in Division 2 North on Saturday last. They next play Aghabog at home and Clones at home respectively this Friday.
Under 14 Girls
Well done to our Under 14 Division 1 Scotstown A girls last week in their 2-20 to 4-7 win away to Tyholland on Monday 21st June. Hard luck to our Under 14 Division 2 Girls in their defeat to Latton at home on Tuesday 22nd June.
Under 16 Girls
Well done to our Under 16 girls in their 6-4 to 4-6 win against Corduff away on Thursday of last week. They next play Aughnamullen at home on Tuesday 13th July at 7:00pm.
Senior Ladies
Our Senior Ladies played their Round 3 games last weekend. Hard luck to our Division 1 Scotstown A team who lost to Emyvale last Saturday 2-8 to 2-17. and the Scotstown B team lost to Monaghan Harps away on Sunday last. The Senior Ladies Scotstown A team next play Emmet Og away on Saturday and our Senior Ladies Scotstown B team play Inniskeen B at home on Sunday.
Our Blues Upcoming Competitive Fixtures for the Week
On Wednesday 30th June our Under 19 men commence their 2021 campaign at home to Donaghmoyne in the Division 1 Group 2 Round 1 game at 8:00pm.
On Thursday 1st July our Under 18 Minor Girls are at home to Inniskeen in their Division 2 Round 2 game at 7:00pm.
On Friday 2nd July our Under 15 Division 5A boys play Monaghan Harps away at 7:30pm in their Round 4 game. Also on Friday our Senior Reserves play Truagh away in their Division 1A Round 4 game. Our Under 12 girls Scotstown A team play Aghabog at home in Division 1 North and our Division 2 North Scotstown B U12 girls play Clones at home on Friday.
On Saturday 3rd July our Under 13 Division 1 and Division 5 Future Blues are at home to Castleblayney Faughs in Pairc Mhuire at 11:30am and 12:45pm respectively. Later that Saturday our Senior Ladies Scotstown A team play Emmet Og away in the Monaghan Ladies League Division 1.
On Sunday 4th July our Under 17 Division 1 Blues are away to Clontibret at 11:30am in their Round 3 game. Our Senior Ladies Scotstown B team play Castleblayney away in the Monaghan Ladies League Division 3. Also on Sunday our Under 13 Division 6 Future Blues are at home to Inniskeen at 2:00pm in Pairc Mhuire in their Round 4 game.
Next Monday 5th July our Under 17 Division 3 Blues are away to Donaghmoyne at 7:30pm in their Round 3 game. Our Under 14 girls Scotstown A team are at home to Truagh in their Division 1 Round 5 game. Also on Monday our Under 14 girls Scotstown B team are at home to Brigid O’Neills in their Round 5 game.
On Wednesday 7th July our Under 19 men are playing Castleblayney at home in their Division 1 Group 2 Round 2 game at 8:00pm.
On Thursday 8th July our Under 15 Division 1 boys play Donaghmoyne away at 7:30pm.
All the best to our Blues next week. An Bhoth Abu!
Our Blues in County Football Action
2021 Ulster Senior Football Championship Quarter-Final
Monaghan’s 2021 All Ireland Championship campaign commences this weekend. Monaghan play Fermanagh in Clones this Saturday 3rd July at 3:30pm in the quarter finals of the Ulster Championship. The winners play Armagh or Antrim. There is no back door system in this year’s All Ireland series. Six of our Senior blues are involved in the panel. All the best to Rory Beggan, Shane Carey, Darren Hughes, Kieran Hughes, Conor McCarthy and Ryan O'Toole; and the rest of the Monaghan team.
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, 100 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 100 spectators permitted to attend. We expect that this number will increase to 200 spectators from next Monday. Once this is confirmed we will update you on our Social Media platforms.
Scotstown GAA Online Club Lotto – Jackpot €8,800 Next Week!!!
Thanks to everyone involved in our online lotto draw for a €8,700 jackpot on Wednesday 30th June! Please see our Social Media platforms for more details of the results. There was no winner of our Jackpot on June 23rd. We had 2 Match 3 winners tonight - Donna Mc Kenna & Elizabeth Neeson. We also had 1 Lucky Dip winner this week of € 20 each – Virginia Beggan. 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 €8,800.
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 7th at 8:30pm.
Trolley Dash
The spot prize for next week’s lotto, 7th July, is a Trolly Dash! Please see our Social Media platform for further details.
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.
June Ciste Draw Winners
The June Ciste took place on Saturday Night last. Many thanks to McMahons Centra, Scotstown, for safely hosting the draw. Congratulations to Shauna McKenna our June Ciste €1,000 winner. We had 5 €100 winners. They were Kevin Keenan, Virginia Beggan, Caroline Cassidy, Rosaleen Gray & John McDonnell. Sellers prize, Peter McKenna and Michael McKenna. You can purchase your July Ciste tickets in our local shops. There are tickets, envelopes and collection boxes in each of these shops; McAloons Knockatallon; McMahon Centra, Scotstown; McCarvilles Ballinode & Killylough. You can also purchase your Ciste tickets using the Scotstown Clubforce website and clicking on ‘buy event tickets’ link. First prize €1,000 and 5 prizes of €100 must be won. In total €18,000 in prize money is won every year!
Scotstown GAA Club Shop
If you would like to purchase Scotstown GAA merchandise, please contact Kevin on 087 742 2519 or Sinead. The Club Shop is closed as per the latest GAA guidelines. We will update you as soon as there are any guidelines from the GAA of indoor activities resuming.
Latest Covid-19 Restrictions Update for July and August
On Tuesday the government gave the update for the July 5th planned reopening of indoor activities and events. Please see our social media platforms for the full list and guidelines.
We expect guidelines from the GAA concerning when indoor activities can resume at club level. Please note that our GAA indoor facilities including dressing rooms, club shop, social club, gyms etc. will remained CLOSED until further notice. This is in accordance with the GAA's Covid Advisory Group's guidelines. Whenever we are given the guidelines to enable us to give definitive dates of resumption of any of our activities and facilities, we will update you here and on our Clubforce app. Please adhere to the general government and HSE guidelines, on washing your hands, keeping your distance and abide by the current restrictions. Thanks for your patience and understanding. It is encouraging to see these significant developments on the horizon and please keep in mind, the club is still here to help out in our community.
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.