Scotstown v Clones - Junior Football Championship

Scotstown host Clones at Pairc Mhuire on Saturday, 22 August 2026, in a Monaghan Junior Football Championship Division 1 fixture. Scotstown is one of the most successful clubs in the county at senior level, with a long run of county titles behind it, and this game is its second team or club members playing at Junior grade rather than the club’s flagship senior side, part of the wider programme every club runs across several teams and age groups each summer.

What to expect

Junior Championship football sits well below Monaghan’s senior and intermediate grades, but it matters just as much locally, since a Junior title still means county silverware and promotion for the club that wins it. Pairc Mhuire is Scotstown’s home ground in the townland of Carrowhatta outside the village, a proper club pitch rather than a county stadium, so the atmosphere is close and local rather than a big match occasion. Clones travel as the away side, having faced Inniskeen at their own St Tiernach’s Park a week earlier in the same competition, giving both clubs back to back championship games in successive weeks. As with all Monaghan club fixtures, teams, throw in times and venues can shift slightly in the days before the game, so checking the club’s own fixtures page close to the date is worthwhile for anyone travelling to watch.

Getting there

Pairc Mhuire is just outside Scotstown village in the townland of Carrowhatta, reached via the local road network from either Monaghan town or Emyvale; there is parking at the grounds for match days.

While you’re in Scotstown

Scotstown is a small GAA-mad village built around its club and grounds, a short trip from the bigger towns of north Monaghan. There is more to see in Scotstown and across Co. Monaghan.

Good to know

• Date: Saturday, 22 August 2026
• Throw in: 7:00pm
• Venue: Pairc Mhuire, Scotstown
• Competition: Monaghan Junior Football Championship, Division 1
• Price: small gate fee typically applies at club grade; exact amount not published in advance