All-Ireland Scór finals in Sligo
ST SENANS AGM: Chairman Aiden Behan welcomed the large attendance and the secretary gave a detailed report of Senior, Junior, U-21, and minor competitions played during 2017, she congratulated the children who competed in Scór na bPáisí, Scór na nÓg and the Senior competitors on a successful year. Aiden then thanked all Sponsors, members and players for their continued commitment to the club. He had a special mention for hard working treasurers Tom Dillon who was ill during the year and Padraig O’Connor who due to work commitments went abroad. He then thanked Robert Barry, Timmy and Garry Dillon for the dedicated work selling lotto tickets. The following were elected: President Tom Canty; Vice Presidents Bill Kennelly, Michael McElligott, Kieran Rohan, Fr. Brick, Fr McCarthy, Fr O’Connell, Mike Hickey; Chairman Aiden Behan; Vice-Chairman Alan Doran; Secretary Eilish Walsh; Treasurers Gerry Foran, Tom Dillon, Robert Barry and Padraig O,Connor; County Board Delegate: Tom O’Connell; North Kerry Board Delegate Jim Galvin and Mike Behan; Scór Officer Eilish Walsh; Insurance Officer Tom Dillon; Children’s Officer James O’Donnell; Coaching Officer Brendán Whelan; Joint PRO Robert Barry and Marian McAuliffe.
Senior and U-21 Manager: Mark Burke (selectors to be confirmed) Junior: James Barry and Seamus Mulvihill
Minor: Brendán Whelan and Conor Keane
MEMBERSHIP Members €30, Student €20, Family €50
CARD GAME continues every Monday at 9pm in the clubhouse Mountcoal.
Jack Hennessy
EXCITING times ahead for Coiste Scor Chiarrai with the first of the three competitions, Scor na nOg, which is for Under-17s, coming to the concluding stage.
Three clubs have made it to the All-Ireland Finals which started back in November at District Board level. Dr Crokes are better know for their football successes but this time around they will cross swords with the other 31 counties in the Quiz category.
Spa are no strangers to this stage of competition having been involved in All-Ireland Finals down through the years, and this time they will go in as All Ireland Scor na nÓg Set Dancing champions and will be hoping to continue where they left off last time around.
Somewhat new to the Scór scene, Na Gaeil (Tralee/St. Brendan’s Board) have been involved back the years and will be appearing in their first ever All-Ireland Final at Scor na nOg.
The Trath na gCeistanna Boird will take place in the Pegasus Ballroom, Clayton Hotel at 11am. Máistir na gCeisteanna Boird will be John Devanney, Bredagh, Co Down. Other competitions will take place in the Knockrea Arena, Sligo I.T.
SCÓR SINSEAR
Moving on to Scór Sinsear which is pencilled in for Saturday, February 24 in the Muire Gan Smal, School, Casteisland. All clubs in Kerry are urged to commence preparations now by encouraging participation of their members to in the various Scór competitions such as Figure and Set Dancing, Solo Singing, Recitation, Leiriu (Novelty), Instrumental Music, Ballad Group.
All interested in taking part this year Scór competitions must participate in their own District Board competitions first prior to qualifying for County Finals of 2018 Senior Scór competitions.
Take note that qualifying participants for County Finals must be submitted by District Boards to Runai Scor, Suzanne Ni Laoire not later than Monday February 20. District Boards are urged to hold their competition finals well in advance of this date.
Quiz is a separate competition and is run off as a table quiz event whereby each club quiz (team of four) participate in a county final with winners qualifying directly for All-Ireland finals. The County Finals in this category will take place prior to the main event on February 24.