Roscommon have excellent representation at this Saturday’s All Ireland Scór Sinsir Final in the TF Theatre, Castlebar. Having contested strongly in all 8 disciplines at Connacht level and winning the Cormac McGill Cup for the county with best participation and victories, the Rossies will look to complete a wonderful Scór campaign with national silverware.
Early in the day, Elphin GAA first take up the baton for Roscommon’s hopes as they will vie for their place in the stage heat of the Tráth na gCeist. This competition is initially run off as a table quiz amongst 12 qualifiers, 3 from each province. With a proven pedigree in this event, Ephin will hope to emulate the club’s very first All Ireland Scór title, for Tráth na gCeisteanna won back in 1972. The Orchard Park men enjoyed a great win at Connacht level and the team of Mick Rock, Colm Beirne, Mattie Hynes and Micheál Gunn, will be aiming high to go one further.
Saturday will be a very special day for the St. Michael’s GAA club as they make their maiden voyage in the All Ireland Ballad Group decider. Aoife and Ronan Guckian, Chloe McGuinness, Sorcha Gilboy and Niamh Reynolds have been taking part for their club right the way up from Scór na bPáistí to Scór na nÓg and onto senior level and so their journey to the national final has really blazed trail and is testament to their perseverance. St. Michael’s have been loyal Scór participants over the decades and this talented young group will hope they can emulate their club’s last All Ireland Scór win which came in Novelty Act way back in 1974.
In contrast, St. Dominic’s will assume the stage as reigning All Ireland champions in the Novelty Act on Saturday. Perennial participants at the national level of Scór, the Knockcroghery group of Laura Leonard, Sylvia Kilcline, Tommy Hurley, Kathy Dervan, Mary Ann Philips, Noel Dervan and Anne Gillespie, have nothing to prove but will hope their sketch can make it a two in a row of All Ireland Scór titles.
Coiste Scór agus Cultúir, CLG Ros Comáin, extend their best wishes to all of the county’s representatives as they fly the flag for us in Castlebar. To have such strong Roscommon presence at the finals is a wonderful achievement in itself. Na Rosaithe Abú!
