All Ireland Scór 2009

[seabee]

Connacht results:
Figure Dancing:    Glencar – Manorhamilton, Co. Leitrim
Solo Singing:       Claire Igoe representing Corofin, Co. Galway
Instrumental Music:    Corofin, Co. Galway
Recitation:      Catriona Lynskey representing Garrymore, Co. Mayo
Ballad Group:      Mountbellew-Moylough, Co. Galway
Question Time:   Clann na nGael
Novelty Act:      Sean O'Heslins, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
Set Dancing:      Abbeyknockmoy, Co. Galway

Full report on www.bebo.com/roscommonscor

[downgirl]

Any videos up on youtube from the provincial finals yet?

[ziggysego]

Does anyone know when the All-Ireland Final is? I've looked all over the place. Not even gaa.ie tells you anything about the Scor. Need to know before 5pm.

Thanks

[Joxer]

Saturday 18th April INEC Gleneagles Hotel Killarney

[ziggysego]

Thanks Joxer!

It's terrible the GAA isn't even promoting this slightly. No mention of it on the GAA website.

[Joxer]

They are promoting their pockets alright,  22 Euro a ticket and no commissions for anybody.  I think this is a great event and a excellent part of the GAA.  I know there are alot of overheads but jesus christ 22 Euro is a bit steep in this day and age.

[Off The Fence]

E22,  Feck that is a bit steep alright...  Very worthwhile competition though and great evenings entertainment

[corn02]

They are promoting their pockets alright,  22 Euro a ticket and no commissions for anybody.  I think this is a great event and a excellent part of the GAA.  I know there are alot of overheads but jesus christ 22 Euro is a bit steep in this day and age.

You are joking yes?

8 pound last weekend. Some rise for a final.

[ziggysego]

€22? That's madness.

Scór is a great competition, but not promoting the event and these high prices... crazy.

[cornafean]

You will pay as near as makes no difference to €22 to see a minor play in any rural theatre. In comparision, the Scór finals are very good value, and a damn sight better crack as well.

[gaa_phil]

You will pay as near as makes no difference to €22 to see a minor play in any rural theatre. In comparision, the Scór finals are very good value, and a damn sight better crack as well.

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Yes Cornafean, it may be true that if one was to go watch a show in some theatre, they would pay 22 euro and upwards. However, the proposition that one would pay this to watch a minor in a rural theatre is slightly exaggerated. Furthermore, anyone involved in plays and shows do get payed but scor is an amateur competition which should not involve money to be enjoyed and those participating get nothing more than a cup of tea and a sandwhich and a patronising pat on the back if they win or lose on the night. Once again, it is a great event ruined by those greedy members of the Grab All Association!! Oh and I totally agree with the view that the GAA do nothing at all to promote scor and the saying that "scor is dying" is all down to the GAA and their failure to promote it!!! Try typing in 'Scor' to google or google.ie and search around to see if you can find the county or provincial champions of scor in 2008; I bet it will take a good while for you to come up with something!

[gaa_phil]

...I meant 2009 but still, im right!!!

[corn02]

You will pay as near as makes no difference to €22 to see a minor play in any rural theatre. In comparision, the Scór finals are very good value, and a damn sight better crack as well.

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Grab All Association!!

This one again. I do wish people would reserach things before coming out with this tripe. Do you know how much is put back into clubs etc?

[cornafean]

You will pay as near as makes no difference to €22 to see a minor play in any rural theatre. In comparision, the Scór finals are very good value, and a damn sight better crack as well.

Yes Cornafean, it may be true that if one was to go watch a show in some theatre, they would pay 22 euro and upwards. However, the proposition that one would pay this to watch a minor in a rural theatre is slightly exaggerated. Furthermore, anyone involved in plays and shows do get payed but scor is an amateur competition which should not involve money to be enjoyed and those participating get nothing more than a cup of tea and a sandwhich and a patronising pat on the back if they win or lose on the night. Once again, it is a great event ruined by those greedy members of the Grab All Association!! Oh and I totally agree with the view that the GAA do nothing at all to promote scor and the saying that "scor is dying" is all down to the GAA and their failure to promote it!!! Try typing in 'Scor' to google or google.ie and search around to see if you can find the county or provincial champions of scor in 2008; I bet it will take a good while for you to come up with something!

As the poster before me said, this "Grab All Association" idea is tripe. As are the notions that "Scor is dying", and that certain persons are "ruining" it.

The argument that Scór is an "amateur competition which should not involve money" could just as easily be used by anti-Scór elements to argue that the Scór finals should be staged at zero cost in some draughty parish hall in the back end of nowhere (as happens sometimes with Readoiri, Fleadhanna Cheoil etc) and not in a decent (if costly) venue like the INEC or (someday soon, I pray) the Odyssey or the Waterfront Hall. I do not agree with this argument.

That said, I agree with you that the GAA's efforts to promote Scór are abysmal.

[corn02]

Promotion or non-promotion, Scor is not dying, it is growing and growing. More clubs enetering, standard rising and bigger attendances. It is having a real resurrgence.