The Laois Scór Sinsir is scheduled to take on Friday, March 22, at 7pm in the Centre of Excellence Portlaoise.
Scór is a GAA competition that combines all the colour and rivalry of Gaelic Games with the social/fun element of Ireland’s traditional past-times.
The competition was established by the GAA in 1969 with the aim of promoting Ireland’s traditional pastimes and culture while offering club members the chance to meet up, have fun and represent their club during the winter months while Football and Hurling had ceased.
There are eight events/disciplines in Scór that cover all aspects of Irish culture: Figure/Céilí Dancing, Solo Singing, Ballad Group, Recitation/Scéalaíocht, Nuachleas/Novelty Act, Instrumental Music, Set Dancing and Table Quiz.
The competition is divided into two age levels, Scór na nÓg, for young people under 17 and Scór Sinsir, for those over 17.
Just like the All-Ireland Football and Hurling Championships, clubs taking part in Scór send members forward to the county final.
The winners go on to the provincial final and finally on to the All-Ireland Final.
The All Ireland Scór champions are presented with their medals by the President of the GAA.
Winners are All-Ireland champions in their own right in the same way as All-Ireland Senior Football or Hurling Final winners.
Laois GAA Irish and Cultural Officer Noel Stapleton, who has regularly featured in O’Moore Park this year to organise musical entertainment, is encouraging clubs to take part.
This competition is open to all GAA members over 18 years {18 on 1/1/24) who can dance, sing, tell a yarn, play an instrument or be part of a novelty group. So why not get your club involved?
“The winning team in each event will go on to compete in the semi finals for Leinster on April 7 whilst the Leinster Final take places a couple of weeks later.”
To facilitate everybody, entries for this competition must be notified to Noel Stapleton on irishculturalofficer.laois@gaa.ie or the county board @administrator.laois@gaa.ie on or before March 20.
