Winners North/South :- Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien	Winners East West :- Dave Ryan & Conor Moore

Full Result

Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams

The final of the Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams saw a very exciting finish
with less than one and a half victory points separating the top two.
A storming second session from our winners brought them from eight place all the way to the top.
Some very difficult and challenging hands led to a very exciting nights bridge with IMPs flying
in all directions.
Congrats to our winners :-
Aoife MacHale Peter Goodman Brid Kemple Terry Walsh
Thanks to our Tournament director Bernard Higgins and all his assistants


The Winners :-
Aoife MacHale Peter Goodman Brid Kemple Terry Walsh from
Siobhán Part, BJ O Brien, Ronan McMaugh, Mamie MacCormac second
Deirdre Reid,Christy Tierney,Marie Slattery,Brendan Curran third.
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Mary Lindopp, John Kelly fourth



Second Session
Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley, Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan

Best Intermediate
Sheila Williams, Paul Williams, Sonya Hillis Krzysztof Sekula


Winning Team:-
Bankers President Deirdre Reid with
Brid Kemple, Peter Goodman, Aoife MacHale Terry Walsh

2nd Session :- Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley	Best Intermediate :- Paul Williams, Sheila Williams Sonya Hillis Krzysztof Sekula

Full Result

Ladies and Mens Pairs

The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs was a very good night for the leading
Ladies pair Deirdre and Maura who held their place to win this years competition.
Very well done madam President.
Not so in the mens where Gerry and Liam had to give way to
Michael McAuliffe and David Synnott who had a superb second session to
take this years crown
Many thanks again to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins

The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor from
Fiona O Gorman & Niamh Harty second
Philina Dowd & Bláthnaid Trayer third


1st Session Aisling Considine & Evgenia Gladysheva

2nd Session Mary Stanley & Rita O'Neill

Area Master Jackie McBride , Clare O’Donoghue

Intermediate Sheila Williams & Colette Allen

Winners:-
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor

2nd Place :- Niamh Harty Fiona O Gorman	Best Inter :- Collette Allen, Sheila Williams

Full Result

The Winners Mens Pairs :-

Michael McAuliffe & David Synnott from

Fergus O'Rafferty & Martin Purdy second

1st Session Gerry Lawlor & Liam Maher

2nd Session Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac

Area Master Pat Egan & Michael Gowie

Intermediate Prize Giles Murnin & David Connolly


Winners:-
David Synnott & Michael McAuliffe

2nd Place :- Martin Purdy & Fergus O'Rafferty	Best AM :- Mike Gowie Pat Egan

Full Result

Ladies and Mens Pairs

This week we have the Ladies and Men's pairs competition
We have a full house with the ladies having thirteen and a half tables
and the men with eight and a half
A very busy night for our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins

Ladies Pairs :-

Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor from
Aisling Considine & Evgenia Gladysheva second
Mairead Ni Oistin & Fionnuala O Hanlon third




Leaders:-
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor

Full Result


Mens Pairs :-

Gerry Lawlor & Liam Maher from
Fergus O Rafferty & Martin Purdy second
Pat Egan & Mike Gowie third

Winners:-
Liam Maher & Gerry Lawlor

Full Result

Noreen O Connor Teams

This week we had the second half of the Noreen O Connor teams.
No shocks here with the three leading teams all going further away from the field
The finishing order was as you were with only three IMPs separating the top two teams
Very well done to : -
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part who are this years champions
Many thanks to our excellent Tournament director Bernard Higgins

The Winners :-
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part from
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, John Kelly, Mary Lindopp second
Marcin Rudzinski, Wojciech Gorczyca, Michael McAuliffe, David Synnott third
Marie Morrissey, Rita Delaney, Frank Kennedy, Krzysztof Sekula fourth
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery fifth

Area Master
Colette Allen, Evgenia Gladysheva, Helen Friel, Séamus Bradley
     Giles Murnin, David Connolly, Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan


Winning Team:-
Siobhán Part Ronan McMaugh Deirdre Reid (President)Thomas MacCormac, BJ O’Brien

2nd Place :- John Kelly Mary Lindopp Ita Fahy & Liam Maher	3rd Place :- David Synnott Marcin Rudzinski, Michael McAuliffe, & Wojciech Gorczyca

4th Place :- Marie Morrissey, Frank Kennedy, Rita Delaney,missing Krzysztof Sekula	Winners Area Master :- Colette Allen, Séamus Bradley, Evgenia Gladysheva, & Helen Friel,

Full Result

Noreen O Connor Teams

This week we have the Noreen O Connor teams.
An excellent entry of twenty one teams are taking part.

The Leaders :-
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part from
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, John Kelly, Mary Lindopp second
Marcin Rudzinski, Wojciech Gorczyca, Michael McAuliffe, David Synnott third
Marie Morrissey

Rose Gibson Pairs

The second session of the Rose Gibson pairs had some excellent hands which
made life very difficult for many players with match points going in all directions.
Very well done to Martin Brady and Paul Delaney who are this years worthy winners
They were convincing winners winning both sessions.

The Winners :-
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney from
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski second
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley third
Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac fourth
B J O'Brien & Siobhán Part fifth

First Session Liam Maher & John Kelly
Second Session Bríd Kemple & Terry Walsh
Area Master Vivienne Nealon and Marie James
Best Intermediate David Connolly and Carmel Murnin


Winning Pair:-
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady

2nd Place :- Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca	3rd Place :- Mary Stanley Paul Kane

2nd Session :- Tery Walsh Brid Kemple

2nd Session Result

Rose Gibson Pairs

This week we had the first session of the Rose Gibson pairs
An excellent entry of forty four pairs taking part.
Scoring is very good with five pairs exceeding 60%
Very well done to Martin Brady & Paul Delaney who lead the field with a whopping 68.56%

The Leaders :-
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney from
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley third
B J O'Brien & Siobhán Part fourth

Full Result

Mixed Pairs

The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition saw a lot of change on our
leaderboard proving once again the job is only half done after the first session.
Very well done to David Dunne and Sheila Kelly who took the honours.
Special thanks to our tournamenr director Bernard Higgins for another excellent job

The Winners :-
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly from
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O'Donovan second
Siobhán Part & B J O'Brien third
Mamie & Thomas MacCormac fourth

First Session
Colette Stokes & Ronan Nolan
Second Session
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane
Area Master
Hilary Moran & Joe Dolan
Best Intermediate
Helen Friel & Séamus Bradley


Winning Pair:-
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne with Bankers President Deirdre Reid

2nd Place :- Eileen O'Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca	Area Master :- Hilary Moran & Joe Dolan

1st Session :- Ronan Nolan & Colette Stokes	2nd Session Paul Kane & Mary Stanley

Full Result

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch from
Deirdre Reid & Barbara Walsh second
Frances Gill & Denis Gill third

Winners East/West

Niamh Harty & Helen Friel from
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary second
Kazimierz Noga & Caroline Crowley third

Full Result

Mixed Pairs

The Mixed Pairs competition has an excellent entry of thirty eight pairs.
Some very good cards to test us all.
Many thanks to our tournament director Bernard Higgins for very well run event

The Leaders :-
Thomas MacCormac & Mamie MacCormac from
Colette Stokes & Ronan Nolan second
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne third
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty fourth


Mamie MacCormac & Thomas MacCormac

Full Result

Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
saw a number of changes on our leaderboard proving yet again its only half time after the first session.
However our leaders held firm to claim victory
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins

The Winners :-
Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery, Betty Murphy,Sheila Howard from
Donal Dunne, Sheila Horkan, Kate Daultrey, Caroline Crowley
Patricia Kelly, Colm O Driscoll, Pat Egan, Catherine Egan third

2nd Session :-
Mary Lindopp, Marcin Rudzinski, Niamh Harty, Seanmus Bradley


Winning Team:-
Betty Murphy, Marie Slattery, Brendan Curran Sheila Howard with Bankers President Deirdre Reid


2nd Place :-
Donal Dunne, Sheila Horkan, Kate Daultrey, Caroline Crowley

3rd Place :- Colm O Driscoll, Pat Egan, Catherine Egan (Patricia Kelly)	2nd Session :- Niamh Harty, Marcin Rudzinski Mary Lindopp (Seamus Bradley)

Full Result

Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
has a very good entry of nineteen teams
We had the usual excitement with the draw for teammates before play
The field is well spread after the first night, however no need to dispair as we are only halfway
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins

The Leaders :-
Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery, Betty Murphy,Sheila Howard from
Patricia Kelly, Colm O Driscoll, Pat Egan, Catherine Egan second
Gilda Pender, Ann Fitzgerald, E V Counihan, Krzysztof Sekula third



Leading Team:-
Sheila Howard, Marie Slattery, Betty Murphy (Brendan Curran absent)

Full Result

Tuesday 3rd July

A.G.M.
Bankers have a new President

Gerry Kelly signed off his Presidency with a fine speech where he tanked all of
his outgoing committee, sub committees and the many people who helped him during
his two year term
Special thanks to a number of people stepping down from committee
our secretary Paul Williams, Mary Lindopp, Jackie McBride and Michael McInerney
Our new President Deirdre Reid thanked Gerry for his nomination and for his stewardship of the club for the last two years and promised to work hard with her committee to ensure continued success and enjoyment for all the members

Committee
President Deirdre Reid
Hon Secretary Niamh Harty
Hon Treasurer David Dunne
Fergus O Rafferty
Ronan McMaugh
Angela O Neill
Marie Slattery
Marie Morrissey
Mike Gowie
Krzysztof Sekula

 

Friday 1st June

Bankers Golf Outing
A most enjoyable day in the Castle golf club
Scoring was very good with first and second only separated on count back
Winners:-
1st Kieran Crowley
2nd Betty Murphy
3rd Liam Maher
Best Lady Sheila Williams
Best Gent Fergus O Rafferty
Winning Team Betty Murphy Fred Daly


Overall Winner Kieran Crowley


Winning Team Betty Murphy Fred Daly

Tuesday 29th May

Presidents Prize Week 5
The Presidents prize this year proved to be a tremendous success
We again had a full house of twenty four tables
Congratulations to all the winners :-

Marcin Rudzinski - 1st prize

Mary Lindopp - 2nd prize

Kevin O'Dea - 3rd prize

Bettina Stefanini* - Best Area Master

Gráinne Dunne - Best Woman

Mike Gowie** - Best Intermediate

Seán Moynihan† - Best Regional Master

Michael McInerney** - Best Man

Overall Leaderboard

Player of the Year

Mary Lindopp


Area Master Winner Kate Daultrey
Intermediate Winner Michael McInerney