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T.D Roster November Tue Nov 5th Fergus O Rafferty Thurs Nov 7th Fiona O Gorman Tue Nov 12th. Maurice O Leary Thurs Nov 14th. Frank Kennedy Tue Nov 19th Bernard Higgins |
More Volunteers are very welcome please email bankersbc@gmail.com
Our Constitution
GDPR and You
Presidents Prize 2019
N.B.
Thursday nights are now pre-entry nights.
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Booking will open one week in advance at 00:01.
N.B.B
Tuesday nights are now pre-entry nights
Enter Here
The club is now semi open on Thursday (member with guest)
Upcoming Events
Tue 26th Noreen O Connor Teams
Tue 3rd December IMPs
Tue 10th December Christmas Party
Tuesday 19th November |
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week we have the first week of the Noreen O Connor teams.
An excellent entry of twenty three teams are taking part.
The defending champions look like they wish to hold on to their crown but their lead is
still within the chasing pack's reach so all to play for next week !!!!
The Leaders :-
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part from
David Dunne , Sheila Kelly, Michael McAuliffe, Sean O Lubaigh second
Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, Sean Moynihan, Dave Ryan third
Maurice O Leary Blathnaid Trayer, Hilary Moran, Philina Dowd, fourth
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery fifth
The Leaders :-
Siobhán Part, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Thomas MacCormac
Full Result
Thursday 14th November |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Michael McInerney & Frank Kennedy from
Gerry Lawlor & Paul Hanratty second
Sheila Kelly & Maura Lawlor third
Winners East/West
Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
Ann Hanratty & Frances Kelly second
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman third
Full Result
Tuesday 12th November |
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac from
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch second
John Kelly & Michael McInerney third
Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca,from
Sean Moynihan & Tomas Roche second
John Cantwell & John Reilly third
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Winners North/South :- Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac |
Winners East West :- Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski |
Thursday 7th November |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Ita Fahy & Rosalind O Brien from
Paul Kane & Niamh Harty second
Peeter Brehhov & Kate Daultrey third
Winners East/West
Michael McAuliffe & Conor Boland from
Eileen O Donovan & Maria Whelan second
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third
Full Result
Tuesday 5th November |
Tuesdays Game
IBU Simultaneous Pairs
Upstairs
Winners North/South
Mary Lindopp & Ann Marie Heavey from
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor second
Fionnuala McInerney & BJ O Brien third
Winners East/West
Christy Tierney & John Kelly from
Sheila Howard & Hilary Moran second
Carol Hawkins & Helen Friel third
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne from
John Reilly & Seamus Bradley
second
Maria Whelan & Ann Fitzgerald third
Winners East/West
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy from
Peter Goodman & Aoife MacHale second
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov third
Thursday 31st October |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Frances Kelly & Ann Hanratty from
Pat Blaney & Marie Slattery second
Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp third
Winners East/West
Eileen O Donovan & Maria Whelan from
Rachel Connellan & Kieran Crowley second
Collette Allen & Aisling O Grady third
Full Result
Tuesday 29th Oct |
Monthly Teams
Upstairs
Winners
Carmel Murnin Giles Murnin David Connolly & Ronan Nolan from
Ita Fahy Liam Maher Mary Lindopp & John Kelly second
Evgenia Gladysheva Peeter Brehhov Ruth O Dea Marie Slattery third
Carmel Murnin David Connolly Ronan Nolan Murnin Giles
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners
Conor Moore Mick Lynch Kevin O Dea & Sean Moynihan from
Kazimierz Noga Colette O Callaghan Colette Allen & Jackie McBride second
Ann Hanratty Paul Hanratty Maura Lawlor & Gerry Lawlor third
Sean Moynihan Kevin O Dea Conor Moore (absent Mick Lynch)
Full Result
Thursday 24th October |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Peter Caplan & Krzysztof Sekula from
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary second
Deirdre Reid & Helen Friel and
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley joint third
Winners East/West
Denis Gill & Frances Gill from
Pat Egan & Maria Whelan second
Brendan Curran & Kate Daultrey third
Full Result
Tuesday 22nd Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
The second session of the Rose Gibson pairs had some excellent hands which
made for a lot of change at the top of the leaderboard, proving once again anything
can happen and often does.
Very well done to John Kelly and Liam Maher who are this years winners
Special thanks to our tournament director Bernard Higgins for another excellent job.
The Winners :-
John Kelly & Liam Maher from
Sheila Horkan & Joe Walsh and
Sean O Lubaigh & Michael McAuliffe joint second
Bríd Kemple & Terry Walsh fourth
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Coady fifth
First Session Conor Moore & Mick Lynch
Second Session Kevin O Dea & Sean Moynihan
Area Master Hilary Moran and Patricia Blaney
Best Intermediate Frank Kennedy and Carmel Murnin
Winning Pair:-
John Kelly & Liam Maher
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Joint 2nd Place :- Joe Walsh & Sheila Horkan |
4th Place :- Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple |
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Area Master :- Patricia Blaney & Hilary Moran |
Intermediate Carmel Murnin & Frank Kennedy |
2nd Session
Sean Moynihan & Kevin O Dea
Full Result
Thursday 17th October |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Peter Stewart & Bernie Lynch from
Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche second
Barbara Walsh & Deirdre Reid
Winners East/West
Siobhan Part & Suzanne Hill from
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery second
Pat Blaney & Mary Lindopp third
Full Result
Tuesday 15th Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
This week we had the first session of the Rose Gibson pairs
An excellent entry of forty four pairs taking part.
Some wonderful cards to generate plenty of swings !!!
Very well done to Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple who lead the field again
The Leaders :-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Coady second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third
John Kelly & Liam Maher fourth
Thursday 10th October |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Colette Allen & Angela O Neill from
Mary Stanley & Ita Fahy second
Elaine Fitzpatrick & Michele Purcell
Winners East/West
Michael McAuliffe & David Dunne from
Paul Kane & Peeter Brehhov second
Pat Blaney & Kay Russell third
Full Result
Tuesday 8th October |
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Liam Maher & Ruth O Dea from
Ann Marie Heavey & Mary Lindopp second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third
Winners East/West
Niamh Harty & Elaine Fitzpatrick from
Sheila Howard & Betty Murphy second
Kazimierz Noga & Helen Friel third
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Winners North/South :- Liam Maher & Ruth O Dea |
Winners East West :- Elaine Fitzpatrick & Niamh Harty |
Thursday 3rd October |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Alfie Sexton & Suzanne Hill from
Hilary Moran & John Reilly second
Ann Marie Heavey & John Kelly third
Winners East/West
Karel De Raeymaeker & Peter Pigot from
Michael McAuliffe & Sean O Lubaigh second
Fergus O'Rafferty & Marie James third
Full Result
Tuesday 1st October |
Tuesdays Game
Butler IMPs Upstairs
Winners North/South
Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne from
Siobhan Part & Mary Lindopp second
Peter Caplan & Fergus O Rafferty third
Winners East/West
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor from
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch second
Pat Blaney & Hilary Moran and
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov joint third
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Winners North/South :- Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly |
Winners East West :- Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor |
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Teresa Gavin & Catherine Egan
second
Niamh Harty & Sheila Williams third
Winners East/West
Sean Moynihan & Michael McInerney from
Brendan Curran & Ann Fitzgerald second
Pat Egan & Mike Gowie third
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Winners North/South :- Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple |
Winners East West :- Michael McInerney & Sean Moynihan |
Tuesday 24th Sept |
Mixed Pairs
The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition saw little change in
the overall leaderboard with the top four places changing only slightly
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Very well done to Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple who coasted to victory.
Special thanks to our tournament director Bernard Higgins for another excellent job
The Winners :-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Tomas Roche & Mary Roche second
Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly third
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor fourth
First Session
Paul Delaney & Maeve Delaney
Second Session
Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney
Area Master
Helen Friel & Denis Gill
2nd Area Master
Niamh Harty & John Reilly
Winning Pair:-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Tomas Roche & Mary Roche |
3rd Place :- Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne |
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4th Place :- Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor |
2nd Session Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney |
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Area Masters Helen Friel John Reilly & Niamh Harty (absent Denis Gill) |
Tuesday 27th Aug |
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.
Hard luck to our leaders who were unable to keep their run going and finished just out of the prizes
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
The Winners :-
Paul Hanratty, Barbara Walsh, Giles Murnin, David Connolly from
Paul Delaney , Maeve Delaney, Colette Allen, Jackie McBride
Ita Fahy,
Liam Maher, Fiona O Gorman, Mary Seaver third
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Denis Gill, Frances Gill fourth
2nd Session :-
Sean Moynihan , Michael McInerney , Mike Gowie, Roisin Troy
Winning Team:-
Giles Murnin , Barbara Walsh, Paul Hanratty David Connolly with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Collette Allen, Maeve Delaney, Jackie McBride, Paul Delaney |
3rd Place :- Ita Fahy, Liam Maher, Mary Seaver Fiona O Gorman |
Tuesday 20th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
has a very good entry of twenty 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.
Roll on next week !!!
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
The Leaders :-
John Kelly , Mary Lindopp, Kay Russell, Rita Delaney from
Christy Tierney , Deirdre Reid, Denis Gill, Frances Gill second
Barbara Walsh , Paul Hanratty, Giles Murnin, David Connolly third
Full Result
Tuesday 2nd July |
A.G.M.
Deirdre Reid in accepting her second year as President thanked all of
her outgoing committee, sub committees and the many people who helped her during
her first year in office
Special thanks to a number of people stepping down from committee
Gerry Kelly steps down having completed his very successful time on committee
David Dunne has completed three years as Honorary Treasurer.
Fergus O’Rafferty and Krzysztof Sekula are standing down having served the club very well during their term
This year we elected for the first time a vice President so congrats to Ronan McMagh on the honour
Committee
President Deirdre Reid
Hon Secretary Niamh Harty
Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill
Vice President Ronan McMaugh
Giles Murnin
John Reilly
Helen Friel
Mick Lynch
Marie Slattery
Marie Morrissey
Mike Gowie
Friday 21st June |
Golf outing
The Bankers held a very successful and enjoyable outing to Castleknock golf club
weather was excellent and course in great condition.
There was a very close finish with the top three players all sharing the same score
Overall winner Gerry Lawlor from
Dave Ryan second
Ann Hanratty third
Winning team Betty Murphy & Willy Clingan from
Collette Allen & Brendan Curran
Gerry Lawlor with Ann Hanratty
Winning team Betty Murphy & Willy Clingan
Tuesday 4th June |
Presidents Prize 2019
The final night of the Presidents prize brings the curtain down on another season of bridge
Very well done to our President Deirdre Reid and her hard working team
for another wonderful year
The night saw Martin Brady claim the honours by one point from Paul Delaney
and Liam Maher crowned Player of the Year
| MARTIN BRADY - 1st prize |
| Paul Delaney - 2nd prize |
| Bríd Kemple - 3rd prize |
| Conor Moore† - Best Man |
| Mary Stanley - Best Woman |
| Maeve Delaney** - Best Intermediate |
| John Kelly† - Best Regional Master |
| Caroline Crowley* - Best Area Master |
Martin Brady with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Paul Delaney |
3rd Place :- Brid Kemple |
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Best Lady :- Mary Stanley |
Best Man :- Conor Moore |
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Regional Master :- John Kelly |
Area Master :- Caroline Crowley |
Best Intermediate :-
Maeve Delaney
Player of the year 2019 :-
Liam Maher
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Area Master :- Paul Kane |
Intermediate :- Helen Friel |
Tuesday 26th March |
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
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2nd Session :- Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley |
Best Intermediate :- Paul Williams, Sheila Williams
Sonya Hillis Krzysztof Sekula |
Tuesday 22nd January |
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
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2nd Place :- Niamh Harty Fiona O Gorman |
Best Inter :- Collette Allen, Sheila Williams |
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
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2nd Place :- Martin Purdy & Fergus O'Rafferty |
Best AM :- Mike Gowie Pat Egan |
Tuesday 15th January |
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
Tuesday 27th November |
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
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2nd Place :- John Kelly Mary Lindopp Ita Fahy & Liam Maher |
3rd Place :- David Synnott Marcin Rudzinski, Michael McAuliffe, & Wojciech Gorczyca |
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4th Place :- Marie Morrissey, Frank Kennedy, Rita Delaney,missing Krzysztof Sekula |
Winners Area Master :- Colette Allen, Séamus Bradley, Evgenia Gladysheva, & Helen Friel, |