Thursdays Game


 Winners North/South
Maeve Delaney & Noel Minogue from
Paul Hanratty & Rosalind O Brien second
Mary Stanley & Partner third

Winners East/West

Michael McAuliffe & Conor Boland from
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady second
Ronan McMaugh & Fergus O Rafferty and
David Dunne & Mike Gowie joint third

Full Result

Tuesday's Game
Section A (upstairs)

 Winners North/South

Ita Fahy & Siobhan Part and
Liam Maher & John Kelly joint first
Tomas Roche & Mary Roche third

Winners East/West
Sonya Hillis & Huey Daly from
Paul Delaney & Sean O Lubaigh second
Mairead Ni Oistin & John Cantwell third

Full Result

Section B (Downstairs)

 Winners North/South
Gerry Lawlor & Alfie Sexton from
Marcin Rudzinski & BJ O Brien second
Peeter Brehhov & Evgenia Gladysheva third

Winners East/West

Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac from
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley second
Sheila Horkan & Mary Lindopp third

Full Result

Thursdays Game


 Winners North/South
Helen Friel & Noel Minogue from
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien second
Sheila Kelly & Maura Lawlor third

Winners East/West

Ita Fahy & Rosalind O Brien from
Seamus Bradley & Marie Slattery second
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady third

Full Result

Tuesday's Game
Butler IMPs
Section A (upstairs)

 Winners North/South

Angela O Neill & Elaine Fitzpatrick from
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third

Winners East/West
Evgenia Gladysheva & Helen Friel from
Kevin O Dea & Liam Maher second
Deirdre Reid & Marie Slattery third

Winners North/South :- Angela O Neill & Elaine Fitzpatrick	Winners East West :- Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva

Full Result

Section B (Downstairs)

 Winners North/South
Eileen o Donovan & Michael McInerney from
John Kelly & Bernie Lynch second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane and
Michael Gowie & Siobhan Part joint third

Winners East/West

Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy second
Giles Murnin & David Connolly third

Winners North/South :- Eileen O Donovan Michael McInerney	Winners East West :- Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche

Full Result

Thursdays Game


 Winners North/South
Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney and
Ann Marie Heavey & John Kelly joint first
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third

Winners East/West

Pat Egan & Michelle Moloney from
Tomas Roche & Martin Brady second
Michael McInerney & Sean Moynihan and
Sheila Kelly & Deirdre Reid joint third

Full Result

Monthly Teams
 Winners
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca . Michael McAuliffe & Ronan McMaugh from
Conor Moore Sharon McDermott Elaine Fitzpatrick & Derick Mulvey second
Deirdre Reid Barbara Walsh Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third


Full Result

Thursdays Game


 Winners North/South
Sean Moynihan & Kieran Crowley from
Brid Kemple & A.N Other second
Paul Delaney & David Dunne third

Winners East/West

Mary Lindopp & Patricia Blaney from
Donal Dunne & John O Mara second
Michael McInerney & Brendan Curran third

Full Result

Tuesday's Game
Section A (upstairs)

 Winners North/South

Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary from
Mairead Ni Oistin & Sheila Horkan second
Gerry Lawlor & Jim Mullally third

Winners East/West
Patricia Blaney & Barbara Walsh from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody second
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne third

Winners North/South :- Blathnaid Trayer Maurice O Leary	Winners East West :- Barbara Walsh & Patricia Blaney

Full Result

Section B (Downstairs)

 Winners North/South
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien from
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane second
Peter Stewart & Gilda Pender third

Winners East/West

Maire O Connor & Noel Minogue from
Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly second
Kieran Crowley & Fergus O Rafferty third

Winners North/South :- Siobhan Part BJ O Brien	Winners East West :- Maire O Connor & Noel Minogue

Full Result

Thursdays Game


 Winners North/South
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O Brien from
David Dunne & Terry Walsh second
Ronan Nolan & Sean Casey third

Winners East/West

Maura Lawlor & Gerry Lawlor from
Tomas Roche & Sean Moynihan second
Mamie MacCormac & Sheila Kelly third

Full Result

Tuesday's Game
Charity Night in aid of
Our Lady's Hospice Harolds Cross

This week we held our annual charity night which this year was in aid of
Our Lady's Hospice Harolds Cross
Ann Julian from the hospice told us briefly about the wonderful work they do
All money raised on the night goes directly to the charity

Ann Julian with Deirdre Reid

Section A (upstairs)

 Winners North/South

Pat Egan & Catherine Egan from
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary second
Maire O Connor & Eibhlin Counihan third

Winners East/West
Ronan McMaugh & Mary Lindopp from
Bernie Lynch & Kate Daultrey second
Carmel Armstrong Daphne Kaye &
Joe Walsh Noel Minogue joint third


Michael McAuliffe Marcin Rudzinski & Mary Lindopp

Full Result

Section B (Downstairs)

 Winners North/South
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery from
John Kelly & Liam Maher second
Kazimierz Noga & Grainne Dunne third

Winners East/West

Michael McAuliffe & Marcin Rudzinski from
Aoife McHale & Peter Goodman second
Elaine Fitzpatrick & Mary Gleeson third


Pat Egan & Catherine Egan

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

Tuesday's Game

 Winners North/South

Mike Gowie & Pat Egan from
Liam Maher & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Martin Brady & Sean O Lubaigh third

Winners East/West
Carol Hawkins & Joe Walsh from
Peter Caplan & Roisin Troy second
Angela O Neill & Krzysztof Sekula third

Winners North/South :- Mike Gowie & Pat Egan	Winners East West :- Carol Hawkins & Joe Walsh (hiding)

Full Result

Thursday 26th June

Monthly teams

The Winners :-
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Marie Slattery,Brendan Curran from
Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, Stefan Ekman, Marcin Rudzinski second
Breda Synnott, Kevin O Dea, Ann Hanratty, Frances Kelly third.


Winning Team:-
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Marie Slattery, Brendan Curran,

Full Result

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