Bankers President Gerry Kelly

Committee

President Gerry Kelly
           
       

David Dunne	Treasurer
Paul Williams	Secretary

Ronan McMaugh	Competition Secretary
Mary Lindopp	Membership Welfare
Deirdre Reid	Social/Fanagan League
Michael McInerney	T.D Roster
Mike Gowie	Technical Support
Jackie McBride	Club set-up
Krzysztov Sekula	Stationary

T.D Roster
for October

Tuesday  3rd   Blathnaid Trayer

Thursday 5th Maurice O'Leary

Tuesday 10th Pat Egan

Thursday 12th Rose Gibson Pairs John Royds

Tuesday 17th  Martin Brady

Thursday 19th Rose Gibson Pairs John Royds

Tuesday 24th Fergus O'Rafferty

Thursday 26th Monthly teams - John Royds

Tuesday 31-Oct-17 - Closed


Congress 2018 cancelled

With the loss of our current premises and the move to our new home the club are
unable to continue with our annual congress.
We thank all our members past and present and all our sponsors who helped
make our congress a unique event which catered for all grades from
beginner/novice to grandmaster


Arts club first night full

All eighteen tables for the first night in the Arts club (our new home)
on Thurs November 2nd are now full and we are only taking names for a standby list

Sad Farewell
After 51 years the Bankers bridge club is saying a sad farewell the the Bankers club and the
F.S.U. (formally I.B.O.A) and moving to a new home at
3 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, Dublin 2, on Thurs 2nd November
We are deeply indebted to the Bankers club and F.S.U. for our years of tenure

Moving on

Local information Re our new home

Street Parking Places are numerous and nearby

Nearest Dart: Tara Street 9 mins walk

Nearest Bus Stop:  Buses 39A 38A 39 38 37 70

Nearest Luas Stop: Charlemont 12 mins walk via Fitzwilliam Square

For furter information see

https://www.dublinarts.com


Upcoming events

Thurs 26th Monthly teams

DEVELOPMENT SEMINAR

The Role of the TD, the TD and the New Laws, the TD and Ethics

The 5th in our Series of Development Seminars will take place on our last night in FSU Thursday 26 October at 6:30 PM.

 We are pleased to announce that Fearghal O’Boyle will talk to us on this subject

Thursday 19th Oct

Rose Gibson Pairs

The second session of the Rose gibson pairs had some excellent hands which
made life very difficult for many players
Very well done to Martin Brady and Stefan Ekman who are this years worthy winners
As usual smooth running by Tournament director John Roydsr led to a very enjoyable event.

The Winners :-
Martin Brady & Stefan Ekman from
Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac second
Liam Maher & John Kelly third
Bettina Stefanini & Joe Walsh fourth

First Session Ann Fitzgerald & Mary Stanley
Second Session Mairead Ni Oistin & Aidan Hodgers
Area Master John O'Mara & Fionnuala O'Hanlon
Best Intermediate Michelle Purcell & Rosalind O'Brien


Winning Pair:-
Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady

2nd Place :- Ronan McMaugh Thomas MacCormac	3rd Place :- John Kelly Liam Maher

Area Master:- Fionnuala O Hanlon John O Mara	Best Inter :- Michelle Purcell Rosalind O Brien

Second Session
Mairead Ni Oistin & Aidan Hodgers

Final Result

2nd Session Result

Tuesday 17th October

 Winners North/South
Martin Brady & Stefan Ekman from
Niamh Harty & Visitor second
Ann O Hanlan & Visitor third

Winners East/West
David Dunne & Paul Delaney from
Evelyn O Donnell & Fred Daly second
Mike Gowie & Ronan McMaugh third

Full Result

Thursday 12th Oct

Rose Gibson Pairs

This week we had the first session of the Rose Gibson trophy, and what a session it was,
Scoring was extraordinary with two pairs scoring above the magical seventy percent
with four other pairs scoring above sixty percent
There is a super entry of thirty seven pairs so all to play for next week !!!!!

The Leaders :-
Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac from
Liam Maher & John Kelly second
Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady third
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald fourth



Leading Pair:-
Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac

Full Result

Tuesday 10th October

 Winners North/South
Conor Moore & Ruth O Dea from
Blathnaid Trayer & Maura Lawlor second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third

Winners East/West
Mick Lynch & Ann Marie Heavey from
Mary Gleeson & Colette Stokes second
Ita Fahy & Grainne Dunne third

Full Result

Thursday 5th October

Thursdays Game
Butler I.M.P.s
Section A

 Winners North/South
Rosalind O Brien & Joe Walsh from
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery second
Mary Lindopp & Ann Hanratty third

Winners East/West
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor from
Gilda Pender & Ann-Marie Carroll second
Fred Daly & Evelyn O Donnell third

Full Result

Section B

 Winners North/South
Kasimir Noga & Paul Williams from
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane second
Michelle Moloney & Siobhan Part third

Winners East/West
Frances Gill & Denis Gill from
John Cantwell & Gerry Tracey second
Joan MacDonald & Krzysztof Sekula third

Full Result

Tuesday 3rd October

 Winners North/South
Michael Gowie & Sheila Kelly from
Helen Friel & Jackie McBride second
Paul Hanratty & Joan MacDonald third

Winners East/West
Ronan McMaugh & Dave Mulhall from
Sheila Howard & Mary Lindopp second
David Dunne & Paul Delaney third

Full Result

Thursday 28th Sept

Mixed Pairs

The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition proved an excellent night for our defending
champions who powered to the top of the leaderboard with an excellent session
Very well done to Sandra Newell and Michael McAuliffe who took the honours.
Special thanks to our tournamenr director John Royds for another excellent job

The Winners :-
Sandra Newell & Michael McAuliffe from
Mary Lindopp & John Kellyr second
Ronan McMaugh & Mamie MacCormac third
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty fourth

First Session
Jackie McBride & John Reilly
Second Session
Gerry Tracey & Mareeda Tracey
Area Master
Michael McInerney & Fionnuala O'Hanlon
Best Intermediate
Philip Robinson & Colette Allen


Winning Pair:-
Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell with Bankers President Gerry Kelly and friends

2nd Place :- John Kelly & Mary Lindopp	3rd Place :- Mamie MacCormac & Ronan McMaugh

1st Session :- John Reilly & Jackie McBride	2nd Session Mareeda Tracey & Gerry Tracey

Area Master :- Fionnuala O'Hanlon & Michael McInerney	Best Intermediate Philip Robinson & Colette Allen

Full Results

2nd Session Result

Tuesday 26th September

 Winners North/South
Thomas Roche & Sean O Lubaigh from
Sue Power & Derick Mulvey second
Deirdre Reid & Mary Lindopp third

Winners East/West
Teresa Gavin & Noel Minogue from
Paul Kane & Ita Fahy second
Ann Hanratty & Sheila Horkan third

Full Result

Thursday 21st Sept

Mixed Pairs

The second major of the year the Mixed Pairs competition has an excellent entry of thirty six pairs
Some excellent hands with matchpoints going in all directions
All to play for, were are only half way there

The Leaders :-
Ronan McMaugh & Mamie MacCormac from
Mary Lindopp & John Kelly and
John Reilly & Jackie McBride joint second
Sandra Newell & Michael McAuliffe fourth




Leading Pair:-
Mamie MacCormac & Ronan McMaugh

Full Result

Tuesday 19th September

 Winners North/South
Brendan Curran & Carol Hawkins from
Joe Walsh & Gerry Murtagh second
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
Peter Pigot & Richard Elvin from
Paul Hanratty & Gerry Lawlor second
Kate Daultrey &Frances A Kelly third

Full Result

Thursday 14th September

Thursdays Game
Section A

 Winners North/South

Liam Maher &Paul Hanratty from
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid second
Frank Kennedy & Teresa Gavin third

Winners East/West
Ann Hanratty & Frances Kelly from
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane second
Ruth O Dea & Marie Slattery third

Winners North South :- Liam Maher & Paul Hanratty

Winners East West :- Frances Kelly & Ann Hanratty

Full Result

Section B

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Martin Brady from
Aoife MacHale & Partner second
Bettina Stefanini & Mary Lindopp third

Winners East/West
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne from
Kay Russell & John Reilly second
Krzysztof Sekula & Kasimir Noga third

Winners North South :- Martin Brady & Paul Delaney

Winners East West :- Sheila Kelly & David Dunne

Full Result

Tuesday 12th September

 Winners North/South
Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly from
Mary Lindopp & Siobhan Part second
Niamh Harty & John O Mara third

Winners East/West
Teresa Gavin & Pat Egan from
Ita Fahy & Mary Stanley second
David Dunne & Paul Delaney third

Full Result

Thursday 7th September

Thursdays Game
Butler I.M.P.s

 Winners North/South

Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea from
Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh second
Martin Brady & Siobhan Part third

Winners East/West
Carol Hawkins & Pat Blaney from
David Synnott & Michael McAuliffe second
Dave Mulhall & Hilary Moran third

Winners North South :- Kevin O Dea & Liam Maher

Winners East West :- Carol Hawkins & Patricia Blaney

Full Result

Tuesday 5th September

 Winners North/South
Michael McAuliffe & Paul Hanratty from
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady second
Donal Dunne & Noel Minogue third

Winners East/West
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley from
Sarah Gilmartin & Fionnuala McInerney second
David Dunne & Blathnaid Trayer third

Full Result

Thursday 31st Aug

Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
saw a lot of change on our leaderboard proving yet again its only half time after the first session
Thanks to our tournament director John Royds for a very well run event

The Winners :-
Mary Lindopp, John Kelly, Ruth O'Dea, Joe Walsh from
Michael McAuliffe, Bernie Lynch, Ann Marie Heavey, Betty Cody second
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Peter Caplan, Fergus O'Rafferty third

2nd Session :-
Michael McInerney, John Reilly, Martin Brady, Sean O Lubaigh



Winning Team:-
Joe Walsh & Mary Lindopp Ruth O Dea John Kelly with Bankers President Gerry Kelly


2nd Place :-
Betty Cody, Ann Marie Heavey, Bernie Lynch Michael McAuliffe

Full Result

2nd Session

Tuesday 29th August

Section A

 Winners North/South
David Dunne & Dave Ryan from
Donal Dunne & Mary Lindopp second
Paul Hanratty & Michael McInerney third

Winners East/West
Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
Fionnuala McInerney & Sarah Gilmartin second
Joe Walsh & Ruth O Dea third

Full Result

Section B

 Winners North/South

Michael McAuliffe & Siobhan Part from
Grainne Dunne & Ita Fahy second
Sheila Horkan & Brid Kemple third

Winners East/West
Michael Rowan & Paul Kane from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Derick Mulvey & Sue Power third

Full Result

Thursday 24th Aug

Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
has an entry of fifteen teams.
This is a competition where you enter as a pair and a draw is made
in the bar to see who your team mates will be
As usual lots of excitement and all to play for as it is only half-time

The Leaders :-
Michael McAuliffe,Bernie Lynch,Ann Marie Heavey,Betty Cody from
Breda Synnott,Kevin O'Dea,Marie Morrissey,Colette Allen second
Donal Dunne,Sheila Horkan,Niamh Harty,Seamus Bradley third



Leading Team:-
Michael McAuliffe, Bernie Lynch, Ann Marie Heavey (Missing Betty Cody)

Full Result

Tuesday 22nd August

Section A

 Winners North/South
Paul Delaney & David Dunne from
Paul Hanratty & John Kelly second
Hilary Moran & Betty Murphy third

Winners East/West
Dave Mulhall & Partner from
Pat Egan & Bernie Rountree second
Krzysztof Sekula & Carol Hawkins third

Full Result

Section B

 Winners North/South

Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh from
Mary Stanley & Siobhan Part second
Colette Stokes & Sue Power third

Winners East/West
Deirdre Reid & Sheila Kelly from
Visitor A &Visitor B second
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary third

Full Result

Thursday 17th August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Mary Lindopp & Bettina Stefanini from
Pat Blaney & Carol Hawkins second
Kate Daultrey & Siobhan Part third

Winners East/West
Richard Hartheimer & Paul Hanratty from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody second
Kay Russell & Donal Dunne third

Winners North South :- Mary Lindopp & Bettina Stefanini

Winners East West :- Paul Hanratty & Richard Hartheimer

Full Result

Tuesday 15th August

 Winners North/South
Martin Brady & David Dunne from
Michael McInerney & Maurice O Leary second
Mary Lindopp & Siobhan Part third

Winners East/West
Sheila Horkan & Grainne Dunne from
Betty Murphy & Ann Hanratty second
Maura Lawlor & Deirdre Reid third

Full Result

Thursday 10th August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Ita Fahy & Rosalind O Brien from
Wojciech Gorczyca & Liam Maher second
Kate Daultrey & Frances Kelly third

Winners East/West
Mary Lindopp & Pat Blaney from
John Knox & Ray Ryan second
Martin Brady & Sean O Lubaigh third

Winners North South :- Rosiland O Brien & Ita Fahy

Winners East West :- Mary Lindopp & Patricia Blaney

Full Result

Tuesday 8th August

 Winners North/South
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald from
Pat Egan & Bernie Lynch second
John Reilly & Joe Walsh third

Winners East/West
Ronan McMaugh & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Sarah Gilmartin & Fionnuala McInerney second
Sean O Lubaigh & Martin Brady third

Full Result

Thursday 3rd August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Terry Walsh & James Heneghan from
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery second
Kevin O Dea & Michelle Moloney third

Winners East/West
Noel Minogue & Ita Fahy from
Peter Stewart & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Michael McInerney & Ruth O Dea third

Winners North South :- Terry Walsh & James Heneghan

Winners East West :- Ita Fahy & Noel Minogue

Full Result

Tuesday 1st August

 Winners North/South
John Kelly & Ita Fahy from
Pat Blaney & Betty Murphy second
Ronan McMaugh & Gerry Lawlor third

Winners East/West
Sheila Hillis & Daphne Morgan from
Niamh Harty & John Reilly second
Sheila Howard & Joe Walsh third

Full Result

Thursday 6th July

A.G.M.

Its only July and we see the start of a whole new season
Our President Gerry Kelly outlined the excellent state of the club
with a full membership a balance sheet in the black and a wealth of talent in
the club to draw on .
This year a number of members are stepping down after serving the club very well
Special mention to Hilary Moran who steps down after 20 years service
Also stepping down is our secretary John Cantwell who has served in the position for the last three years
Mairead Ni Oistin steps down after six years and has done a wonderful job
as competition secretary
Ex Officio Michael McAuliffe our excellent past President also steps down.
A lot of big boots to fill !!!!!!
But our talent pool is deep, Roll on the new season

Bankers Golf outing

This years golf outing took place in the Castle golf many thanks to Paul and Sheila
Williams for organising the event
A beautiful sunny day added to the enjoyment for all


The Winners :-

Gerry Lawlor from
Fergus Rafferty second
Fred Daly third.

Winning Team
Paul Williams Patricia Blaney, Brendan Curran from
Mary Lindopp, Kieran McGarry, Liam Maher



Gerry Lawlor with President Gerry Kelly

 
Winning Team :-
Paul Williams Patricia Blaney Brendan Curran

Thursday 1st June

Presidents Prize Week 5

The final night of the Presidents prize was a fitting end to a superb end of season affair
A number of players still had an excellent chance of winning the overall prize
The final positions were very close with three players tied for second place
Very well done to our President Gerry and his team for a great year's bridge


Presidents Prize 2017 Winner:-
Martin Brady with President Gerry Kelly
Treasurer  David Dunne
Secretary John Cantwell

Overall Second :- Michael McInerney

Overall 3rd :- Thomas MacCormac

Best Area Master :- Kate Daultrey

Best Intermediate:- Michelle Moloney

Presidents Prize 2017 Winners:-


The Winners :-

Martin Brady from
Michael McInerney second
Thomas MacCormac third.

Best Lady
Mary Lindopp

Best Man
Joe Walsh

Best Regional Master
David Dunne

Best Area Master
Kate Daultrey

Best Intermediate
Michelle Moloney


Leaderboard

Thursday 30th March

Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams

The final of the Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams was an excellent night for
the leading team who successfully held off all challengers to lead all the way to the finish line
Our Tournament director John Royds again did so proud Thank you John.


The Winners :-
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty Kevin O Dea & Breda Synnott from
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid Marie Slattery & Brendan Curran second
Peter Stewart & Siobhan Part Dolores Gilliland & Sean Moynihan third.

Second Session
Rita O'Neill & Gerry Kelly Ann O'Connell & Martin Brady

Area Master
Frances Gill & Denis Gill Gerry Tracey & Mareeda Tracey

Best Intermediate
Pat Egan & Rosalind O'Brien Kay Russell & Kasimir Noga


Winning Team:-
Bankers President Gerry Kelly Paul Hanratty Aoife MacHale Ann Hanratty
Breda Synnott Kevin O Dea

2nd Place :- Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid	3rd Place :- Peter Stewart & Siobhan Part Dolores Gilliland & Sean Moynihan

Area Masters :- Frances Gill & Denis Gill Mareeda Tracey & Gerry Tracey	Best Inter :- Pat Egan & Rosalind O'Brien Kay Russell & Kasimir Noga

Winners 2nd Session :-
Rita O'Neill & Gerry Kelly Ann O'Connell & Martin Brady

Full Results

2nd Session Result plus personal records

Thursday 19th January

Ladies and Mens Pairs

The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs was a very good night for our leading
pairs with both leaders staying ahead and winning this years competitions.
Many thanks again to our excellent TD John Royds.

The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Sandra Newell & Dolores Gilliland from
Maria Whelan & Eileen O'Donovan second
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey third


1st Session Ann Hanratty & Breda Synnott

2nd Session Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly

Area Master Pat Blaney & Angela O'Neill

Area Inter Virginia McGreal & Helen Friel



Winners:-
Sandra Newell & Dolores Gilliland

2nd Place :- Maria Whelan Eileen O Donovan	3rd Place :- Ann Marie Heavey, Betty Cody

2nd Session Result Ladies plus personal records

Full Result

The Winners Mens Pairs :-
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
David Dunne & Paul Delaney second

1st Session Martin Brady & Stefan Ekman
2nd Session Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman

Area Master Paul Kane & Willy Clingan

Intermediate Prize Paul Williams & Philip Robinson



Winners:-
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski

2nd Place :- David Dunne & Paul Delaney	Best Inter :- Philip Robinson & Paul Williams

2nd Session Result Men plus personal records


Full Result

Thursday 24th November

Noreen O Connor Teams

This week we had the final of the Noreen O Connor teams,
The bookies favourites came good and came through to win
congrats to Rónan McMaugh, Thomas MacCormac, Marçin Rudzinski,
and Wojciech Gorczyca who are this years champions
Many thanks to our excellent Tournament director John Royds

The Winners :-
Rónan McMaugh, Thomas MacCormac, Marçin Rudzinski, Wojciech Gorczyca from
Peter Stewart, Dolores Gilliland, Berni Lynch, Seán Moynihan second
Ann Fitzgerald, Kieran McGarry, Gilda Pender, AnneMarie Carroll third
Terry Walsh, Bríd Kemple, Sandra Newell, Mary Stanley fourth

Second Session
Rita O'Neill, Ann O'Connell, Gerry Kelly, Eibhlín Counihan
Second Session
Sheila Horkan, Dónal Dunne, Mary Lindopp, John Kelly
Area Master
Kryzstzof Sekula, Kazamir Noga, Catherine Egan, Pat Egan
Intermediate Prize
Paul Williams, Sheila Williams, Michael McInerney, Mike Gowie


Winning Team:-
Ronan McMaugh Marcin Rudzinski Gerry Kelly(President) Thomas MacCormac,Wojciech Gorczyca

2nd Place :- Peter Stewart Dolores Gilliland, Berni Lynch, Seán Moynihan	2nd Session:- John Kelly Mary Lindopp Sheila Horkan Donal Dunne

Winners Area Master :- Kazamir Noga, Kryzstzof Sekula, Pat Egan Catherine Egan,	Winners Intermediate Paul Williams, Sheila Williams, Michael McInerney, (Mike Gowie absent)

Final Results

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