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Committee President Ronan McMaugh Hon Secretary Niamh Harty Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill Immediate Past President Deirdre Reid Club supplies & dealing machine Helen Friel Competition Secretary Sheila Kelly Member welfare & dealing machine Marie Morrissey Technical support Mike Gowie Bridge promotion BJ O Brien Fanagan League Philip Robinson TD rota Mick Lynch |
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GDPR and You
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Due to the Coronavirus the Bridge club is closed
with immediate effect
until further notice
Bridge nights are now on BBO @ 7.15
Enter Here for majors
Bridge Base on Line
Walk through guide to BBO
BBO On Line Policy
Thanks to all who supported our charity night
For more info re Capuchin day centre or to make a donation
https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie
President’s Prize Leaderboard 2021
Diary Date
Annual General Meeting
Tuesday 6th July 2021
Thursday 17th June |
Bankers game
North South
Liam Maher & Gerry Lawlor from
Martin Brady & Kevin O'Dea second
Aoife MacHale & Antoinette McGee third
East West
Seamus Bradley & John Reilly from
Noel Minogue & Carol Hawkins second
Sheila Horkan & Donal Dunne third
Results
Tuesday 15th June |
Bankers game
North South
Willy Clingan & Frances A Kelly from
Rosalind O'Brien & Elaine Fitzpatrick second
Michael McAuliffe & Liam Maher third
East West
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid from
Karel De Raeymaeker & Luca Crone second
David Connolly & Giles Murnin third
Results
Thursday 10th June |
Bankers game
North South
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald from
Marie Slattery & Deirdre Reid second
Maire O'Connor & Grainne Dunne third
Rosalind O'Brien & Pat Egan fourth
Tuesday 8th June |
Bankers game
North South
Martin Brady & BJ O'Brien from
Helen Friel & Seamus Bradley second
Willy Clingan & Frances A Kelly third
East West
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch from
Ita Fahy & Liam Maher second
Fionnuala O'Hanlon & John O'Mara third
Results
Thursday 3rd June |
Bankers game
North South
Peter Pigot & BJ O'Brien from
Rita O'Neill & Gerry Kelly second
Ann Marie Heavey & John Reilly third
East West
Sue Power & Marie James from
Mary Lindopp & Mary Stanley second
Christy Tierney & Noel Minogue third
Tuesday 1st June |
Our Presidents prize concluded after five nights excellent bridge, many thanks to all who supported
our President's event.
A number of people playing in this competition for the very first time.
Very well done to :-
Overall winner :-
Paul Delaney
Runner up :-
Maeve Delaney
3rd place :-
Marie James
Regional Master :-
Sean Moynihan
Area Master :-
Pat Egan
Intermediate :-
Sean Maguire
Best Lady :-
Helen Friel
Best Man :-
Michael McAuliffe
Winners on the night
Presidents Prize
Week 5 Section A
North South
Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
Helen Friel & Seamus Bradley second
David Connolly & Marie James third
East West
Betty Cody & Pat Egan from
Collette Allen & Carol Hawkins second
Martin Brady & Sean O'Lubaigh third
Week 5 Section B
North South
Denis Mortell & Paula Heaphy from
Siobhán Part & Brid Kemple second
Frances Gill & Grainne Courtney third
East West
Kieran Crowley & Sean Moynihan from
Fergus O'Rafferty & Adrienne Purdy second
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley third
Results
Presidents Prize
Overall winners :-
Overall winner :-
Paul Delaney
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2nd Place :- Maeve Delaney |
Regional Master:- Sean Moynihan |
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Area Master :- Pat Egan |
Best Lady :- Helen Friel |
Thursday 27th May |
Bankers game
North South
Donal Dunne & Sheila Horkan from
Rachel Connellan & Adrienne Purdy second
Suzanne Hill & Rosalind O'Brien third
East West
Carol Hawkins & Collette Allen from
Hilery Murphy & Sheila Williams second
Sean Moynihan & Gerry Kelly third
Tuesday 25th May |
Presidents Prize
Week 4 Section A
North South
Mick Lynch & Ann Marie Heavey from
Maria Whelan & Michael McAuliffe second
Martin Purdy & Fergus O'Rafferty third
East West
Deirdre Leopold & John Flavin from
Sonya Hillis & Conor Moore second
Ita Fahy & Maura Lawlor third
Week 4 Section B
North South
Liam Maher & Gerry Lawlor from
Martin Brady & Sean Maguire second
Máiréad Ní Oistín & Sheila Horkan third
East West
Betty Murphy & Ann Hanratty from
Paul & Maeve Delaney second
Philip Robinson & Frank Kennedy third
Thursday 20th May |
Bankers game
North South
Maria Whelan & Pat Egan from
Paul Hanratty & Gerry Lawlor second
Maura Lawlor & Catherine Egan third
East West
Rachel Connellan & Elaine fitzgerald from
Deirdre Leopold & Elizabeth Meagher second
Mary Stanley & Gerry Kelly third
Tuesday 18th May |
Presidents Prize
Week 3 Section A
North South
David Dunne & Paul Delaney from
Michael Gowie & Peter Stewart second
Carol Hawkins & Pat Egan third
East West
Michael McInerney & Sean Moynihan from
Seamus Bradley & John Reilly second
Fionnuala O'Hanlon & Máiréad Ní Oistín third
Week 3 Section B
North South
Dermot O'Brien & Kevin O'Dea from
Liam Maher & Conor Moore second
Rosalind O'Brien & Ita Fahy third
East West
Erika Nasickyte & Marie James from
Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva second
Fionnuala McInerney & BJ O'Brien third
Thursday 13th May |
Bankers game
North South
Margaret McConville & Sheila Williams from
John O'Mara & Mary Seaver second
Pat Egan & Rosalind O'Brien third
East West
Marie James & Niamh Harty from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody second
Suzanne Hill & Maire O'Connor third
Tuesday 11th May |
Presidents Prize
Week 2 Section A
North South
Wojciech Gorczyca & Thomas MacCormac from
Conor Moore & Kevin O'Dea second
Dermot O'Brien & Ruth O'Dea third
East West
Marcin Rudzinski & Ronan McMaugh from
Eileen O'Hare & Maeve Delaney second
Rick & Geraldine Crowe third
Week 2 Section B
North South
Paul Delaney & Sean Maguire from
Marie Morrissey & Aisling O'Grady second
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh third
East West
Martin Purdy & Marie James from
Eileen O'Donovan & Michael McAuliffe second
Joseph Dolan & John McCurdy third
Thursday 6th May |
Bankers game
North South
DonalMacAonghusa & Peter Pigot from
Mary Lindopp & Anne-Marie Heavey second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third
East West
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald from
Michael McInerney & Gerry Kelly second
Michael Gowie & John Reilly third
Tuesday 4th May |
Presidents Prize
Week 1 Section A
North South
Anne Keating & Frances Kelly from
Donal Dunne & Sheila Horkan second
Carol Hawkins & Denis Mortell third
East West
Grainne Dunne & Christy Tierney from
Breda Synnott & Kevin O'Dea second
Paul & Ann Hanratty third
Week 1 Section B
North South
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Denis & Frances Gill second
Mamie MacCormac & Michael McAuliffe third
East West
Brid Kemple & Ronan McMaugh and
Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney joint first
Peter Ryan & Richard Hartheimer third
Sunday 2nd May |
Bankers Mini Congress
Congress Teams
Thomas MacCormac, Donna Wood, Jade Barrett & Paul D from
Paul Kane, Mary Stanley, Dermot O'Brien & Anne Keating second
Jeroen Lodewijks, Norbert van Woerkom, Justin Corfield & Mairead Haugh third
John Flavin, Edward Spain, Deirdre Leopold & Elizabeth Meagher fourth
Full Results
Intermediate Teams
Margaret McConville, Maureen Nolan, Bernadette Murray, Blanaid Nally & Viv Cosgrave from
Rachel Connellan, Fionnuala Lynch, Maeve Flanagan & Mary Seaver second
Fiona McGoldrick, Mary Kane, Léan McMahon & Jim Manning third
Breda O'Mahony, Liz Sherlock, Donal O'Keeffe & Aindrias O'Caoimh fourth
Full Results
Saturday 1st May |
Bankers Mini Congress
Congress Pairs
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley from
Thomas MacCormac & Stephen Barr second
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly third
Michelle Moloney & Enda Glynn fourth
Results
Intermediate Pairs
Vincent Hannon & John Lysaght from
Brendan Rushe & Aindrias O'Caoimh second
Max & Marjorie McNeill third
Noel Murphy & Catherine Carabine fourth
Results
Tuesday 27th April |
Monthly Swiss Teams
The Winners :-
Marcin Rudzinski, Ronan McMaugh, Michael McAuliffe & Claudiu Dima from
Fionnuala McInerney, John Reilly, Michael McInerney, Frank Kennedy second
Giles Murnin, David Connolly, Adrienne Purdy & Marie James third
Peeter Brehhov, Kate Daultrey, Mick Lynch & Conor Moore fourth
Results
Tuesday 23rd March |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
An exciting end to this years Joe MacHale tournament with the lead changing
during the final session, and the winners coming from behind in the last round to take the title.
Very well done to :-
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Ann Marie Heavey & Claudiu Dima who are
this years champions.
Winning Teams are :-
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Claudiu Dima, Ann Marie Heavey | 110.30 |
2 |
Aoife MacHale, Peter Goodman, Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh | 110.20 |
3 |
Mary Lindopp, Michael McAuliffe, Liam Maher & Ita Fahy | 99.03 |
4 |
Michael McInerney, Rosalind O'Brien, Pat Egan & Catherine Egan | 97.84 |
Tuesday 16th March |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
Its difficult to believe this is our second virtual Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams which this year
has a super entry of twenty eight teams.
the competition is running as a swiss movement.
Leading Teams are :-
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
Aoife MacHale, Peter Goodman, Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh | 65.26 |
2 |
Wojciech Gorczyca, Eileen O'Donovan, Maria Whelan & Conor Moore | 60.89 |
3 |
Mary Lindopp, Michael McAuliffe, Liam Maher & Ita Fahy | 57.86 |
4 |
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Claudiu Dima, Ann Marie Heavey | 52.30 |
Tuesday 16th February |
Bankers charity night
This week we held our annual charity night, which this year was in aid of the
Capuchin day centre and the wonderful work Brother Kevin and his team do every day
to feed the homeless in our city
For more information about the Capuchin centre and to donate check out
https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie
Winners
Joop Mevius & Willem Mevius from
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski second
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch third
Eileen O Donovan & Maria Whelan fourth
Michael McAuliffe & Liam Maher fifth
Joseph Dolan & John McCurdy sixth
Brother Kevin
Tuesday 19th January |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs.
There were no big surprises this year with both leaders in each event
holding their lead to win.
Very well done to Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell who win their first major in the club
by winning this years Ladies pairs competition
The men's pairs, Martin and Paul closed out the event in style
by winning the second session thereby ensuring their would be no nasty surprises
Thanks to all who supported both events and made them very enjoyable competitions
The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell | 840.50 |
57.73 |
2 |
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald | 828.75 |
56.92 |
3 |
Rita O'Neill & Grainne Dunne | 817 |
56.11 |
4 |
Brid Kemple & Paula Heaphy | 815 |
55.98 |
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Winners:-
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell
The Winners Men's Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady | 793.33 |
66.11 |
2 |
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O'Brien | 734.75 |
61.23 |
3 |
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman | 701 |
58.42 |
4 |
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca |
676.40 |
57.37 |
Winners:-
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady
Tuesday 12th January |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
This week we have the Ladies and Men's pairs.
Thanks to technology another excellent run competitions with many fine hands
to keep us all alert.
In the Ladies Pairs where there is an excellent entry of thirty pairs it is
all very close at the top, with only a small margin between the top pairs,
with plenty of time for the chasing pack to pounce.
The men's pairs has a very good entry of twenty six pairs
Leading with a super score of almost 66% is Paul Delaney and Marin Brady,
so a lot of work for the rest of us to catch up.
However its only half time !!!!!
The Leaders Ladies Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell | 440 |
60.44 |
= 2 |
Brid Kemple & Paula Heaphy | 436 |
59.89 |
= 2 |
Marie Slattery & Ruth O Dea | 436 |
59.89 |
4 |
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald | 426 |
58.52 |
The Leaders Men's Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady | 411.33 |
65.92 |
2 |
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman | 381 |
61.06 |
3 |
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O'Brien | 379.75 |
60.86 |
4 |
Willem Mevius & Jeroen Lodewijks |
370,08 |
59.31 |
Tuesday 17th November |
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week we had the second half of the Noreen O Connor teams.
Some very distributional hands and two thin slams in the last set to make for an
exciting finish and a lot of changes to our leaderboard with our overall
winner not in the top five last week.
Very well done to : -
Conor Moore, Michael Lynch, Frances Kelly & Alfie Sexton who are this years winners
Many thanks to our Tournament director Bernard Higgins for another well run competition
The Winners :-
Conor Moore, Michael Lynch, Frances Kelly & Alfie Sexton from
Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney second
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part third
Billy Ronan, Tom Gilligan, Pat Cassidy & Fran Ronan fourth
Sheila Horkan, Donal Dunne, Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody fifth
Area Master :-
Suzanne Hill, Maire O'Connor, Denis Mortell & Paula Heaphy
2nd Session :-
Paul Hanratty, Ann Hanratty, Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly
Tuesday 10th November |
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week saw the start of the Noreen O Connor teams, which we tried
on a new platform Real Bridge.
Quite a few technical issues with many players having difficulty with the new technology.
Which lead to a number of delays, but hopefully will work better next week.
Very well done to : -
Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney who are the first round leaders.
Many thanks to our Tournament director Bernard Higgins who had a difficult night
The Leaders :-
Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney from
Dermot O’Brien & Anne Keating, Breda Synnott & Kevin O'Dea second
Billy Ronan & Tom Gilligan, Pat cassidy & Fran Ronan third
David Dunne , Sheila Kelly, Mamie MacCormac & Michael McAuliffe fourth
Máire O’Connor & Suzanne Hill, Denis Mortell & Paula Heaphy fifth
Tuesday 20th Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
The second session of the Rose Gibson saw our President Ronan McMaugh and
his partner
Thomas MacCormac charge through the field, to win the second
session, however there was no stopping our leaders Martin Brady and Paul Delaney
who had an excellent 2nd place session finish to win this years competition
The Winners :-
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney from
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch second
BJ O'Brien & Siobhan Part third
Edward Spain & John Flavin fourth
Anne Keating & Dermot O Brien fifth
First Session Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody
Second Session Ronan McMaugh & Thomas MacCormac
Area Master Evgenia Gladysheva and Helen Friel
Winning Pair:-
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady
Tuesday 13th Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
The Rose Gibson pairs this year has a super entry of 53 pairs.
Some excellent scoring with the top two pairs scoring over 66%
Very well done again to our Tournament Director who makes the magic happen
on our screens in a fast and efficient manner
The Leaders :-
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney 867.20
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch 793.24
Anne Keating & Dermot O'Brien 775.88
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Cody 763.32
Evgenia Gladysheva & Helen Friel 760.20
Tuesday 29th Sept |
Mixed Pairs
The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition was another
excellent nights bridge with many interesting hands
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Very well done to Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney who claimed this years top spot.
Special thanks to our tournament director for another excellent job
The Winners :-
Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney from
BJ O'Brien & Siobhan Part second
Mary Lindopp & Ronan McMaugh and
Erika Nasickyte & Fergus O'Rafferty joint third
First Session
David Connolly & Deirdre Linnane
Second Session
Frances Kelly & Conor Moore
Area Master
Colette O'Callaghan & John Flavin
Winning Pair:-
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid
Results
Tuesday 22nd Sept |
Mixed Pairs
The Mixed Pairs competition week two unfortunately had to be abandoned due to a
major
system crash on BBO and that is very bad luck on one pair who would have won, however
it gives the rest of us another week to win this coveted trophy.
Please remember this is the first time we have been effected by this and without
this service we would have no game at all.
It merely confirms the huge demands bridge players around the world are placing on this service
The event will be concluded next week when Ronan promises everything will run smoothly !!!
Tuesday 15th Sept |
Mixed Pairs
The Mixed Pairs competition this year has a super entry of 47 pairs
Very well done to all who are organising our events and allowing us to
continue enjoying our game in this strange season.
The Leaders :-
North South
Sean Maguire & Maria Whelan from
Erika Nasickyte & Fergus O'Rafferty second
Mary Lindopp & Ronan McMaugh third
Breda Scanlon & Johanna McDonald fourth
East West
David Connolly & Deirdre Linnane from
Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney second
BJ O'Brien & Siobhan Part third
Michael McInerney & Colette Allen fourth
Friday 11th September |
Golf outing
The Bankers held their delayed golf outing this year in Edmondstown golf club
It very successful and enjoyable day, great to meet everyone again and I
am happy to report nobody has aged a day.
Overall winner Ronan Nolan from
Giles Murnin second
Fergus O Rafferty third
Winning team Daphne Kaye & Liam Maher from
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty
President Ronan McMaugh with our winner Ronan Nolan
Winning team Daphne Kaye & Liam Maher
Nolan Memorial Teams
Our President Ronan McMaugh also made a presentation to Collette Allen who
was a member of the winning team in the recently held Nolan Memorial teams
Tuesday 25th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The second week of the Nolan Memorial teams was divided into three sections
and run on a swiss system. With only three matches and problems on BBO
with long delays between matches it was a quiet a slog.
Very well done to our winners
The Winners :-
Colette Allen, Noel Minogue, Rick Crowe, Geraldine Crowe from
Paul Delaney, Maeve Delaney, Paul Williams, Sheila Williams second
Billy Ronan, Tom Gilligan, David Connolly, Giles Murnin third
Dermot O’Brien, Kevin O’Dea, Niamh Harty, Máire O’Connor fourth
Nolan Silver Knockout :-
Michael McAuliffe, Mary Lindopp, Anne-Marie Feeney, Colette Stokes from
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Frances Gill, Denis Gill
Nolan Bronze Knockout :-
Ronan McMaugh, Marcin Rudzinski, John Reilly, Sue Power from
Gerry Kelly, Gráinne Dunne, Liz Sherlock, Joan McDonald
Tuesday 18th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
has an excellent entry of twenty four teams
Very well done to all who are organising and making it possible for us to
continue to enjoy our game.
The competition is being run on a swiss format and is working really well
great work !!!
The Leaders :-
Seán Moynihan , Richard Hartheimer, Fergus O’Rafferty, Erika Nasickyte from
Paul Delaney , Maeve Delaney, Paul Williams, Sheila Williams second
Breda Synnott , Alfie Sexton, Philip Robinson,Deirdre Leopold third
Colette Allen , Noel Minogue, Rick Crowe, Geraldine Crowe fourth
Full Result
Tuesday 7th July |
A.G.M.
The Bankers club held its first ever Zoom A.G.M. to elect its new President.
Deirdre Reid having served a very successful two year term as President thanked all of
her outgoing committee, sub committees and the many people who helped her during
her reign in office and wished our new President Ronan McMaugh every good wishes for his term.
Special thanks to a number of people stepping down from committee
Marie Slattery Giles Murnin and John Reilly
David Dunne has completed three years as Honorary Treasurer.
The current COVID crisis continues to severely hamper the bridge community with all play
moved to on line and no date in sight yet for over the table play.
Committee
President Ronan McMaugh
Hon Secretary Niamh Harty
Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill
Ex Officio Deirdre Reid
Helen Friel
Marie Morrissey
Mike Gowie
BJ O Brien
Philip Robinson
Sheila Kelly
Tuesday 23rd June |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
The virtual Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams finished with a win for the team who snatched
the last qualifying place the previous week to reach the final.
Very well done to :-
Sonya Hillis , Huey Daly Maeve Delaney , Paul Delaney
Runner up were :-
Giles Murnin David Connolly ,Deirdre Linnane Carmel Murnin
3rd place :-
BJ O Brien Siobhan Part Michael McAuliffe Mamie MacCormac
4th place :-
Martin Brady , Kate Daultrey Ann-Marie Heavey , Sean O'Lubaigh
5th place :-
Ronan McMaugh , Mary Lindopp Peter Stewart , Bernadette Lynch
6th place :-
Evgenia Gladysheva , Joseph Walsh Ruth O'Dea , Frank Kennedy
7th place :-
Breda Synnott , Kevin O'Dea Anne Keating , Dermot O'Brien
8th place :-
Helen Friel , Seamus Bradley Collette Allen , Denis Gill
Consolation swiss final
The consolation swiss final between the remaining fourteen teams was won by
Peter Goodman Aoife MacHale Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh from
Fergus O'Rafferty Erika Nasickyte Niamh Harty & John Reilly second
Conor Moore & Maria Whelan Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O'Donovan third
Liam Maher Ita Fahy Ann & Paul Hanratty
A huge thank you to our tournament directors Diarmuid Reddan and Ronan McMaugh for
a superbly efficient tournament
Result