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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
Presidents Prize 2019
Closed
Due to the Coronavirus the Bridge club is closed
with immediate effect
until further notice
Bridge nights are now on BBO @ 7.15
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Camrose winners
Congrats to our Camrose winners BJ O'Brien & Terry Walsh, who won the camrose trials beating the
holders Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Hugh McGann, Nick FitzGibbon and Adam Mesbur.
They join Ranald Milne, Micheal O'Briain, Padraig O'Briain, and Derek O'Gorman
to represent Ireland in the upcoming Camrose event
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upcoming event
Tuesday December 1st IMPs
Tuesday 24th November |
Bankers game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Ronan McMaugh & Ann Marie Heavey second
Colette allen & Maeve Delaney third
East West
Richard Hartheimer & Paul Hanratty from
Mary Seaver & Maeve Flanagan second
John Reilly & Breda Scanlan third
Thursday 19th November |
Bankers game
North South
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney from
BJ O'Brien & Alan O'Sullivan second
Bernie Lynch & Joe Walsh third
East West
Mary Seaver & Maeve Flanagan from
Peggy Shanahan & Adrienne Purdy second
Michael Gowie & Donal Dunne third
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
Thursday 12th November |
Bankers game
North South
Joe Walsh & Peter Stewart from
Maeve Delaney & Sean Maguire second
Sonya Hillis & Conor Boland third
East West
Philip Robinson & Helen Friel from
Pat Egan & Rosalind O'Brien second
Carol Hawkins & Colette Allen third
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
Thursday 5th November |
Bankers game
North South
Ronan McMaugh & Joe Walsh from
Niamh Harty & Paul Kane second
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady third East West
Conor Boland & Michael McAuliffe from
Mareeda Tracey & Máiréad Ní Oistín second
Anne Daly & Sheila Williams third
Tuesday 3rd November |
IBU Simultaneous Pairs
The Annual IBU Simultaneous pairs had the usual wild hands with some very
distributional boards in play
Very well done to Kevin O Dea and Liam Maher who recorder an almost 68% score
North South
Marie Morrissey & Fiona O Gorman from
Marcin Rudzinski & Thomas MacCormac second
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch third East West
Kevin O Dea & Liam Maher from
Giles Murnin & David Connolly second
Ronan McMaugh & Pat Egan third
Thursday 29th October |
Bankers BBO game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Rokita & Krzysztof Sekula second
Bernie Lynch & Michael McAuliffe third East West
Carolyn mcc & Rita O'Neill from
Maeve Delaney & Eileen O'Hare second
Sean O'Lubaigh & Martin Brady third
Tuesday 27th Oct |
Monthly Teams
Our monthly teams this month had an excellent entry of twenty four teams
Thanks to the technology we can play swiss teams for all our team competitions
One of the few plusses of this dreaded virus
The Winners :-
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Michael McAuliffe & Mary Lindopp from
Sean Moynihan, Paul Delaney, Maeve Delaney & Sean Maguire second
Kevin O'Dea, Breda Synnott, Michael Lynch & Conor Moore third
Conor Boland, Thomas MacCormac, Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski fourth
Results
Thursday 22nd October |
Bankers BBO game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Joe Walsh & Donal Dunne second
Ann Fitzgerald & Mary Stanley third East West
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell from
Krzysztof Sekula & Maeve Delaney second
Alfie Sexton & Frances Kelly third
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
Thursday 15th October |
Bankers BBO game
North South
Gilda Pender & Ronan McMaugh from
John Noonan & Peter Stewart second
Joe Walsh & Liam Maher third East West
Billy Ronan & Tom Gilligan from
Sue Power & Anthony Moloney second
Ann Fitzgerald & Mary Stanley third
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
Thursday 8th October |
Bankers BBO game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Sheila Horkan & Grainne Dunne second
Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva third East West
Joe Walsh & Mary Kelly Rogers from
Sean Maguire & Sonya Hillis second
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski third
Thursday 6th October |
Bankers BBO game
Butler IMPs
North South
Noel Minogue & Michael Gowie from
Pat & Catherine Egan second
Maeve Delaney & Sean Maguire third East West
Thomas MacCormac & Ronan McMaugh from
Giles Murnin & David Connolly second
Fiona O'Gorman & Colette Stokes third
Thursday 1st October |
Bankers BBO game
North South
Ronan McMaugh & Conor Moore from
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney second
Paul Kane & Niamh Harty third East West
Brid Kemple & Skibbereen from
Frances Ronan & Pascale Wolfe second
Sue Power & Fiona O'Gorman third
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
Tuesday 16th June |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
The virtual Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams has an entry of twenty three teams
Very well done to our tournament directors Diarmuid Reddan and Ronan McMaugh for
a very efficient swiss movement.
The top eight teams qualify for knockout with the remaining play in a consolation swiss final
Leading Teams are :-
BJ O Brien Siobhan Part Michael McAuliffe Mamie MacCormac
Giles Murnin David Connolly ,Deirdre Linnane Carmel Murnin
Martin Brady , Kate Daultrey Ann-Marie Heavey , Sean O'Lubaigh
Ronan McMaugh , Mary Lindopp Peter Stewart , Bernadette Lynch
Helen Friel , Seamus Bradley Collette Allen , Denis Gill
Breda Synnott , Kevin O'Dea Anne Keating , Dermot O'Brien
Evgenia Gladysheva , Joseph Walsh Ruth O'Dea , Frank Kennedy
Sonya Hillis , Huey Daly Maeve Delaney , Paul Delaney
Result
Tuesday 21st January |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs.
In the Ladies there was a big change at the top with many of the leading pairs
struggling to keep their run going
and were caught by the chasing pack.
Well done to Mary Lindopp who wins this competition again, this time with
Aoife MacHale
Not as much in the men's where Kevin and Liam managed to hold on
despite the efforts of the chasing pack
Many thanks again to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Mary Lindopp & Aoife MacHale from
Brid Kemple & Siobhan Part second
Niamh Harty & Erika Nasickyte third
1st Session Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney
2nd Session Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh
Area Master Caroline Crowley, Fiona O Gorman
Intermediate Carmel Murnin & Deirdre Linnane
Winners:-
Mary Lindopp & Aoife MacHale
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2nd Place :- Siobhan Part Brid Kemple |
Best Area Master:- Caroline Crowley, Fiona O Gorman |
Full Result
The Winners Mens Pairs :-
Kevin O Dea & Liam Maher from
David Dunne & Wojciech Gorczyca second
1st Session Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh
2nd Session Tomas Roche & Sean Moynihan
Area Master John Reilly & Michael McInerney
Winners:-
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea
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2nd Place :- Wojciech Gorczyca David Dunne |
1st Session :- Ronan McMaugh Thomas MacCormac, |
2nd Session :-
Sean Moynihan Tomas Roche