Bankers President Deirdre Reid

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Bankers Bridge Club and GDPR

Presidents Prize 2018



New Season starts next week

The first major competition of the new 2018/19 season  
Nolan Memorial Teams which will be held over two nights on:

Tuesday 21st August AND Tuesday 28th August

For this competition you enter as a PAIR on the club competition entry system

www.bankersbookagame.com. 

Thursday 16th August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Mary Lindopp & John Kelly from
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch second
Kate Daultrey & Dinah McNutt third

Winners East/West

Michael McInerner & Sean Moynihan from
Joe Walsh & Teresa Gavin second
Martin Brady & Sean O Lubaigh third

Full Result

Tuesday 14th August

Tuesday's Game
 Winners North/South

Mary Lindopp & Siobhan Part from
Kate Daultrey & Joe Walsh second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third

Winners East/West
Marie Morrissey & Daphne Morgan
Barbara Walsh & Sheila Horkan second
Teresa Gavin & Mike Gowie third

Full Result

Thursday 9th August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Ita Fahy & Mary Stanley from
Sean Moynihan & Grainne Dunne second
Philip Robinson & John Flavin third

Winners East/West

Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
Martin Brady & Siobhan Part second
Liam Maher & Paul Hanratty third

Full Result

Tuesday 7th August

Tuesday's Game
 Winners North/South

Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy from
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien second
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid third

Winners East/West
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor from
Karel De Raeymaeker & Aisling Considine second
Michael McInerney & Keith MacDonald third

Winners North/South :- Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy	Winners East West :- Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor

Full Result

Thursday 2nd August

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Sean Moynihan & Tomas Roche from
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan second
Barbara Walsh & Deirdre Reid third

Winners East/West

Christy Tierney & John Kelly from
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch second
Carol Hawkins & Hilary Moran third

Full Result

Tuesday 31st July

Tuesday's Game
 Winners North/South

Ronan McMaugh & Michael McAuliffe from
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid second
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan third

Winners East/West
Karel De Raeymaeker & Aisling Considine from
Caroline Crowley & Kate Daultrey second
Mary Lindopp & Ita Fahy third

Full Result

Thursday 26th July

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Wojciech Gorczyca & Conor Boland from
Frances Gill & Denis Gill second
Donal Dunne & Betty Coady third

Winners East/West

Tomas Roche & Paul Delaney from
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien second
Christy Tierney & John Kelly third

Full Result

Tuesday 24th June

Tuesday's Game
Section A upstairs
 Winners North/South

Christy Tierney & Liam Maher from
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski second
Sean Moynihan & Eileen O Donovan third

Winners East/West
Sean O Lubaigh & Martin Brady from
Mary Lindopp & Kate Daultrey second
Hilary Moran & Patricia Blaney third

Winners North/South :- Christy Tierney & Liam Maher	Winners East West :- Sean O Lubaigh & Martin Brady

Full Result

Section B
 Winners North/South

Terry Walsh & B J O Brien from
Caroline Crowley & Helen Friel second
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
Roisin Troy & Peter Caplan from
Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne second
Colette Allen & Noel Minogue third

Full Result

Thursday 19th July

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Daphne Morgan & Sheila Hillis from
Christy Tierney & Mike Gowie second
Sheila Kelly & Maura Lawlor third

Winners East/West

Pat Blaney & Kay Russell from
John Reilly & Seamus Bradley second
Marcin Rudzinski & David Dunne third

Full Result

Tuesday 17th July

Tuesday's Game

 Winners North/South

Karel De Raeymaeker & Aisling Considine from
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan second
Betty Coady & Donal Dunne

Winners East/West
Marie Slattery & Brendan Curran from
Mary Lindopp & John Kelly second
Breda Synnott & Kevin O Dea third

Winners North/South :- Karel De Raeymaeker & Aisling Considine	Winners East West :- Brendan Curran & Marie Stattery

Full Result

Thursday 12th July

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Martin Brady & Sean O Lubaigh from
Mary Lindopp & Dave Ryan second
Kazimierz Noga & Angela O Neill third

Winners East/West

B J O Brien & Siobhan Part from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor and
Paul Delaney & Conor Boland joint second

Full Result

Tuesday 10th July

Tuesday's Game

 Winners North/South

Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan from
Niamh Harth & Seamus Bradley second
Jim Mullally & Christy Tierney third

Winners East/West
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady from
Pat Egan & Joe Walsh second
Siobhan Part & Michael McAuliffe third

Winners North/South :- Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan	Winners East West :- Martin Brady & Paul Delaney

Full Result

Thursday 5th July

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Martin Brady & Siobhan Part from
Gilda Pender & Ann Fitzgerald second
Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche third

Winners East/West

Dayvid Dunne & Dave Ryan from
Sheila Horkan & Mary Lindopp second
Paul Kane & Niamh Harty third

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 28th June

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Pat Egan & Helen Friel from
Gerry Lawlor & Paul Hanratty second
Joe Walsh & Eileen O Donovan third

Winners East/West

Sean O Lubaigh & Martin Brady from
Colette Allen & Ruth O Dea second
Seamus Bradley & John Reilly third

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

Thursday 21st June

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady from
Mary Lindopp & Grainne Dunne second
Sean Moynihan & Joe Walsh third

Winners East/West

Wojciech Gorczyca & Maciej Katek from
Paul Delaney & David Dunne and
Conor Boland & Tomas Roche joint second

Full Result

Tuesday 19th June

Tuesday's Game

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Pat Egan from
Breda Synnott & Rita O Neill second
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid third

Winners East/West
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary from
Liam Maher & Paul Hanratty second
Helen Friel & Paul Murphy third

Winners North/South :- Paul Delaney & Pat Egan	Winners East West :- Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary

Full Result

Thursday 14th June

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Kazimierz Noga & Angela O Neill from
Pat Egan & Eileen O Donovan second
Sean Moynihan & Michael McInerney third

Winners East/West

Paul Delaney & Partner from
Mary Lindopp & Ann Hanratty second
Niamh Harty & Sheila Williams third

Full Result

Tuesday 12th June

Tuesday's Game

 Winners North/South

Mary Lindopp & Anna Onishuk from
Joe Walsh & Sheila Horkan second
Liam Maher & Jim Mullally third

Winners East/West
Jackie McBride & Johanna McDonald from
Sean O Lubaigh & Paul Delaney second
Giles Murnin & David Connolly third

Winners North/South :- Anna Onishuk & Mary Lindopp	Winners East West :- Jackie McBride & Johanna McDonald

Full Result

Thursday 7th June

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Daphne Morgan & Sheila Hillis from
Bettina Stefanini & Sheila Horkan second
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy third

Winners East/West

Paul Delaney & Dave Ryan and
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane joint first
Siobhán Part & Rosalind O Brien third

Full Result

Tuesday 5th June

Tuesday's Game


 Winners North/South

Bláthnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary from
Liam Maher & Conor Moore second
Michael Gowie & Teresa Gavin third

Winners East/West
Kieran Crowley & Caroline Crowley from
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney second
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid third

Winners North/South :- Bláthnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary	Winners East West :- Kieran Crowley & Caroline Crowley

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

Thursday 20th March

Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams

The final of the Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams saw a very exciting finish
and heartbreak for our leaders who lead all the way to the end only to be pipped
by the narrowest of margins at the end when the winners picked up a maximum
in the last round to claim the title
Our Tournament director Brian Lawlor again did so proud Thank you Brian


The Winners :-
Siobhán Part,Stefan Ekman,Kate Daultrey,Martin Brady from
Sheila Williams,Paul Williams,Caroline Crowley,Frank Kennedy second
Deirdre Reid,Christy Tierney,Marie Slattery,Brendan Curran third.

Second Session
Aoife MacHale,Peter Goodman,Sandra Newell,Seán Ó Lúbaigh

Area Master
Rosalind O'Brien,Michael McInerney,Catherine Egan,Pat Egan



Winning Team:-
Bankers President Gerry Kelly with
Stefan Ekman, Siobhán Part, Kate Daultrey,Martin Brady
Club treasurer David Dunne and Aoife MacHale

2nd Place :- Paul Williams Caroline Crowley Sheila Williams Frank Kennedy	Area Master :- ,Pat Egan Rosalind O'Brien, ,Catherine Egan, Michael McInerney

Full Results

2nd Session Result plus personal records

Sunday 11th March

Bankers host triangular match

The Bankers club was the venue for a triangular match between the Bankers club the
Regent and the Civil Service clubs.
Each club were represented by an open team an Area Master team an Intermediate team
and a President selected team
A very enjoyable nights bridge was enjoyed by all
Very well done to Deirdre Reid and her team who organised the event and to
our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins who ensured a smooth running event

Bankers President Gerry Kelly presents Eamon Keogh with the overall trophy

The Regent open team winners	The Regent Area Master winners

The Regent Intermediate winners	The Bankers President selection winners

More Pictures from the night

Tuesday 16th 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 Ita and Mary who held their place to win this years competition.
Not so in the mens where Martin and Stefan had a night to forget which allowed
the field to overtake them.
Very well done to David Dunne and Dave Ryan who are this years winners
Many thanks again to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins

The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Ita Fahy & Mary Lindopp from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Coady second
Sheila Howard & Betty Murphy third


1st Session Collette Allen & Sheila Williams

2nd Session Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald

Area Master Caroline Crowley & Erica Nasickyte

Intertermediate Caroline Crowley & Erica Nasickyte


Winners:-
Ita Fahy & Mary Lindopp

2nd Place :- ,Betty Cody Ann Marie Heavey	Ist Session :- Collette Allen, Sheila Williams

Full Result

The Winners Mens Pairs :-
David Dunne Dave Ryan from
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca second

1st Session Martin Brady & Stefan Ekman

2nd Session John Kelly & Noel Minogue

Area Master Michael McInerney & Pat Egan

Intermediate Prize Paul Williams & Philip Robinson


Winners:-
Dave Ryan & David Dunne

2nd Place :- Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski	Best AM :- Pat Egan Michael McInerney

Full Result

Thursday 30th November

Noreen O Connor Teams

This week we had the Noreen O Connor teams.
Due to unfortunate circumstances this year the competition was run as a
one session swiss event.
This was an excellent event with everyone playing the same boards each round
Many thanks to our excellent Tournament director John Royds
Ita Fahy continued her great run of form, fresh from her recent wins in Kilkenny
she led her team to victory

The Winners :-
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, John Kelly, Mary Lindopp from
Steve Bearpark, Brendan Curran, Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid second
Gráinne Dunne, Gerry Kelly, Rita O'Neill, Seán Moynihan third
Michelle Moloney, Ruth O'Dea, Mick Lynch, Conor Moore fourth

Area Master
Paul Williams, Sheila Williams, Philip Robinson, Colette Allen


Winning Team:-
Liam Maher Ita Fahy Gerry Kelly(President) Mary Lindopp,John Kelly


Winners Area Master :-
Colette Allen, Philip Robinson, Sheila Williams, Paul Williams,

Final Results

 

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

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

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

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

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