Bankers President Gerry Kelly

T.D Roster for April Tuesday  17th Apr  18. Ronan McMaugh Thursday 19 Apr 18  Teresa Gavin Tuesday  24 Apr  18. Monthly teams Thursday 26th Apr 18  Fergus O Rafferty Tuesday 27 Mar 18   Fergus O'Rafferty Thursday 29  Mar  18 Teresa Gavin

 

 

Cooper Cup success
Congratulations to our intermediates who were the Cooper Cup intermediate winners
at the weekend and are now promoted to Master level
Also on the winners list at the weekend were :-
Derick Mulvey who finished third on Cooper cup team
Paul Williams, Philip Robinson, Sheila Williams who finished runners up in the Intermediate section
Derick Mulvey Best A1 in the Lambert Cup
Caroline Crowley Runner-up A1 in Lambert Cup
Siobhan Part - Kate Daultrey Session 2 winners Lambert Cup



Left to right; Catherine Egan, Eileen O'Hare, Emmer Kee , Mike Gowie, Teresa Gavin.

Upcoming events


24th April 2018 Tuesday Monthly Teams

President's Prize
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Bankers Golf outing June 1st

 

Thursday 19th April

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Krzysztof Sekula & John O Mara from
Pat Egan & Eileen O Donovan second
Michael McAuliffe & Marcin Rudzinski third

Winners East/West
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley from
Peter Stewart & David Jackson second
Ann O Connell & Frances Kelly third

Full Result

Tuesday 17th April

I.B.U. Qualifier
 Winners North/South
Section A

Liam Maher & John Kelly from
Michele Purcell & Rosalind O Brien second
Bláthnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski from
Ann O Connell & Rita O Neill second
Mick Lynch & Conor Moore third

Winners North/South :- Liam Maher John Kelly	Winners East West :- Wojciech Gorczyca Marcin Rudzinski

Full Result

Section B

Marie Morrissey & Daphne Morgan from
Martha Mulcahy & Paula Heaphy second
Gráinne Dunne & Gerry Kelly third

Winners East/West
Jackie McBride & John Reilly from
Richard Hartheimer & Paul Hanratty second
Joe Walsh & Seán Moynihan third

Full Result

 

Thursday 12th April

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Marcin Rudzinski from
Grainne Dunne & Mary Lindopp second
Siobhan Part & Kate Daultrey third

Winners East/West
Conor Moore & Liam Maher from
John Connolly & Stephen Barr second
Rosalind O Brien & Marie O Connor third

Full Result

Tuesday 10th April

Tuesdays Game

 Winners North/South

Marcin Rudzinski &Willem Mevius from
Ronan McMaugh & Liam Maher second
Sheila Williams & Caroline Crowley third

Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan from
John Reilly & John Cantwell second
Pat Egan & Teresa Gavin third

Full Result

Thursday 5th April

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Tomas Roche from
David Dunne & Dave Ryansecond
Mary Lindopp & Siobhán Part third

Winners East/West
Christy Tierney & Gerry Kelly from
John O Mara & Máiréad Ní Oistín second
Kay Russell & Jackie McBride third

Full Result

Thursday 3rd April

Tuesdays Game
Butler I.M.P.s

 Winners North/South

Mary Lindopp & Betty Murphy from
Sheila Horkan & Dónal Dunne second
Peter Caplan & Maureen Killeavey third

Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski from
Paul Hanratty & Gerry Lawlor second
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea third

Full Result

Thursday 29th March

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Siobhan Part from
John Reilly & Peter Kaplan second
Patricia Blaney & Sheila Howard third

Winners East/West
David Dunne & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Ita Fahy & Pat Egan second
Erica Nasickyte & Partner third

Full Result

Thursday 27th March

Easter Egg night

Section A
 Winners North/South

Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady from
Seán Moynihan & Joe Walsh second
Pat Egan & Noel Minogue third

Winners East/West
Marie Morrissey & Colette Allen from
Peter Stewart & Kevin O Dea second
Ronan McMaugh & Teresa Gavin third

Winners North/South :- Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady	Winners East West :- Colette Allen & Marie Morrisseyey

Full Result

Section B
 Winners North/South
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery from
Gráinne Dunne & Gerry Kelly second
Mary Lindopp & Sheila Horkan and
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan joint third

Winners East/West
Liam Maher & John Kelly from
Ann O Connell & Rita O Neill second
Martha Mulcahy & Paula Heaphy third

Winners North/South :- Marie Slattery & Brendan Curran	Winners East West :- Liam Maher & John Kelly

Full Result

Thursday 22nd March

Thursdays Game

 Winners North/South

Liam Maher & Gerry Lawlor from
Helen Friel&Seamus Bradley second
Sheila Kelly & Maura Lawlor third

Winners East/West
David Dunne & Stefan Ekman from
Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley third

Full Result

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

Thursday 15th March

 Winners North/South

Paul Delaney & Martin Brady from
Michael McAuliffe & Mary Stanley second
Kay Russell & Johanna McDonald third

Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Conor Boland from
Gráinne Dunne & Ita Fahy second
Maciej Katek & Marcin Rudzinski third

Full Result

Tuesday 13th March

Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams

This week we have the first week of the Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams
An excellent entry of eighteen teams are taking part.
Some really good cards made for a very interesting night with IMPs
going in all directions.
All to play for next week, we are only half way !!!
The Leaders :-
Paul Williams & Sheila Williams Frank Kennedy & Caroline Crowley from
Siobhan Part & Stefan Ekman Kate Daultrey & Martin Brady second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane Patricia Kelly & Colm O Driscoll third.

The Leaders
Paul Williams Sheila Williams Caroline Crowley Frank Kennedy

Full Result

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

Thursday 8th March

Section A
 Winners North/South

Frances Kelly & Rita O Neill from
Siobhán Part & Ita Fahy second
Michael McInerney & Philip Robinson
and Erica Nasickyte & Michele Purcell joint third

Winners East/West
Paula Heaphy & Martha Mulcahy from
Seán Ó Lúbaigh & Paul Delaney second
Marian Davenport & Michael Gowie
and Angela O Neill & Fergus O Rafferty joint third

Full Result

Section B
 Winners North/South
Michael McAuliffe & Teresa Gavin from
Anna Onishuk & Conor Boland second
Niamh Harty & Séamus Bradley third

Winners East/West
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O Brien from
Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Denis Gill & Frances Gill third

Full Result

Tuesday 6th March

Charity night
in aid of Pieta House

Many thanks to all who supported our charity night in aid of Pieta House a very good
turn-out of fifteen tables made this a very successful event for a very worthy charity
Very well done to all

 Winners North/South

Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Michele Purcell & Rosalind O Brien second
Arran Bolger & Nathan Doyle third

Winners East/West
John Kelly & Ann Marie Heavey from
Gerry Murtagh & Bernie Lynch second
Paula Heaphy & Martha Mulcahy third

Winners North/South :- Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca	Winners East West :- John Kelly & Ann Marie Heavey

Full Result

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

Tuesday 9th January

Ladies and Mens Pairs

This week we have the Ladies and Men's pairs competition.
The committe decided to trial running a major copetition on a Tuesday due to
extra space available and get feedback from members

The Leaders Ladies Pairs :-
Ita Fahy & Mary Lindopp from
Sheila Howard & Betty Murphy second
Collette Allen & Sheila Williams third




Leaders:-
Mary Lindopp & Ita Fahy

Full Result

The Leaders Mens Pairs :-

Martin Brady & Stefan Ekman from
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Michael McAuliffe & Liam Maher third



Leaders:-
Stefan Ekman & Martin Brady

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

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

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

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

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


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