Bankers President Ronan McMaugh

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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Bankers Success

Congrats to our latest National Champions Grainne Dunne & Mary Lindopp
who won the National Womans Pairs (Jackson Cup)
Congrats also to BJ O'Brien who was on the winning mens team
Marcin Rudzinski,Wojciech Gorczyca who finished second
and Terry Walsh & Perer Goodman who were third

 

Upcoming Event

Ladies & Mens Pairs
Tuesday 19th January week 2

Tuesday 14th January

Bankers game IMPs

North South
Peeter Brehhov & Claudiu Dima from
Alan & BJ O'Brien second
John Flavin & Deirdre Leopold third

East West

Pascale Wolfe & Fran Ronan from
Carmel & Giles Murnin second
Eileen O'Hare & Maeve Delaney third

Results

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

Results

Tuesday 5th January

Bankers game IMPs

North South
Carol Hawkins & Sean Maguire from
Aidan Hodgers & Mairéad Ní Oistín second
Giles Murnin & David Connolly third

East West

Philip Robinson & Deirdre Leopold from
Liam Maher & Kevin O'Dea second
Sue Power & Anthony Moloney third

Results

Thursday 7th January

Bankers game

North South
Richard Hartheimer & John Comyn from
Peeter Brehhov & Claudiu Dima second
Ruth O Dea & Marie Slattery third

East West
Michelle Moloney & Peter Stewart from
Aoife Machale & Antoinette McGee second
Betty Cody & Pat Egan third

Results

Tuesday 29th December

Monthly Swiss Teams

The Winners :-

Maire O Connor, Niamh Harty, Adrienne & Martin Purdy from
Michael Donnelly Conor Boland, John Connolly & Thomas MacCormac second
Martin Brady , Sean O'Lubaigh, Kate Daultrey & Peeter Brehhov third
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O Brien, Teresa Gavin & Michael Gowie fourth

Results

Tuesday 22nd December

Christmas game

North South
Deirdre Leopold & Philip Robinson from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Maire O Connor & Willy Clingan third

East West
Catherine Egan & Pat Egan from
Kate Daultrey & Peeter Brehhov second
Fionnuala O'Hanlon & Ruth O Dea third

Results

Thursday 17th December

Bankers game

Joseph Walsh & Liam Maher from
Anne Keating & Frances Kelly second
Marie Slattery & Ruth O Dea third
Teresa Gavin & Michael Gowie fourth


Results

Tuesday 15th December

Christmas party
game

North South
Krzysztof Sekula & Eileen O'Hare from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third

East West

BJ OBrien & Fionnuala McInerney from
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov second
Paul Hanratty & Michael Gowie third

Results

Thursday 10th December

Bankers game

North South
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O Brien from
Ruth O Dea & Fionnuala O'Hanlon second
Pat Egan & Rosalind O'Brien third

East West
Gerry Kelly & Philip Robinson from
Eileen O'Donovan & Joe Walsh second
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney third

Results

Tuesday 8th December

Bankers game

North South
Liam Maher & Ita Fahy from
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov second
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third

East West

Maire O Connor & Paula Heaphy from
Eileen O Donovan & Maria Whelan second
Ronan McMaugh & Sheila Horkan third

Results

Thursday 3rd December

Bankers game

North South
Carol Hawkins & Sean Maguire from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Mary Lindopp & Ann Marie Heavey third

East West
Michael McInerney & John Reilly from
Martin Brady & Paul Delaney second
John O'Mara & Colette O'Callaghan third

Results

Tuesday 1st December

Bankers game

North South
Geraldine Crowe & Rick Crowe from
Fiona O'Gorman & Mary Seaver second
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov third

East West

Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne from
Catherine Egan & Pat Egan second
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch third

Results

 

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

Full Result

 

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

Results

 

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

Results

Tuesday 29th Sept

Mixed Pairs
The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition was another
excellent nights bridge with many interesting hands .
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

Results

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

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

2nd Place :- Wojciech Gorczyca David Dunne	1st Session :- Ronan McMaugh Thomas MacCormac,

2nd Session :-
Sean Moynihan Tomas Roche

Full Result