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February Winners
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Overall Winner :-
Betty Murphy |
Area Master Winner :-
Maurice O Leary |
This competition is presented to the most successful player during the month. Points are awarded to all members
who play on Tuesday and
Thursday night and the player with the most points at the end of the month win €50
Mixed Pairs
Sponsored By
Joe Walsh
The mixed pairs competition had a super entry of sixty pairs.
It was a great night for Terry Walsh playing with Brid Kemple who won the event to complete a hat-trick
of wins in this competition
The Winners Mixed Pairs :-
Brid Kemple Terry Walsh from
Heidi Lillia & Michael McGoughlin second
Francoise McBrien & Rory Egan third
Area Master
Carol Hawkins & Faheem Ahmed
Best Intermediate A
Aisling Considine & Anthony Maloney
Winning Pair :-
Terry Walsh and Brid Kemple with Bankers President Hilary Moran
Competition Sponsor Joe Walsh, Congress Chairman Rory Egan & C.B.A.I. President Thomas McCormac
Full Results
Novice and Beginners Pairs
Sponsored By
Peter Pigot Bridge
This night is dedicated to young and not so young players who are playing in for many their first congress.
It is always one of the most enjoyable nights of the congress.
The Winners Novice Pairs :-
Kevin Williams & John Lee from
Colette Stokes & Sue Powers second
M Cushion & V Durney third
Kevin Williams & John Lee with Bankers President Hilary Moran and Competition Sponsor
Peter Pigot Professional Bridge Tutor and Congress Chairman Rory Egan
Full Results
Beginners Pairs
Sponsored By
Tipperary Crystal
The Winners Beginners Pairs :-
Sheila O Gprman & Philomena Kenna from
Hilary McGrath & Hugh Lonsdale second
Fionnuala Anderson & Emer Fahey third
Winning Pair :-
Sheila O Gorman & Philomena Kenna with Bankers President Hilary Moran and Competition Sponsor
Peter Pigot Professional Bridge Tutor and Congress Chairman Rory Egan
Full Results
Ladies and Mens Pairs
We had a full house tonight for the Ladies and Mens pairs competition
Ladies Pairs
Sponsored By
Home Instead
Seniour Care
The Winners :-
Francoise McBrien & Pascale Wolfe from
Sandra Newell & Teresa Rigney second
Gilda Pender & Ann Fitzgerald third
Area Master
Bettina Stefanini & Sheila Horkan
Best Intermediate
Anne Daly & Marie Callanan
Winners :
Francoise McBrien & Pascale Wolfe with
Bankers President Hilary Moran and Congress Chairman Rory Egan & C.B.A.I. President Thomas McCormac
Full Results
Mens Pairs
Sponsored By
Key Capital
Corporate Financial Advisers
The Winners :-
Liam Maher & Michael McAuliffe from
Christy Tierney & Sean Newcomen second
Robert Kicior & Kristof Sekula third
Best Intermediate
Gifford D'Sovza & Seamus Flood
Area Master
Maurice O Leary & Faheem Ahmed
Winners :
Liam Maher & Michael McAuliffe with
Bankers President Hilary Moran and Congress Chairman & sponsor Rory Egan & C.B.A.I. President Thomas McCormac
Full Results
Intermediate Teams
Sponsored By
The Irish Bankers Club
Today we had the Intermediate A and B Teams very important competitions as these are
the players who will soon be playing in our open competitions
The Winners Inter A Teams :-
Lilian Foley Rosemary Mathews Maria Cronin & Nora Potter from
Bronagh Considine, Aisling Considine, Stephen Barr, John Connolly second
David Gormall, Niamh Gormally, Brideen Downes, Michelle Purcell third
Second Session
Ann Hooper, Nuala Fitzpatrick, Trudy Chambers, Bernie Wall
Winning Team :-
Lilian Foley, Rosmary Mathews , Maria Cronin , Nora Potter
with Bankers President Hilary Moran and Congress Chairman Rory Egan
Full Results
The Winners Inter B Teams :-
Michael Kennedy, Michael Rowan, Martha Mulcahy, Paula Heaphy
Second Session
Derek Mulvey, Maura O Connor, Angela O Neill, Vicky Pigot
Winning Team :-
Michael Rowan, Michael Kennedy Paula Heaphy and Martha Mulcahy
with Bankers President Hilary Moran and Congress Chairman Rory Egan
Bankers Congress Opens
The Bankers Congress opened today still Dublin's only congress. This weekend is devoted to
Intermediate players, with pairs today and teams tomorrow.
The Congress was opened by C.B.A.I vice President Emer Kee
C.B.A.I. vice President Emer Kee opening Bankers Congress with Bankers President Hilary Moran
Intermediate A Pairs
Sponsored By
Mantlet Secure Data Disposal
The Winners :-
Terry Reynolds & Ann Reynolds from
Catherine Quinn & Nora Wayte second
Helena Redmond & Paul Redmond third
Nuala Fitzpatrick & Ann Hooper fourth
First Session
John Yek & Cora McKenna
Second Session
John O'Mara & Fionnuala O'Hanlon
Competition Sponsor Gerry Tracey (right)presents prize Winners Terry Reynolds & Ann Reynolds
with Bankers President Hilary Moran & C.B.A.I. vice President Emer Kee
Full Results
Intermediate B Pairs
Sponsored By
Mantlet Secure Data Disposal
The Winners :-
Martin Purdy, Adrienne Purdy from
Judy Humpheries, Fiona Caffolla second
Ann McDermott, Noel McDermott third
First Session
Daniel Varley & Conor Boland
Second Session
Maire O Connor & Angela O Neill
Competition Sponsor Gerry Tracey (right)presents prize Winners Martin Purdy & Adrienne Purdy
with Bankers President Hilary Moran & C.B.A.I. vice President Emer Kee
Full Result
Monthly Teams
This week our monthly teams this month had entry of thirteen teams
ran smoothly by Maurice O Leary
The Winners :-
Martin Brady & Richard Hartheimer Sandra Newell & Mary Stanley from
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly Ruth O Dea & John G Kennedy second
Michael McAuliffe & Peeter Brehhov Gilda Pender & Ann-Marie Carroll third
Winning Team:-
Richard Hartheimer, Mary Stanley, Martin Brady, Sandra Newell
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
John Kelly & Ita Fahy from
Michael McAuliffe & Mary Stanley second
Siobhan Part & Partner third
Winners East/West
Joe Walsh & Helen Carroll from
Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh second
Marie Slattery & Ruth O Dea third
Full Result
Charity night
This week we had our annual charity night
This years chosen charity was the Marie Keating foundation
The event was superbly supported with nineteen tables taking part and all money
collected on the night going direct to the charity (no admin fees here)
Winners North/South
Maurice O Leary & Donal Dunne from
Hugh Gormally & Dermot Downes second
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman third
Virginia McGreal & Anne Ross fourth
Winners East/West
Sheila Howard & Betty Murphy from
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid second
Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp third
Nathan Doyle & John Connolly fourth
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Winners North South :-
Donal Dunne & Maurice O Leary
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Winners East West:-
Sheila Howard & Betty Murphy |
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Bettina Stefanini & Noel Minogue from
Pat Egan & Helen Carroll second
Maurice O Leary & Michael Smyth third
Winners East/West
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor from
Michael O Brien & Dave Mulhall second
Sheila Howard & Pat Blaney third
Full Result
Thomas MacCormac night
This week the club took time out to thank Thomas McCormac president of
the C.B.A.I. for his services to bridge, the club, and the bridge community at large.
An excellent attendance of seventeen and a half tables took part in the game
Winners North/South
Liz Ann O Reilly & Cathy Bearpark from
Ann Hanratty & Betty Murphy second
Alfie Sexton & Maurice O Leary third
Bronagh Considine & Hilary Moran fourth
Winners East/West
Liam Maher & Dave Mulhall from
Mary Lindopp & Helen Carroll second
Patricia Kelly & Colm O Driscoll third
Fionnuala O Hanlon & John O Mara fourth
Full Result
C.B.A.I President Thomas McCormac with Bankers President Hilary Moran
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Winners North South :-
Liz-Ann O Reilly & Cathy Bearpark
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Winners East West:-
Dave Mulhall & Liam Maher |
Upcoming
Thurs 20th Charity Night
Thurs 27th Monthly Teams
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Robert Kicior & Piotr Pietraszek from
Noel Minogue & Ita Fahy second
Nora Spelman & Mary Gleeson third
Winners East/West
Carol Hawkins & Mary Stanley from
Donal Joyce & Joe Gleeson second
Conor Moore & Jim McAndrew third
Full Result
Butler IMPS
This week we had the return of the popular Butler IMP scoring competition.
twelve and a half tables were in action
Winners North/South
Pat Egan & Maura Lawlor from
Michael Gowie & Mary Stanley second
Carol Hawkins & Faheem Ahmed third
Winners East/West
Dave Ryan & Steve Bearpark from
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy second
Sean Moynihan & Gerry Kelly third
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
CBAI Simultaneous Pairs
Winners North/South
Maura Lawlor & Gerry Lawlor from
Joe Walsh & Sean Moynihan second
Martin Brady & Richard Elvin third
Winners East/West
Betty Murphy & Mary Lindopp from
Helen Carroll & Dave Mulhall second
Michael McAuliffe & Wojciech Gorczyca third
Full Result
Monthly Teams
This week our popular monthly teams had a superb entry of sixteen teams
The Winners :-
Ann-Marie Carroll & Gilda Pender Ronan McMaugh & Michael McAuliffe from
Steve Bearpark, Paul O Reilly, Marie Slattery & Brendan Curran, second
Mary Kavanagh & Brideen Downes Hugh Gormally & David Gormally third
Winning Team:-
Gilda Pender, Ann Marie Carroll, Michael McAuliffe, Ronan McMaugh,
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Joe Walsh & Sean Moynihan from
Michael McAuliffe & Liam Maher second
Mary Stanley & Helen Carroll with
Paul Hanratty & Dave Ryan joint third
Winners East/West
Dave Mulhall & Justin Mulhall from
Fionnuala O Hanlon & Sheila Howard second
Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp third
Full Result
Ladies and Mens Pairs
The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs held no fear for our leaders as both
held on to win.
Very well done to Bettina Stefanini & Sheila Horkan who also won the second session
to leave the final result in no doubt
The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Bettina Stefanini & Sheila Horkan from
Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly second
1st Session Sandra Newell & Aoife MacHale
2nd Session Philina Dowd & Deirdre Reid
Area Master Carol Hawkins & Barbara Walsh
Intermediate Prize Pascale Wolfe & Francoise McBrien
Winners:-
Sheila Horkan & Bettina Stefanini
2nd Session Result Ladies plus personal records
Full Result
The Winners Mens Pairs :-
Slawomir Lubanski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Terry Walsh & Dave Ryan second
1st Session Gerry Lawlor & Michael O'Brien
2nd Session Dave Mulhall & Kieran McGarry
Area Master Denis Gill & Gerry Tracey
Intermediate Prize Conor Moore & Mick Lynch
Winners:-
Sawomir Lubanski & Wojciech Gorczyca
2nd Session Result Men plus personal records
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Joe Walsh & Betty Murphy from
Carol Hawkins & Donal Dunne second
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy third
Winners East/West
Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Maura Lawlor & Edythe Jacobs second
E.V. Counihan & Kay Russell third
Full Result
Ladies and Mens Pairs
The Ladies and Men's pairs has an excellent entry of eighteen pairs in each competition
No gender inbalance here !!!
The Leaders Ladies Pairs :-
Bettina Stefanini & Sheila Horkan from
Sandra Newell & Aoife MacHale second
Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly third
Leaders:-
Sheila Horkan & Bettina Stefanini
Full Result
The Leaders Mens Pairs :-
Slawomir Lubanski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Gerry Lawlor & Michael O Brien second
Joe Walsh & Donal Dunne third
Leaders:-
Wojciech Gorczyca & Sawomir Lubanski
Full Result
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Ann Fitzgerald & Helen Carroll from
Maurice O Leary & Pat Cassidy second
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O Donovan third
Winners East/West
Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh from
Marcin Majchervozyk & Robert Kicior second
Carol Hawkins & Barbara Walsh third
Full Result
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Pat Egan & Maura Lawlor from
Joe Walsh & John O Mara second
Martin Brady & Mike Gowie third
Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Ronan McMaugh from
Mary Stanley & Ursula Devine second
Frances Gill & Denis Gill third
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Winners North South :-
Pat Egan & Maura Lawlor
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Winners East West:-
Marcin Rudzinski & Ronan McMaugh |
Full Result
Next Week
Ladies & Mens pairs
Tuesdays Game
Winners North/South
Fionnuala O Hanlon & Dave Mulhall from
Marie Slattery & Ruth O Dea second
Pat Blaney & Donal Dunne third
Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski from
Sean Moynihan & Sheila Horkan second
Kieran McGarry & Pat Egan third
Full Result
Butler IMPS
This week we had the return of the popular Butler IMP scoring competition.
An entry of eleven and a half tables to start off the new year
Some excellent hands made for a good nights entertainment
Winners North/South
John G Kennedy & Sean O Lubaigh from
John Kelly & Sheila Horkan second
Tony O Gallagher & Brigid Shearman third
Winners East/West
Michael McAuliffe & Peeter Brennov from
Carol Hawkins & Faheem Ahmed second
Kieran McGarry & Dave Mulhall third
Full Result
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week we had the final of the Noreen O Connor teams, no nerves from our leaders
who simply blitzed the field to win by a massive 38 Victory Points
Performance of the night must go to Gerry Lawlor's team who had a huge session to come
from last to third place.
As usual smooth running by Tournament director John Royds led to a very enjoyable event.
The Winners :-
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Ita Fahy Liam Maher from
Helen Carroll Mary Lindopp John Kelly Noel Minogue second
Gerry Lawlor Maura Lawlor Sheila Kelly David Dunne third
Second Session
Martin Brady Mary Stanley Joe Walsh Peter Stewart
Area Master
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch Mairead Ni Oistin & John Cantwell
Winning Team:-
Christy Tierney Deirdre Reid Hilary Moran (President) Ita Fahy Liam Maher
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2nd Place :-
Mary Lindopp Helen Carroll Noel Minogue John Kelly |
3rd Place :-
Gerry Lawlor Maura Lawlor Sheila Kelly David Dunne |
Final Results
2nd Session Results +Score Sheets
Rose Gibson Pairs
Sandra Newell & Brid Kemple are the winners of the Rose Gibson trophy this year,
afer a very close and exciting finish They finished joint first with John Kelly and Liam Maher
but won on a split tie
Performance of the night goes to Gerry and Mareeda Tracey who had a 66% second session score
winning the session and Best Area Master prize
The Winners :-
Sandra Newell & Brid Kemple from
John Kelly & Liam Maher second
Martin Brady & Michael McAuliffe third
Kieran McGarry & Rory Egan fourth
First Session Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid
Second Session Gerry Kelly & Patricia Kelly
Area Master Gerry and Mareeda Tracey
Best Inter Conor Moore & Mick Lynch
Winning Pair:-
Brid Kemple & Sandra Newell
2nd Place :-
John Kelly & Liam Maher
Final Results
Mixed Pairs
The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition saw some remarkable scoring
with four pairs scoring above 60 % and one pair topping 70%
The Winners :-
Sheila Horkan and John Kelly from
Carol Hawkins & Faheem Ahmed second
Mary Lindopp & Dave Mulhall third
First Session
Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell
Second Session
Bettina Stefanini & Noel Minogue
Area Master
Maurice O Leary & Barbara Walsh
Winning Pair:-
Sheila Horkan & John Kelly with Bankers President Hilary Moran
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2nd Place :-
Carol Hawkins Faheem Ahmed |
2nd Session :-
Bettina Stefanini Noel Minogue |
Full Results
2nd Session Result
Mixed Pairs
The second major of the new season the Mixed Pairs competition is always an exciting affair with
many tried and tested and some new partnerships vying for the title.
The Leaders :-
Maurice O Leary & Barbara Walsh from
Mary Lindopp & Dave Mulhall second
Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell third
Leading Pair:-
Barbara Walsh & Maurice O Leary
Full Result
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
was an excellent one with the lead changing a number of times during the last session.
Thanks to tournament director John Royds for a very well run event
The Winners :-
Pat Egan Carol Hawkins , Ita Fahy, Liam Maher from
Barbara Walsh Sheila Horkan, Rory Egan, Peter Pigot second
Jim Mullally Noel Minogue Paul Hanratty Faheem Ahmed third
2nd Session :-
John Kelly Mary Lindopp Alfie Sexton Michael Smyth
Winning Team:-
Liam Maher Ita Fahy Pat Egan Carol Hawkins with Bankers President Hilary Moran
Full Result
2nd Session Result
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
Although it's a team-of-4 competition, you enter as a pair, and then a draw is made on the first night
to match the pairs into teams.
Twenty six pairs entered this year and it is still all to play for after the first week with two
teams in joint first place and many more still in contention
The Leaders :-
Barbara Walsh Sheila Horkan, Rory Egan, Peter Pigot and
Michael McAuliffe Martin Brady, Mairead Ni Oistin, John Cantwell joint first
Patricia Kelly, Colm O Driscoll, Donal Dunne, Maurice O Leary third
Leading Teams:-
Peter Pigot Rory Egan Sheila Horkan Barbara Walsh Martin Brady Michael McAuliffe & Mairead Ni Oistin
Full Result
Presidents Prize
Week Five
The final week of our Presidents prize had
fourteen tables in play run smoothly by Martin Brady
Another excellent week for our leader David Dunne this time finishing second to easily claim this years prize
David also wins this months Grand prix prize
Well done David.
Second overall was Marcin Rudzinski
Third overall Brendan Curran
Best Intermediate Sheila Kelly
The Winners North South :-
Mary Kavanagh & Martin Brady from
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly second
Sheila Horkan & Michael Smyth third
The Winners East West:-
Slawomir Lubanski & Marcin Rudzinski from
Maurice O'Leary & Roisin Troy second
John Kelly & Mary Lindopp third
Overall Winner:-
David Dunne receives his prize from Bankers President Hilary Moran
Joe McHale Memorial
Mixed teams
The final of the Joe McHale Memorial produced a superb result for our winners who had a second session average of over 21 victory points per round.
Very well done to Aoife MacHale & Peter Goodman, Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell for a
super session which swept them past everyone.
The Winners :-
Aoife MacHale & Peter Goodman, Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell from
Martin Brady & Ita Fahy, Mary Stanley & Peter Stewart second
Steve Bearpark, Cathy Bearpark, Frances Kelly & Alfie Sexton third.
Second Session
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly ,Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor
Area Master
John O'Mara & Carmel Armstrong, Brideen Downes & Joe Dolan
Winning Team:-
Sandra Newell Michael McAuliffe Aoife McHale & Peter Goodman
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2nd Place :-
Mary Stanley, Peter Stewart Ita Fahy Martin Brady
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2nd Session:-
Gerry Lawlor Sheila Kelly David Dunne Maura Lawlor |
Full Results
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