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Committee President Ronan McMaugh Hon Secretary Collette Allen Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill Vice President Mike Gowie Helen Friel Sheila Kelly Marie Morrissey Rachel Connellan BJ O Brien Philip Robinson Mick Lynch |
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Diary Date
21 September Mixed Pairs.
Week two
Bankers 2021/22 Calendar
Thursday 16th September |
Bankers game
North South
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh from
Grainne Dunne & Mary Lindopp second
Conor Moore & Maria Whelan third
East West
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Paula Heaphy & Maire O'Connor second
Noel Minogue & Bettina Stefanini third
Results
Tuesday 14th September |
Mixed Pairs
The Mixed Pairs competition has a superb entry of 43 pairs
with many interesting hands
to test all levels
Some excellent scoring on the night, but no run away leader,
so still plenty of time for all to claim victory
Special thanks to our tournament director for another excellent job
Leading Pairs
1 |
Breda Synnott & Kevin O'Dea | 66.35 |
2 |
Anna Onishuk & Karel De Raeymaeker | 65.45 |
3 |
Fionnuala & Michael McInerney | 63.54 |
4 |
Aidan Hodgers & Mairead Ni Oistin | 60.26 |
5 |
Anne Keating & Dermot O'Brien | 59.10 |
Thursday 9th September |
Bankers game
North South
Suzanne Hill & Paula Heaphy from
Sean Maguire & Kate Daultrey second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third
East West
Joe Walsh & Sheila Horkan from
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski second
Seamas Bradley & Helen Friel third
Results
Tuesday 7th September |
Bankers game I.M.P's
North South
Giles Murnin & David Connolly from
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy second
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane third
East West
Kate Daultrey & Peeter Brehhov from
Paula Heaphy & Maire O'Connor second
Mary Flynn & Bernie Rountree third
Results
Friday 3rd September |
Golf outing
The Bankers held their annual golf outing this year in Newlands golf club
Really wonderful to meet up with everyone again and very enjoyable day was had by all.
Twenty two players joined us this year.
Ronan Nolan was again the man to beat, holding on to his title for another year
Looking forward to when we will see each other again over the green baize of the card table
Overall winner Ronan Nolan from
Frank Kennedy second
Gerry Lawlor third
Winning team Thomas MacCormac & Giles Murnin
Overall winner :-
Ronan Nolan with our President Ronan McMaugh
2nd Place :-
Frank Kennedy with our President Ronan McMaugh
Thursday 2nd September |
Bankers game
North South
Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh from
Fiona O'Gorman & Sue Power second
DonalMacAonghusa & Peter Pigot third
East West
Ita Fahy & Mary Lindopp from
Peter Ryan & Liz Jennings second
Maria Whelan & Conor Moore third
Results
Tuesday 31st Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major of the season the Nolan Memorial teams was another very well run competition
Very well done to all involved
The bookies favorites did not disappoint here, very well done to all our winners
and all who helped to make it a very enjoyable event.
The Winners :-
| 1 | Thomas MacCormac, Wojciech Gorczyca,Giles Murnin and David Connolly | 176.25 |
| 2 | Paul and Maeve Delaney, Rick and Geraldine Crowe |
170.30 |
| 3 | Ronan Mc Maugh, BJ O' Brien, Colette O'Callaghan and Breda Scanlan | 167.59 |
| 4 | Paul and Ann Hanratty, Sue Power and Anthony Moloney | 163.09 |
Thursday 26th August |
Bankers game
North South
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane from
Alan O'Sullivan & BJ O'Brien second
Gerry Kelly & Ita Fahy third
East West
Grainne Dunne & Deirdre Reid from
Fionnuala O'Hanlon & Mairead Ni Oistin second
Noel Minogue & Carol Hawkins third
Tuesday 24th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
this year has entry of eighteen teams
The lead at the top is very close with less than one victory point separating the top two sides
All to play for next week
Very well done to all who are organising and making it possible for us to
continue to enjoy our game.
The Leaders :-
Paul Delaney, Maeve Delaney, Rick Crowe, Geraldine Crowe from
Ann Hanratty, Paul Hanratty, Anthony Moloney, Sue Power second
Thomas MacCormac, Wojciech Gorczyca, David Connolly, Giles Murnin third
Evgenia Gladysheva, Philip Robinson, John Reilly, Seamus Bradley fourth
Full Result
Thursday 19th August |
Bankers game
North South
Derek O'Gorman & BJ O'Brien from
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch second
Maria Whelan & Eileen O'Donovan third
East West
Bettina Stefanini & Noel Minogue from
Deirdre Reid & Sheila Horkan second
Phil Harnett & Colette O'Callaghan third
Results
Tuesday 17th August |
Bankers game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh second
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey third
East West
Ronan McMaugh & Liam Maher from
John Reilly & Rosalind O'Brien second
Ita Fahy & Maura Lawlor third
Results
Thursday 12th August |
Bankers game
Rachel Connellan & Sue Power from
Liam Maher & Ita Fahy second
Grainne Dunne & Sheila Horkan third
John murchan & Thomas MacCormac fourth
Results
Tuesday 10th August |
Bankers game
North South
Marcin Rudzinski & Thomas MacCormac from
Helen Friel & Seamas Bradley second
Sue Power & Anthony Moloney third
East West
Joop & Willem Mevius from
Michael Lynch & Conor Moore second
Mary Stanley & Ita Fahy third
Results
Thursday 5th August |
Bankers game
Mary Lindopp & Mary Stanley from
Frances Gill & Liz Sherlock second
John Reilly & Seamas Bradley third
Noel Minogue & Peter Wachman fourth
Results
Tuesday 3rd August |
Bankers game
North South
Fionnuala McInerney & BJ O'Brien from
Joe Walsh & Ruth O'Dea second
Ronan McMaugh & Ita Fahy third
East West
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Marcin Rudzinski & Thomas MacCormac second
Frances A Kelly & Willy Clingan third
Results
Thursday 29th July |
Bankers game
North South
Gerry Kelly & Ita Fahy from
Sean Maguire & John Moyles second
Betty Cody & Anne-Marie Feeney third
East West
Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh from
Rachel Connellan & Fionnuala Lynch second
Marie Morrissey & Olive Connaughton and
Noel Minogue & Ann Marie Heavey Joint third
Tuesday 27th July |
Bankers game
North South
Philip Robinson & Deirdre Leopold from
Donal Dunne & Sheila Horkan second
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey third
East West
Ita Fahy & Liam Maher from
Peter Ryan & Liz Jennings second
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O'Leary third
Results
Thursday 22nd July |
Bankers game
North South
Peter Stewart & Ronan McMaugh from
Martin Brady & Kate Daultrey second
Sean Maguire & John Moyles third
Grainne Courtney & Liz Sherlock fourth
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley fifth
Results
Tuesday 20th July |
Bankers game
North South
Willem Mevius & Joop Mevius from
Gerry Kelly & Rita O'Neill second
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey third
East West
Michael McInerney & John Reilly from
Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh second
Denis & Frances Gill third
Results
Thursday 15th July |
Bankers game
North South
Maria Whelan & Joe Walsh from
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane second
Mary Lindopp & Grainne Dunne third
East West
Fionnuala O'Hanlon & Sheila Horkan from
Peter Ryan & Liz Jennings second
Rita O'Neill & Gerry Kelly third
Results
Tuesday 13th July |
Bankers game
North South
Maria Whelan & Joe Walsh from
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch second
David Connolly & Mary Stanley third
East West
Maura Lawlor & Deirdre Reid from
Colette Allen & Carol Hawkins second
Willem Mevius & Joop Mevius third
Results
Bankers game
North South
Mary Lindopp & Mary Stanley from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh second
Sheila Kelly & Maura Lawlor third
East West
Michael McInerney & Ronan McMaugh from
Sean Maguire & john Moyles second
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid third
Results
Tuesday 6th July |
A.G.M.
It's difficult to believe a year has passed and we have another Zoom A.G.M.
Our President Ronan McMaugh thanked all his outgoing committee, sub committees and the many people
who helped him during the past year.
Special thanks his fellow offices Hon Secretary Niamh Harty who is stepping down, after
a superb term in office during the past three years and
Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill who has done an excellent job managing our finances over the past
year and has agreed to continue in office
Past President Deirdre Reid is retiring having served the club very well for many years
The current Covid crisis continues to severely hamper the bridge community with no date
yet in sight for a return to over the table play.
Committee
President Ronan McMaugh
Hon Secretary Collette Allen
Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill
Vice President Mike Gowie
Helen Friel
Marie Morrissey
Rachel Connellan
BJ O Brien
Philip Robinson
Sheila Kelly
Mick Lynch
Bankers game
North South
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch from
Ronan McMaugh & Mary Lindopp second
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy third
East West
Joe Walsh & Michael McInerney from
Angela O'Neill & Ronan Nolan second
Peeter Brehhov & Kate Daultrey third
Results
Thursday 1st July |
Bankers game
North South
John Reilly & Rosalind O'Brien from
Seamas Bradley & Betty Cody second
Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva third
East West
Aoife MacHale & Peter Goodman from
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch second
Maeve Flanagan & Mary Seaver third
Results
Tuesday 29th June |
Monthly Swiss Teams
The Winners :-
Martin Brady Rory Egan, Karel De Raeymaeker & Michelle Moloney from
Peter Ryan Liz Jennings, Philip Robinson & Deirdre Leopold second
Dermot O'Brien Anne Keating, Peeter Brehhov & Kate Daultrey third
Paul Hanratty & Ann Hanratty, Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly fourth
Results
Tuesday 1st June |
Our Presidents prize concluded after five nights excellent bridge, many thanks to all who supported
our President's event.
A number of people playing in this competition for the very first time.
Very well done to :-
Overall winner :-
Paul Delaney
Runner up :-
Maeve Delaney
3rd place :-
Marie James
Regional Master :-
Sean Moynihan
Area Master :-
Pat Egan
Intermediate :-
Sean Maguire
Best Lady :-
Helen Friel
Best Man :-
Michael McAuliffe
Presidents Prize
Overall winners :-
Overall winner :-
Paul Delaney
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2nd Place :- Maeve Delaney |
Regional Master:- Sean Moynihan |
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Area Master :- Pat Egan |
Best Lady :- Helen Friel |
Sunday 2nd May |
Bankers Mini Congress
Congress Teams
Thomas MacCormac, Donna Wood, Jade Barrett & Paul D from
Paul Kane, Mary Stanley, Dermot O'Brien & Anne Keating second
Jeroen Lodewijks, Norbert van Woerkom, Justin Corfield & Mairead Haugh third
John Flavin, Edward Spain, Deirdre Leopold & Elizabeth Meagher fourth
Full Results
Intermediate Teams
Margaret McConville, Maureen Nolan, Bernadette Murray, Blanaid Nally & Viv Cosgrave from
Rachel Connellan, Fionnuala Lynch, Maeve Flanagan & Mary Seaver second
Fiona McGoldrick, Mary Kane, Léan McMahon & Jim Manning third
Breda O'Mahony, Liz Sherlock, Donal O'Keeffe & Aindrias O'Caoimh fourth
Full Results
Saturday 1st May |
Bankers Mini Congress
Congress Pairs
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley from
Thomas MacCormac & Stephen Barr second
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly third
Michelle Moloney & Enda Glynn fourth
Results
Intermediate Pairs
Vincent Hannon & John Lysaght from
Brendan Rushe & Aindrias O'Caoimh second
Max & Marjorie McNeill third
Noel Murphy & Catherine Carabine fourth
Results
Tuesday 23rd March |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
An exciting end to this years Joe MacHale tournament with the lead changing
during the final session, and the winners coming from behind in the last round to take the title.
Very well done to :-
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Ann Marie Heavey & Claudiu Dima who are
this years champions.
Winning Teams are :-
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Claudiu Dima, Ann Marie Heavey | 110.30 |
2 |
Aoife MacHale, Peter Goodman, Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh | 110.20 |
3 |
Mary Lindopp, Michael McAuliffe, Liam Maher & Ita Fahy | 99.03 |
4 |
Michael McInerney, Rosalind O'Brien, Pat Egan & Catherine Egan | 97.84 |
Tuesday 16th March |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
Its difficult to believe this is our second virtual Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams which this year
has a super entry of twenty eight teams.
the competition is running as a swiss movement.
Leading Teams are :-
Pos |
Team |
Pts |
1 |
Aoife MacHale, Peter Goodman, Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh | 65.26 |
2 |
Wojciech Gorczyca, Eileen O'Donovan, Maria Whelan & Conor Moore | 60.89 |
3 |
Mary Lindopp, Michael McAuliffe, Liam Maher & Ita Fahy | 57.86 |
4 |
Sean Maguire, Betty Cody, Claudiu Dima, Ann Marie Heavey | 52.30 |
Tuesday 16th February |
Bankers charity night
This week we held our annual charity night, which this year was in aid of the
Capuchin day centre and the wonderful work Brother Kevin and his team do every day
to feed the homeless in our city
For more information about the Capuchin centre and to donate check out
https://www.capuchindaycentre.ie
Winners
Joop Mevius & Willem Mevius from
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski second
Conor Moore & Michael Lynch third
Eileen O Donovan & Maria Whelan fourth
Michael McAuliffe & Liam Maher fifth
Joseph Dolan & John McCurdy sixth
Brother Kevin
Tuesday 19th January |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs.
There were no big surprises this year with both leaders in each event
holding their lead to win.
Very well done to Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell who win their first major in the club
by winning this years Ladies pairs competition
The men's pairs, Martin and Paul closed out the event in style
by winning the second session thereby ensuring their would be no nasty surprises
Thanks to all who supported both events and made them very enjoyable competitions
The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell | 840.50 |
57.73 |
2 |
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald | 828.75 |
56.92 |
3 |
Rita O'Neill & Grainne Dunne | 817 |
56.11 |
4 |
Brid Kemple & Paula Heaphy | 815 |
55.98 |
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Winners:-
Mareeda Tracey & Kay Russell
The Winners Men's Pairs :-
Pos |
Name |
Match Points |
Percentage |
1 |
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady | 793.33 |
66.11 |
2 |
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O'Brien | 734.75 |
61.23 |
3 |
Terry Walsh & Peter Goodman | 701 |
58.42 |
4 |
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca |
676.40 |
57.37 |
Winners:-
Paul Delaney & Martin Brady
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 |
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
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
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