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T.D Roster March Tue Mar 3rd Fergus O Rafferty Thurs Mar 5th Fiona O Gorman Tue Mar 10th.Grainne Dunne Thurs Mar 12th. Ronan McMaugh Tue Mar 17th Club Cosed Thurs Mar 26th Teresa Gavin |
More Volunteers are very welcome please email bankersbc@gmail.com
Our Constitution
GDPR and You
Presidents Prize 2019
N.B.
Thursday nights are now pre-entry nights.
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Booking will open one week in advance at 00:01.
N.B.B
Tuesday nights are now pre-entry nights
Enter Here
The club is now semi open on Thursday (member with guest)
Closed
Due to the Coronavirus the Bridge club is closed
with immediate effect
until further notice
Tuesday 10th March |
Tuesdays Game
Upstairs
Winners North/South
David Connolly & Giles Murnin from
Sheila Horkan & Mary Lindopp second
Kay Russell & Mareeda Tracey third
Winners East/West
Brendan Curran & Marie Slattery from
Fionnuala O Hanlon Mairead Ni Oistin second
Pat Blaney & Marie Morrissey third
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Winners North/South :- Giles Murnin & David Connolly |
Winners East West :- Marie Slattery & Brendan Curran |
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Pat Egan & Catherine Egan from
Liam Maher & John Kelly second
BJ O Brien & Fionnuala McInerney third
Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Thomas MacCormac from
Conor Boland & Tomas Roche second
Rick Crowe & Geraldine Crowe third
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Winners North/South :- Pat Egan & Catherine Egan |
Winners East West :- Marcin Rudzinski Thomas MacCormac |
Thursday 5th March |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien from
Gerry Lawlor & Alfie Sexton second
Fiona O Gorman & Sue Power third
Winners East/West
Wojciech Gorczyca & Peter Stewart from
Pat Egan & Ann Marie Heavey second
Grainne Dunne & Ita Fahy third
Full Result
Tuesday 3rd March |
Tuesdays Game
Butler I.M.Ps
Upstairs
Winners North/South
Philip Robinson & Helen Friel from
Pat Egan & Carol Hawkins second
Elaine Fitzpatrick & Clodagh O Donnell third
Winners East/West
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov from
Paul Delaney & Conor Boland second
Mary Lindopp & Noel Minogue third
Ronan McMaugh Helen Friel Philip Robinson Marcin Rudzinski
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Colette Allen & Joe Walsh third
Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Ronan McMaugh and
Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh joint first
Aoife MacHale & Peter Goodman third
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Winners North/South :- Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea |
Winners East West :- Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple |
Thursday 27th February |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Paul Hanratty & Ita Fahy from
Christy Tierney & John Kelly second
Frank Kennedy & Ruth O Dea third
Winners East/West
Mike Gowie & Michael McInerney from
Seamus Bradley & John Reilly second
Anne Marie Feeney & Mary Seaver third
Full Result
Tuesday 25th January |
Monthly Teams
Upstairs
Winners
Conor Moore Mick Lynch Kevin O Dea & Sean Moynihan from
Paul Hanratty Ann Hanratty, Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Liam Maher Ita Fahy Mary Lindopp & John Kelly third
Conor Moore Sean Moynihan Kevin O Dea ( absent Mick Lynch)
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners
Ronan McMaugh Sunil Bavalia & BJ O Brien & Fionnuala McInerney from
Frank Kennedy Mike Gowie Michael McInerney & Krzysztof Sekula second
Paul Delaney & Maria Whelan, Marcin Rudzinski & Michael McAuliffe third
Sunil Bavalia & BJ O Brien Fionnuala McInerney Ronan McMaugh
Full Result
Thursday 20th February |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Mairead Ni Oistin & Barbara Walsh from
Paul Kane & Niamh Harty second
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third
Winners East/West
Mike Gowie & John Reilly from
Maria Whelan & Paul Delaney second
Caroline Crowley & Kieran Crowley third
Full Result
Tuesday 18th February |
Tuesdays Game
Upstairs
Winners North/South
Mary Lindopp & John Kelly from
Christy Tierney & Pat Egan second
Betty Murphy & Patricia Blaney third
Winners East/West
Liam Maher & Ita Fahy from
Maria Whelan & Eileen O Donovan second
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey third
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Winners North/South :- John Kelly & Mary Lindopp |
Winners East West :- Liam Maher & Ita Fahy |
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty from
Breda Synnott & Mick Lynch second
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary third
Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley second
Geraldine Crowe & Rick Crowe third
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Winners North/South :- Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty |
Winners East West :- Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca |
Thursday 13th February |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Niamh Harty & John Reilly from
Paul Kane & Bernie Lynch second
Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh third
Winners East/West
Conor Moore & Dave Ryan from
BJ O Brien & Fionnuala McInerney second
Mary Seaver & Mary Gleeson third
Full Result
Tuesday 11th February |
Tuesdays Game
Tue 11th Charity night
Our charity this year was the Capuchin day centre
which does tremendous work in caring for the needy in our community
The inspiring Brother Kevin gave us an insight into the outstanding work they do every day
Check it out at
Capuchin day centre
Winners North
David Connolly & Giles Murnin from
Denis Mortell & Niamh Harty second
Sheila Horkan & Mary Lindopp third
Kate Daultrey & Peeter Brehhov fourth
Sean Moynihan & Kieran Crowley
Brother Kevin with our President Deirdre Reid
Winners :-
Giles Murnin David Connolly
Thursday 6th February |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Rosalind O Brien & Ita Fahy from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh second
Pat Egan & Carol Hawkins third
Winners East/West
Mairead Ni Oistin & Mike Gowie from
John Reilly & Michael McInerney second
Sheila Horkan & Donal Dunne third
Full Result
Tuesday 4th February |
Tuesdays Game
CBAI Simultaneous Pairs
Upstairs
Winners North/South
Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney from
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey second
Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp third
Winners East/West
Elaine Fitzpatrick & Joe O Dea from
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea second
Ann Hanratty & Frances Kelly third
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Winners North/South :- Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid |
Winners East West :- Elaine Fitzpatrick & Joe O Dea |
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners North/South
Sean Maguire & Maeve Delaney from
Sheila Horkan & Barbara Walsh second
Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca third
Winners East/West
Ita Fahy & Michael McAuliffe from
Conor Boland & Thomas MacCormac second
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley third
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy
Full Result
Thursday 30th January |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Rosalind O Brien & Paul Hanratty from
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor second
Ronan McMaugh & BJ O Brien third
Winners East/West
Mary Lindopp & Ita Fahy from
Sheila Horkan & Noel Minogue second
Catherine Egan & Pat Egan third
Full Result
Tuesday 28th January |
Monthly Teams
Upstairs
Winners
Paul Hanratty Ann Hanratty, Frances Kelly & Anne Keating from
Frank Kennedy Erika Nasickyte Michael McInerney & Sean Moynihan second
Barbara Walsh Sheila Horkan Fionnuala O Hanlon Mairead Ni Oistin third
Paul Hanratty Ann Hanratty Anne Keating Frances Kelly
Full Result
Downstairs
Winners
Conor Moore Mick Lynch Elaine Fitzpatrick & Krzysztof Sekula from
David Dunne Sheila Kelly Paul Kane Mary Stanley second
Evgenia Gladysheva & Peeter Brehhov Eileen O Donovan & Wojciech Gorczyca third
Full Result
Thursday 23rd January |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Paul Delaney & Maria Whelan from
David Dunne & Michael McAuliffe second
Mary Stanley & Mike Gowie third
Winners East/West
John Kelly & Christy Tierney from
Pat Egan & Sean Moynihan second
Denis Gill & Frances Gill third
Full 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
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2nd Place :- Siobhan Part Brid Kemple |
Best Area Master:- Caroline Crowley, Fiona O Gorman |
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
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2nd Place :- Wojciech Gorczyca David Dunne |
1st Session :- Ronan McMaugh Thomas MacCormac, |
2nd Session :-
Sean Moynihan Tomas Roche
Thursday 16th January |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Sonya Hillis & Maire O Connor from
Conor Boland & Ronan McMaugh second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third
Winners East/West
Kate Daultrey & Peeter Brehhov from
Pat Egan & Brendan Curran second
Deirdre Reid & Maura Lawlor third
Full Result
Tuesday 14th January |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
This week we have the Ladies and Men's pairs competition
We have a full house with the ladies having fifteen tables
and the men with nine
A very busy night for our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
Ladies Pairs :-
Niamh Harty & Erika Nasickyte from
Kate Daultrey & Maeve Delaney second
Michele Purcell & Rosalind O Brien third
Leaders:-
Erika Nasickyte & Niamh Harty
Full Result
Mens Pairs :-
Kevin O Dea & Liam Maher from
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh second
Noel Minogue & Krzysztof Sekula third
Leaders:-
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea
Thursday 9th January |
Thursdays Game
Winners North/South
Joe Walsh & Partner from
Colette Allen & Barbara Walsh second
Frances Gill & Denis Gill third
Winners East/West
Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva from
Ann Marie Heavey & John Kelly second
Tomas Roche & Mary Roche third
Full Result
Tuesday 7th January |
Tuesdays Game
Butler IMPs
Winners North/South
Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh from
Fionnuala McInerney & BJ O Brien second
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third
Paul Delaney & Maeve Delaney fourth
Winners East/West
Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea from
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca second
Paul Hanratty & Erika Nasickyte third
Rita Delaney & Daphne Morgan fourth
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Winners North/South :- Donal Dunne & Joe Walsh |
Winners East West :- Liam Maher & Kevin O Dea |
Tuesday 10th December |
Christmas Party
Many thanks to our President Deirdre and her wonderful committee who
gave us a super Christmas party this year.
The wine flowed, food and music was good and every looked
resplendent and full of christmas cheer.
Winners North/South
Conor Moore & Christy Tierney from
Paul Kane & Mary Stanley second
Siobhan Part & BJ O Brien third
Fiona O Gorman & Colette Stokes fourth
Frank Kennedy & Philip Robinson fifth
Winners East/West
Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary from
Liam Maher & Ita Fahy second
Angela O Neill & Helen Friel third
Marie Slattery & Sharon McDermott and
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne joint fourth
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Winners North/South :- Conor Moore & Christy Tierney |
Winners East West :- Blathnaid Trayer & Maurice O Leary |
Tuesday 26th November |
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week we had the second half of the Noreen O Connor teams.
No shocks here with the five leading teams all finishing as you were
Very well done to : -
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part who retain their crown.
Many thanks to our excellent Tournament director Bernard Higgins
The Winners :-
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part from
David Dunne , Sheila Kelly, Michael McAuliffe, Sean O Lubaigh second
Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, Sean Moynihan, Dave Ryan third
Maurice O Leary Blathnaid Trayer, Hilary Moran, Philina Dowd, fourth
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery fifth
Area Master :-
Marie Morrissey Rita Delaney Frank Kennedy Philip Robinson
Intermediate :-
Ronan Nolan Colette O Callaghan Michael McInerney Keith MacDonald
2nd Session :-
Ita Fahy Ann Fitzgerald Mary Lindopp John Kelly
Winning Team:-
Siobhán Part BJ O’Brien, Deirdre Reid (President)Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh
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3rd Place :- Sean Moynihan, Tomas Roche, Dave Ryan |
4th Place :- Philina Dowd, Hilary Moran, Maurice O Leary Blathnaid Trayer, |
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Winners Area Master :- Philip Robinson Rita Delaney, Marie Morrissey, Frank Kennedy, , |
Winners Intermediate :- Ronan Nolan Colette O Callaghan Michael McInerney Keith MacDonald |
Tuesday 19th November |
Noreen O Connor Teams
This week we have the first week of the Noreen O Connor teams.
An excellent entry of twenty three teams are taking part.
The defending champions look like they wish to hold on to their crown but their lead is
still within the chasing pack's reach so all to play for next week !!!!
The Leaders :-
Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Siobhán Part from
David Dunne , Sheila Kelly, Michael McAuliffe, Sean O Lubaigh second
Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, Sean Moynihan, Dave Ryan third
Maurice O Leary Blathnaid Trayer, Hilary Moran, Philina Dowd, fourth
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery fifth
The Leaders :-
Siobhán Part, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O’Brien, Thomas MacCormac
Full Result
Tuesday 22nd Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
The second session of the Rose Gibson pairs had some excellent hands which
made for a lot of change at the top of the leaderboard, proving once again anything
can happen and often does.
Very well done to John Kelly and Liam Maher who are this years winners
Special thanks to our tournament director Bernard Higgins for another excellent job.
The Winners :-
John Kelly & Liam Maher from
Sheila Horkan & Joe Walsh and
Sean O Lubaigh & Michael McAuliffe joint second
Bríd Kemple & Terry Walsh fourth
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Coady fifth
First Session Conor Moore & Mick Lynch
Second Session Kevin O Dea & Sean Moynihan
Area Master Hilary Moran and Patricia Blaney
Best Intermediate Frank Kennedy and Carmel Murnin
Winning Pair:-
John Kelly & Liam Maher
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Joint 2nd Place :- Joe Walsh & Sheila Horkan |
4th Place :- Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple |
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Area Master :- Patricia Blaney & Hilary Moran |
Intermediate Carmel Murnin & Frank Kennedy |
2nd Session
Sean Moynihan & Kevin O Dea
Full Result
Tuesday 15th Oct |
Rose Gibson Pairs
This week we had the first session of the Rose Gibson pairs
An excellent entry of forty four pairs taking part.
Some wonderful cards to generate plenty of swings !!!
Very well done to Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple who lead the field again
The Leaders :-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Ann Marie Heavey & Betty Coady second
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch third
John Kelly & Liam Maher fourth
Tuesday 24th Sept |
Mixed Pairs
The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition saw little change in
the overall leaderboard with the top four places changing only slightly
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Very well done to Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple who coasted to victory.
Special thanks to our tournament director Bernard Higgins for another excellent job
The Winners :-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Tomas Roche & Mary Roche second
Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly third
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor fourth
First Session
Paul Delaney & Maeve Delaney
Second Session
Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney
Area Master
Helen Friel & Denis Gill
2nd Area Master
Niamh Harty & John Reilly
Winning Pair:-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Tomas Roche & Mary Roche |
3rd Place :- Gerry Kelly & Grainne Dunne |
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4th Place :- Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor |
2nd Session Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney |
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Area Masters Helen Friel John Reilly & Niamh Harty (absent Denis Gill) |
Tuesday 27th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
saw a number of changes on our leaderboard proving yet again its only half time after the first session.
Hard luck to our leaders who were unable to keep their run going and finished just out of the prizes
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
The Winners :-
Paul Hanratty, Barbara Walsh, Giles Murnin, David Connolly from
Paul Delaney , Maeve Delaney, Colette Allen, Jackie McBride
Ita Fahy,
Liam Maher, Fiona O Gorman, Mary Seaver third
Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney, Denis Gill, Frances Gill fourth
2nd Session :-
Sean Moynihan , Michael McInerney , Mike Gowie, Roisin Troy
Winning Team:-
Giles Murnin , Barbara Walsh, Paul Hanratty David Connolly with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Collette Allen, Maeve Delaney, Jackie McBride, Paul Delaney |
3rd Place :- Ita Fahy, Liam Maher, Mary Seaver Fiona O Gorman |
Tuesday 20th Aug |
Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
has a very good entry of twenty teams
We had the usual excitement with the draw for teammates before play
The field is well spread after the first night, however no need to dispair as we are only halfway.
Roll on next week !!!
Many thanks to our Tournament Director Bernard Higgins
The Leaders :-
John Kelly , Mary Lindopp, Kay Russell, Rita Delaney from
Christy Tierney , Deirdre Reid, Denis Gill, Frances Gill second
Barbara Walsh , Paul Hanratty, Giles Murnin, David Connolly third
Full Result
Tuesday 2nd July |
A.G.M.
Deirdre Reid in accepting her second year as President thanked all of
her outgoing committee, sub committees and the many people who helped her during
her first year in office
Special thanks to a number of people stepping down from committee
Gerry Kelly steps down having completed his very successful time on committee
David Dunne has completed three years as Honorary Treasurer.
Fergus O’Rafferty and Krzysztof Sekula are standing down having served the club very well during their term
This year we elected for the first time a vice President so congrats to Ronan McMagh on the honour
Committee
President Deirdre Reid
Hon Secretary Niamh Harty
Hon Treasurer Angela O’Neill
Vice President Ronan McMaugh
Giles Murnin
John Reilly
Helen Friel
Mick Lynch
Marie Slattery
Marie Morrissey
Mike Gowie
Friday 21st June |
Golf outing
The Bankers held a very successful and enjoyable outing to Castleknock golf club
weather was excellent and course in great condition.
There was a very close finish with the top three players all sharing the same score
Overall winner Gerry Lawlor from
Dave Ryan second
Ann Hanratty third
Winning team Betty Murphy & Willy Clingan from
Collette Allen & Brendan Curran
Gerry Lawlor with Ann Hanratty
Winning team Betty Murphy & Willy Clingan
Tuesday 4th June |
Presidents Prize 2019
The final night of the Presidents prize brings the curtain down on another season of bridge
Very well done to our President Deirdre Reid and her hard working team
for another wonderful year
The night saw Martin Brady claim the honours by one point from Paul Delaney
and Liam Maher crowned Player of the Year
| MARTIN BRADY - 1st prize |
| Paul Delaney - 2nd prize |
| Bríd Kemple - 3rd prize |
| Conor Moore† - Best Man |
| Mary Stanley - Best Woman |
| Maeve Delaney** - Best Intermediate |
| John Kelly† - Best Regional Master |
| Caroline Crowley* - Best Area Master |
Martin Brady with Bankers President Deirdre Reid
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2nd Place :- Paul Delaney |
3rd Place :- Brid Kemple |
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Best Lady :- Mary Stanley |
Best Man :- Conor Moore |
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Regional Master :- John Kelly |
Area Master :- Caroline Crowley |
Best Intermediate :-
Maeve Delaney
Player of the year 2019 :-
Liam Maher
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Area Master :- Paul Kane |
Intermediate :- Helen Friel |
Tuesday 26th March |
Joe MacHale Memorial
Mixed teams
The final of the Joe MacHale Memorial mixed teams saw a very exciting finish
with less than one and a half victory points separating the top two.
A storming second session from our winners brought them from eight place all the way to the top.
Some very difficult and challenging hands led to a very exciting nights bridge with IMPs flying
in all directions.
Congrats to our winners :-
Aoife MacHale Peter Goodman Brid Kemple Terry Walsh
Thanks to our Tournament director Bernard Higgins and all his assistants
The Winners :-
Aoife MacHale Peter Goodman Brid Kemple Terry Walsh from
Siobhán Part, BJ O Brien, Ronan McMaugh, Mamie MacCormac second
Deirdre Reid,Christy Tierney,Marie Slattery,Brendan Curran third.
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Mary Lindopp, John Kelly fourth
Second Session
Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley, Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan
Best Intermediate
Sheila Williams, Paul Williams, Sonya Hillis Krzysztof Sekula
Winning Team:-
Bankers President Deirdre Reid with
Brid Kemple, Peter Goodman, Aoife MacHale Terry Walsh
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2nd Session :- Joe Dolan, Elizabeth Dolan Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley |
Best Intermediate :- Paul Williams, Sheila Williams
Sonya Hillis Krzysztof Sekula |