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Fuerteventura Bridge Event

Tuesday 24th to Tuesday 31st March 2015

January Winners

Overall Winner :- David Dunne

Area Master Winner :- Sheila Kelly

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

Thursday 26th February

Monthly Teams

This week we held our monthly teams competition.
An excellent entry of fourteen teams and some tricky hands led to a very enjoyable game

The Winners :-
Michael McAuliffe, Ronan McMaugh, Martin Brady, Sean O Lubaigh and
Peter Stewart, Joe Walsh, Ruth O'Dea, Krzysztof Sekula joint first
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Maura Lawlor, Gerry Lawlor third.

Full Result

Next Week
Thurs 5th March
Butler IMPS

Bankers Congress
March 7th - 15th

Entries

Tuesday 24th February

Winners North/South

Betty Murphy & Sheila Howard from
Sheila Horkan & Joe Walsh second
Philina Dowd & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
David Dunne & Richard Hartheimer from
Paul Hanratty & Dave Ryan second
Pat Blaney & Hilary Moran third

Full Result

Thursday 12th Feb

Charity Night

This week we held our annual charity night,
The nominated charity this year was the Simon Community
An excellent entry of sixteen tables and generous support from all our members
led to a very enjoyable and successful night

Winners Overall
Colm O Driscoll & Patricia Kelly from
Sean Moynihan & Bettina Stefanini second
Conor Moore & Paul Hanratty third
Donal Dunne & John Kelly fourth

WinnersOverall :-
Patricia Kelly & Colm O Driscoll

Full Result

Tuesday 17th February

Winners North/South

Liam Maher & Paul Hanratty from
Barbara Walsh & Maurice O Leary second
Sheila Horkan & John Kelly third

Full Result

Thursday 12th Feb

Thursdays Game

Winners North/South
David Dunne & Sheila Kelly from
Peter Stewart & Mary Stanley second
Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third

Winners East/West
Blathnaid Trayer & Pat Egan from
John O Mara & Ruth O Dea second
John Kelly & Liam Maher third

Winners North South :- David Dunne & Sheila Kelly	Winners East West :- Blathnaid Trayer & Pat Egan

Full Result

Next Week
Thurs 19th
Charity Night

Tuesday 10th February

Winners North/South

Rory Egan & Sheila Kelly from
Ita Fahy & Betty Murphy second
Bernie Rountree & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
Conor Moore & Mary Stanley from
John Kelly & Dave Mulhall second
Mary Lindopp & Grainne Dunne third

Full Result

Thursday 5th Feb

Butler I.M.P.s

Winners North/South
Conor Moore & Mick Lynch from
Michael McAuliffe & Ita Fahy second
John Reilly & Fionnuala O Hanlon third

Winners East/West
Mary Lindopp & John Kelly from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh and
Christy Tierney & Jim Mullally joint second

Winners North South :- John Kelly & Mary Lindopp	Winners East West :- Mick Lynch & Conor Moore

Full Result

Tuesday 3rd February

Winners North/South

Bettina Stefanini & Noel Minogue from
Sean Moynihan & Hugh McDermott second
Ronan McMaugh & Marcin Rudzinski third

Winners East/West
John O Mara & Fionnuala O Hanlon from
Maura Lawlor & Gerry Lawlor second
Fergus O Rafferty & Erica Nasickyte third

Full Result

Thursday 29th April

Monthly Teams


The Winners :-
Philina Dowd, Maurice O'Leary, Dave Mulhall, Pat Egan from
Wojciech Gorczyca, Eileen O'Donovan, Mary Stanley, Sandra Newell second
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Michael McAuliffe, Peeter Brehhov third.


Winning Team:-
Maurice O Leary Pat Egan Philina Dowd Dave Mulhall

Full Result

Tuesday 27th January

Winners North/South

Barbara Walsh & Maurice O Leary from
John Reilly & Kate Daultrey second
Patricia Kelly & Colm O Driscoll third

Winners East/West
Mairead Ni Oistin & Noel Minogue from
Betty Murphy & Hilary Moran second
Michael McAuliffe & Dave Mulhall third

Full Result

Thursday 22nd January

Ladies and Mens Pairs

The final week of the Ladies and Men's pairs was a disappointing night for our leaders
as both failed to hold on .
Very well done to Mairead Ni Oistin & Fionnuala O'Hanlon who had a superb second session
and won the event by a clear 5% margin

The Winners Ladies Pairs :-
Mairead Ni Oistin & Fionnuala O'Hanlon from
Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly second

1st Session Eileen O'Donovan & Mary Stanley
2nd Session Mary Lindopp & Ita Fahy

Area Master Blathnaid Trayer & Michelle Maloney



Winners:-
Mairead Ni Oistin & Fionnuala O'Hanlon

2nd Session Result Ladies plus personal records

Full Result

The Winners Mens Pairs :-
Ronan McMaugh & Tomas MacCormac from
Noel Minogue & John Kelly second

1st Session Alfie Sexton & Maurice O'Leary
2nd Session Slawomir Lubanski & Wojciech Gorczyca

Area Master Conor Moore & Mick Lynch
Intermediate Prize Michael McInerney & Paul Kane



Winners:-
Ronan McMaugh & Tomas MacCormac

2nd Session Result Men plus personal records


Full Result

Tuesday 20th January

Winners North/South

Bernie Rountree & Maurice O Leary from
Betty Cody & Ann Marie Heavey second
Donal Dunne & Gerry Malone third

Winners East/West
Grainne Dunne & Mary Lindopp from
Sean Moynihan & Hugh McDermott second
Gerry Lawlor & Jim Mullally third

Full Result

Thursday 15th January

Ladies and Mens Pairs

This week we had the Ladies and Men's pairs.
Both competitions are very close at the top so all to play for next week

The Leaders Ladies Pairs :-
Eileen O Donovan & Mary Stanley from
Kate Daultrey & Aisling Considine second
Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly third
Fionnuala O Hanlon & Mairead Ni Oistin fourth

Leaders:-
Eileen O Donovan & Mary Stanley

Full Result

The Leaders Mens Pairs :-
Alfie Sexton & Maurice O Leary from
Gerry Lawlor & David Dunne second
Tomas MacCormac & Ronan McMaugh third
Noel Minogue & John Kelly fourth



Leaders:-
Alfie Sexton & Maurice O Leary

Full Result

Tuesday 13th January

Winners North/South

Brid Kemple & Sheila Kelly from
Gerry Lawlor & Liam Maher and
Pat Blaney & Sheila Howard joint second

Winners East/West
Marcin Rudzinski & Wojciech Gorczyca from
Fionnuala O Hanlon & Mary Lindopp second
Maura Lawlor & Ita Fahy third

Full Result

Thursday 8th Jan

Butler I.M.P.s

Winners North/South
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Francoise McBrien & Pascale Wolfe second
Richard Hartheimer & Ruth O Dea third

Winners East/West
Colm O Driscoll & Patricia Kelly from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh second
Rory Egan & Brigid Shearman third

Full Result

Tuesday 6th January

Winners North/South

David Dunne & Richard Hartheimer from
Aidan Hodgers & Mairead Ni Oistin second
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty third

Winners East/West
Noel Minogue & Bettina Stefanini from
Gerry Tracey & Mareeda Tracey second
Maura Lawlor & Gerry Lawlor third

Full Result

Tuesday 16th December

Winners North/South

Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple from
Frances Gill & Denis Gill second
Kieran Crowley & Caroline Crowley third

Winners East/West
John Kelly & Sheila Horkan from
Ita Fahy & Noel Minogue second
Michael Gowie & Liam Maher third

Full Result

Thursday 18th Dec

Turkey Competition

Winners North/South
Michael McAuliffe & Mary Lindopp from
Paul Hanratty & Gerry Kelly second
Alfie Sexton & Maurice O Leary third

Winners East/West
Steve Bearpark & Brendan Curran from
John Kelly & Sheila Horkan second
Liam Maher & Marcin Rudzinski third

Winners North South :- Michael McAuliffe & Mary Lindopp	Winners East West :- Brendan Curran & Steve Bearpark

Full Result

Thursday 27th November

Noreen O Connor Teams

This week we had the final of the Noreen O Connor teams, and what a close finish
with the final destination of the trophy only decided in the last round when
our leading lead finally slipped and where pipped on the line by the narrowest of margins
As usual smooth running by Tournament director Brian Lawlor led to a very enjoyable event.

The Winners :-
Mary Lindopp, John Kelly, Joe Walsh, Patricia Kelly from
Michael McAuliffe, Ronan McMaugh, Wojciech Gorczyca & Slawomir Lubanski second
Bríd  Kemple, Terry Walsh, Aoife MacHale, Peter Goodman third

Second Session
Steve Bearpark, Colm O'Driscoll, Seán Moynihan, Richard Hartheimer
Area Master
Conor Moore,Mick Lynch,Carol Hawkins,Barbara Walsh

Intermediate Prize
Sheila Williams, Paul Williams, Paul Kane, Gráinne Courtney


Winning Team:-
John Kelly Mary Lindopp Michael McAuliffe(President) Patricia Kelly Joe Walsh

2nd Place :- Slawomir Lubanski Wojciech Gorczyca Ronan McMaugh Michael McAuliffe	3rd Place :- Brid Kemple Peter Goodman Aoife McHale Terry Walsh

Final Results

Thursday 16th Oct

Rose Gibson Pairs

John Kelly and Liam Maher are the winners of the Rose Gibson trophy this year,
Scoring was high with all top four pairs finishing with a plus 60% score, however
our leaders had enough carry over from last week to see them hold on.

The Winners :-
John Kelly & Liam Maher from
Peter Stewart & Joe Walsh second
Ronan McMaugh & Michael McAuliffe third
Marcin Rudzinski & Sean O Lubaigh fourth
First Session Brendan Curran & Steve Bearpark
Second Session Alfie Sexton & Breda Synnott
Area Master Pascale Wolfe & Francoise McBrien



Winning Pair:-
Liam Maher & John Kelly

2nd Place :- Joe Walsh Peter Stewart	3rd/4th Place :- Michael McAuliffe Marcin Rudzinski, Ronan McMaugh Sean O Lubaigh

Final Result

2nd Session Result

Thursday 18th Sept

Mixed Pairs

The final night of the Mixed Pairs competition was a bad night for our leaders
which saw them drop back into the pack
Very well done to Terry Walsh and Brid Kemple who took the honours.
The competition was very well run as always by John Royds

The Winners :-
Brid Kemple & Terry Walsh from
Barbara Walsh & Maurice O'Leary second
Wojciech Gorczyca & Eileen O'Donovan third

First Session
Ann Hanratty & Paul Hanratty
Second Session
Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp

Area Master
Carol Hawkins & Conor Moore


Winning Pair:-
Terry Walsh & Brid Kemple with Bankers President Michael McAuliffe

2nd Place :- Maurice O Leary & Barbara Walsh	2nd Session :- Noel Minogue & Mary Lindopp

Full Results

2nd Session Result

Thursday 28th Aug

Nolan Memorial Teams
The first major competition of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams
was a very close competition despite the leaders having a huge lead from the first session.
They did manage to hang on but only by 0.15 of an IMP
is that cutting it fine or what
very well done to Mary Stanley Sandra Newell Frances Gill & Denis Gill
Thanks to tournament director Brian Lawlor for a very well run event

The Winners :-
 Mary Stanley Sandra Newell Frances Gill & Denis Gill from
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Alfie Sexton, Michael Smith second
,Michael McAuliffe, Martin Brady John O'Mara, Fionuala O'Hanlon third
2nd Session :-
Conor Moore, Mick Lynch, Brendan Curran, Marie Slattery



Winning Team:-
Mary Stanley Sandra Newell Denis Gill & Frances Gill with Bankers President Michael McAuliffe

2nd Place :- Christy Tierney, Michael Smyth Deirdre Reid, Alfie Sexton	3rd Place:- Michael McAuliffe, Martin Brady, John O Mara, Fionnuala O Hanlon

Thursday 3rd July

Bankers have a new President

Following the very successful reign of outgoing president Hilary Moran the
Bankers Bridge club has a new president.
Michael McAuliffe has been elected president at our A.G.M
Treasurer             Mareeda Tracey
Secretary             John Cantwell

Committee  
Mike Gowie
Mary Lindopp
Máiréad Ní Oistín
Gerry Kelly
Jackie McBride
Ex Officio Hilary Moran

                   
Bankers President Michael McAuliffe
                

Thursday 29th May

Presidents Prize
Week Five
The final week of our Presidents prize had a superb
twenty tables in play run smoothly by Gerry Kelly
Terry Walsh is this years winner. playing with Aisling Considine they had an almost 61% score
to see off all the competition

Second overall was Sean O Lubaigh
Third overall Aisling Considine
Best Intermediate Conor Moore

The Winners North South :-
Terry Walsh & Aisling Considine from
Sandra Newell & Peter Stewart second
John Kelly & John O Mara third


The Winners East West:-

Wojciech Gorczyca & Faheem Ahmed from
Bettina Stefanini & John G Kennedy second
Sean O Lubaigh & Mick Lynch third


Overall Winner:-
Terry Walsh receives his prize from Bankers President Hilary Moran

2nd Place :- Sean O Lubaigh	3rd Place :- Aisling Considine

Full Result

Final Leaderboard

Thursday 17th April

Joe McHale Memorial
Mixed teams

The final of the Joe McHale Memorial mixed teams turned out to be a stress free night for our
leaders who were never caught and won with a round to spare despite suffering a heavy
loss three round from home.

The Winners :-
Helen Carroll, Liam Maher, Ann Hanratty, Paul Hanratty Ann Fitzgerald from
Cathy Bearpark, Steve Bearpark, Bridget Shearman, Tony O'Gallagher second
Marie Slattery, Brendan Curran, Breda Synnott, Joe Walsh third.

Second Session
Sheila Horkan, Donal Dunne, Carol Hawkins, Faheem Ahmed
Area Master
Pat Blaney, Joe Dolan, Hilary Moran, Mike Gowie

Best Intermediate
Brideen Downes,Conor Moore,Michael Lynch,Mary Kavanagh


Winning Team:-
Helen Carroll Liam Maher, Ann Fitzgerald, Paul Hanratty &
Bankers President Hilary Moran (missing Ann Hanratty)

2nd Place :- Bridget Shearman, Tony O Gallagher Steve Bearpark, Cathy Bearpark	Area Master:- Joe Dolan, Patricia Blaney, Mike Gowie, Hilary Moran

Full Results

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