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Congress 2017
Saturday 4th March |
Bankers Congress Opens
The 49th Bankers Congress opened today .
This weekend is devoted to Intermediate players, with pairs today and teams tomorrow.
The Congress was opened by Dermot O'Brien President Dublin South Region
At the opening of our Congress were :-
Dermot O'Brien President Dublin South Region
Gerry Kelly President Bankers Bridge Club
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Intermediate A Pairs
Sponsored by :-
Gavin Burke Solicitors
The Winners :-
Nora Kelly & Kathy Monks from
Tim Carroll & Noel Fanning second
Suzanne Hill & Máire O'Connor third
Martin Purdy & Adrienne Purdy fourth
Larry Breheny & Alan Roughneen fifth
George Daly & Vincent Wallace sixth
First Session
Neil Breheny & Jim Kemmington
Second Session
Gráinne Courtney & Elizabeth Dolan
Best A2
Gay Donnelly & Maria Rossi
Second A2
Caroline Howard & Carol Sheridan
Dermot O'Brien President Dublin South Region
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Congress chairperson Grainne Dunne
presents prize Winners
Kathy Monks & Nora Kelly
Intermediate B Pairs
Sponsored by :-
Gavin Burke Solicitors
The Winners :-
Catherine Egan & Eileen O'Hare from
Joe Bissett & Mary Mulholland second
Triona Glacken & Donla Twomey third
First Session
Vincent O'Sullivan & Mary Tynan
Second Session
Malcolm Goldsworthy & Kat Hynes
Best B2
George Mellotte & Anna Mellotte
Dermot O'Brien President Dublin South Region Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Competition Sponsor Teresa Gavin (Gavin Burke Solicitors)
presents prize Winners
Eileen O'Hare & Catherine Egan
Sunday 5th March |
Intermediate Teams
Sponsored by :-
The Irish Bankers Club
Today we had the Intermediate Teams, very important competitions as these are
the players who will be playing in our open competitions in the coming years
The Winners Inter A Teams :-
Fergus O'Rafferty, Erica Nasickyte, Martin Purdy, Adrienne Purdy from
Lilian Foley, Rosemarie Mathews, Nora Potter, Marie Cronin second
Rona Booth, Linda Gallagher, Veronica Miller, Marie Dalton third
Second Session
Paul Kane, Michael Rowan, Nollaig Ó Ceallaigh, Frank O'Rourke
Winning Team :-
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Teresa Gavin (Gavin Burke Solicitors)
presents winning team
Erica Nasickyte, Fergus O'Rafferty, Adrienne Purdy, Martin Purdy
Full Results
The Winners Inter B Teams :-
Sponsored by :-
The Irish Bankers Club
Annette Head,Josephine Loughrey,Celine O'Dea,Marian O'Driscoll
Winning Team :-
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Teresa Gavin (Gavin Burke Solicitors)
presents winning team
Marian O'Driscoll, Annette Head, Celine O'Dea, Josephine Loughrey,
Tuesday 7th March |
Ladies and Mens Pairs
We had a full house tonight for the Ladies and Mens pairs competition
Many thanks to all.
Special thanks to our T.D's Brian Lawlor and Peter Clifford for a great job
Ladies Pairs
Sponsored By
Home Instead Senior Care
The Winners :-
Jill Kulchycky & Clare Pippett from
Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald second
Rosalind O Brien & Michele Purcell third
Aoife MacHale & Mamie MacCormac fourth
Fionnuala McInerney & Sarah Gilmartin fifth
Area Master
Mary Hickey & Mary-Rose McGovern
Best Intermediate
Vivienne Nealon & Evgenia Gladysheva
Winners :
Jill Kulchycky & Clare Pippett with
C.B.A.I. President Pat Duff
Larry Broderick, general secretary of the Financial Services Union
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Full Results
Mens Pairs
Sponsored By
Financial Services Union
The Winners :-
Liam Maher & Michael McAuliffe from
Richard Elvin & John Noonan second
Sean Moynihan & Tomas Roche third
Area Master
John Lysaght & Vincent Hannon
Winners :
Liam Maher & Michael McAuliffe with
C.B.A.I. President Pat Duff
Competition Sponsor Larry Broderick, Financial Services Union
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Winning Pair :-
John Kelly & Mary Lindopp with Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Competition Sponsor Mary Gleeson ,(Gleesons of Booterstown)
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Wednesday 8th March |
Novice and Beginners Pairs
Sponsored By
Thomas MacCormac 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 :-
Michael Hutchinson & Zvreena Hutchinson from
Anne English & Kieran English second
Frances Ryan & Marie Harte third
Jim O Sullivan & Gladys Greene fourth
Ruth Kelly & Cathal Kelly fifth
Winners :-
Michael Hutchinson & Zvreena Hutchinson with
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Paul Hanratty
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
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2nd Place :- Anne English & Kieran English |
3rd Place :- Frances Ryan & Marie Harte |
Full Results
Beginners Pairs
Sponsored By
Thomas MacCormac Bridge
The Winners Beginners Pairs :-
Molly Rock & Marian Dennany from
Bernie O Sullivan & Jane Henry second
Pauline Kelly & Rose Colman third
Winning Pair :-
Molly Rock & Marian Dennany with
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Paul Hanratty Trophy Sponsor
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
2nd Place
Jane Henry & Bernie O Sullivan
Thursday 9th March |
Mixed Pairs
Sponsored By
Gleesons of Booterstown
The mixed pairs competition had an excellent entry of sixty seven pairs.
Many thanks to all
The Winners Mixed Pairs :-
Mary Lindopp & John Kelly from
Alan O Sullivan & Rita O Neill second
Michael McAuliffe & Sandra Newell third
Maria Whelan & Ronan McMaugh fourth
Bernie Lynch & Seán Moynihan fifth
Ann Marie Heavey & Mick Lynch sixth
Area Master
Martin Purdy & Adrienne Purdy
Best Intermediate A
Fergus O Rafferty & Erica Nasickyte
Winning Pair :-
John Kelly & Mary Lindopp with Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Competition Sponsor Mary Gleeson ,(Gleesons of Booterstown)
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Saturday 11th March |
Congress Pairs
Sponsored By
Key Capital
The congress pairs competition, the blue ribbon event of our congress
attracted an excellent entry of fifty five pairs.
Very well done to Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski who retained the trophy they won last year
The Winners Congress Pairs :-
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski from
Brian Carroll & Ray Ryan second
Paul Delaney & Seán Ó Lúbaigh third
Joe Coyne & John McNally fourth
Tom Gilligan & Eileen McCann fifth
First Session
Richard Elvin & Jill Kulchycky
Second Session
John Noonan & Eileen Vickers
Area Master
Máiréad Haugh & Michelle Moloney
Kate Daultrey & Paul Kane second
Winning Pair :-
Wojciech Gorczyca & Marcin Rudzinski with Bankers President Gerry Kelly
C.B.A.I. President Pat Duff
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
2nd Place :-
Ray Ryan & Brian Carroll
Sunday 12th March |
Congress Teams
Sponsored By
DVL The Irish Bonded Warehouse of Choice
Our closing competition The congress teams competition attracted a record entry of thirty sixr teams.
Many thanks to everyone who supported our congress over the week, our hosts
The Irish Bankers Club, all our sponsors and all our helpers who made the congress a great success
Special thanks to our Tournament directors Brian Lawlor John Royds Peter Clifford & Mike Gowie
The Winners Congress Teams :-
Sandra Newell, Teresa Rigney, Terry Walsh, Bríd Kemple from
Paul Delaney, Seán Ó Lúbaigh, Michael McAuliffe, Conor Boland second
Breda Synnott, Kevin O'Dea, Seán Moynihan, Joe Walsh third
Mary Timoney, Donek Szenejko, Joe Coyne, John McNally fourth
Alan Hill, Heather Hill, Gerry Lawlor, Maura Lawlor fifth
Second Session
Maria Whelan, Eileen O'Donovan, Seán Connor, Marian Croke
Area Master
Frances A. Kelly, Willy Clingan, Eoin Hodkinson, Mary Hodkinson
Maria Whelan, Eileen O'Donovan, Seán Connor, Marian Croke second
Winning Team :-
Teresa Rigney, Sandra Newell,Terry Walsh, Bríd Kemple with
C.B.A.I. President Pat Duff
Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Competition Sponsor Fergus O Rafferty, DVL (The Irish Bonded Warehouse of Choice)
Grainne Dunne Chairperson Congress Committee
Full Results
2nd Place :-
Conor Boland, Paul Delaney, Michael McAuliffe, absent Seán Ó Lúbaigh)
Closing Cermony
with Bankers President Gerry Kelly
Congress Chairman Grainne Dunne
Congress Committee Deirdre Reid
C.B.A.I. President Pat Duff