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,

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

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

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

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

Full Results

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

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