The club plays in the Ashbourne/Donaghmore GAA Club in Ashbourne, Co. Meath, every Tuesday at 7:30 sharp. There is ample free parking. The playing fee is five Euro and the club is open all year round, with visitors welcome from May to August.

New Players welcome.

The club secretary is Liz, on 086 8251659.

Our email address is AshbourneBridgeClubMeath@gmail.com

Congratulations to Imelda who is Ashbourne Bridge Club's first Honorary Member

 following the new Committee decision to make everyone over the age of 90 Honorary Members!!

Well done Imelda from everyone in the Club!

The National Mixed Championships are to be staged in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 22^nd & 23^rd October with the pairs for the Spiro Cup on Saturday and the teams for the Coen Trophy on Sunday.

Master Pairs

This three session Swiss Pairs event will take place in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 10/11 December under the guidance of Fearghal O’Boyle and it will be the usual success in numbers and quality - just the way to get a substantial fix of bridge before the Christmas season!!

Entries for all three events to info@cbai.ie, paul@cbai.ie or by telephone to 01-4929666

Link: NE Region fixtures list.docx

1. Look at your hand and sort it into suits. Don’t shift it from one hand to the other or shift suits around after sorting. Keep it fanned and don’t shut it up or put it down on the table.

2. Pause a moment before making any call (which includes a Pass) if the opponent on your right has used the Stop Card when opening with more than one of any denomination or has made a jump bid. Do not make any bid until 10 seconds have elapsed after the card is shown.

3. Remember if you pause for an unduly long time in normal circumstances, you may silence your partner if you then pass.

4. Don’t bid after partner has made a pause before passing which was of significant length, unless the bid you make is clearly permissible on your own hand without anything but the minimum your opponents’ bidding would suggest may be in your partner’s hand. The onus will be on you to show that partner’s pause could not influence your bid.

5. Bid and play without emphasis. Don’t vary the tone of your bidding – it should always be flat and unemphatic.

6. Don’t make faces, or twist about, or sigh, or otherwise indicate difficulty or distress either because of partner’s or opponents’ bids or plays. Remain always impassive.

7. Don’t look at your partner during bidding or play.

8. Remember to alert your opponents to any bid which is conventional below the level of 3NT and above 3NT if the bid is artificial and occurs on the first round of bidding. Any lead directing pass, double or redouble by opponents over 3NT should also be alerted.

9. (a) When Dummy, don’t play any card, however obvious, until asked by partner.

(b) When Dummy, don’t look at opponent’s or partner’s hands.

10. Don’t take the cards from the board when they have been returned to it after play. Penalties will be incurred if cards are misboarded.

11. Be courteous to opponents and to your partner.

GENERAL

Failure to comply with the proprieties is evidence of having taken an unfair advantage.

You are bound to show positively that no improper action of yours, however inadvertent, has operated to your opponents’ disadvantage.

Directors are entitled to inflict discretionary penalties whether by fines or otherwise where an unfair advantage has been obtained.