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2018/2019 - Mary Doherty Regional President
 
 
  FIXTURE LIST

CBAI Northern Region – Donegal

www.bridgewebs.com/northernregioncbai

Calendar 2018/2019

 

REGIONAL FIXTURES

 

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

SEPTEMBER 2018

 

 

7-9

North Kerry Congress

 

 

14-16

NIBU Autumn Congress Derry

 

 

22-23

Duais an Uachtarin - Athlone

OCTOBER 2018

12 Oct

James Cavanagh Charity Trophy Moville

5-7

Drogheda Congress

14 Oct

Buncrana Open Cup

12-14

Limerick Congress

17 Oct

McCay Charity Cup (Strabane)

20-22

Spiro & Coen Trophies

21 Oct

Letterkenny Open Cup

 

 

28 Oct

Ballyshannon Open Cup

 

 

NOVEMBER 2018

2-4 November - Donegal Congress

 

 

5-9

IBU Simultaneous Pairs

14 Nov

Margaret and Sarah Charity Cup

(Glenties)

9-11

East of Ireland (Dundalk) Congress

Kenmare Congress

18 Nov

Ardara Open Cup

17-18

18

Interprovincials @ Cavan Crystal Hotel

John Cunningham Trophy (Mullingar)

25 Nov

Carndonagh Open Cup

23-25

Kilkenny Congress

DECEMBER 2018

2 Dec

Regional Pairs Event

1-2

Regional Pairs

 

 

8-9

Master Pairs (Templeogue Bridge Centre)

 

 

29 Dec-Jan 1

Tralee Congress

JANUARY 2019

 

 

4-6

Camrose – 1st weekend (Wales)

Waterford Congress

 

 

12-13

Revington, Jackson, Geraldine, McMenamin

Westgrove Hotel

20 Jan

National Teams Qualifier

18-20

Cork Congress

27/28 Jan

Buncrana Open Weekend

25-27

Ennis Congress

FEBRUARY 2019

03 Feb

Donegal Town Open Cup

(Provisional)

1-3

Wexford Congress

 

 

4-8

CBAI Simultaneous Pairs Week

 

 

9-10

Holmes Wilson @ Mount Wolseley Hotel

17 Feb

20 Feb

Killybegs Open Cup

Mrs Boyle Cup Charity Comp (Glenties)

15-17

Novice and Intermediate Congress - Athlone

Junior Camrose & Peggy Bayer (NI)

 

 

23-24

IBU Burke & O Connor Trophies – Westgrove Hotel Clane

MARCH 2019

3 Mar

Cloughaneely Open Cup

1-3

Camrose – 2nd weekend (England)

7 Mar

Cathal Harvey Trophy Buncrana

19-21

IBU Seniors Congress @ Cavan Crystal Hotel

10 Mar

Raphoe Open Cup

23-24

National Pairs Championships - Athlone

31 Mar

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Open Cup

29-31

Clonmel Congress           

APRIL 2019

7 Apr

Dungloe Open Cup

5-7

Senior Camrose Scotland

 

 

6-7

Moylan Cup @ Malahide Regional Bridge Centre

 

 

12-13

Lady Milne Trophy (CityNorth Hotel)

14 Apr

Glenties Open Cup

13

13-14

J J Murphy Novice Trophy for Novices

Lambert (Pairs) & Cooper (Teams) Cups

23 Apr

Carndonagh Charity Night

19-21

Galway Congress

28 Apr

Pat Bergin Memorial Trophy

27-28

National Teams Championship  - Athlone

MAY 2019

 

 

3-5

Carlow Congress

NIBU Spring Congress

19 May

Moville Open Cup (Provisional)

11

 

12-20

IBU Club Pairs Masters @ Templeogue Bridge Centre

Killarney Congress

 

 

18

IBU Club Pairs Intermediate

 

 

25

4 Fun Teams @ Westmanstown Sports and Social Centre

 

 

25-26

Egan Trophy

JUNE 2019

2 June

Donegal v Derry teams of Four

7-9

Yeats Country Congress

 

 

21-23

Dublin Summer Congress

JULY 2019

 

 

6

CBAI – Annual General Meeting

 

 

12-14

Ballina Congress

 

To ensure smooth running of open events, minimum of 24 hours notice for entry/cancellation

Any change to existing procedures/format to Open Cup Competitions to be advertised in writing prior to event.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Based on Open Cup results.  Prizes awarded to the most successful competitor(s) in each grade based on their seven best performances.

Prize for the best aggregate score in all Open Cup Competitions excluding the above winners

 

Regional Weekly Schedule

Monday

 

 

Ardara/Portnoo

Buncrana/Northwest

Letterkenny

Tuesday

Ballybofey/Stranorlar

Bundoran

Carndonagh

Cloughaneely

Killybegs/Kilcar

Wednesday

Glenties           

Letterkenny

Thursday

Ballyshannon

Buncrana/Northwest

Donegal

Dungloe

Raphoe

Friday

Moville

 

  MASTER PAIRS 2018

Congratulations to Connell McLoone and Pat McDaid  who won the First Session Prize at this event, finishing 18th overall.

 

This competition was held over the weekend 8/9 December at CBAI Headquarters, Templeogue House.  A very large entry for the competition - 109 pairs competed.

  BUNCRANA OPEN WEEKEND

in INISHOWEN GATEWAY HOTEL

SWILLY CUP

Teams = Saturday 26th January at 6.00pm

INISHOWEN SALVER

Open Pairs (2 sessions) - Sunday 27th January at 1.30pm

Entries to

Mary Doherty

Tel: 074 9363026

before 5.00pm on Saturday 26th

  DONEGAL OPEN CUP

DONEGAL TOWN BRIDGE CLUB

WILL HOST THEIR ANNUAL OPEN CUP

AT THE CENTRAL HOTEL

ON SUNDAY 3rd FEBRUARY

at 6.00pm,

Entries before 6pm on Saturday 2nd February to

Michael Fox  Tel: 074 9735342

Margaret Buckley  Tel: 074 9721347

Light Supper served - €15.00

(Please note change of venue)

  KILLYBEGS BRIDGE CLUB OPEN CUP

will be held in

The Central Hotel, Donegal Town

on Sunday 17th February 2019

starting at 6pm sharp

Entries to Mary Rouiller - 07497 31137

or Anne Murray - 07497 31162

Closing date for entries: Saturday 16th February @ 6pm

  CLOUGHANEELY OPEN CUP

CLOUGHANEELY OPEN CUP WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY 3RD MARCH 2019

Ostan Loch Altan Hotel at 6pm

For entries and information contact Club Secretary, Shaun Coll - 074 9155627 or 087 6481137

  RAPHOE OPEN CUP

WILL BE HELD ON SUNDAY 10TH MARCH

AT LIFFORD OLD COURTHOUSE

AT 6.45pm

ENTRIES TO CLUB SECRETARY DECLAN GALLAGHER  

 087 6906695

  BALLYBOFEY and STRANORLAR OPEN CUP

will be held in

BALLYBOFEY AND STRANORLAR GOLF CLUB 

on Sunday 31st MARCH 2019

starting at 6pm sharp

Entries to Barry McMenamin - 07491 31052

 

Closing date for entries: Saturday 30th March 6pm

  DUNGLOE OPEN CUP

WILL BE HELD IN THE WATERFRONT HOTEL, DUNGLOE ON SUNDAY 7 APRIL 1019 AT 6.00pm

Entries to Anne Gallagher

on 087 1464821

  GLENTIES OPEN CUP

Will be held on Sunday 14th April 2019 

at The Highlands Hotel at 6pm

Entries to Club Secretary Connell McLoone 086 325 6882

  CARNDONAGH CHARITY NIGHT

WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY 23RD APRIL 2019 IN THE COLGAN HALL, CARNDONAGH

ENTRIES TO GERRY O'KEEFFE ON 087 2407507

  MOYLAN TROPHY 2019

Congratulations to Connell McLoone and Pat McDaid (Glenties Bridge Club)

who ranked 5th in the Moylan Trophy over the weekend of 6/7 April in Malahide Bridge Centre.

The Moylan is the IBU All-Ireland pairs championship, and is an invitation-only event confined to 40 pairs. As such, the field contains the strongest pairs from the island of Ireland.

  NATIONAL PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Congratulations to the players from this Region who took part in the national pairs championships, held over the weekend of 23/24 March in Athlone.

 

A big congratulations to those who were placed in the weekend's competitions especially

James Cavanagh & Atholl Stewart who won

The Civil Service Trophy (Intermediate B)

and to

Charlie Whyte and Denis Ellis

on coming 3rd in The Davidson Cup

 

  DERRY v DONEGAL TEAMS

Congratulations to the Glenties Team of

Jimmy Gallagher, John McGinley, Connell McLoone and Charley Whyte

who were overall winners of the Derry v Donegal teams event,

hosted in Moville Bridge Club on Sunday 2nd June 2019

  Player of the Year 2018/2019

                                              

Charlis Whyte          134         

Denis Ellis                134           

Anna Carr                125        

Best Aggregate

Sean McNutt             167

Best Intermediate

Margaret Keeney   

Anne Murray            

Best Grade B

Wendy Budin        

Best Novice

Mary O`Regan

Mairead Mc Daid