2024 Charity Night in aid of Dublin Simon Community |
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A big thank you to each and every one of our members for your generous donations and support for our Charity night which took place on Monday 11 March. There was a great atmosphere in the Club, with everyone in good spirits and prizes galore! Together we have raised €5,000 for the Dublin Simon Community.
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Recent Successes |
Congratulations to Anthony and Charles Alken, winners of the Novice Pairs Competition in the Regent on Friday 8 March.
Railway Union members fared very well at the Malahide Congress which took place 1st-3rd March.
Margaret and Paddy Moran took 1st place in the Inter B section on Saturday afternoon.
Mary Kane, Anne Kelly, Juliet Kelly and Eamonn Kelly won the Inter Teams Competition at Malahide Congress.
Other recent successes for club members include:
Walter McNicholas and Su Li won the Joe Moran Cup in December 2023
.... with Mary Kane coming 2nd in the Joe Moran Cup
Carmel Dowdall, Teresa Murphy and partners won the Ruth Giddings Cup in December 2023.
Anthony and Charles Alken took joint 2nd place in the Duffy Cup in December 2023
Walter McNicholas and Su Li took 2nd place in the BJ O'Brien Cup Inter A Teams Competition in December 2023.
Congratulations to you all!
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Club Teams Competition - 12 & 19 February 2024 |
The Teams Competition 2024 concluded on 19 February.
A great turnout with 15 teams competing, and prizes were presented in the Clubhouse - there was a great buzz and lots of positive feedback on the event. Well done to all who participated.
First place went to Maeve Flanagan, Mary Seaver, Colette Stokes and Sue Power
In second place were Cassandra Byrne, Ruth Maher, Fiona O'Gorman and Paula Clancy
In third place: Arlene Hogan, Anne Kelly, Anna Murphy and Mary Kane.
Prizes were also awarded for best novice team, Inter A teams (1st & 2nd) and Inter B teams (1st & 2nd).
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Christmas Party 2023 |
A fun evening was had by all at the 2023 Christmas Party.
After a few games of bridge we repaired to the bar and ate, drank and were merry.
Lots of people turned up, and we had one very special guest who ably assisted the President, Mary Kane, with awarding the spot prizes and generating festive fun and merriment.
Happy Christmas to all our members!
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Turkey Competition 2023 |
Turkey Competition Results
There was a great turnout for the Turkey Competition on Monday 27th November.
Bringing home the bacon (so to speak) in first place was Ciaran Scolard and taking first place in Section B was Brigid McManus.
Mary Kane presented prizes in the bar after play.
Congratulations to all our winners, many of whom are pictured below, and thanks to all our members for a fun evening.
Winners list:
1st Ciaran Scolard
2nd Bob Neilson
3rd Paddy Moran
4th Su Li
5th Graham Williams
6th Marion Moran
7th Anne Kelly
7th Ruth Maher
9th Carmel Dowdall
10th Cassandra Byrne
10th Catriona O’Leary
Section B
1st Brigid McManus
2nd Drew Fleming
2nd Maeve Brew
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Martin Cowley Cup 2023 |
Martin Cowley Cup Success
Congratulations to everyone who played in the Martin Cowley Cup, it was a closely fought competition with the lead fluctuating on several occasions during the last round. President Mary Kane presented prizes to the winners in the bar after play. Martin donated a special prize this year, for the pair with the best score who had not won a major competition in the last year.
Congratulations to Sue Power and Fiona O'Gorman who were the overall winners. Both of these loyal club members have achieved Regional Master grade and have played significant roles in the development of the club.
Here's the full list of prize winners, with some photos:
Overall 1. Sue Power & Fiona O'Gorman
Overall 2. Maeve Flanagan & Mary Seaver
Overall 3. Eimer O'Rourke & Eileen O'Regan
Best B Norma O'Dowd & Bernie Price
Best Novice Grainne Scolard & Vera Keating
Session 1 Su Li & Walter McNicholas
Session 2 Deirde Morris & Carol Horan
Martin Cowley Special Prize Orla Staunton & Íde Gavin
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