Railway Union Bridge Club

Charity Night Monday 6th March 2023

In aid of Pieta House 

Monday 6th March at 7:30pm sharp, please be seated by 7:15pm.

Cost €10 per person. Pre entry is essential.

Location: Railway Union Sports Club, Park Avenue, Sandymount, D04 PF86.

Members, friends, and members of local Bridge clubs are very welcome to this fundraiser for the Suicide Prevention Charity Pieta https://www.pieta.ie/

Railway Union Bridge Club members can enter by adding names to a list on Monday evening or Thursday morning Bridge. Or you can email Railwayunionbridge@gmail.com, giving your name, grade and NBID number. 

Enter by 27th February to guarantee your place. 

You can support this fundraiser in many ways:

1. By entering the Charity Night competition.
2. By inviting friends to play in the competition.
3. By publicising the event in other clubs where you play.
4. By buying raffle tickets on the night.
5. By donating prizes for the raffle.
6. By sponsoring part of the event, e.g. prizes or other costs.

Donations may also be made online on the club's website at https://www.pa55.ie/Club/Railway and will be accepted on the night by cash, cheque, card, from emptied piggybank, etc.

Any questions: contact Mary at 086 853 9896.

Thank You!

Result from the Pavilion click Charity night Pavilion.htm

Result from the main Hall click RU Charity Hall.htm

The final night of our Summer Grand Prix took place on Monday 29^th Aug 2022 in the hall.

There was a great turn out with a spot prize raffle during the game. Presentation of prizes was in the bar after the game.

Mary thanked Fiona O’Gorman for her innovative idea, updating the leader board and sponsoring the prizes.

Mervyn and Marianne both said how much they enjoyed the competition and thanked our TD John, and the committee.

Congratulations to our winners:  1^st/2^nd joint = Mervyn Whaley and Su Li.

3^rd = Joan Casey.

Best A = Anne Kelly.

Best B = Margaret and Paddy Moran.

Best attendance = Marianne Gorman.

Our end of year summer annual awards took place on Thursday 9^th June.

 We were so delighted to be able to celebrate this event with a summer party for the first time in 3 years in the patio area of RUSC.

The initial presentation was to the winners of the Presidents Prize held on 3 Mondays in May.        

1^st Prize – Fiona O’Gorman

2nd Prize – Ruth Maher.

3rd Prize – Phil Sweeney.

The summer awards winners are:

Player of the Year – Fiona O’Gorman.

Best Novice – Rosario Kealy.

Best Inter B1 – Liz Kevans.

Best Inter B2 – Paula Kilbane.

Best Inter A – Juliet Kelly

Most Improved Player – Phil Sweeney

Slam Bidder of the Year. – Fiona O Gorman.

Spirit of RUBC – Roisin Quigley.

  Fiona O'Gorman  - PP Winner        Phil Sweeney -  PP 3rd Place         Rosario Kealy - Best Novice                Paula Kilbane - Best B2

Phil Sweeney - Most Improved Player          Fiona O'Gorman  - Player of the Year     Juliet Kelly - Best A     

Fiona O'Gorman - Most Slams         Roisin Quigley - Spirit of RUBC

Mary thanked the committee for all their support and hard work throughout the year.

She reminded members that our summer games would be in person only.

The Summer Grand Prix would start on Monday 20^th June and run for  10 weeks.

Presidents Prize

We had 12/13 tables each night and ran a hybrid competition with amalgamated results.

Many thanks to Roisin Quigley for doing the  leader board  each week and of course John Royd’s for running such a smooth competition. (See website for leader board)

Congratulations to our winners:  1^st Prize:  Fiona O'Gorman

                                                            2^nd Prize:  Ruth Maher

                                                             3^rd Prize: Phil Sweeney

 Prizes will be awarded on June 9th at our summer party.

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. Many thanks to John Royds, our TD, for his meticulous planning of the event.

It was good to see two new winners, heartiest congratulations to Joan Casey and Paula Clancy. Here's the full list of winners:

Overall 1 Paula Clancy & Joan Casey

Overall 2 Caitriona & Owen Hensey

Overall 3 Anna Murphy & Mervyn Whaley

Best B Pair Norma O'Dowd & Bernie Price

Session 1 Ruth Maher & Fiona O'Gorman 

Session 2 Arlene Hogan & Bob Neilsen.

Welcome to Railway Union's 10th Anniversary Gala Pairs.

Unfortunately, we are not able to celebrate in our usual style face to face but we hope our members and our friends enjoy our Virtual tournament.

Here is a video of our President, Julie Rowan, giving her opening welcome speech to you all! Just click to play.