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The Bridge Club is open to all members of the RDS.  We play on Wednesday evenings at 7:30 pm in the RDS Library.  All grades of bridge players are welcome.  Guests are also welcome to play bridge during the months of June, July and August.

If you would like more information about playing in the Club, please contact either the President, Mary Masterson (087 625 0551) or the Honorary Secretary, Marina Fleeton  (086 380 3057).

Need a Bridge Partner?

There are a number of ways to find a Bridge partner in the RDS. They include:

1. Using the printed Members' Contact List.

2. We have a WhatsApp group to facilitate finding a partner if needed.  If you wish to be on this list please contact Cecily O'Donovan (085 767 0115

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Enjoy The Game
Enjoy The Game

Please be polite to your partner and to your opponents

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Christmas Party Wednesday 10th December 2025

We held our Christmas Party on Wednesday 10th December 2025
An excellent dinner in the restaurant was followed by bridge in the library and the worthy winners collected their prizes before heading home
 

  North/South East/West
1st Graeme Williams & Anne Mulligan Eamon & Juliet Kelly
2nd Marcella Maugham & Maureen Nolan Pat Cowley & Cecily O'Donovan

 

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Maeve White Turkey Drive 3rd December 2025

 

Congratulations to Sheila Horkan & Creeda Fitzgibbon, winners of the Maeve White Tukey Drive on Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Anne Marie Feeney & Kathleen D O'Connor were runners up

Marcella Maugham & Pat Cowley completed the podium in third place

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Gwen Morgan Individual 19th Nov 2025
  • 2025 Gwen Owens 1st
  • 2025 Gwen Owens 2nd
  • 2025 Gwen Owens 3rd

Congratulations to Sheila Horkin on winning the Gwen Morgan Individual competition on Wednesday 19th November 2025

1st Sheila Horkin
2nd Kathleen D O'Connor
3rd Sheila Hillis

 

Previous winners are available here Gwen Morgan Winners

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IBU SIMS Pairs - 5 Nov 2025

Congratulations to Mary Whelan & Veronica Donoghue you are ranked 42nd out of 1,149 pairs from 61 clubs

You can access the overall results here on the SIMs website

IBU SIMs Pair result Wed 5th November 2025

The commentary booklet is available here

IBU SIM Pairs Wednesday 5 Nov 2025 Wednesday Commentary

and also on the SIMS Pairs results page

The final results will not be known for a day or so until all the participating clubs have uploaded their results

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Marie Owens October 2025
  • 2025 Marie Owens 1st
  • 2025 Marie Owens 2nd
  • 2025 Marie Owens 3rd
  • 2025 Marie Owens S1

Congratulations to Michael Fitzgibbon & Sheila Horkan - winners of the Marie Owens competition which was held on October 15th & 22nd

Well done to all the prize winners

Rank Pair %
1st Michael Fitzgibbon & Sheila Horkan 61.52
2nd Creeda Fitzgibbon & Paul Twomey 59.98
3rd Cecily O'Donovan & Patricia Brady 59.41
1st Session
Joint prizes

Eilis Walsh & Joan Casey
Catherine Sheridan & Mary McCarthy

58.95
2nd Session Phil Harnett  & Sheila Hillis 65.34

 

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New Season starts Wednesday 3rd September 2025

The RDS Bridge Club commences the new bridge season on Wednesday 3rd September 2025 in the RDS Library

Visitors can be invited on club nights, but not on competition nights which are confined to club members only.

Members have volunteered to act as host or hostess from September to June, so that everyone is assured of a game, even if they do not have a partner.
A Big Thank You to all those who have volunteered.

 

 

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Committee 2025-2026

President Mary Masterson, Hon. Secretary Marina Fleeton, Hon. Treasurer Brigid Fitzpatrick, Past President Mary Whelan, Creeda Fitzgibbon, Marie Hutton, Eileen McGeough and Paul Twomey.

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WhatsApp Group message

The RDS Bridge Club has a private WhatsApp group for members.

This is used to communicate messages and reminders to members

It can also be used to ask for a partner if you need one for a Wednesday night competition.

You can contact the Hon Secretary to be added to or removed from the group.

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News Archives

News items from past seasons, including the 2023-2024 season, can be seen by selecting the News Archives tabs on the left of the screen

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Results
Last bridge of 2025
Christmas Party
Maeve White Turkey Drive
Wednesday Pairs
Host/Hostess: Phil Harnett
Gwen Morgan Individual
Calendar
17th Dec 2025
Wednesday Pairs
Host/Hostess: Patricia Brady
24th Dec 2025
Christmas Eve - No Bridge
31st Dec 2025
New Year's Eve - No Bridge
7th Jan 2026
Wednesday Pairs
Host/Hostess: Eamonn Kelly
14th Jan 2026
Perpetual Trophy - wk 1