| President's Prize February 2026 |
Congratulations to Anne-Marie Feeney & Pat Cowley who won the President's Prize competition in February 2026
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Overall % |
| 1st |
Anne-Marie Feeney & Pat Cowley |
63.18 |
57.78 |
60.21 |
| 2nd |
Veronica Donoghue & Mary Whelan |
65.00 |
53.31 |
59.15 |
| 3rd |
Elsa Ranalow & Kathleen D O'Connor |
53.24 |
62.05 |
58.08 |
| 4th |
Cecily O'Donovan & Patricia Brady |
44.72 |
67.22 |
57.10 |
| S1 |
Paul Twomey & Joan Casey |
63.21 |
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Marcella Maughan & Ann Kenneally |
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62.42 |
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| RDS Perpetual Trophy January 2026 |
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The RDS Bridge Club was delighted to welcome John Dardis, President of the RDS, who presented the RDS Perpetual Trophy to Kathleen D O'Connor & Roger Jupp, the overall winners.
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R1
MP (%)
Max 324 |
R2
MP (%)
Max 360 |
Overall
MP (%)
Max 684 |
| 1st |
Kathleen D O'Connor & Roger Jupp |
227 (70.06%) |
204 (56.67%) |
431 (63.01%) |
| 2nd |
Anne-Marie Feeney & Pat Cowley |
205 (63.27%) |
211 (58.61%) |
416 (60.82%) |
| 3rd |
Moya Murphy & Mary MacAodha |
198 (61.11%) |
193 (53.61%) |
391 (57.16%) |
| S1 |
Ann Kenneally & Joan Casey |
185 (57.10%) |
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| S2 |
Phil Harnett & Sheila Horkan |
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235 (65.28) |
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The maximum Match Points (MP) each round depends on the number of rounds and the number of boards played
Round 1: Each board was played 10 times. The Top score for each board = (number of times played - 1 ) x 2 = (10-1) x 2 = 18. 18 boards in all, so Top = 18 x 18 =324
Round 2: Each board was played 10 times. The Top score for each board = (number of times played - 1 ) x 2 = (10-1) x 2 = 18. 20 boards in all, so Top = 18 x 20 =360
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| RDS Bridge Workshops |
The RDS Bridge Club is delighted to offer three workshops to improve your bridge bidding and playing
The workshops will be presented by Grainne Dunne on Friday mornings
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Topic |
| Friday 13th February |
Reverse bidding - breaking the barrier |
| Friday 20th March |
Defence - Leads, signals and discards |
| Friday 17th April |
Doubles - for take-out and for penalties |
The workshops will be held in the RDS Members Club at 10:30-12:30
The cost is € 75 for members of the RDS / € 90 for non-members
To book a place on the workshop, or for further information,
Contact Mary Masterton by Tel or WhatsApp: 087 625 0551
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| Christmas Party Wednesday 10th December 2025 |
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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
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North/South |
East/West |
| 1st |
Graeme Williams & Anne Mulligan |
Eamon & Juliet Kelly |
| 2nd |
Marcella Maughan & Maureen Nolan |
Pat Cowley & Cecily O'Donovan |
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| Maeve White Turkey Drive 3rd December 2025 |
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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 Maughan & Pat Cowley completed the podium in third place
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| Gwen Morgan Individual 19th Nov 2025 |
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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 |
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| Marie Owens October 2025 |
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
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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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