McKenna Cup Tuesday 9th April 2019 |
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Pictured above Louise & Ann, with club President Joan
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Competition for the 'Michael McKenna Cup' was held on Tuesday 9th April
All SABC members were eligible to compete in this competition, 22 pairs competed
The winners (pictured above) Ann Kelly & Louise Byrne were presented with the Michael McKenna Cup on Tuesday 23rd, by Joan Hynes the club President
In 2nd place: Marcella O'Donohoe & Marian Flood
and in 3rd place: Deirdre Ní Ghríofa & Teresa Nevin
Congratulations to the winners. A full list of all placings is available on the Website (results) and is also on the notice board.
The official TD for the evening was Jacki Furey
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Novice Cup 13th March 2019 |
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The 'Novice Cup' competition held on Wednesday 13th March
Presentation of Novice Cup took place on Wednesday 3rd April
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Pictured above: Vanessa Timon & Mary Byrne, following the presentation of the 'Novice Cup'
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♦ They had a very impressive win with a 68.33% score ♦
Congratulations to them both and best wishes from all members at SABC
Only Novice graded players could compete in this event
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Joyce Trophy 12th March |
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Pictured above: Ciara Finucane, Joan Hynes and Lorraine Maxwell
Following the presentation of the 'Joyce Trophy'
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The 'Joyce Trophy' competition was held on Tuesday 12th March
Presentation of Joyce Trophy and full results were announced on Tuesday 19th March
Ciara & Lorraine were very successful in their bid for the trophy
with a very impressive result and a well deserved win
In the same event last year Ciara & Lorraine were in 4th place
Congratulations to them both and best wishes from all members at SABC
This event was primarily for Inter B players, Novices were also eligible to compete
This competition attracted 20 pairs
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DNR - Norma Madden Trophy - 2019 |
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Norma Madden Trophy (Pairs) Competition
Competition for Intermediate 'A2' Grade Players
This competition was held at Malahide Regional Bridge Club
on Saturday 23rd February 2019
This was a one session event and consisted of 10 tables with a 24 board Howell game
The pair combination of Betty Carew & Eileen Hickey from SABC secured 1st place with an impressive 65.95% result
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CBAI Simultaneous Pairs - 5th Februaruy |
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Pictured above Joan Hynes, Róna Booth and Eileen Hickey
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SABC had 28 pairs competing in the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs competition on Tuesday 5th February, along with over 1,725 other pairs, from 95 clubs, throughout the length and breadth of Ireland
Although this is a national competition members could participate from the comfort of their own club in Clontarf
This transpired to be the biggest competition in the Sim Pairs week
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SABC members competed for the 'Daisy MacDevitt Salver'
Congratulations to Eileen Hickey & Róna Booth who secured 9th place in this national competition
Congratulations to them both and best wishes from all members at SABC
SABC had two sections, namely A & B with 14 pairs in each
Please see link below to the results.
https://www.simpairs.com/clubs.asp?session=004125
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Teams Competition 2019 |
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Tuesday 15th January 2018
11 teams participated in this competition
The Tournament Director was Jacki Furey
Presentation of prizes on Tuesday 22nd Jan 2019
Congratulations to the winners
1st Place: Eileen Hickey, Ann Caulfield, Colette Lombard & Sile Moore
Runners up
2nd Place: Lorraine Maxwell, Ciara Finucane, Tim Healy & Gladys Greene
Full results are posted on the noticeboard
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Improve Your Game 2019 |
Seminars/Classes
Anne Doyle and Paddy English are running a series of classes on topics which may be of interest to you.
Classes are being run during February and early March, in Malahide
Pre-booking is not essential, but Anne and Paddy would appreciate knowing how many handouts they should have available
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You can make direct enquiries to: Anne on 086-1630640 or to: Paddy on 087-6543849
The information on the classes is as follows:
Venue: Malahide Regional Bridge Club, Broomfield, Malahide
Teachers: Anne Doyle & Paddy English
Cost: €10 per session
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Saturday February 2nd Paddy English (9.30am-1pm approx)
'Bid & Play' How good is your bidding & play?
Lots of bidding situations to test your knowledge with suitable play hands
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Saturday February 9th Anne Doyle (9.30am-1pm approx)
An Introduction to Defensive bidding after they have opened 1NT
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Saturday February 16th Paddy English (10.00am-12.30pm approx)
Michaels Cue Bid & the Unusual No Trump convention
How to compete holding a 2 suited 5/5 hand
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Saturday March 2nd Anne Doyle (10.00am-12.30pm approx)
A detailed introduction to the Transfer convention
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Christmas Party 2018 |
Christmas Party for 2018 was held on 10th December at Clontarf Castle
Celebrations began with more than 70 members in attendance
Following a delicious meal a short 'fun' game of bridge ensued and many prizes were awarded
Winners in the Red section:
1st N/S - Rita Canavan & Seán Canavan and 1st E/W - Deirdre Ní Ghríofa & Teresa Nevin
Winners in Yellow section:
1st N/S - Emily Rogers & Máirín MacDevitt and 1st E/W - Kathleen Sheridan & Peggy McMahon
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The presentation of the Jubilee Cup was made to the winners of the Simultaneous Pairs Competition, see news item below
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Dublin Summer Bridge Congress 2019 |
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Ireland' biggest Bridge Congress was held on Friday 26th to Sunday 28th July 2019
Sponsored by Home Instead - Senior Care
This congress attracted players from all grades, Novice to Masters
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Well done to all SABC participants
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Congratulations and heartiest of best wishes to the Runners Up (pictured below) in the 'Inter A' team event, which attracted 21 teams
The team of four included:
Joanne Lyons & Anna O'Donnell from our nearby CRC club and Linda Gallagher & Róna Booth both members and regular players here at SABC
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Presentation to out-going President 18/19 |
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Pictured above Marian and Joan
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Presentation to Joan Hynes on the occasion of our new club President, Marian Flood, taking on the role of her presidency for season 2019/20
A presentation was made to Joan in grateful appreciation of all her hard work during her term of office in 2018/19
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President and new Committee 2019/2020 |
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Marian Flood (Pictured above)
elected as President - 2019/2020
(A clear vision for next year)
At the AGM on 21st May a new President and new Committee were elected
The new committee is as listed below:
Marian Flood (President), Therese Duff (Vice President), Peadar Buckley (Secretary), Gladys Greene (Asst. Secretary), Mary Hynes (Treasurer), John Hynes (Asst. Treasurer), Lorraine Maxwell (Competition Secretary) and the following very important Committee members.... Vincent McPherson, Maureen Tiernan, Marcella O'Donohoe and Vanessa Timons.
The new in-coming Committee thanked and congratulated the out-going Committee for all their hard work during the 2018/2019 season
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President's Dinner 2019 |
Some of the President's Dinner revellers
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President's Dinner 2019
Held on a sunny Monday evening, 13th May, at St. Anne's Golf Club
Attended by 55 members from SABC and two guests, Rita & Sean Canavan.
Following a beautiful meal, a short game of bridge was enjoyed and plenty of prizes were distributed
It was great to note that our visiting guests Rita & Sean Canavan, got 1st place, repeating their performance at last year's event
Heartiest of Congratulations to them both
the winners of the President's Prize were announced
1st - Ann Caulfield & Áine Norton
(See detailed placings under President's Prize 'News item' and 'Results' panel
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Full results of all above competitions are available on the stanthonysbridgeclub website
Many thanks to Cristian, Aidan and staff at St. Anne's Golf Club for making our evening a very enjoyable one
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President's Prize 2019 |
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President's Prize competition 2019 was held on Tuesday 30th April, attracting an entry of 23 pairs
Presentation of awards were made at the President's Dinner on Monday 13th May
A big congratulations to the winners of the event, in 1st Place: Ann Caulfield & Áine Norton
The runners up were: Marian Flood & Peadar Buckley
A full list of placings is available under the 'Results' panel
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Turkey Draws 2018 |
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Two great nights of Bridge were held on Tuesday 27th and Wednesday 28th November
Tuesday night attracted 21 pairs and Wednesday night attracted 24 pairs between the Mixed & Novice sections
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Tuesday's winners were:
1st N/S - Ann Kelly & Maura Bird and 1st E/W - Maura Traynor &Tim Healy
Wednesday's winners were:
Mixed: 1st N/S - Marian McCarthy & Susan Moran; 1st E/W - Pat Fitzgibbon & Eithne Cullinane
Novice: 1st N/S - Áine Norton & Ann Harrington; 1st E/W - Una O'Byrne & Kathleen Briody
Results were announced at the Christmas party
See results panel for a full list of participants
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IBU Simultaneous Pairs - Tuesday 6th Nov |
Presentation of the Jubilee Cup was made at the Christmas Party
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Pictured on right is Joan Hynes with the winners Marian Flood and Marcella O'Donohoe
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The Irish Bridge Union (IBU) Simultaneous Pairs 2018 competition, was held on Tuesday 6th November, with all our club participants competing for the new 'Jubilee Cup'
♥ Yes the JUBILEE CUP got its inaugural outing ♥
More than 1,310 pairs took part from more than 73 clubs in Ireland and in Northern Ireland, with 32 pairs taking part in SABC
Using pre-dealt boards they competed against other clubs throughout the length and breadth of Ireland, as well as some of our members who played as 'On-Tour' in Galway
Presentation of awards will be made at the Christmas Party
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CBAI rankings of SABC members can be checked at link below
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https://www.simpairs.com/localranking.asp?session=005294&ClubId=DDIFMHf6N06u10B5O4vqtrPy7oGIGELGEHGMH
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Individual Competition 2018 |
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Presentation of the Hollybrook Cup took place on Tuesday 13th November
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Congratulations to a well deserved winner:
Ciara Finucane (pictured right)
Runners up were awarded as follows:
2nd Place: Gladys Greene & 3rd place: Mary O'Carroll
A full list of placings for all participants is available at link below
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Indiv.comp.18.pdf
The Individual Competition was open to all grades and was held over a series of two nights, (23rd & 30th Oct).
The competition attracted a total of 44 participants with Jacki Furey acting as Tournament Director
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Charity Night - Tuesday 9th October 2018 |
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Above is the mission statement of the Capuchin Day Centre
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This year's Charity Night held on Tuesday 9th October attracted a full house
A record amount of €1,800 was collected on the night
Our President Joan was very proud to be involved with such a successful event and is delighted that all proceeds will be donated to her nominated charity: Br. Kevin Crowley's (ofm cap)
The Capuchin Day Centre
Joan wishes to express her gratitude to Áine McKee who spoke on behalf of the centre and briefly outlined the good work being carried out by Br. Kevin and his many volunteers.
A big thank you to all who brought gifts for the raffle and to those who provided and served up all the refreshments
A fun game of bridge was had by members and visitors alike
(Full results of the two games are listed under the results 'Tab')
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Click on the link below for an insight to the workings of Br. Kevin and his many volunteers
This extract was featured on the People of the Year Awards on RTE1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JyxVn8hDIl8
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Jubilee Celebration |
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50th Anniversary SABC
1968 - 2018
The Jubilee Celebration on Saturday 1st September 2018, was very well attended and thoroughly enjoyed by all, at St. Anne's Golf Club, Bull Island
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A fun night was had by all with a buffet meal, wine, merriment and lots of craic thrown in for good measure
Entertainment was provided by the renowned Tommy Fox and was ably assisted by:
Marie O'Brien, Marian Flood, Rita Canavan, Tony Walley, Oliver Hynes, Tim Healy, Joan Hynes and James (the Barman)
A special memento, to mark the occasion, was presented to all attendees
A big thank you goes out to the organisers:
Lorraine, Kay, Betty, Gladys, Róna, Colette & Paul
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Also many thanks to the staff at St. Anne's, especially Cristian and James, who helped make the night a great success.
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2018 Honarary Members |
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Clare Kelly on celebrating her 90th birthday entitled her to an honarary membership of SABC and as it happens Betty Bennett also celebrated a similar milestone birthday which also entitles her to an honarary membership.
Pictured above from left, Joan Hynes (President) presenting Clare Kelly with a bouquet of flowers celebrating the occasion. Betty Bennett successfully eluded the photographer on the occasion of the presentation but the paparazzi eventually captured her as she left the club the other evening.
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