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Regional Pairs competition
 
 
The Regional Pairs competition will take place on
 
Sunday 7th December
starting at 1pm
in Mullingar Bridge Centre.
 
 
Entries to Sean Galligan 0874160724
Entries close 1pm Saturday 6th December.
 
 
We would like to encourage our Intermediate B's
and Novices to enter.
 
There will be a separate competition for them, subject to enough entries.

 

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This page has information and news of interest to the members. For a full list of forthcoming events, see "Calendar" on the menu and for a list of results see "Results".
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72 Bridge Club  -  Competitions/Events for 2025
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A Committee Meeting was held on Monday 8th September and some of the followings dates have been agreed:

 

2025

 

Sunday 7th December - Regional Pairs Competition in Mullingar at 1pm

Sunday 7th December - the 1st night of the Christmas Competition, Shamrock Lodge at 7.30 pm

Sunday 14th December - 2nd night prize giving in Shamrock Lodge at 6.30pm.

 

 

2026

Monday 5th January - back to bridge!

Sunday 25th January - Regional Teams Longford at 1pm (1 session)

 

Sunday 8th February - Gala pairs, Shamrock Lodge 5pm

Monday 9th/16th February -  Club Championship

 

Sunday 1st March - John Cunningham Competition, Mullingar at 1pm

 Monday 2nd March. -  Sim Pairs, Shamrock Lodge

Sunday 8th March - Paddy Walshe Competiton, Shamrock Lodge at 5pm

 

Sunday 26th April  -  Regional Presidents Prize in Longford at 1pm

 

The club Teams Comp. and Club Championship are under review!
 

 

 

Winners of Paddy O'Toole  9th November 2025

 

1st Sean and Brid Galliga

2nd Una Flynn and John Kiernan
3rd Kathleen Shaw and  Maura Conway
 
Best A 
Mary Daly and Frances O Toole
 
Best B
Terry O'Meara and Mary Fallon
 
Best Novice
Enda Carroll and Margaret Layde

 

Click here for a link to the results on Midland Regional Website.

 


Regional President's Prize in Tullamore on Sunday 8th June 2025.

 

Frances O'Toole and Marie Lynch,
pictured here with Patricia Mahon (President of the North Midland Regional C. B. A. I.)
 
winners of the Regional President's Prize
 
Congratulations ladies!
 

 


 

 

Monday - 26th May - A. G. M. was held where Mary Mc Hail handed over the reigns to Phil Ruane.

 

 


Presidents Prize ran over2 nights (12th & 19th May)
and was won by Margie Hannon & Ann Hogan.
Congratulations ladies!

 

 

 


 

 

Monday 14th April     -     Teams Competition

 

 

Congratulations to

Margaret Geoghegan/ Mary Farrell and Deirdre Walsh /Cathryn Keady

on winning the Shamrock lodge Teams Competition. 

Well done All.

 

The Team Winners 2025 pictured with Club President Mary Mc Hale

 

 


 

Paddy Walshe Trophy 9th March 25

Congratulations to

Maura Conway and Marie Lynch
 
 
Well done Ladies
 
        2nd Place : Anne Lynam & Margaret Martin
Best A : Beatrice Naughton & Mary Butler
      Best  B : Eileen Turley & Mary Cronin
Best Novice : Liz Dunning & Kitty Mitchell

 


 

Sim Pairs 3rd March 25

 

Very well done to Marie Lynch and Maura Conway

who came in 7th place on the Monday
with a % of 70.06

 

Congratulations ladies.

 


 

John Cunningham Open 2nd March 25

 

Congratulations to Gerry Manning & John Fagan

on winning the B Section

in the John Cunningham Open in Mullingar on 2nd March

(Pictured with President of North Midland Region, Patricia Mahon and 

Matthew Cunningham)

 


 

Results of Christmas Competition

8th & 15th December 2024

 

Howell A
 
1st Net  Mary Nooney & P J Harris
1st Gross   Nigel F Fisher & Barbara F Fisher
2nd Net   Pat Hunt & Mary Garvey
2nd Gross  Felicity Rattigan & Lucy BOland
 
Howell B
 
1st Net  Kay Moran & Sheila Geraghty
2nd Gross   Frances O'Toole & Mary Dunne
2nd Net  Eileen Turley & Lelia Comber
2nd Gross Kathryn Keady & Deirdre Walsh

 

 

 


 

50th Anniversary of Athlone 72 bridge club.

 

This event was held in the Shannon Shamrock hotel on 24th September 2022 and was well attended by present, past and founding members.

 

We were served a lovely 3 course meal followed by bridge.

 

It was a wonderful event and much enjoyed by all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

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