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Presidents Prize 2025 |
Week 3 of Ita Fahy's Presidents prize, and will continue for the next two weeks
This weeks winners were
North South
Huey Daly & Rosalind O'Brien from Frances Kelly & Grainne Dunne
East West
Ann Marie Heavey & Fiona Mc Goldrick from John Reilly & Rick Crowe
Section B
North South
Suzanne Hill & Pauls Heaphy from Mary Stanley & Ann Fitzgerald
East West
Max McNeill & Marie Morrissey from Liam Maher & Philip Robinson
Overall Standings
Ann Marie Heavey 23.5
Suzanne Hill 22
Paul Hanratty 22
Liam Maher 22
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Upcoming events |
Presidents Prize
Tue May 20th, Tue May 27th, Tue June 3rd
Golf Outing
Friday June 6th Castle Golf Club contact
maherliam27@gmail.com for timesheet
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April Player of the Month |
Overall - Pat Egan
Best Area Master - Mary Rose McGovern
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Mixed Pairs |
This week we have the final of the mixed pairs competition.
A very close finish between the top two pairs saw Siobhan Part and BJ O'Brien
win the session to pip the leaders Rick & Geraldine Crowe to win this years competition.
Thanks to our Tournament Director Martin Brady who kept everything moving
Winners :-
Siobhan Part, BJ O'Brien from
Rick & Geraldine Crowe second
Fiona McGoldrick, Patrick Egan third
Sean Moynihan & Rachel Connellan fourth.
First Session
Mary & Tomas Roche
Second Session
Kevin O'Dea & Sheila Horkan
Area Master
Mary Seaver, Maeve Flanagan

Siobhan Part, BJ O'Brien with Bankers President Ita Fahy
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Rick & Geraldine Crowe |
Fiona McGoldrick, Patrick Egan |
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Joe MacHale Mixed Teams |
The Joe MacHale Mixed Teams competition this year was won by
Tomas Roche, Mary Roche, David Dunne & Sheila Kelly, who held off all challengers to win this years event
The dealer again gave us some excellent hands which made for a very exciting nights bridge.
Thanks to our Tournament Director Martin Brady who kept everything running smoothly
Winners :-
Tomas Roche, Mary Roche, David Dunne & Sheila Kelly from
Paul Delaney, Maeve Delaney, Austin Leahy & Kate Daultrey second
Christy Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Gerry Lawlor & Maura Lawlor third
Fiona O'Gorman, Fergus O'Rafferty, Niamh Harty & Kevin O'Dea fourth
Second Session
Elizabeth Meagher, Edward Spain, Fiona McGoldrick & Patrick Egan

David Dunne Sheila Kelly Mary Roche, Tomas Roche with Bankers President Ita Fahy
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Ladies & Men's Pairs |
Ladies Pairs
This years Ladies Pairs was won by Ruth O'Dea and Marie Slattery who had a superb second session
to claim the title
Full Result :-
Ruth O'Dea and Marie Slattery from
Helen Friel & Evgenia Gladysheva second
Mary Stanley, Ann Fitzgerald third
Anne Keating, Frances Kelly First Session
Colette Allen & Elizabeth Meagher 2nd session
Sharon McDermott & Clare O'Donoghue Area Master
Men's Pairs
Liam Maher & Kevin O'Dea won the session to complete a three in a row for the pair in this competition.
Full Result :-
Liam Maher & Kevin O'Dea from
Joseph Dolan & Gerard Tracey second
Christy Tierney & John Kelly 1st Session
Michael Gowie & Fergus O'Rafferty 2nd Session
Paul Williams & Willy Kearney Area Master
Thanks to Thomas Roche our tournament director for a very well run event
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Marie Slattery, Ruth O'Dea with Bankers President Ita Fahy |
Liam Maher, Kevin O'Dea with Bankers President Ita Fahy |
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Noreen O'Connor Teams |
The Noreen O'Connor teams produced new names to add to the winners list
Congrats to Fiona O'Gorman, Sue Power, Anthony Moloney & Marie James
Thanks to all who supported this competition and Mike Gowie our Tournament Director
Winners :-
Fiona O'Gorman, Sue Power, Anthony Moloney & Marie James from
Terry Walsh Teresa Rigney, Peter Goodman Aoife MacHale second
Paul Delaney, Maeve Delaney, Tomas Roche & Mary Roche third

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New air purifier |
The club has now installed two new air purifiers for the members health and welfare
but would ask any member suffering from a cold, flu, Covid etc, to please refrain from attending as a courtesy a to all other members
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Visiting players welcome |
Overseas players and anyone visiting from the country are always welcome to join us for our Thursday nights game
Tuesday game by appointment only
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Nolan Teams |
The first major of the season the Nolan Memorial Teams was a great success with a full entry of 20 teams
taking part Thanks to all who supported this event and great to see everyone back enjoying their game.
Winners :-
Mary Stanley, Paul Kane, Colette Allen & Seamus Bradley from
Ita Fahy & Liam Maher Carmel Murnin & Lean McMahon second
Bernie Lynch & Michael McAuliffe Jackie McBride & Kay Russell third
Christy Tierney & Deirdre Reid Colette O'Callaghan & John Flavin fourth
Second Session
Fran Ronan & Dermot O'Brien Brendan Ruddy & Brian McCann

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Player of the Year 2023/2024 |
This years player of the year is Liam Maher
Area Master Winner Deirdre Leopold
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Overall winner
Liam Maher |
Area Master Winner
Deirdre Leopold |
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Presidents Prize 2024 |
The winner of this years Presidents prize is Adrienne Purdy from Sean Moynihan

Full Result
1st - Adrienne Purdy, 2nd - Sean Moynihan 3rd - Deirdre Leopold
Best Regional Master - Niamh Harty
Best Area Master - Brendan Rushe
Best Intermediate - Mary Kane
Best Man - Liam Maher
Best Woman - Teresa Rigney
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Joe MacHale Teams |
Winners

Paul Hanratty, Ann Hanratty, Paul Kane, Mary Stanley, with Aoife MacHale from

Luca Crone, Teresa Rigney, BJ O'Brien, Siobhan Part, second, with Bankers President Mike Gowie
Christopher Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Maura Lawlor, Gerry Lawlor third
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Noreen O'Connor Teams |

Winners :-
Ita Fahy, John Kellyl, Mary Lindopp & Liam Maher
with Bankers President Mike Gowie
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Rose Gibson 23 |

Winners :-
Suzanne Hill & Máire O’Connor
with Bankers President Mike Gowie
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