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| New Monthly Open Teams a great success |
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| Mixed Pairs |
The Mixed pairs competition this year was won by Dermot O'Brien & Anne Keating.
Thanks to our tournament director Martin Brady, who kept everything running smoothly.
Final Result :-
Anne Keating & Dermot O'Brien from
Paula Heaphy & Paul Kane second
Tomas & Mary Roche third
Area Master
Colette O'Callaghan & Michael O'Mahony
Dermot O'Brien & Anne Keating with Bankers President Ita Fahy
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| Halloween Night |
Thursday 30th
Some of our members in costume
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| October Player of the Month |
Overall - Sheila Horkan
Area Master - Giles Murnin
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| September Monthly teams |
September see the return of the popular Monthly teams competition.
We had 15 teams entered.
Winners :-
Deirdre Reid, Christopher Tierney, Michael McAuliffe & Sheila Horkan from
Mary Stanley, Paul Kane, Denis Mortell & Sean Moynihan second
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Mary Lindopp & Ann-Marie Heavey third
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| Nolan Memorial Teams |
This final week of the Nolan Memorial Teams saw our leading team maintain
and extend their lead to win this years competition
Congrats to Christopher Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Willie & Eamon Kearney
Thanks to our Tournament Director Martin Brady who ensured a smooth run event
Winners :-
Christopher Tierney, Deirdre Reid, Willie & Eamon Kearney from
Michael McAuliffe, Bernadette Lynch, Lillian Swaine & Siobhan McCarthy second
Martin & Adrienne Purdy, Ronan Nolan & Angela O'Neill third
Maire O'Connor, Rosalind O'Brien, Mary Gleeson & Colette Stokes
2nd Session
Deirdre Leopold, Helen Friel, Sheila & Paul Williams
Willie Kearney, Deirdre Reid, Eamon Kearney, Christopher Tierney, with Bankers President Ita Fahy
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| Player of the Year 2025 |
This years Player of the year is Liam Maher, making it four in a row.
Area Master Winner Rosalind O'Brien
Intermediate Winner Austin Leahy
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| Presidents Prize 2025 |
Week 5 of Ita Fahy's Presidents prize,
This weeks winners were
North South
Mary Stanley & Paul Kane from Paul Hanratty & Rosalind O'Brien
East West
Patrick Egan & Willy Kearney from Lillian Swaine & Mark Ryan
Section B
North South
Siobhan Part & BJ O'Brien from Frances Kelly & Maire O'Connor
East West
Philip Robinson & Sean Moynihan from Adrienne Purdy & David Connolly
Overall Winners
Paul Hanratty 30
Joint Second Adrienne Purdy & Fiona O'Gorman
Best Lady Mary Stanley
Best Man Liam Maher
Best Reginal Master Suzanne Hill
Best Area Master Fiona McGoldrick
Best Intermediate Austin Leahy
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| Paul Hanratty with Bankers President Ita Fahy |
Joint 2nd Place Fiona O'Gorman & Adrienne Purdy |
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| Best Lady Mary Stanley |
Best Reginal Master Suzanne Hill |
Best Area Master Fiona McGoldrick |
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| Golf outing |
This years golf outing was held in the Castle Golf Club, unfortunately the weather was not
as kind as usual but everyone enjoyed their day.
Winners :-
Liam Maher from Claire O'Donoghue second Sheila Williams third and Peter Ryan fourth
Winning team Paul Hanratty & Elizibeth Meagher from
Colette Allen & Philip Robinson
Liam Maher with Bankers President Ita Fahy and Ann Hanratty
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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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