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July Player of the Month

Overall - Ann Marie Heavey

 Master/ Intermediate  - David Connolly

Golf Outing 2026

 

The club held a very successful and enjoyable golf outing this year in the Castle Golf Club

Thankfully the weather was kind to us and everyone enjoyed their day

Winners on the day :-
Sharon McDermott from
Liam Maher second
Liz Hurley third
Best Lady Lillian Swaine
Best Man Mark Ryan

Presidents Prize 2026

The Presidents prize  came to an exciting conclusion this week with only one point separating  the top three positions
we had 17 tables in play again divided into two sections.
Winners on the night were :-

Mairead Ni Oistin & Hilary Moran, Michael McInerney & Mary Lindopp.
Donal O'Keeffe & Michael O'Mahony, Geraldine & Rick Crowe

Final Result :-
Overall winner Kevin O'Dea from
 Liam Maher, second
Colette Allen third
Best Regional Master  Deirdre Leopold
Best Area Master/Intermediate Michael McInerney
Best Lady Máiréad Ní Oistín
Best Man Christy Tierney

Overall Player of the year Liam Maher
Best Area Master/Intermediate Michael O'Mahony

Thanks to our Tournament Director Tomas Roche for an excellent job
Our Stats man Michael McAuliffe who kept us all up to date on our position
Many thanks to Ita Fahy and her committee for another wonderful years bridge
 

Over Winner with Bankers President Ita Fahy

 

2nd Liam Maher 3rd Colette Allen

 

Rose Gibson Pairs

The second night of this years Rose Gibson competition proved mainly uneventful with the top two
pairs holding off the field.
Thanks to our Tournament Directors Martin Brady & Tomas Roche on the first night for a smoothly run competition

Winners ;-
 Kevin O'Dea & Liam Maher from
Sheila Kelly & David Dunne second
Philip Robinson & Teresa Rigney third
Caroline & Kieran Crowley fourth
Area Master Prize Michael O'Mahony & Michael Kiernan
2nd Session Marie James & Adrienne Purdy


Liam Maher & Kevin O'Dea with Bankers President Ita Fahy

Joe MacHale Mixed Teams

The final of the Joe MacHale mixed teams competition,was a very close affair with only
two victory points separating the top two teams.

Winners :-
Tomas & Mary Roche, David Dunne & Sheila Kelly from
Paul & Maeve Delaney, Kate Daultrey & Sean Maguire second
Aoife Machale, Peter Goodman, BJ O'Brien & Teresa Rigney third
Ruth O'Dea, Conor Moore, Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly fourth
2nd Session
Ann & Paul Hanratty, Paul Kane & Mary Stanley
Area Master

Paul & Sheila Williams, Angela O'Neill & Ronan Nolan


Winning Team
David Dunne, Sheila Kelly, Mary & Tomas Roche with Bankers President Ita Fahy

 

Ladies & Men's Pairs

This week we have the conclusion of the Ladies & Men's pairs with 14.5 tables of ladies and six tables of men.
Again some excellent hands made for a very interesting nights bridge.
Thanks to our excellent T.D Martin Brady, who ensured everything ran smoothly.

Ladies Pairs
Winners :-
Marie James & Adrienne Purdy from
Mary Seaver & Maeve Flanagan second
Suzanne Hill & Maire O'Connor third
2nd Session Maura Lawlor & Deirdre Reid
Best Area/Inter Angela O'Neill & Mary Whooley

Marie James & Adrienne Purdy Mary Seaver & Maeve Flanagan


Men's Pairs

Sean Moynihan & Denis Mortell from
Liam Maher & Kevin O'Dea second

2nd Session John Reilly& Seamus Bradley
Best Area/Inter Simon Burrell & Mark Ryan


Sean Moynihan & Denis Mortell

 

Noreen O'Connor Teams

The final of the Noreen O'Connor teams was an exciting affair with the long time leaders
finally caught in the last match, again some interesting hands, lead to a very enjoyable night's bridge.
Thanks to our Tournament Director Martin Brady who kept everything smoothly.

Final Result :-
Kate Daultrey, Maeve Delaney, Colette Allen & Elizabeth Meagher from
David Dunne, Dave Ryan, Teresa Rigney & Sheila Kelly second
Suzanne Hill, Maire O'Connor, Adrienne & Martin Purdy third
Mary Stanley, Ann Fitzgerald, Frances Kelly & Ann Hanratty fourth
Area Master
Liz Hurley, Michael Kiernan, Colette O'Callaghan & Michael O'Mahony
2nd Session 
Paul Kane, Paula Heaphy, Dermot O'Brien & Anne Keating

Winning Team
Elizabeth Meagher,  Colette Allen, Kate Daultrey, Maeve Delaney, with Bankers President Ita Fahy

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

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

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

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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Calendar
11th August 2026
Open Pairs
19:30
Director: Tomas Roche
18th August 2026
Open Pairs
19:30
Director: Tomas Roche
25th August 2026
Open Pairs
19:30
Director: Tomas Roche
Results
Open Pairs
Director: Tomas Roche
Scorer: Bankers Bridge Club
Open Pairs
Director: Tomas Roche
Scorer: Bankers Bridge Club
Open Pairs
Director: Tomas Roche
Scorer: Bankers Bridge Club