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Easter egg night
Our monthly teams this month attracted an excellent entry of eighteen teams
Winners :-
Anthony Moloney, BJ O'Brien,Teresa Rigney & Rachel Connellan from
Liam Maher, Ita Fahy, Ann-Marie Heavey & Mary Lindopp second
David Ryan, Paul Delaney, Maire O'Connor & Suzanne Hill third
Paul Kane, Mary Stanley, Denis Mortell & Sean Moynihan fourth
Fiona McGoldrick, Frank Kennedy, Elizabeth Meagher & Deirdre Leopold fifth

Many thanks to Liz Hurley for the organizing all the lovely Easter eggs and our T.D Tomas who 
managed to run everything smoothly 

Overall - Sheila Horkan

Joint Area Master/ Intermediate  - Jackie McBride & Léan McMahon 

Bankers open Teams
The March open Team competition result
Congrats to 

Frances Kelly, Hugh McDermott, Grainne Dunne & Gerry Kelly
who are  this months winners

Next open Teams Thurs May 7th
N.B No open teams in April 

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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
 

Paul Hanratty with Bankers President Ita Fahy	Joint 2nd Place  Fiona O'Gorman & Adrienne Purdy

Best Lady Mary Stanley	Best Reginal Master Suzanne Hill	Best Area Master Fiona McGoldrick

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

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

Rick & Geraldine Crowe	Fiona McGoldrick, Patrick Egan

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

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

Marie Slattery, Ruth O'Dea with Bankers President Ita Fahy	Liam Maher, Kevin O'Dea with Bankers President Ita Fahy

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

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

Overseas players and anyone visiting from the country are always welcome to join us for our Thursday nights game
Tuesday game by appointment only