| 2026 CBAI Sim Pairs - Commentary |
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| Welcome To Castleknock Bridge Club |
Castleknock Bridge Club is a members only club which meets on Thursday evenings inOur Lady's Parish Centre, Beechpark Lawn, Castleknock
Play starts promptly at 7.20pm. To facilitate the set up of the Bridgemates we ask members to be seated by 7.15pm
Visitors are welcome to play in our club in June, July and August
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| Club Information |
Looking for a partner? Text or Phone Noirin Fleming @ 087 2942713
Want to contact Castleknock Bridge Club? Email castleknockbc@gmail.com
WhatsApp Group
The Club has a WhatsApp Group which it uses to send reminders and brief notices to members.
Only the Admin of the group can send messages to the WhatsApp Group
If you are not in the Whatsapp Group and would like to join it text Willie O'Gorman at 086 8443316
Weekly Competitions
There are three sections as follows:
"Intermediates" (Green tablecloths) for A2 players (or an A1 playing with an A2), Bs and Novices
"Advanced" (Wine table cloths) for A1 players and Area Masters
and "Open" (Blue tablecloths) open to any grade but Regional Masters and above must play in it.
Players can choose to play in a section above their grade but not below e.g. any grade can play in the
Open section but A1 players cannot play in the Intermediates section unless they are playing with an A2
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| Competition Winners |
We would like to congratulate the winners of our 2026-27 Club Competitions as follows:
Autumn Pairs Competition held on October 1st and 8th
Open Competition
First Place: Mary and Tomás Roche
Second Place: Joseph Coyne and David Melody
Third Place: Michael Fitzgerald and Patsy Kelly
Intermediates Competition
First Place: Frances Boyle and Noirín Casey
Second Place: Breda Barry and Clara Richardson
Third Place: Colette Cleary and Mary Kearns
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| 2026 Autumn Pairs |
 Pictured here with the Club President Miriam Thynne, are Mary and Tomás Roche, winners of the Autumn Pairs Open Competition
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| Drogheda Bridge Congress |
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Members of the Club were among the prizes at the Drogheda Congress (whose President was Mary Timoney) held in the first week-end in October. Pride of place goes to Debbie and Barry Leahy who were second in the Confined Pairs (up to Area Master Grade). In the Congress Pairs, Joe Coyne and Donek Szenejko came fifth and won the prize for best pair from the Region (North Eastern). Mary Timoney won the First Session Prize, playing with Mary Brady.
 
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| President's Dinner |
The President's Dinner was held in the Vue Restaurant (Castleknock Golf Club) on 30 April and it was a most enjoyable evening.
Congratulations to Tomás Roche on winning the President's Prize and all the other prize winners, some of whom are pictured below.
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| The Gilligan Trophy |
 Congratulations to Mary McLoughlin and Claire Shannon on winning the Gilligan Trophy, which is competed
for by Novice, Bs and A2 Pairs.
Enda & Bernadette Faughnan were second, with Peig Horkan & Betty Marshall third.
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