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2026/27 Committee

President: Miriam Thynne

Ex-Officio: Frances Daly (087 7791507) 

Treasurer: Helen McDevitt (086 3743662)

Secretary: Róisín O'Gorman (085 7360927) 

Matchmaker: Noirin Fleming (087 2942713)

Owen Cummins

Teresa Farrell

Gerry Kyne

David Melody

Willie O'Gorman

 

 

Welcome to Castleknock Bridge Club
Autumn Pairs 1st and 8th October

Autumn Pairs  2 weeks   – 1st  &  8th October

Additional entries or withdrawals  by text to 085 886 2241

Seating Week 1  –  anywhere you like

Open Competition

(All grades)

Confined Competition

( A2 may play with A1)

1

Claire Gray

Catherine Yeates

Peig Horkan

Betty Marshall

2

Eithne Loftus

Brendan O’Driscoll

Breda Barry

Clara Richardson

3

Ann Moynihan

Liam Maher

Carmel Campbell

Emilia Gorman

4

Joe Coyne

David Melody

Bridie Greene

Paddy Cooney

5

Gaye Downs

Peter Rooney

Ann Carr

Mary McAleenan

6

Owen Cummins

Renee Kelly

Marian Horkan

Maura Kyne

7

Debbie Leahy

Barry Leahy

Noirin Casey

Frances Boyle

8

Ann Clerkin

Arthur McGrail

Frances Daly

James McCarthy

9

Del Flynn

Colette Keating

Ann Moore

Helena McIntyre

10

Evelyn Ward

Una Gillespie

Gerry Kyne

John Donnelly

11

Larry O’Sullivan

Barbara Burke

Patricia Kelly

Helen Downing

12

Rosemary Kennedy

Kitty McCabe

Miriam Thynne

Jim Farragher

13

Evelyn Quinn

Maria Lister

Colette Cleary

Mary Kearns

14

Noreen Smyth

Pauline MacDonald

Mary O’Brien

Maureen McGauran

15

Claire Shannon

Mary McLoughlin

Sheila Healy

Noreen Sullivan

16

Joan McAndrew

Marie O’Brien

Noelle Coughlan

Pat Andrews

17

Michael Fitzgerald

Patsy Kelly

Ann McGettigan

Manus Cannon

18

John Macnamara

Teresa O’Suilleabhain

Cyril Greene

Willie Horkan

19

Maura Hart

Pat Connolly

20

Vera Smyth

Mary Greene

21

Sally Burke

Ger Maher

22

Welcome To Castleknock Bridge Club

 

Castleknock Bridge Club is a members only club which meets on Thursday Evening in

Our 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

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

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) for Masters.

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

Cunningham League 2026-27

The Cunningham League is now open for entries. This is an inter-club Team of 4 competition played on Sunday evenings.

There will be six matches over the period October 2026 to May 2027. Matches will be held in Westmanstown Sports Centre.

If you would like to enter a team with other members of the club please 

(1) Click on this link Online Entry and complete the online entry form or

(2) Complete an application form (link below) and email it to castleknockbc@gmail.com

or give it to a committee member 

Cunningham League Entry Form

If you cannot form your own team but would like to be on a team please email castleknockbc@gmail.com

or contact a committee member 

The closing date for entries is 4 October so please let us know as soon as possible but no

later than Thursday 1 October if you would like to enter or be on a team

 

Boyne Bridge Bash
Boyne Bridge Bash

Congratulation to Mary Greene, Ger Maher, Ger Murphy and Mary Lyons who won the Area Master prize in Boyne Bridge Bash Congress

Teams on 24 August. Other members who were among the prize winners in an excellent weekend of high quality bridge were Anne

McGettigan & Manus Cannon and Mary Timoney& Donek Szenejko who came second in the Novice Pairs and Supreme Pairs respectively.

  

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.

 

  • 2026 PP 2nd A1 Mary M
  • 2026 PP 8th Place Ann M
  • 2026 PP 9th Place Claire G
  • 2026 PP Bast A1 Evelyn Q
  • 2026 PP First Session Ann C
  • 2026 PP Miriam T Frances D
  • 2026 PP Second Session John D
Cunningham League Success

The Cunningham League, a Mid-Leinster inter-club Teams competition, played on six Sunday evenings from late autumn

to early spring concluded recently. Castleknock had the winning and third placed teams in the Area Master's league.

The winning team comprised of: Ann Clerkin, Peter Rooney, Arthur McGrail and Vera Smyth.

The third-placed team was made up of: Ger Murphy, Ger Maher, Debbie & Barry Leahy, Mary Greene and Mary Lyons.

  

 

The Gilligan Trophy
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.

 

 

Bridge News and Upcoming Bridge Events

Irish Bridge Journal and CBAI Newsletter

You can view the latest copy of the Irish Bridge Journal by clicking on the link below

CBAI Irish Bridge Journal (Summer 2026)

The annual 2025/26 CBAI Newsletter may be viewed by clicking on the link below

2025/26 CBAI Newsletter

 

 

Calendar of Events 2026-2027

Castleknock Bridge Club

Calendar of Events 2026-2027

Oct 1st  & 8th 

Autumn Pairs (2 Weeks)

Nov 5th

IBU Simultaneous Pairs

Nov 26th

Team of 4 – Mixed Grades

Dec 10th

Turkey Competition

Dec 17th

Christmas Party

Jan 21st & 28th

Club Championship Pairs (2 Weeks)

February 18th

President’s Charity Night

March 4th 

CBAI Simultaneous Pairs

March 11th

Gilligan Cup for A2, B and Novices

March 18th

Easter Egg Competition

April 15th  &  22nd

President’s Prize (2 Weeks)

April 29th President's Dinner

May 20th

AGM

 

Results
Open
Advanced
Intermediate
Open
Advanced
Intermediates
Open
Advanced
Calendar
1st Oct 2026
Autumn Pairs
7.20pm
8th Oct 2026
Autumn Pairs
7.20pm
15th Oct 2026
Open
7.20pm
15th Oct 2026
Intermediates - A2, B and Novices
7.20pm
15th Oct 2026
Advanced - A1 and Area Masters
7.20pm
22nd Oct 2026
Open
7.20pm
22nd Oct 2026
Intermediates - A2, B and Novices
7.20pm
22nd Oct 2026
Advanced - A1 and Area Masters
7.20pm