A Brief History
In the school year 1971/2 Mr Harry Allan, the then Principal of St. Brigid’s National School, circulated a note to parents on the possibility of organising bridge for interested parents and friends. He and his wife Peg, who was an established bridge player, had the idea of using a bridge club, based in the school, as both a social vehicle and as a fund raiser for the school. While our venue has changed to Our Lady’s Parish Centre fund raising for the school still remains a core objective.
Mrs Rita Riordan, a Castleknock resident and a friend of Harry and Peg, was involved from the beginning. Rita became the club’s first President when the club came into formal existence in 1972 supported by John Macnamara as Club Secretary and Mrs. Lorimer as Treasurer. For the vibrant Bridge Club that we have today we owe a debt of gratifute to these committed and enthusiastic first officers and to the committee members who supported them.
The following is a list of the club’s Presidents, Secretaries and Treasurers from 1972 to date. In listing these we also say a big thank you to the many members who served on their committees down the years. To our relatively new members and those who have not as yet had the opportunity to serve we say. ‘Please consider if you are ready to join the Club Roll of Honour!’
Year President Secretary Treasurer
’72-75 Rita Riordan John Macnamara Mrs. Lorimer
’76 David Melody John Macnamara Nuala Lawlor
’77 David Melody John Macnamara Job Palmer
’78 Rita Riordan John Macnamara Job Palmer
’79 John Macnamara Eithne Loftus Job Palmer
’80 Deirdre Ridgway Eithne Loftus Job Palmer
’81 Maureen McGauran Richie Fallon Louis Murray
’82 Eileen McGee Richie Fallon Pat Arthur
’83 Louis Murray Mary Higgins Mary Jennings
’84 Cait Otridge Kevin Browne Sheila O’Gorman
’85 Lola Dixon Pat Hannon Jim Egan
’86 Rita Riordan Pauline Considine Mary Brady
’87 Jim Egan Pauline Considine Mary Brady
’88 Jerry Forrestal Lotti Masterson Jenny Hudson
’89 Lotti Masterson Del Flynn Jenny Hudson
’90 John Macnamara Del Flynn Lotti Masterson
’91 Pat Hannon Del Flynn Nuala Keary
’92 Evelyn Ennis Mary Kearns Nuala Keary
’93 Del Flynn Mary Kearns Colette Keating
’94 Tony Smyth Mary Kearns Ned O’Mahony
’95 Eithne Loftus Pauline McDonald Angela Massey
’96 Pat Connolly Pauline McDonald Angela Massey
’97 Nuala Phelan Renée Kelly Eithne Loftus
’98 Una Quigley Renée Kelly Noreen Somers
’99 Brenda O’Meara Mary O’Sullivan Una Gillespie
’00 Joe Kelly Evelyn Ward Hugh Fitzpatrick
’01 Nuala Keary Evelyn Ward Hugh Fitzpatrick
’02 Neil Burke Larry O’Sullivan Ann Clerkin
’03 Evelyn Ward Larry O’Sullivan Ann Clerkin
’04 Owen Cummins Tony Dalton Paul Phillips
’05 Larry O’Sullivan Mary Kearns Paul Phillips
’06 Vincent Flynn Maria Lister Miriam Macken
’07 David Melody Neil Burke Miriam Macken
’08 George Kearns Nicholette McMahon Miriam Macken
’09 Renée Kelly Nicholette McMahon Vera Smyth
’10 Michael Fitzgerald Mary Kearns Vera Smyth
’11 Tony Smyth Mary Kearns Vera Smyth
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