Congratulations to Margaret Forde and Orla O'Carroll (Western Region) who led the field through three sessions of the National Inter 'B' Pairs Final.

Pictured in photo (L to R): Mairead Basquille (Tournament Director), Margaret Forde, Pat Duff (Pres CBAI), Orla O'Carroll, Feargal O'Boyle (Tournament Director)

Click this link for detailed results

Congratulations to Susan Cranley and Sharon Phelan (Western Region) who finished 4th overall and leading B2 pair.

And to complete a fine performance by the Western Region congratulations also go to Frances Mc Carthy and Marie Connolly who were 6th, Fiona Place and Andree Concannon who finished 11th in a field of 36 pairs.

Posted by Western Region, 22nd March 2017

Carlow Congress, May 6th-67th 2018
Three in a row victory for Joan Kenny and Enda Glynn in the Carlow Congress. Both Joan and Enda had a great success in the Carlow Congress by winning the Mixed Pairs, Congress Pairs and the Team event along with Des Houlihan and Paul Barrett.

Two events were held on Sunday Evening 20th May 2018 in Galway Bridge Centre.

1. The Open Mixed Pairs event results:

1^st Pat Ward and Carmel Musitano

2^nd Margaret Walsh & Michael O’Gara

3^rd Colette Mulhern & Bernie Finan

2. The Novice Pairs event results:

1^st Mary Costelloe & Mary Treacy – Galway Centenary

2^nd Carmel Walsh & Hugh Griffin – Claddagh

3^rd Noreen Hegarty & Joan Mc Carthy – from newly formed Mc Carthy 17 club

Ireland came third out of the six teams competing in the Senior Camrose event which took place in Wales,18th-20th May 2018. Gay Keaveney and Enda Glynn along with their teammates Micheal O’Briain, Padraig O’Briain, BJ O’Brien, Ranald Milne put up a tough fight. See results here.

Pictured Left to Right: Enda Glynn, Gay Keaveney, Fearghal O' Boyle, Peter Goodman and Diarmuid Reddan

Congratulations Enda Glynn and Gay Keaveney along with their teammates, Peter Goodman and Diarmuid Reddan on winning the Egan Trophy in Belfast 26th/27th May 2018. This is where the winning teams from all the major championships this season come together to see who is the Champion of Champions.  See results here

Well done to Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, along with their teammates Karel deRaeymaeker and Conor Boland on coming first in the Congress Teams which took place in Sligo on Sunday 9th June.
Also to Declan Harte, Margaret McCarthy along with their teammates Joanne Naaijkens, Harry Naaijkens on coming first in the Intermediate section.
See results here 

Congratulations go to those who won the respective Regional Pairs Championships in the Masters and Inter grade competitions held November 2017. And well done to the pairs that qualified for the respective National Final which will take place 24th&25th March 2018 in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone.

Winners and Qualifiers as follows:

Masters:

1st Enda Glynn & Sean Glynn (RTC and Tribes Bridge Clubs)

2nd Billy Cunniffe & Maria O’Shaughnessy (RTC and Tribes Bridge Clubs )

Intermediate A

1st Marion Coy & Deirdre Mc Coy (Tribes Bridge Club)

2nd Mary Muldoon & Brid O’ Doherty ( Loughrea Bridge Club)

Intermediate B:

1st Marian Murray & Carol Nash (KST Bridge Club)

2nd Susan Cranley & Sharon Phelan (Kinvara Bridge Club)

Well done to all and best wishes for the National Final.

Congratulations to Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, David Walsh, Peter Goodman, Pat McDevitt and Ciaran Coyne.in finishing 2nd place in session 1 of the Camrose Team event which took place in Belfast 5th-7th January 2018. See full results here.
The second and final session will take place in March. 

Congratulations to Margaret McCarthy and Declan Harte on finishing 2nd in the Open Pairs in the Cork Congress Fri 19th Jan and on finishing 2nd in the  IntermediateTeams event on Sun 21st Jan 2018 with Fiona Place and Michael Waldron.

Congratulations go to those who won the respective Regional Pairs Championships in the Masters and Inter grade competitions held November 2017. And well done to the pairs that qualified for the respective National Final which will take place 24th&25th March 2018 in the Hodson Bay Hotel, Athlone.

Winners and Qualifiers as follows:

Masters:

1st Enda Glynn & Sean Glynn (RTC and Tribes Bridge Clubs)

2nd Billy Cunniffe & Maria O’Shaughnessy (RTC and Tribes Bridge Clubs )

Intermediate A

1st Marion Coy & Deirdre Mc Coy (Tribes Bridge Club)

2nd Mary Muldoon & Brid O’ Doherty ( Loughrea Bridge Club)

Intermediate B:

1st Marian Murray & Carol Nash (KST Bridge Club)

2nd Susan Cranley & Sharon Phelan (Kinvara Bridge Club)

Well done to all and best wishes for the National Final.

Congratulations to the two teams on qualifying for the Burke Trophy on Sunday 21st Jan 2018 in Galway Bridge Centre. The Burke Trophy will take place in Clane 22nd Feb 2018. 
Team 1: May O' Sullivan, Liam Faherty, Deirdre Quin and Lynn Duffy
Team 2: Bob Hackett, Mary Hackett, Mary Burke and Marcella Mitchell who subbed for Margaret Walsh   

Congratulations to Ciaran Coyne, Peter Goodman, Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, Derek O’Gorman & Terry Walsh on winning the semi-final of the IBU team qualifier which took place 20/21, Jan 2018 in Dublin. We wish them the best of luck in the finals which takes place 27/28 Jan 2018.

Congratulations to Deirdre Quin, May O' Sullivan, Liam Faherty and Lynn Duffy on finishing second in the Congress Teams in Ennis Jan 28th, 2018. See results here.

Hard luck to Ciaran Coyne, Peter Goodman, Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, Derek O’Gorman & Terry Walsh who were just beaten at the final hurdle of the  IBU Team Trials, – a truly magnificent final. The event ran over 3 days with 10 stanzas  -16 boards in each (160 Boards in total), 26-28th Jan 2018 in Dublin.    

Congratulations to Rhona Bolger/ Geraldine Carroll and Deirdre McCoy/Marion Coy on coming 2nd in the CBI J.J. Kiely Intermediate Teams Sunday 18th Feb 2018 which took place in Donnegal.

Congratulations to the two teams who qualified from the Western Region in the Intermediate A qualifier played on Sunday 4th Feb 2018 in Galway Bridge Centre. The two qualifying teams are:

1. Mary Mulddon /Breege O' Doherty (Loughrea Bridge Club) & Marion Coy/Deirdre McCoy (Tribes Bridge Club)

2. Declan Harte /Michael Waldron & Siobhan O' Sullivan/Margaret McCarthy (Tribes & RTC Bridge Clubs) 
We wish them the best of luck in the Nationals which take place in April.

Regional Presidents Prize (The Pat & Peggy Stack Trophy)
Sunday 4th March 3pm, 2018 in the Galway Bridge Centre. One Session followed by Refreshments. Entries to rhonambolger@gmail.com   or 086-152 3265

Prizes for:

• Novices
• Inter A
• Inter B
• Area Master

Congratulations to Rhona Bolger/ Geraldine Carroll and Deirdre McCoy/Marion Coy on coming 2nd in the CBI J.J. Kiely Intermediate Teams Sunday 18th Feb 2018.

The Stack trophy presented by Miriam Stack in honour of Peggy and Patricia Stack to Deirdre Quin and Lynn Duffy.
Pictured Left to right. Patricia Russell (President), Deirdre Quin, Miriam Stack and Lynn Duffy

More Prize Winners of the Day:

National Pairs Results
Well done to our Western Region participants who partook in the National Pairs competition in Athlone,24/25 March.A special congrats to Bríd O' Doherty/Mary Muldoon on finishing 4th place in the Inter A's
and Sean Glynn/Enda Glynn on finishing 6th in the Masters.

Galway's 80th Bridge Congress coming soon.
Running from Good Friday 30th March to Monday 2nd April 2018 in the Ardilaun Hotel Galway.
Find out details and entry information here.

Congratulations to RTC members Ann Killeen and Pat Ward and Tribes members Deirdre McCoy and Marion Coy on winning the Restricted Teams in the Galway Congress. Pictured left to right: Deirdre McCoy, Ann Killeen, Pat Ward and Marion Coy.

More Prize Winners:

• Congratulations to Norma O' Connell and Michele Heaslip on winning the open pairs on Sunday night.
• Pat Ward and Carmel Musitano on winning the Intermediate Pairs (Two session event on Sunday)
• Maurice Hession and Henry Curran on winning the Open Pairs (Friday night )

Wishing the CBAI team the best of luck in the second session (April 6th-8th) of the Camrose this weekend in Dublin. Representing the CBAI team is Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, David Walsh, Pat McDevitt, Peter Goodman and Ciaran Coyne. Follow results here  

Camrose -Session 2(2)
The CBAI team fought a tough battle and finished 3rd out of the six teams that competed in the Camrose this weekend (April 6th-8th) in Dublin. The event ran over 3 days with 10 Stanzas- 16 boards in each. Representing the CBAI team were Gay Keaveney, Enda Glynn, David Walsh, Pat McDevitt, Peter Goodman and Ciaran Coyne. See final results here

Congratulations to our western regional team (Breege O'Doherty, Mary Muldoon, Marion Coy and Deirdre McCoy)  in finishing 2nd place in the Intermediate A category. The event took place in Ballinasloe 21st/22nd April. See details here.

Well done to Joan Kenny who represented Ireland on the Women's Home Internationals for the Lady Milne Trophy which took place in Edinburgh 13-15th April. Ireland came 3rd out of the 6 teams and Joan Kenny and her partner Teresa Rigby finished 3rd in the overall cross imps. See details here.

Congratulations, also belated, to Emer Joyce and Joan Kenny, who with their partners, qualified respectively in 1st and 2nd place in the recent Lady Milne qualifier. The Lady Milne Trophy is presented to the winning team in the annual Ladies Home Internationals championhsip..

Both players have represented the CBAI in previous years in this event and indeed have represented their country in other international events over several years.

Well done to both players (and their parttners) and we wish them well in the Lady Milne 2017 series which will take place in Wales in April 2017.

Detailed results can be found at the following link: www.bridgewebs.com/fob

Photo shows Emer & Joan (on right) together with team-mates Teresa Rigney and Jill Kulchycky receiving the McMennamin Bowl (National Ladies T/4) in 2009

Posted by Western Region, 7th December 2016

Congratulations are due in several directions re recent performances by Western Region Members at Regional and National level.

First off, a belated 'Well Done' to the members of the Western Region on their success in helping Connacht to retain the IBU Inter-Provinvial Championships.

Included in the Connacht Squad were the following members of the Western Region:

Gay Keaveney (PC), Henry Curran, Enda Glynn, Sean Glynn, Emer Joyce, Joan Kenny, Paul Scannell and David Walsh.

And all other members of the squad were former members of the Western Region but are now playing their bridge in other Regions around the country.

Posted by Western Region, 7th December 2016 

Congratulations to Margaret Forde, Orla O Carroll, Fiona Place and Andree Concannon on coming 2nd in the National Inter B Team finals.