| Welcome To Cnucha Bridge Club |
Cnucha Bridge Club normally meets on Wednesday evenings in Laurel Lodge Community Centre Castleknock. Club activities in the centre been suspended temporarily as a result of Covid-19 concerns. Cnucha is operating online bridge via BBO until bridge in the centre resumes. Two competitions are held every Wednesday at 7.30pm. One for Masters and A grades and one for A, B and Novice grades. During the summer months non-club members are welcome to play in our online competitions. See details below on how to enter online competitions.
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To play in Cnucha online you must be a club member and must provide your BBO Username beforehand to cnuchabridge@gmail.com
or by texting our TD Diarmuid Reddan at 086 823 6618
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If you need a partner to play with you on BBO text our matchmaker
Geraldine at 086 307 5340
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| Competition Winners |
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We would like to congratulate the winners of our the Silver Salver Competition for grades below A1:
First place: Mary Wehlan and Mary Mulvany
Second place: Frances Daly and Joan McAndrew
Third place: Mary Murray and Marian Daly
We would also like to thank all those who participated in the event and our TD Diarmuid Reddan who, as usual, made sure everything ran smoothly on the night!
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| Annual General Meeting |
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Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of Cnucha Bridge Club will be held on Wednesday 19th May at 6.45pm.
The meeting will be held virtually using Zoom technology.
Instructions on how tto install Zoom on your phone/ipad/laptop/PC or how to join a Zoom meeting without installing Zoom are contained in the box below.
An invitation to attend the meeting will be emailed to members beforehand. If you are not on the Club email list and would like to attend the meeting email cnuchabridge@gmail.com.
If you have a motion which you would like considered at the AGM please email your motion to cnuchabridge@gmail.com before 12th May.
If you would like to join the committee for 2021/22, please arrange for someone to submit a nomination on your behalf to cnuchabridge@gmail.com before 12th May.
Bridge will be held as usual after the meeting finishes
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| How to Install Zoom |
How to install the Zoom App on your smartphone and join a meeting
If you haven’t used Zoom before this link has a good tutorial that will show you how to install Zoom and join a meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z16EQnJk2GU
How to install the Zoom App on your ipad
If you don’t have a smartphone, this link shows you how to install the app on your tablet. The link above has a better explanation of how to join a meeting.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7X9TpAPNaE
How to install the Zoom App on your laptop or PC
If you don’t have a smartphone or ipad, this link shows you how to install the Zoom App on your laptop or PC. If your laptop or PC does not have a microphone, you won’t be able to ask any questions as no one will be able to hear you speak. If it doesn’t have a camera, the other participants won’t be able to see you. However in all cases you will be able to see and hear what is going on. Please refer to the first link at the top of the page for instructions on how to join a meeting once you have downloaded and installed the app. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAa3MADuvsg
The Last Resort
If you don’t have a smartphone or ipad and have been unable to install the Zoom app on your laptop or PC click in box below for instructions on how to dial in to a Zoom meeting.
If you haven't used Zoom before, please install the app a few days beforehand and organise a meeting with a friend so that you have used it before the AGM. Please also dial into the meeting at least five minutes beforehand in case there are any problems.
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| Dialing into a Zoom Meeting |
♠ ♥ Click here for instructions on dialling into a Zoom Meeting without the Zoom App♦ ♣
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| Charity Night in Aid of the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association |
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I would like to express my sincere appreciation and thanks to the members of Cnucha Bridge Club and visiting players from many other bridge clubs who supported our virtual bridge charity night in February and raised the fantastic sum of €2,000. The donation has been made to the Irish Motor Neurone Disease Association (IMNDA). If you click on the link below you can see the letter of acknowledgement received from IMNDA.
Thank You - Cnucha Bridge Club.pdf
Frances Boyle, President Cnucha Bridge Club
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| Club Information |
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Looking for a Partner (including for BBO)?
Telephone Matchmaker: Geraldine Keane 086 307 5340
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Don’t miss out on email notifications. Notify the Club Secretary of any changes to your email/phone numbers or send an email to cnuchabridge@gmail.com.
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| Online Bridge Competitions |
To play in a BBO online competition you must register to play in the competition on the evening of the competition. Registration will open at 2 hours before the start of play. You register to play by following these steps:
1. Logon to BBO (Your partner must also be logged in)
2. Click on "Competitive"
3. Click on "All Tournaments"
4. Search for the competition ID
For Cnucha the ID is: CBAI 125484
5. Click on the competition. You will be asked for
your partner's BBO username. Your partner should
also be in the competitive area*.
An invite is sent to your partner which they should
accept.
6. YOU MUST BE LOGGED INTO BBO AND IN THE
"COMPETITIVE"* AREA AT LEAST 2 MINUTES
BEFORE PLAY BEGINS OR YOU WILL BE
DEREGISTERED
*BBO will not recognise you as logged in if you are in the "casual" club or playing solitaire
REMEMBER YOU CANNOT REGISTER TO PLAY IN THE CNUCHA COMPETITION UNLESS YOU HAVE PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED YOUR BBO USERNAME TO THE COMPETITION TD BY SENDING AN EMAIL TO cnuchabrige@gmail.com OR BY TEXTING OUR TD DIARMUID REDDAN AT 086 823 6618
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| Honorary Member of Cnucha Bridge Club |
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The Committee and members of Cnucha Bridge Club offer Neil Burke our congratulations on his recent selection as National President of the CBAI. We wish him every success in his new role
For many years the members of this Club have enjoyed his company and have appreciated his enthusiasm in promoting bridge.
In recognition of his willingness to take on such a prestigious and challenging role we have offered him and he has accepted honorary membership of the Club for the 2019/20 bridge season.
(You can log on to Neil's website https://www.bridgewebs.com/nkbbridge/ to follow his activities as President during the year)
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