Dublin South teams really did us proud in the National Teams Finals held in Athlone on 27th/28th April 2019, winning the Marie Cummins Trophy for best Region.

Congratulations to the Inter B team of Bob Neilson, Kerri Nolan, Fiona McGolderick and Sari Winckworth who won the Tierney Trophy (pictured above).

The Masters team of Martin Brady, Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, David Dunne and Sean O'Lubaigh were Runner Up in the Kelburne Cup, gaining automatic qualification next year.

The Inter A team of  Helen Friel, Seamus Bradley, Colette Allen and Carol Sheridan were placed 6th in the Banker's Cup contributing vital points to Dublin South's overall score and securing the Marie Cummins Trophy for our Region.

Well done to everyone involved, massive congratulations.

Pictured above are winners Bernie Price and Bernie O'Sullivan with Kay Downes and Dublin South President Brid Kemple.

Kay Downes Trophy 2019

The Dublin South Novice Championship was held on Friday 8th March in Railway Union Bridge Club in Sandymount and we were delighted to see 20 Novice pairs competing for the Kay Downe's Trophy. 

We were especially delighted to have Kay herself present the trophy! Brid Kemple, Dublin South President paid tribute to all Kay's hard work for our region and indeed for CBAI and EBL and all the novices were delighted to meet Kay.

It was a very enjoyable and closely contested competition.

Congratulations go to Bernie O'Sullivan and Bernie Price who are pictured above receiving the beautiful trophy from Kay Downes and Brid Kemple, both ladies were thrilled with their win in what was their first competition! 

Brid thanked DSR committee members Niamh Gormally, Peter Searson and Fiona O'Gorman for running the competition and Railway Union Bridge Club for hosting the event and for providing lovely refreshments and such a warm welcome.

Full results are available under results in main menu.

Dublin South Master Regional Teams

The Pigot Cup had a great entry of thirteen teams playing two sessions on Sat 26th January in Templelogue Bridge Centre. Thanks to Brian Lawlor for his excellent direction.

Congratulations to the Winners, Paul Delaney,Tomas Roche, Martin Brady and David Dunne all pictured with the President of Dublin South, Brid Kemple.

The top four teams in the Pigot cup will now play off, competing to represent Dublin South in the Kelburne Cup (National Master Teams).

Dublin South Inter B Regional Teams 

Eight Intermediate B teams battled it out on Saturday 26th January in Templelogue bridge centre under the expert direction of Brian Lawlor. It was great to see their enthusiasm and competitiveness!

Congratulations to the Winners, Anne Kelly, Mary Lynn, Celia Magaghy and Mary Kane pictured with Dublin South President, Brid Kemple.

Dublin South Intermediate A Regional Teams.

There was a good entry of 8 teams playing in the BJ O'Brien Cup, the Inter A teams, which took place over 2 sessions in Templelogue Bridge centre with thanks to Brian Lawlor as TD.

It was a closely contested competition but eventually Mary Hickey, Mary-Rose Mc Govern, Brian Delany and Maeliosa O'Malley emerged the winners and they are pictured above with Brid Kemple, Dublin South President and BJ himself for whom the cup is named!

The Dublin South Regional Teams competitions were held in the Templeogue Bridge Centre on Saturday 26th January.  Our thanks to Tournament Director Brian Lawlor for an excellent job.  These events are qualifiers for the national teams finals to be held in Athlone on 27/28th April 2019, the Open Team via a series of playoffs.

The results were:

Pigot Cup (Open)

1st Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, Martin Brady and David Dunne.

2nd Karel de Raeymaker, Conor Boland, Marcin Rudzinski and Wojciech Gorczyca.

3rd Brid Kemple, Terry Walsh, Aoife McHale and Peter Goodman.

2nd Session Alfie Sexton, Denis Mortell, Suzanne Hill and Marie O'Connor.

BJ O'Brien Trophy (Intermediate A)

1st Mary Hickey, Mary-Rose McGovern,Maeliosa O'Malley and Brian Delaney. 

2nd Giles Murnin, David Connolly, Sinead Madden and Michael Kenny.

2nd Session  Helen Friel, Evgenia Gladsysheva, Seamus Bradley and Colette Allen.

Ruth Giddings Trophy (Intermediate B)

1st Anne Kelly, Mary Lynn, Mary Kane and Celia Magaghy.

2nd Kerri Nolan, Fiona McGoldrick, Bob Nielsen and Brendan Ruddy.

3rd Mary Burke, Julie Rowan, Ruth Maher and Aine Connolly.

Congratulations to all the prizewinners and potential qualifiers for the national finals.  We will be in touch with you in the new year to confirm the qualification details.

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The Dublin South Regional Pairs competitons were held in the Templeogue Bridge Centre on Saturday 1st December.  Our thanks to Tournament Directors Brian Lawlor and Huey Daly for three excellently run competitions.  These events are qualifiers for the national pairs finals to be held in Athlone on 23/24 March 2019.

The results were:

Quin Cup (Open)

1st Mary Trench and Miriam Mc Conville;

2nd Dave Ryan and Edmund Perette;

3rd Heidi Lillis & Michael McGloughlin;

1st Session Gerry and Maura Lawlor

2nd Session Kathleen Vaughan and Ann Fitzgerald 

Best Area Master John O'Mara and John Reilly

Joe Moran Trophy (Intermediate A)

1st Deirdre Fallon and Ruth Peare;

2nd Carol Daultry and Maeve Delaney;

3rd Jennifer Cullen and Niall O'Sullivan;

1st Session Joe Gleeson and Gary Smyth;

2nd Session Gifford D'Souza and Mary Buckley.

Duffy Cup (Intermediate B) 

1st Carmel Murnin and Deirdre Linnane;

2nd Mary Kane and Celia Magaghy;

3rd Mary Oliver and Assumpta Meehan;

Best Novice Vivienne Jupp and Paula Kilbane.

Prizewinners are pictured with Dublin South President Brid Kemple.

Congratulations to all the prizewinners and potential qualifiers for the national finals ( top 5 from each competition) We will be in touch with you in the new year to confirm the qualification details.

Dublin South Regional Pairs Qualifiers were all held on Sat 1st December in Templelogue Bridge Centre and there was a fantastic entry of 35 pairs in the Quin  Cup (Master Pairs). 

Big thanks to tournament directors Brian Lawlor and Huey Daly for doing a great job!

And the Winners were......

Congratulations Mary Trench and Miriam Mc Conville

pictured below receiving the Quin Cup from Dublin South President, Brid Kemple. 

(More photos see news page)

Also on Sat 1st December in Templelogue Bridge Centre was the Joe Moran Trophy Regional Pairs Qualifier for Inter A players and there was a good entry of 14 pairs.

Again,thanks to Tournament Directors Brian Lawlor and Huey Daly.

And the Winners were......

Congratulations Deirdre Fallon and Ruth Peare 

pictured below receiving the Joe Moran trophy from Dublin South President, Brid Kemple along with Joe Moran himself!

Dublin South Regional Inter B Pairs Qualifier,the Duffy Cup,was also held on Sat 1st December in Templelogue Bridge Centre and there was a great entry of 21 pairs.

Again thanks  to TDs Brian Lawlor and Huey Daly for doing a great job!

And the Winners were......

Congratulations Carmel Murnin and Deirdre Linnane

pictured below receiving the Duffy Cup from Dublin South President, Brid Kemple

Congratulations to the winners of the Carroll Cup, held recently in the Regent BC - Joe Coyne, Conor Moore, Mick Lynch, and Kevin O'Dea, pictured receiving the trophy from Dublin South President Brid Kemple (Mick Lynch absent).

Second place went to the team of Aisling Considine, Kate Daultrey, David Synnott, Hugh Gormally, and Bronagh Synnott, while multiple-winners Thomas MacCormac, Ronan McMaugh, BJ O'Brien, Padraig O Briain, and Micheal O Briain had to be content with third place on this occasion.

There was an excellent entry of thriteen teams (the most in many years, which hopefully will set a trend for the future), and the result was extremely close, with just 1 VP separating the three leading teams.

The Carroll Cup is the Dublin City qualifier for the IBU Burke Trophy, and both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the Burke, along with the holders, also a Dublin South team.

Thanks to the Regent BC and their club manager Declan Byrne for hosting, and to John Royds for directing.

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Congratulations to the winners of the Paul O'Reilly Trophy, held recently in the Regent BC - Teresa Gavin, Philip Robinson, Evgenia Gladysheva, and Frank Kennedy, pictured with LizAnn O'Reilly, wife of the late Paul, whom the trophy honours, and Dublin South President Brid Kemple. 

The runners-up were Colette Stokes, Sue Power, Marie James, and Sinead Madden and third place was occupied by Fionnuala Lynch, Maeve Murphy, Peter Caplan, and Mary Gleeson.

The Paul O'Reilly Trophy is the Dublin South qualifier for the IBU Michael O'ConnorTrophy, and both the winners and the runners-up will qualify for the O'Connor.  Our thanks to John Royds for directing the competition, and to the Regent BC, and their club manager Declan Byrne, for hosting it.

The 4Fun Teams is a recent, and very welcome, addition to the bridge calendar.  The concept was initiated in 2009 by Frank Kelly.  The format is designed to encourage players who haven't played bridge in formal competitions outside their home club to do so in a fun and friendly setting, and to introduce new players to Teams bridge.

There is a national 4Fun teams final held every year for the Frank & Brenda Kelly Trophy.  The 2019 national final will be held on Saturday 25 May in Westmanstown.  Here in Dublin South, we will hold two qualifiers for the national final, with at least three teams qualifying from each - the first in the RDS Bridge Club on Friday 26 October 2018, and the second in Milltown Golf Club on Monday 28 January 2019, the latter starting at 7:00 p.m.

The format is a team of four, with each team consisting of a Novice, and Intermediate B, an Intermediate A, and a Master.  As was the case last year, for this year's national final the Novice and Intermediate B players will play together as as a pair throughout, and will play against their direct opponents from the other team, as will the Master and Intermediate A players.  In Dublin South, we have chosen to maintain the old format (Novice and Master, Intermediate B and Intermediate A pairings) for our qualifiers.

Only a limited system (described here http://cbai.ie/competitions/documents/BIDDINGSYSTEMFOR4FUNTEAMS.pdf) is permitted, to eliminate the need to be familiar with a lot of bidding conventions.   The Master players are specifically asked to to be as helpful and unintimidating as possible to their less experienced partners, and the Tournament Directors have specific instructions to be sympathetic to the Novice players.  So it is a great way to experience outside competition, and to learn from more experienced players, and we would encourage as many people as possible to play in this year's event.  You can either enter a full team or an incomplete one in which case we will do our best to fill the relevant gaps for you.  Entries please to Deirdre Fallon 087-6632111.

Best dressed Team at 4Fun teams Final, Mary Lynn, Sheila McDonald, Sue Power and Caroline Crowley pictured with CBAI President Peter O'Meara.

Eight teams from Dublin South had a great day at the National 4Fun Teams Final in Westmanstown on Saturday May 24th with one of our teams really entering in to the spirit of the event and brightening everyone's day with their Railway Express Theme (a nod to their home club!) well done!

All the teams performed well with with 3 of the teams amongst the prize winners. Deidre Fallon's team of Deirdre, Catherine O'Shea, Ruth Peare and Ciara Gleeson winning 4th prize, Caroline Crowley's team of Caroline, Sheila McDonald, Sue Power and Mary Lynn finishing 12th and winning best dressed, then Fergus O'Rafferty's team of Fergus, Paula Kilbane, Bernadette Sweeney and Phill Sweeney finishing in 13th place and winning 2nd session prize.

All in all a very enjoyable competition and next year be sure to get involved and don't miss out!!

Winners: Section A                                                              Runners Up :  Section A

Winners: Section B                                                          Runners Up:  Section B

Winners:  Section C                                                               Runners Up:  Section C

Winners: Section D                                                                         Runners Up Section D

Another sucessful and very enjoyable qualifier for 4Fun Teams was held on Monday 28th Jan 2019, with thanks to Milltown Golf Bridge Club for hosting and Brian Lawlor for directing the tournament as well as all the hard working DSR committee who ensured everything ran smoothly.

There were 24 teams playing in 4 sections and the winner in each section will qualify for the National 4 Fun Teams Final which will be held on Sat 25th May in Westmanstown.

Pictured above are all the prize winners on the night with President of Dublin South Brid Kemple.

Full results are here 4Fun Teams Milltown GC 2019.pdf.

Winners: Section 1                                                                                Runners-Up : Section 1

Winners: Section 2                                             Runners-Up:  Section 2

Winners: Section 3                                                               Runners-Up:  Section 3

Winners: Section 4                                                                                   Runners-Up;  Section 4

There was a great entry of twenty-four teams in the first of our 4Fun Teams Qualifiers which was held on Friday 26 October in the beautiful surroundings of the RDS library. The competition was played in four sections of six teams.  Most of the groups were very closely contested, with one even being decided on "countback" - the result of the direct match between two teams tied at the top of the standings.

Bríd Kemple, President of Dublin South Region was on hand to welcome everyone and to present the prizes.  All four section winners will qualify for the National 4Fun Final, with the runners-up possibly qualifying depending on the countrywide take up of spots.

Thanks to all the DSR committee for all their hard work on making this a successful and enjoyable night, to the RDS Bridge Club for hosting the event, and to tournament director Maurice O'Leary.

Full Results Click here

In section order, the prizewinning teams, pictured with DSR President Bríd Kemple, were:

Group 1 Winners:  Mary Hanlon (Novice), Paul Doyle (Intermediate B), Joy Manning (Intermediate A), Teresa Walker (Master)

Group 1 Runners-Up:  Carol Horan (Novice), Cassandra Byrne (Intermediate B), Teresa Gavin (Intermediate A), Mike Gowie (Master)

Group 2 Winners:  Catherine O'Shea (Novice), Ciara Gleeson (Intermediate B), Ruth Peare (Intermediate A), Deirdre Fallon (Master)

Group 2 Runners-Up:  Mary Mac Aodha (Novice), Jeremy James (Intermediate B), Mary Hickey (Intermediate A), Blathnaid Trayer (Master)

Group 3 Winners:  Liam Swaine (Novice), Anne Talbot (Intermediate B), Gillford D'Souza (Intermediate A), Paddy Graham (Master)

Group 3 Runners-Up:  John Murray (Novice), Declan Moran (Intermediate B), Colette Stokes (Intermediate A), Fiona O'Gorman (Master)

Group 4 Winners:  Maeve Cassidy (Novice), Joan Hayes (Intermediate B), Michael Cassidy (Intermediate A), Sheila Horkan (Master)

Group 4 Runners-Up:  Yvonne Flanagan (Novice), Renee Doyle (Intermediate B), Mary Meggs (Intermediate A), Tony Casey (Master)