Winners of the Kay Downes Trophy - Pat O'Hanlon and Maeve Nolan

Kay Downes Trophy for Novice and Beginners - 2023 Results

We had a great turnout for the Kay Downes Trophy for Novice and Beginners live at the Templeogue Bridge Centre on Friday 21st April - with a good mixture of both Novices and Beginners. The Kay Downes Trophy is the first major competition that many bridge players take part in - the start of their competitive bridge journey - so there were lots of nerves, tension and excitement! This year all the entrants took it in their stride and really enjoyed their first major competition.

A big thank you to Brideen Downes, Kay's daughter, who was there to present the trophy and say a few words about Kay - with also an encouraging message for all the Novices. And thanks to all of the DSR committee who contributed to the organisation on the night, not to mention our DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman, who also acted as TD.

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1st Place and winners of the Kay Downes Trophy

Maeve Nolan and Pat O'Hanlon

Joint 2nd Place

Catriona O'Leary and Blanaid Mehigan,; and Mary Dromgoole and Margaret Devaney

And from the beginners section:

1st - Charles Aiken and Anthony Aiken

2nd - Pat O'Connor and Ronan McDermott

3rd - Mary McInerney and Michelle Hartigan

4th - Anita McCabe and Mark Kelly

5th - Brigid McManus and John Heery

Pictured below are the winners and the presentation of prizes by DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman

Joint 2nd Place - Catriona O'Leary and Blanaid Mehigan; Mary Dromgoole and Margaret Devaney

Beginners 1st - Charles Aiken and Anthony Aiken

Beginners 2nd - Pat O'Connor and Ronan McDermott

Beginners 3rd - Mary McInerney and Michelle Hartigan

Beginners 4th - Mark Kelly and Anita McCabe

Beginners 5th - John Heery and Brigid McManus

Calling all Dublin South Novice and Beginner Bridge Players

Dublin South Region will hold the Kay Downes Trophy

on Friday 21st April @7.30pm in Templeogue Bridge Centre.

This is Dublin South's Novice Pairs Championship and we hope to see all of our novices playing!

New for 2023, there will be a separate competition for beginner pairs.

Pre-entry required

submit you entry to: 
www.bridgewebs.com/dublinsouth

or by email to: 
maireadnioistin@hotmail.com

or contact: 087 675 0393

Entry fee: €10

Please include your NBID number, contact details and your Dublin South Club name

Pictured above Winners of 4 Fun Teams qualifier Civil Service Club with DSR President Fiona O'Gorman, Mike Gowie (master), Ian Kingston (novice), Eddie Payne (Inter A) and Maura King (Inter B)

Milltown Golf Bridge club hosted our 4 Fun Teams qualifier on Monday 23rd Jan 2023 and their President Edel Dunleavy welcomed everyone before the competition. The playing room was very comfortable with tea and coffee provided by the host club during play, a big THANK YOU to our hosts!

CBAI donated a lovely gift to the novice players on the team, most of whom were playing in their first competition outside of their home club.

This is a very popular event in the region, teams consist of a master playing with a novice player and an inter A playing with an inter B player all competing for the chance to represent the region in the National 4Fun Teams Final on May 27th 2023 (venue to be confirmed). We had a great entry of 20 teams and everyone thoroughly enjoyed the event superbly directed by Martin Brady.

Lots of pictures of prize winners on the night with DSR President Fiona O'Gorman.

Full Results Click Here

Regional Teams 2023 Results

We were delighted to hold the Regional Teams Qualifiers live at the Templeogue Bridge Centre on Saturday 28th January. These events were the qualifiers for the National Teams Competitions (Kelburne Cup, and Bankers and Tierney Trophies), taking place on 22nd-23rd April, 2023 - venue to be confirmed.

DSR will be in touch with all the qualifying teams in advance.

A big thank you to all those who played and well done to the winners.

Pigot Cup - Masters
1st Place - Bríd Temple, Terry Walsh, BJ OBrien, James Heneghan
2nd Place - Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, David Dunne, Martin Brady 
3rd Place - Frances Kelly, Anne Keating, Seamus Boyle, Gerry McKenna

BJ O'Brien Cup - Intermediate A
1st Place - Bob Neilson, Kerri Nolan, Jeremy James, Paul Clinch
2nd Place - Siobhan McCarthy, Lillian Swaine, Austin Leahy, Mark Ryan
3rd Place - Max McNeill, Eddie Payne, Fiona McGoldrick, Jim Manning

Ruth Giddings Cup - Intermediate B and Novices
1st Place - Gary Beirne, Colin Kelly, Niamh Boyle, Nessa Neilson
2nd Place - Liam Barry, James Casey, Maura King, Phedra Kingston
3rd Place - Marie Hutton, Teresa Murphy, Mary Brady, June O'Dwyer

Pictured below are some of the winners on the day with DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman.

Pigot Cup Winners - James Heneghan, BJ O'Brien, Bríd Kemple, Terry Walsh,		Pigot Cup 2nd - Martin Brady, Paul Delaney, Tomas Roche, David Dunne

BJ OBrien Winners - Paul Clinch, Bob Neilson, Kerri Nolan, Jeremy James		BJ OBrien 2nd - Lillian Swaine, Siobhan McCarthy

	BJ OBrien Second Session - Eddie Payne, Fiona McGoldrick, Max McNeill	Pigot Cup Second Session - Frances and Denis Gill, Aidan Hodgers

Ruth Giddings Winners - Colin Kelly, Gary Beirne, Niamh Boyle, Nessa Neilson	Ruth Giddings 2nd - Maura King, Phedra Kingston

Regional Pairs 2022 Results

We were delighted to hold the Regional Pairs Qualifiers live at the Templeogue Bridge Centre on Saturday 3rd December. The numbers were slightly reduced this year, post-pandemic, with 22 pairs for the Quin Cup, 17 pairs for the Joe Moran Cup, and six for the Duffy Cup, but we hope to see these number increase again over the coming years. These events were the qualifiers for the National Pairs Competition taking place next year on 1st - 2nd April, 2023 at the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, Co Clare. DSR will be in touch with all the qualifying pairs in advance.

The event turned out to be a bit of a family affair with the Quin Cup being won by husband and wife pair Bríd and Terry; the Joe Moran Cup won by brothers Aindrias Ó Caoimh and Donal O'Keefe, and the Duffy Cup won by nephew and uncle, Sam and Michael Connolly!

A big thank you to all those who played and well done to the winners - it's great to be back at the real bridge table again!

Pictured below are the winners on the day at the presentation of prizes by DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman

Quin Cup - Masters

1st Place - Bríd Temple and Terry Walsh
2nd Place - Dolores Gilliland and LizAnn Doyle
3rd Place - Stephen Barr and Thomas MacCormac

Quin Cup Winners - Terry Walsh, Bríd Kemple		Quin Cup 2nd - LizAnn Doyle, Dolores Gilliland	Quin Cup Best MR - Adrienne Purdy, Marie James

Joe Moran Cup - Intermediate A

1st Place - Aindrias Ó Caoimh and Donal O'Keefe
2nd Place - Deirdre Fallon and Ruth Peare
3rd Place - Stephen McCabe and Denise Byrne

Joe Moran Cup Winners - Aindrias Ó Caoimh and Donal O'Keefe	Joe Moran Cup 2nd - Deirdre Fallon, Ruth Peare		Joe Moran Cup 3rd - Stephen McCabe, Denise Byrne

	Joe Moran 1st Session - Annette Walsh, Breda Hogan	Joe Moran 2nd Session - Kathleen Ingoldsby, Anna Murphy

Duffy Cup - Intermediate B and Novices

1st Place - Sam Connolly and Michael Connolly
2nd Place - Maura King and Ian Kingston
3rd Place - Jacinta Keenan and Pat Golden

Duffy Cup Winners - Sam Connolly, Michael Connolly		Duffy Cup 2nd - Ian Kingston, Maura King

Open Section Winners - Leinster
Tom Hanlon, John Carroll, Peter Goodman, Nick FitzGibbon, Adam Mesbur, Terry Walsh, BJ O’Brien, Karel De Raeymaeker, Conor Boland, Marcin Rudzinski, Wojciech Gorcyzca, Tomás Roche and PC Paul Delaney

Success for Leinster in the Interprovincials 2022

The IBU Interprovincial Championships were held over the weekend of 19/20 November in the Templeogue Bridge Centre, back live for the first time since 2019. We would like to congratulate the Leinster Open and AM teams on their success winning both the Open and Area Master sections, and particularly delighted to see a strong representation of our Dublin South Region members on the winning teams. Well done to all the teams from ALL the provinces who took part.

Area Master Section Winners - Leinster
Eimir Beirne, Eamon Martin Jnr, Sue Power, Colette Stokes, Sean Galligan, Brid Galligan, Elizabeth O’Reilly, Helen O’Reilly, Adrienne Purdy, Martin Purdy, Marie James and Fiona O’Gorman

Fiona O'Gorman, President DSR and Liz Ann O'Reilly, presenting the Trophy to winning team members Anne, Anna, Phil and Kathleen.

Winners of the Paul O'Reilly Trophy 2022

Anna Murphy, Kathleen Ingoldsby, Anne Kelly and Philomena Sweeny

2nd place:  Brendan Ruddy, Brian McCann, Anne and Kieran English

3rd place: Mary Burke, Julie Rowan, Moya Murphy and Mary MacAodha

Fiona and Liz Ann with 2nd placed team - Brendan, Anne and Kieran

Fiona O'Gorman, President DSR, presenting the Cup to winning team members Thomas, BJ, Bríd and Terry

The Carroll Cup and Paul O'Reilly Trophy took place last weekend at the Regent Bridge Club, which was a hive of activity between both competitions. It was our first competition using our new contactless payment system, which went smoothly. We had an excellent turnout, and reducing the Carroll Cup to a one-session event turned out to be a popular decision resulting in nine teams taking part, with nine teams also playing in the Paul O'Reilly. Huge thanks again to the Regent Bridge Club for hosting, and to our TD John Royds for running smooth and efficient competitions. Liz Ann O'Reilly and DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman, made presentations to the winning teams. We would like to thank all the teams that entered - and it is great to see us all back at the bridge table again.

Winners of the Carroll Cup 2022

Bríd Temple, Terry Walsh, BJ O'Brien and Thomas MacCormac

2nd place:  Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, David Dunne and Michael McAuliffe

3rd place: Fran Ronan, Mary Kavanagh, Billy Ronan and Pat Cassidy

Fiona O'Gorman with 2nd placed team - Paul, Martin, David and Michael 

Pictured: Newly elected DSR President, Fiona O'Gorman with Dermot O'Brien, Chief Executive of CBAI and outgoing DSR President, Niamh Gormally 

Dublin South Region AGM 2022

The Dublin South Region AGM took place on Friday 27th May at Templeogue Bridge Centre, where both the Secretary and Treasurer reported on the past year's activities. Dermot O'Brien, Chief Executive of the CBAI, also addressed the meeting. In her outgoing President's report, Niamh Gormally told us how much she enjoyed her year as President before handing over the Chain of Office to newly-elected President, Fiona O'Gorman.

Fiona, an active member of three Dublin South Bridge Clubs, including her home club Railway Union where she has served as President and TD, addressed the meeting about how she is looking forward to her year as President and getting back to visiting and meeting clubs in the region. This will be an exciting and challenging year for Fiona and the DSR Committee as bridge clubs face the return to live bridge, and with plans to return to events such as the Fanagan League. We wish Fiona the best of luck in her Presidency for the next bridge season.

The officers of the Committee were elected as follows:

President: Fiona O'Gorman
Deputy President: Teresa Gavin
Hon Secretary: Bríd Kemple
Hon Treasurer: Ciara Gleeson
Ex-officio: Niamh Gormally
Ordinary Members: John Coulter, Deirdre Fallon, Moya Murphy, Sue Power, Marcin Rudzinski