The Committee is trying to get an approximate count on the number of members we can expect to see at our AGM next Tuesday evening (see notice below). We would appreciate therefore that if you will be attending the meeting, or if you intend to send a proxy, that you inform Nollaig O’Ceallaigh, the Club Secretary (secretary@dunlaoghairebridgeclub.com). Thanks you.

Dear Members

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of the Club will be held in

St Joseph’s Parish Centre, Glasthule

on Tuesday 11 August at 7.30 pm.
Due to Covid 19 restrictions we are facilitating the appointment of Proxies.

A Proxy form will be issued to all members together with the Agenda and

the reports of the officers in advance of the AGM.

Completed Proxy forms may be returned to the club premises.
Nominations to the Committee will remain open until Wednesday 22 July.

Should you wish to be elected to the Committee please confirm by email to 

Secretary@dunlaoghairebridgeclub.com

together with the name of your proposer and seconder.

 Nollaig OCeallaigh (Hon. Club Secretary)

This year’s President’s Prize, which was postponed earlier, has now been rescheduled for August 17^th and 24^th (Mondays). It will a 2-session event and will take place on the BBO online platform (same as our normal pay to play games).

Please send your entries, preferably by email, to Michael Rowan (michaelrowan62@yahoo.com).

Please note that, while registration for the first session of this event will be the same as for our normal pay to play games, registration for the second session will be slightly different and will need a little extra attention from players (to make sure that you end up in the correct section of the competition). You will get the necessary details in good time.

1. HOW TO ALERT ON BBO - CLICK HERE

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2. HOW TO ENTER YOUR NAME ON BBO
Click on Account tab either on the side or bottom of your screen and enter your name in the Real Name box.

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3. USEFUL GENERAL GUIDE - getting started, registering for a tournament, "Knowing Your Way Around A BBO Table", looking at results.
https://blog.bridgebase.com/2020/03/09/new-to-bridge-base-online/

Dun Laoghaire Bridge Club is now running Pay-to-Play Online Bridge on Mondays and Thursdays - 7.30pm start.
The game is for the members of the club and Dun Laoghaire’s Wednesday night players are also invited to participate.

This is a brand new arrangement so if you wish to take part you need to do the following.

• Text or Email your BBO username to Michael Rowan at email michaelrowan62@yahoo.com      Mobile Number  087 763 8948  (even if you have given Michael this information for the previous arrangement you will need to do it again).
• Buy credit on BBO (BB$).  Log on to BBO and look for the BB$ link. The Paypal option is easy to use and 20 BB$’s should cost you less than £20.

(If you do not have a Pay Pal account and need help in setting up one,  David Little will help you, David's number is 086 241 7928).

We will be charging 3 BB$'s for a night's bridge. 

When looking for the tournament on BBO the Host name will be ‘CBAI125461’.
And the event will be known as ‘Dun Laoghaire’. It will be listed in the ‘All Tournaments’ section.

Please note that the 2pm tourneys that have been running daily under the ‘Dun Laoghaire /Carrick/Ace of Clubs’ name will no longer take place on Mondays and Thursdays but will continue on the other five days of the week.

Rota for Setting up and Directing

Our Pay-to-Play Online Tourneys

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We would welcome more TDS for the Rota,

It’s easy to learn how to do it.