Some members have expressed concern that they have not received subscription renewal notices.

To clarify, subscription notices have not been issued as subscription rates are agreed only after accounts are approved at the AGM. As you will remember, the AGM was adjourned pending completion of accounts and we expect to issue notice to reconvene imminently, to approve accounts and confirm subscription rates.

It’s Kirwan League time again and MBRC Council is anxious to see as many Malahide teams participate as possible.

As usual, divisions will be run in Master, A, B and Novice grades. Reverting to pre COVID format, the Master division will be run on nominated Fridays, in Malahide RBC, while the other grades will be run on a home or away basis, fixture dates to be mutually agreed by Captains. Teams can expect to play 5/7 matches from Oct through April with finals to be held in May.

Interested individuals/pairs should contact Tournament Officer, Tom Gilligan, tournaments@mrbc.ie,

Members can, of course, also form teams of 6 themselves but will still need to advise Tom as entries are via MRBC.  

We are especially anxious to see members who have not previously played in open competition, dip their toe in the water

Cost is €60 per team.

Apologies for the short notice but we need to finalise teams by 7^th Oct.

Master Points

We have received Master points updates from CBAI. Congratulations to members below on their promotions.

Area Master to Regional Master.

Paul McDermott.

A1 to Area Master.

Helen Ahern, Sheena Duffy, Kitty Kelly, Michael Kelly, Lynda Miller, Rose Terry.

A2 to A1.

Catherine Carabine, Pauline Duddy, Audrey Hamilton, Noel Hughes, Pat Keane, Mary Keane and Rosaleen Moody.

B1 to A2.

Jane Brennan, Caitriona Butler, Margaret Cahalan, Declan Cahill, Josephine Cahill, Evelyn Conran, Bernie Coughlan, Francis Daly, Brona Moore, Pauline Moran & Marian Smyth.

B2 to B1.

Elizabeth Butler, Alison Farrell, Ann Gannon, Fintan Geraghty, Brian McMahon, Clare O’Neill, Paul O’Brien, Claire Russell, Margaret Treanor and Irene Tyrell.

Novice to B2.

Maeve Buckley, Pauline Buckley, Bernie Carleton, Frieda Cunningham, Karl Daly, Mary Dillon, Orla Duffy, Helen Fagan, Nuala Hand, Marese Hussey, Colette Kennedy, Sylvia Kennedy, Paul King, Anne Leonard, Rosemary Leonard, Deirdre McCarthy, Aidan McIlduff, Catherine McIlduff, Mary McStay, Loreto O’Byrne, Sile O’Chuinneagan, Brenda O’Doherty, Eamon O’Doherty, Gerard O’Gorman, Helena O’Riordan, Anne Pierce, Alex Reid, Elizabeth Reynolds.

N2 to N1.

Mary Chambers, Gay Connolly and Sheila Sugrue.

New Cards are available for collection in the main bridge hall.