An e-mail has been sent today, 11th May, to all members giving details on how to register for the Virtual AGM on May 27th. If you are interested in joining the AGM and did not receive this e-mail, or if you have any queries about its content, please contact Peter on technology@mrbc.ie, and we'll sort things out.

MRBC Council

The 2021 MRBC President's Prize will take place on Monday 17th & Friday 21st May, on the BBO Online platform.

There will be three separate graded competitions, all run on a combined 2-day basis, so please try and commit to both evenings.

As these are the final "Major" competitions of the 2020/21 season, a season blighted by lockdown, we really hope as many folk as possible will compete. The spirit of MRBC has remained alive and strong, and we are hopeful that the 2021-22 season will see a return to face-to-face Bridge, in a timely and controlled manner, in line with Government & HSE guidelines.

MRBC Council

This Invitation is for YOU

This is an invitation, and also an appeal, to all our members who love our Bridge Club. This invitation is from the Nominating Committee, and goes out to all who may be able to serve our club in any way this coming year.

We have been very fortunate in the past to have members who have given their time, expertise and care in administrating our Club. 

Particularly over the past year our Council has served us so well. We are indebted to our present Council members, who have kept our club going and made life, in these difficult times, a little easier.

Would YOU please think about helping now?

Specifically we need members who will serve on Council or who would help Council members.

We need members who are willing to be Captains, or who may be able to help Captains when we return to face to face bridge.

We also need BBO Directors for online bridge.

We need someone who will serve on our Audit committee.

Please accept our invitation if you possibly can.

OUR CLUB NEEDS YOU

We look forward to your call.

Liz Maguire - 086 852 1784

Joe Caulfield - 087 650 4757

Anne Kavanagh - 087 667 2361

The 2021 Club AGM will be held virtually on May 27th at 7.30 p.m.

Due to the general sensitivity of information relating to this Virtual AGM, all info will be made available via a protected tab on the left hand sidebar of this homepage. The initial notification letter/email is being sent today, April 20th, and further information such as Registration Details, Motions, Nominations, etc., will be posted in due course.

Please see under MRBC AGM 2021

MRBC Council

Owing to the initial effects of the COVID-19 outbreak, 2020 saw the absence of an AGM of our Bridge club. In 2021 however, it is our intention to hold a Virtual AGM, and this is scheduled for Thursday 27^th May at 7.30 p.m.

We are engaging the services of an outside I.T. Consultancy firm to ensure a smooth and professional delivery. Entry to the AGM will be controlled and participants will be limited to MRBC members only. The point of entry/contact, will be via your e-mail address. Only one device, (laptop, iPad, etc.), and only one vote, will be available per e-mail address.

If, for whatever reason, you feel we may not have your correct e-mail address, please contact technology@mrbc.ie, and we can check. We are particularly appealing to folk who may have recently moved their addresses from Eircom, following their decision to start charging. (This message has been sent to the e-mail addresses we have on our “Masterlist file”, which may differ to the address you utilise to access the website, so if you did not receive it, please make contact.) Also, if you do not wish to participate in the AGM, you can just ignore any e-mail and/or link we might send you.

Details of reports, motions, nominations, voting, etc., will follow in due course.

MRBC Council

Please, Please, Please......., will folk alert their "Conventional Bids", and/or give an "Immediate" explanation if asked. Any explanation should be via the BBO explain function not the chat-box, and should be cystal clear. It's not good enough to just rattle off the name of the Convention's inventor, e.g. Jacoby or Hackett.

We've requested this so many times before, (see article lower down on this homepage), yet instances still occur. It frustrates your oppoments, runs down the clock and is simply unfair. Good scores can be cancelled if the TD feels the lack of alert caused "damage", or caused time to run out for this, or subsequent boards. If players feel they are being disadvantaged, call the TD asap, who will come to the table and adjudicate.