Sligo Congress ran from Friday 5th June through to Sunday 7th June 2026 and we congratulation the following members who featured favourably over the weekend - 

Anna Carr and Margaret Farren took first place in the Congress Teams competition with their teammates Pat McDaid and Zrinka Kokot

also Ita O'Sullivan, Shaun Coll, Shaun McNutt and Jim O'Sullivan who took 4th place in that competition. 

Other local winners were Mary BH Doherty and Atholl Stewart who featured in the Open Pairs and Gala Pairs competitions respectively.

Congratulations and well done to all.

The Fr McGonagle Cup was played for on Wednesday 24th June 2026 at the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly and members of the club featured in the competition.  Congratulations to Ita O'Sullivan and Mary Duffy who took 2nd Place in the event and to our Honorary Club President Jim O'Sullivan and his partner Shaun Coll who came 3rd in the competition, pictured below receiving their prizes from Limavady Club President Sinead McNicholl

On Friday 15 May, John McClenaghan Hon Club President for the Golden Anniversary year of the Club, hosted his Presidents Night in Greencastle Golf Club where most of club members were in attendance.  After having a lovely meal, we then did our very best to be successful in the game and to covet one of Johns beautiful prizes.

President John with his array of beautiful prizes

and his beautiful girls

Congratulations and well done to all the winners and to John for hosting a lovely night.

First -- Patricia and Jim O'Sullivan

Second - Mary and Seamus Doherty

Third - Paddy Doran and Betty O'Loughlin

Special Prize - Margaret Doherty and Sabri Gozkeser

More pictures

On Friday 1st May the Moville Bridge Club celebrated 50 years of Bridge, founded in 1976 by

Mrs Margaret Casey, and the late Mary Bonner, Jane McCauley and Tony Meehan.

  We were honoured to have Mrs Margaret Casey one of the Founder Members of the Club in attendance on the night and presenting the specially designed trophy to the winners of the Golden Jubilee Game, which was played for on Friday 24th April 2026.

Ita and Mary, winners of the competition, being presented with the specially designed trophy by Mrs Margaret Casey and Club President John McClenaghan

In 2nd place were John and James, being presented with their prize by Mrs Margaret Casey, founder member of the Club and Honorary Vice President Jim O'Sullivan

In 3rd Place were Atholl and Paddy being presented with their prize by Mrs Margaret Casey and Club President John McClenaghan

Results of Golden Jubilee Game

Spring 2026 - Irish Bridge Journal

A huge congratulations to our Club members Anna and Margaret on their recent success in taking 2nd place in the prestigious Moylan Cup in Malahide over the weekend. 

This is one of the most prestigious Bridge Tournaments in the Ireland Bridge calendar.  The competition is by invite only and attracts the very top Bridge players from both north and south of the border, many who regularly represent their country at International level.   

Margaret and Anna pictured above with Harold Curran IBU

Final Result here

Congratulations to all winners of the Meehan Cup

played for on 6th February 2026

pictured hereunder being presented with their prizes by Club President John McClenaghan

1 Margaret Farren and Anna Carr

2 James McLaughlin and John McClenaghan with Vice President Jim O'Sullivan 

3 Paddy McKinley and Atholl Stewart

Congratulations to all winners of the Bank of Ireland Trophy

played for on 13th March 2026

pictured hereunder being presented with their prizes by Club President John McClenaghan

1 Patricia and Jim O'Sullivan 

2  Anna Carr and Margaret Farren 

3  Mary McClenaghan and Eugene O'Sullivan

Congratulations to all winners of the Good FridayTrophy

played for on 3rd April 2026

and thank you to everyone who took part in this competition which was open to members of all Inishowen Clubs

1  Zrinka Kokot and Pat McDaid

2 Kathleen McDonald and Pauline McQuillan

3 (tie) Patricia Doran and Betty O'Loughlin with Patricia and Jim O'Sullivan

Congratulations to all winners of the Foyle Hotel Trophy

played for on 31st October 2025

1. Anna Carr and Margaret Farren

pictured above Margaret being presented with the Foyle Hotel Trophy

by Club Preesident John McClenaghan

2.  James McLaughlin and John McClenaghan

being presented by Vice President Jim O'Sullivan

3.  Betty O'Loughlin and Paddy Doran

Congratulations to all winners of the Founders' Trophy 

played for on 10th October 2025

1. James McLaughlin and John McClenaghan

pictured above being presented with the Trophy by Vice President Jim O'Sullivan

2.  Alexius Lafferty and Tom Scott

pictured above with Club President John McClenaghan

3.  Mary McClenaghan and Eugene O'Sullivan

Congratulations to SABRI GOZKESSER AND SHAUN McNUTT on winning the Brennan Cup at Carndonagh Bridge Club on Tuesday 10th March 2026

You are on a winning streak Sabri, well done!!!

Congratulations to 

BETTY O’LOUGHLIN AND PADDY DORAN

on winning the Cathal Harvey Memorial Trophy 

ON MONDAY 9th March 2026 and to

SABRI GOZKESSER AND JAMES McLAUGHLIN TAKING 3rd place - CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!!!

Full results here

Congratulations to

MARGARET FARREN AND ANNA CARR

ON WINNING THE GALA PAIRS COMPETITION

AT THE RECENT MALAHIDE BRIDGE CONGRESS

Gala Pairs Results

On the run up to Christmas, we played our four Christmas competitions, pictured below are some our winners being presented with their prizes by Vice President Jim O’Sullivan - congratulations and well done to all. 

 

28th November 2025

1st - James McLaughlin and John McClenaghan

2nd - Paddy Doran and Betty O'Loughlin 

3rd - Shaun McNutt and John Gerard Doherty

5th December 2025

1st - Alexius Lafferty and Tom Scott 

2nd - Maeve Doherty and Paddy McNutt 

3rd - John Gerard Doherty and Shaun McNutt 

12th December 2025

1st - Paddy McKinley and Atholl Stewart

2nd - Jim O'Sullivan and Mary Duffy

3rd - Frances Lake and John Francis Lafferty

19th December 2025

1st - Shaun McNutt and John Gerard Doherty

2nd - Jim and Patricia O'Sullivan

3rd - Pauline McQuillan and Kathleen McDonald

Congratulations to Shaun, Kathleen and Liam pictured being presented with their prizes

by Vice-President Jim O'Sullivan

Overall Player of the Year - Shaun McNutt

Best 'A' Player - Kathleen McDonald

Best 'B' Player - Liam Doherty

Regional President Ita O'Sullivan with CBAI National President John Phelan, making presentations to the many local prizewinners

Congress Pairs overall winners - Mary Duffy and Jim O'Sullivan

Second Session winners - Anna Carr and Margaret Farren

Congress Pairs Results

Congress Teams 3rd Place - Geraldine McCullagh, Anna Carr, Ita O'Sullivan and Margaret Farren

Congress Teams Results

Intermediate Teams - Best Donegal

 Kathleen McDonald, Margaret Doherty, Pauline McQuillan and Liam Doherty

Intermediate Teams Results

 Open Pairs winners - Kathleen McCay and Mary Doherty - 2nd on Friday and 1st on Saturday Afternoon

Paddy Doran and Betty O'Loughlin - 1st on Sunday Night

Friday Open Pairs

Saturday Afternoon Open Pairs

Sunday Night Open Pairs

Gala Open Pairs  - Atholl Stewart and Patricia Bonner winning the Paddy Carr Cup

Gala Pairs - 26 Tables

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR WINNERS

On the weekend of 3rd October, four Inishowen bridge players despite Storm Amy, made their way to Drogheda to play in the annual bridge Congress and all four were victorious over the weekend. 

Mary Doherty and Kathleen McCay came 1st in the Gala Pairs

Winners of the Gala Open Pairs 2025

Mary Doherty & Kathleen McCay

Presenting The Trophy Martin O'Brien

Sponsored By ABCD Bridge Centre

with Regional President John Phelan

North Eastern President Nicola O'Dowd

and Congress Catherine Clarke

Gala Pairs Results

while Paddy Doran and Annie McBride won the first session of the Congress Pairs -

Congress Pairs - First Session Results

Congratulations and well done to Mary, Kathleen, Paddy and Annie !! 

Congratulations to Anna Carr and Margaret Farren winners of the McCay Cup 2025, pictured above receiving their prize from Kathleen McCay who for over 40 years has been hosting and organizing this Charity competition in memory of her late parents and also sponsors all of the prizes each year.

Click this link for full results

Congratulations to Anna Carr and Margaret Farren on their fabulous success at the inaugural Grand Master Bridge Congress - the first ever ACBL event to be held outside North America. Pictured below are two happy and smiling ladies,  Margaret and Anna being presented with their prize by Rory Egan.

Full Results here

CONGRATULATIONS TO 

ANNA CARR AND MARGARET FARREN

WINNERS OF THE FR McGONAGLE CUP 

PICTURED ABOVE WITH FATHER JIM McGONAGLE

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF OUR CLUB MEMBERS, SUCCESSFUL IN THE RECENT SLIGO CONGRESS

Congress Pairs

2nd Place - Jimmy Gallagher and Jim O'Sullivan

First Session winners - Margaret Farren and Anna Carr

CONGRESS TEAMS

1st - Anna Carr and Margaret Farren, Pat McDaid, Zrinka Kokot,

SATURDAY AFTERNOON  OPEN PAIRS

1st N/S - Mary Doherty and Kathleen McCay

SUNDAY MORNING OPEN PAIRS

2nd E/W - Atholl Stewart and Jimmy Gallagher

The girls have done it again, and have brought the cup back to Donegal!! 

Congratulations to the winning team in the recent Donegal v Derry Teams competition which was held at the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly and was hosted by Limavady Bridge Club, winners of the competition in 2023. 

Pictured below the winning team of

Margaret Farren, Anna Carr, Marion Gallagher and Ita O'Sullivan

being presented with the prize by Keith Bloomfield, President of Limavady Bridge Club.