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2017/2018 - Mary Brogan, Regional President
 
 
  REGIONAL OFFICERS AND CLUB SECRETARIES

CBAI Northern Region - Donegal - Calendar 2017/2018

Regional Officers

Office                                  Name                                  Tel./Mobile

President:                          Mary Brogan                      074 9190296 /087 7390551

Vice President:                 Paddy Carr                          074 9131104/ 086 8628657

President Elect:                Mary Doherty                      074 9363026/ 086 0608588

Hon. Secretary:                Margaret Doherty               074 9382420/ 086 3936255

Hon. Treasurer:                Declan Gallagher                087 6906695

Co. Dev. Officer:              Mary Duffy                          074 9156250/086 8354333

P.R.O.                                Anne Murray                      074 9731162

 

M.Pts./POY Compiler     Pat McLoone                    074 9121085/087 1439179

Appeals Committee: on ad hoc basis

Tournament and Play Committee:

Paddy Carr, Connell McLoone, Pat McLoone,

Robert Knight, Gerry O Keeffe, Charlie Whyte,

Delegates to C.B.A.I.: Hon Secretary, Regional President,                                        

County Development Officer.

Congress Officers

Hon. Secretary:                 Anna Carr            074 9374917 - 087 2541504

Hon. Treasurer:                 Shaun Coll           074 9155627 - 087 6481137

Entries to:                          Anna Carr donegalbridgecongress.com

Club Secretaries

 

Ardara/Portnoo:              Geraldine Gallagher         086 8812661

B'bofey/Stranorlar:        Barry McMenamin            074 9131052

Ballyshannon:                   Marie Gallagher                074 9851504

Buncrana/Northwest:       Mary Doherty                    074 9363026 - 086 0608588

Bundoran:                         Kay O'Donnell                   071 9842153 - 087 2092535

Carndonagh:                     Connell McGrenra            074 9374675 - 086 3866363

Cloughaneely:                  Shaun Coll                          074 9155627 - 087 6481137

Donegal Town:                 Margaret Buckley             074 9721347 - 086 3322578

Dungloe;                             John Bilberg                       074 9543285 - 086 1281192

Killybegs/Kilcar:             Mary Rouiller                    074 9731137 - 074 9732019         

Glenties:                            Connell McLoone             074 9551227 - 086 3256882

Letterkenny:                     Margaret Nairn                  074 9122897 - 086 3817738

Moville:                             Margaret Doherty               074 9382420 - 086 3936255

Raphoe:                              Angus Stewart                    074 9141649 - 087 6105129

 

 

 

 

 

  FIXTURE LIST 2017/2018

Region's Fixture List 2017/2018

 

 

 

 

 

 

REGIONAL FIXTURES

 

NATIONAL COMPETITIONS

 

OCTOBER 2017

13 Oct

James Cavanagh Charity Trophy Moville

6-8

Drogheda Congress

15 Oct

Buncrana Open Cup

13-15

Camrose Trials - Final

18 Oct

McCay Charity Cup (Strabane)

 

 

22 Oct

Letterkenny Open Cup

21-22

Spiro & Coen Trophies

29 Oct

Ballyshannon Open Cup

27-30

Lady Milne Trials

NOVEMBER 2017

3-5 November - Donegal Congress

 

 

6-10

IBU Simultaneous Pairs

15 Nov

Margaret and Sarah Charity Cup (Glenties)

10-12

East of Ireland (Dundalk) Congress

Kenmare Congress

19 Nov

Ardara Open Cup

18-19

Interprovincials

26 Nov

Carndonagh Open Cup

24-26

Senior Camrose Trials

Kilkenny Congress

DECEMBER 2017

 

 

2-3

Regional Pairs

 

 

9-10

Master Pairs (Templeogue Bridge Centre)

 

 

29 Dec-Jan 1

Tralee Congress

JANUARY 2018

 

 

5-7

Camrose – 1st weekend takes place in NI

Waterford Congress

 

 

13-14

Revington, Jackson, Geraldine, McMenamin

(Venue TBC)

21 Jan

National Teams Qualifier

19-21

Cork Congress

IBU Open Trials – 1st Weekend

27-28 Jan

Buncrana Open Weekend

26-28

Ennis Congress

IBU Open Trials – 2nd Weekend

FEBRUARY 2018

4 Feb

Donegal Town Open Cup

2-4

Wexford Congress

IBU Womens Trials – 1st weekend

 

 

5-9

CBAI Simultaneous Pairs Week

 

 

10-11

Holmes Wilson @ Mount Wolesley Hotel

18 Feb

21 Feb

Killybegs Open Cup

Mrs Boyle Cup Charity Comp (Glenties)

16-18

Novice and Intermediate Congress @ Central Hotel

IBU Womens Trials – 2nd Weekend

 

 

24-25

Burke & O Connor Trophies

MARCH 2018

4 Mar

Dungloe Open Cup

2-4

Camrose – 2nd weekend @ City North Hotel

8 Mar

Cathal Harvey Trophy Buncrana

3-11

Bankers Congress

11 Mar

Raphoe Open Cup

9-11

Torc Congress

 

 

16-18

Clonmel Congress

IBU Senior Trials

 

 

20-22

IBU Seniors Congress @ Cavan Crystal Hotel

25 Mar

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Open Cup

24-25

National Pairs Championships

 

 

30 Mar-Apr  2

Galway Congress

APRIL 2018

3 April

Carndonagh Charity Night

7-8

Moylan Cup @ Malahide Regional Bridge Centre

15 April

Glenties Open Cup

13-15

Lady Milne Trophy

 

 

14-15

J J Murphy Novice Trophy @ Nuremore Hotel (14)

Lambert & Cooper Cups @ Nuremore Hotel 14/15

 

 

21-22

National Teams Championship

29 Apr

Cloughaneely Open Cup

27-29

 

MAY 2018

 

 

4-6

Carlow Congress

NIBU Spring Congress

 

 

12-13

12-20

IBU Club Pairs Final @ Templeogue Bridge Centre

Killarney Congress

 

 

18-20

Senior Camrose – Teltscher Trophy @ Wales

 

 

26

4 Fun Teams @ Westmanstown Sports and Social Centre

 

 

26-27

Egan Trophy

JUNE 2018

 

 

8-10

Yeats Country Congress

 

 

22-24

Dublin Summer Congress

JULY 2018

 

 

7

CBAI – Annual General Meeting

 

 

13-15

Ballina Congress

 

 

20-22

NIBU Novice and Intermediate Congress

 

 

Whilst every effort has been taken to ensure accuracy of this document, please consult the relevant club secretary or www.cbai.ie for further details.

 

  REGIONAL COMPETITIONS - JANUARY 2018

21st JANUARY  - National Teams Qualifier - Mount Errigal Hotel 6pm

To play in The Kelburne (Master Teams), Bankers (Inter A) and Tierney Trophy (Inter B), you must qualify through your Region.  Please contact your Regional Secretary to enter

(National Teams Championships @ Shearwater Ballinasloe

Apr 21 @ 1:30 pm – Apr 22 @ 11:00 am)

     THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Following the poor entry the competition was called off the following teams were entered at 3.00 pm SUNDAY

1 SENIOR TEAM      C Whyte,D Ellis, J Gallagher, C Diver

1 A TEAM                  I O`Sullivan, J Cotterll, U Carty, B McMenamin

1 B TEAM                  C Gallinagh, M Skelly, U Feely B Wilson

all of the above would be qualified to represent the region.


 
 
27th-28th January - Buncrana Open Weekend
  REGIONAL EVENTS - FEBRUARY 2018

Sunday 4th February - Donegal Open Cup - 6pm at Abbey Hotel

Monday 5th February - Friday 9th February inclusive - CBAI Simultaneous Pairs

Friday 16th - Sunday 18th February - Novice and Intermediate Congress at Abbey Hotel - www.cbai.ie for further details

On Sunday 18th February the Region will host a Senior Competition, SUBJECT TO A MINIMUM ENTRY OF 6 TABLES, at 1pm in the Abbey Hotel.  Pre-entry is mandatory and entries must be with the Regional Secretary by 3.00pm on Thursday 15th February  telephone 074 9382420 / 086 3936255.

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO MINIMUM ENTRY NOT BEING ATTAINED. 

 

Sunday 18th February - Killybegs Open Cup

 

Wednesday 21st February - Mrs Boyle Cup Charity Competition (Glenties)

 

  REGIONAL EVENTS COMING UP

March 2018

4 March 2018 - Dungloe Open Cup - due to the adverse weather conditions we are currently experiencing, it has been decided to cancel this competition, however this Open Cup Competition has been rescheduled for Sunday 8th April at 7.00pm.

8 March 2018 - Cathal Harvey Trophy Buncrana

11 March 2018 - Raphoe Open Cup - 6pm in the Courthouse, Lifford

25 March 2018 - Ballybofey/Stranorlar Open Cup

  IBU BURKE TROPHY (ALL IRELAND INTER COUNTY MASTER TEAMS)

Congratulations to our Donegal Team of Connell McLoone, Pat McDaid, Jimmy Gallagher and Charlie Whyte who ranked 2nd in this major competition recently.  This event was held over the weekend of 24th and 25th February at the Westgrove Hotel, Clane, Co Kildare.

 

 

  MASTER PAIRS 2017/2018

Another successful and popular Master Pairs event was well battled out on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December.   Despite the horrendous weather predictions 110 pairs lined out in Templeogue.   This Regions participants did us all proud - congratulations to all the winners.

Sixth -  John McGinley and Jimmy Gallagher receiving their prize from CBAI President Jim O'Sullivan

Eighth -  Pat McDaid and Connell McLoone receiving their prize from CBAI President Jim O'Sullivan

Best Area Master  - Michael J Sullivan and Jim Clear receiving their prize from CBAI President Jim O'Sullivan

 

 

  CBAI PRESIDENT 2017/2018

 

Many congratulations to Jim O'Sullivan on his presidency of the CBAI for the year 2017/2018

 

  DERRY V DONEGAL TEAMS OF FOUR - 3rd June 2018

Derry v Donegal Team of Four Competition held on Sunday 3rd June at U3A Gransha Park

Outright winners - John McClenaghan, James McLaughlin, Shaun McNutt, Jim O'Sullivan

Best Intermediate Team - Paddi Doran, Kathleen McDonald, Pauline McQuillan, Eugene O'Sullivan

Both winning teams are from Moville Bridge Club

Congratulations and well done to all

  Player of the year
Player of the Year 2017/18
         
Rank Name   TOTAL  
1 Burke Pauric 124  
  Carthy Una 124  
3 McLaughlin Michael J. 116  
         
Best Aggregate     
         
  McDaid Pat 156  
  McLoone Connell 156  
         
Best Inter A    
         
  Murphy Phyllis 92  
         
Best Inter B    
         
  Bell Christine 22  
  Morrison Una 22  
         
Best Novice    
         
  Naughton Michael    
  Reid Harry