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2019/2020/2021 - Anne Gallagher Regional President
 
 
  FIXTURE LIST 2019/2020

CBAI Northern Region – Donegal

www.bridgewebs.com/northernregioncbai

Calendar 2019/2020

REGIONAL EVENTS

NATIONAL EVENTS

SEPTEMBER 2019

 

 

6-8

North Kerry Congress

 

 

13-15

NIBU Autumn Congress Derry

29 Sept

McCay Charity Cup, Strabane

21-22

Duais an Uachtarin - Westmanstown

OCTOBER 2019

 

 

4-6

Drogheda Congress

11 Oct

13 Oct

James Cavanagh Charity Trophy Moville

Buncrana Open Cup

11-13

Limerick Congress

20 Oct

Letterkenny Open Cup

19-20

Spiro & Coen Trophies

27 Oct

Ballyshannon Open Cup

 

 

NOVEMBER 2019

1-3 November - Donegal Congress

 

 

4-8

IBU Simultaneous Pairs

13 Nov

Margaret and Sarah Charity Cup (Glenties)

8-10

East of Ireland (Dundalk) Congress

Kenmare Congress

17 Nov

IBU Burke and O’Connor Team Qualifier

15-17

Interprovincials @ Cavan Crystal Hotel

24 Nov

Carndonagh Open Cup

22-24

Kilkenny Congress

DECEMBER 2019

1 Dec

Regional Pairs Event

29 Nov– 1Dec

Regional Pairs

 

 

6-8

Master Pairs (Templeogue Bridge Centre)

 

 

13-15

Teltscher Trials / Tralee Congress

JANUARY 2020

 

 

3-5

Waterford Congress

 

 

10-12

Camrose 1

19 Jan

National Teams Qualifier – Kelburne Cup (Masters) , Bankers Trophy (A) and Tierney Cup (B)

18-19

Revington/Jackson and Geraldine/McMenamin

25/26 Jan

Buncrana Open Weekend

24-26

Cork Congress/ IBU Open & Ladies Trials (1)

 

 

31 Jan - 1-2 Feb

Ennis Congress

FEBRUARY 2020

02 Feb

Donegal Town Open Cup - Provisional

3-7

CBAI Simultaneous Pairs Week

09 Feb

Moville Open Cup - Provisional

7-9

Wexford Congress/IBU Open & Ladies Trials (2)

16 Feb

19 Feb

Killybegs Open Cup

Mrs Boyle Cup Charity Comp (Glenties)

14-16

Novice and Intermediate Congress - Clane

Junior Camrose & Peggy Bayer (NI)

 

 

22-23

Holmes Wilson @ Mount Wolseley Hotel

 

 

28 Feb – 1 Mar

IBU Senior Trials

MARCH 2020

1 Mar

Cloughaneely Open Cup

6-8

Camrose – 2 / Malahide Congress

5 Mar

15 Mar

Cathal Harvey Trophy Buncrana

Raphoe Open Cup

13-15

IBU Burke & O Connor Trophies

@ Cavan Crystal Hotel

 

 

20-22

National Pairs Championships @ Hodson Bay

29 Mar

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Open Cup

27-29

Clonmel Congress / IBU Mixed Trials     

APRIL 2020

5 Apr

Dungloe Open Cup

3-5

Moylan Cup @ Malahide Regional Bridge Centre

14 Apr

Carndonagh Charity Night

10-12

Galway Congress

19 Apr

Glenties Open Cup

17-19

J J Murphy Novice Trophy

Lambert (Pairs) & Cooper (Teams) Cups

Lady Milne Trophy England

 

 

22-24

IBU Seniors Congress @ Cavan Crystal

 

 

25-26

National Teams Championship  @ Hodson Bay

MAY 2020

 

 

1-3

Carlow Congress / NIBU Spring Congress

 

 

8-10

10-17

IBU Club Pairs Masters (1) @ Templeogue

Killarney Congress

 

 

15-17

IBU Club Pairs (2) Intermediate

Teltscher Trophy @ City North

 

 

23

4 Fun Teams

 

 

23-24

Egan Trophy @ La Mon Hotel

27 May

REGIONAL AGM

 

 

JUNE 2020

 

 

5-7

Yeats Country Congress

JULY 2020

 

 

4

CBAI – Annual General Meeting

 

 

10-12

Ballina Congress

 

 

24-26

Dublin Summer Congress

 

To ensure smooth running of open events, minimum of 24 hours notice for entry/cancellation

Any change to existing procedures/format to Open Cup Competitions to be advertised in writing prior to event.

PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARDS

Based on Open Cup results.  Prizes awarded to the most successful competitor(s) in each grade based on their seven best performances.

Prize for the best aggregate score in all Open Cup Competitions excluding the above winners

 

Regional Weekly Schedule

Venue

 Start Time

Monday

 

 

Ardara/Portnoo

Buncrana/Northwest

Letterkenny

Nesbitt Arms Hotel

Scoil Mhuire, St Orans Road

Clanree Hotel

7.00pm

7.30pm

 

Tuesday

Ballybofey/Stranorlar

Bundoran

Carndonagh

Cloughaneely

Killybegs/Kilcar

B & S Golf Club

Bundoran Holiday Centre 

James Connolly premises

Ostan Loch Altan, Gortahork 

Tara Hotel, Killybegs

 

 

7.30pm

Wednesday

Glenties           

Letterkenny

Highlands Hotel

Clanree Hotel

7.00pm

7.30pm

Thursday

Ballyshannon

Buncrana/Northwest

Donegal

Dungloe

Raphoe

Dorrian’s Imperial Hotel

Scoil Mhuire, St Orans Road

Abbey Hotel, Donegal Town

Ionad Tempall Chroine,

Old Courthouse, Lifford

 

 

7.30pm

Friday

Moville

Health Centre Moville

7.30pm

 

  Player of the Year

Leading Positions

Following  Cloughaneely  Open

Denis Ellis                116

Charlie Whyte           116

Pauric Burke             116

Una Carthy                116

Shaun McNutt           104

Anna Carr                 102

 

Intermediate

John Bilberg            41

Anne Gallagher        41

Phyllis Murphy        40

Marion Gallagher     40

 

Best B

Wendy Buddin        23

John Farren             23

 

  REGIONAL PRESIDENT 2019/2020/2021

Sincere congratulations to Anne Gallagher from Dungloe Bridge Club, our Regional President for 2019/2020/2021 who had, due to the Pandemic, the longest period in office as Regional President - well done Anne and thank you for taking charge for the extended period.

 

 

 

  VIRTUAL NOVICE AND INTERMEDIATE CONGRESS - 18th to. 20th FEBRUARY 2022

Congratulations to 

Aidan McLaughlin and Mairéad McDaid

on coming 2nd in the Mixed Pairs Competition 👏👏👏

  CBAI Simultaneous Pairs (Virtual) - 7th to 11th February 2022

Congratulations to

Anne Murray and Margaret Keeney

on winning the Wednesday Session of the Sims with 72.27%

also to

Margaret Farren and Anna Carr on coming 2nd on the Friday Session with a 72.64%

great scores ladies congratulations to you all well done 👏👏👏

 

 

  ONLINE BRIDGE PROGRAMME FOR SPRING 2022

by Peter Pigot and Thomas MacCormac

CBAI ONLINE PROGRAMME

PETER PIGOT BRIDGE CLASSES 003.pdf

click on above links for details

 

  CBAI National Top Womens Pair - Jackson Cup 2022

CBAI National WOMENS PAIRS

A huge congratulations to this Region's and Irelands top womens pair 2022 of Anna Carr and Margaret Farren on their recent victory on winning the Jackson Cup 2022 which was played for on 15th January 2022  - first out of 78 competing pairs - what an achievement!!!   

click here for full results

  CBAI NEWSLETTER 2021

Our Annual CBAI Newsletter is online this year again

click on link below and read all about whats happening around the country.

https://online.pubhtml5.com/oabw/lstr/#p=1

  RECENT AND UPCOMING EVENTS

Regional Pairs Competition Results:

Masters

               1. Pat McDaid & Zrinka Kokot

               2. Rita Harvey & John Grant

Intermediate A 

                  1. Patsy Doherty & Connell McGrenra

                  2. Eibhlin Sweeney & Jim Gallagher

Intermediate B

                    1. Eibhlin McCracken & Mary O'Regan

 

The qualifying Pairs will go forward to play in the National Finals, scheduled for March 2022.

 

 

  DONEGAL INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS

In the interest of the welfare, health and safety of participants it has been decided that 

The Donegal International Congress will be held online again this year

from 5th-7th November 2021

 

Click on this link for full details of competitions and how to enter.

 

 

  C B A I - NEWSLETTER 2020

CBAI annual Newsletter is in digital format this year click on link below to read all about it 

Annual Newsletter 2020

  UPCOMING EVENTS

Date

Event Time and Place

Entries to

15 Mar

Raphoe Open Cup

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

Lifford Courthouse

Declan Gallagher

087 6906695

29 Mar

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Open Cup

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Golf Club

Barry McMenamin 

074 9131052

5 April

Dungloe Open Cup

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

  John Bilberg  086 1281192
14 April

Carndonagh Charity Night

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

Colgan Hall  Carndonagh Wendy Buddin  087 2661034
19 April

Glenties Open Cup

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

 

 

Connell McLoone 086 3256882

14 May

Regional President, Anne Gallagher, Golf/Bridge Day

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

Ballybofey/Stranorlar Golf Club Regional Secretary Margaret Doherty 086 3936255
27 May

A G M 

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE DUE TO COVID 19 CORONAVIRUS

   

 

  DERRY v DONEGAL TEAMS - 19 January 2020

The annual Donegal v Derry Teams event was held on Sunday 19th January 2020 at Ballybofey/Stranorlar Golf Club.  A record number of 13 teams entered for the competition.

Congratulations to the Derry Team who were overall winners this year - Pat McDaid, Michael Peoples, Eric McNicholl and Zrinka Kokot

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The Intermediate Cup was won by the team from Ballybofey/Stranorlar Bridge Club who ranked 4th overall -

 

Intermediate Cup winners  - Ignatius Larkin, Michael McGlynn, Tony Carr and Barry McMenamin pictured above with Regional President Anne Gallagher