GATE BRIDGE CLUB

CHARITY  NIGHT

in aid of

HOMELESS AID DROGHEDA

MONDAY 19th JUNE 2023

@ 7.00pm

ABCD BRIDGE CENTRE 

PLEASE SUPPORT THIS WORTHY CAUSE

ALL WELCOME

Winners of the Team of 4 in Balbriggan 2023

 Christy Tierney, Maura Hand,  Patsy Gibney & Deirdre Reid

with Balbriggan Bridge Club President Elect 

Regional Ladies Pairs Winners 2023

Mary Brady & Mary Timoney

Receiving the Frances Dunne Cup from

 Regional President Peter Byrne

Regional Men's Pairs Winners 2023

Brian Kieran & Liam Farrell

Receiving the Des Scully Cup from

 Regional President Peter Byrne

Congratulations to

Lough Ramor Cup Winners 

Liam Farrell & Brian Kieran

with Fintan O'Reilly Virginia Bridge Club President

and Margaret O'Connell Virginia Bridge Club Secretary

Winners of the 1st Session Team Event at The IBU Seniors Congress 2023

Dolores Farrell, Louie Burke,  Niamh Feeney & Joanne Macken

with Harold Curran IBU President.

Winners of the Pairs Event at The IBU Seniors Congress 2023

Gay Keaveney, Peter Goodman 

with Harold Curran IBU President.

Winners of the Team Event at The IBU Seniors Congress 2023

Pat McDevitt, Gay Keavney, Peter Goodman and Enda Glynn

with Harold Curran IBU President.

Winners of the Senior Congress Gala Pairs 

                          Helen Hall & Michael McFall                            

With Aileen Timoney &

IBU President Harold Curran 

Kells Cup 2023 Winners

Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

Winners of the Kells Cup

with Margaret Shields Secretary Kells Bridge Club

Winners of the B's and Novice competition at the Navan Cup

Tom McGlone & Nuala Cosgrave

with Mary Timoney Club Captain 

Winners of the Laur & Kay Sherran Trophy

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

with Navan Bridge Club Captain

Mary Timoney

Receiving the Willie Berrill Cup From

Marie Milne

with Dave Doherty Gate Club President

are Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello

Winners of the Noel Grimes Trophy 2023

Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello

and Sheila Grimes Presenting the trophy

Club President Eoin Manning

WINNERS OF THE REGIONAL PAIRS

THE PAT THORNTON CUP 2023

Eve Connell & Val Grimes

with Regional President Peter Byrne

and Presenting the cup Pat Thornton

Frances Newcomen & Sean Newcomen

Receiving the Star & Crescent Cup 

from Club President Elect Michael Durnin

Winners of the Headfort Trophy 2023

Club Captain Helen Burns Presenting the Headfort Trophy to the Winners

Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello 

Winners of the Cullen Cup 2023

Angela McCrossan & Con McCrossan

with  Cavan Bridge Club Captain

Josephine Brady

JOHN LANE CUP 2023

 Aileen Lane Presenting the John Lane Cup

to the Winners Helen Sheridan & Brendan Sheridan

with SABC Club President Simon Healy

Winners of The Intermediate B Teams 2023

Kathleen McCabe, Mary Maguire

Breed Campbell McManus &  Melissa Brady

With Regional President Peter Byrne

WINNERS OF THE NORTH EASTERN REGIONAL

INTERMEDIATE A TEAM OF 4 

Camilla McLoughlin Phyllis Carew Vincent Bissett & Joe Bissett

With North East Regional President Peter Byrne

Rose Bowl Winners 2023 Area Master

Mary Healy, Vivienne Donnelly,

Kay Goldsworthy & Tim Carroll

With Regional President Peter Byrne

Winners of the Joan Kieran Memorial Shield 2023

Pat Duff, Frank Davey

Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello

with Regional President Peter Byrne

McQuillan Cup 2023

 Congratulations to

Francis Bellew & Paddy Bonner

On Winning the MacQuillan Cup

With Gate Bridge Club President Dave Doherty

Congratulations to Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

On Winning The Cuchullain Cup  2023

Presenting the cup is 

Club President Eoin Manning

Congratulations go to 

Peter Howard & Brian Carroll

on Winning the Heron Trophy 

held at Balbriggan Bridge Club 

Presentation was made by

Joe Bissett Balbriggan Bridge Club President  

Regional B Pairs Winners 2022/23

Sylvia McCann & Angela Everitt

Receiving The Regional B Cup

From Regional President Peter Byrne

Regional A Pair Winners 2022

Vincent Bissett & Carmal Brogan

With Regional President Peter Byrne

Regional Master Pairs Winners

Frank Davey & Joe Coyne

Receiving The McArdle Cup

From Regional President Peter Byrne

Winners of the Hilltown Cup 2022

Frank Davey, Tom Lawlor

Francis Bellew & Paddy Bonner

Receiving the Hilltown Cup

from Club President Dave Doherty

Winners of the Tom Sheridan Cup 2022

Paddy Bonner & Frank Davey

 Helen Sheridan Presenting the Cup 

with Balbriggan Bridge Club President Joe Bissett

Winners of the Regional Mixed Pairs 2022

Phil Geoghegan & Dave Doherty

with Regional President Peter Byrne

Winners of the Fr. Doris Cup 2022

Martin Brady & Paul Delaney

with Ardee Bridge Club 

President Rita Duff

Dundalk Salver 2022

Maura Hand and Patsy Gibney

& Dundalk Bridge Club President 

Eoin Manning

Winners of the Intermediate Prize at the Pat Taffee 

Vincent Bissett & Veronica Buttimer, Louie Burke & Dolores Farrell

with Regional President Peter Byrne

Photo Courtesy of Pat Duff

Kay Goldsworthy & Tim Carroll

being presented with the Pat Taffee Cup from

Regional President Peter Byrne

Photo Courtesy of Pat Duff

WINNERS OF THE REGIONAL B PAIRS CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

Angela Everitt & Sylvia McCann

with Regional President Peter Byrne

Winners of the A PAIR CHAMPIONSHIP 2022

Jacinta Kangley & Dave Doherty

with Regional President Peter Byrne

Winners of the Master Pairs Championship 2022

Philomena Geoghegan & Lucinda Hanratty

with Regional President Peter Byrne

Regional Mixed Pairs 2021 Best Intermediate Phyllis Carew & Joe Bissett    2nd Jacinta Kangley & Dave Doherty and 3rd Heather Kilkelly & Frank Davey

Bridge on Line

 SUNDAY CBAI125515 Open Pairs Drogheda and Friends 24 Boards

MONDAY CBAI125598  Termonfeckin Bridge Club 18 Boards

TUESDAY CBAI125515  County Louth Bridge Club 18 Boards

FRIDAY CBAI125574 Royal Tara Bridge Club 22 Boards

EVENING BRIDGE @ 7.30 pm

on BBO You will find us under ‘Competitive’ – ‘All Tournaments’ – and then in the ‘search box’ type in any of the following words:        CBAI125515, CBAI125574, CBAI125598,

 CBAI125515    Open Pairs Drogheda and Friends

EACH SUNDAY 

THERE WILL BE A FEE OF 3 BB$

PLEASE CHECK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS

CBAI has secured rights to stream the Irish premiere of a great film about bridge, called “Aces & Knaves”, which will be available for viewing online for ten days from Tuesday 1 June (via a link on the CBAI website and elsewhere).The film has already been shown in North America, and has been very well received. The IMDB review website describes it as “a documentary about mental gymnastics, competition, and cheating in bridge – the most complex game ever invented by the human mind.” Lots of very well-known bridge players feature, and Irish viewers can keep an eye out for an appearance from our junior team on one of their trips to the US. The cost of the stream is $12.50 (approximately €10), of which half (after a small platform charge) will go directly to Irish junior bridge, so in addition to spending an enjoyable hour or so, you’ll be supporting the future of Irish bridge at a time when other fundraising opportunities are limited.

 In addition, anyone who purchases a ticket to watch the film will also be entitled to attend an exclusive Zoom seminar being held in conjunction with the Grand Master Bridge Congress, on Saturday 6 June at 8 pm, featuring Ireland’s top player, Tom Hanlon, the NPC of the Irish Open team, Grainne Barton, Irish junior international, John Connolly, and our International Tournament Director, Fearghal O’Boyle, in conversation with Thomas MacCormac on the current trends in Irish and international bridge.

See the CBAI website from next Sunday for more details of both these events.

You’ll find links to a couple of short trailers on the film that you can send on below:

General trailer - https://vimeo.com/300083768                                

Irish Juniors trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQkHC9bu_OU

We are hoping that you will assist in this fundraising by

(1) promoting this film to your members, by email, social media, or whatever other methods you use to contact them, and

(2) if possible, by including the viewing link on your own website as well as ours. The link is here https://watch.showandtell.film/watch/aces-and-knaves-ireland. We will post the Zoom link for the GMB seminar at a later stage.

 Thanks in advance for the help with the promotion.

WINNERS OF THE BANKERS TROPHY 2021

Martin J O'Brien, Mary Moriarty, Martin T. O'Brien & Dave Doherty

Free Learn to Play Video Series on my Mark Nehs YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/playlist... I will continue to add more as I complete them. These are from the very beginning so share with others if you already know how to play which I assume is most of you reading this post. However, if it has been awhile or want to work on the fundamentals feel free to jump in. Let's grow this great game!!

the context of Dementia Prevention and Alzheimer Therapy.

This is ongoing work to study the benefits of bridge as an aid to the elderly in maintaining brain health and the prevention or delaying of the onset of dementia. Click here to download the full report

Due to the activity of this Committee, together with the Stirling University Research, promoted and coordinated  by Prof. Samantha Punch with the support of the WBF, the image of bridge is strengthened and developing its full potential with such projects in the social, cultural and educational fields.

Links to earlier news articles on the topic of the benefits of bridge can be found here:

• Short Video linked to the BAMSA research on the benefits of bridge
• Bridge – a Mindsport for all
• Taking Bridge Seriously
• Exploring the Social World of the Mind Sport of Bridge
• University academics ‘bridge the gap’ with new card club
• WBF and University of Stirling Research Updates
• International Scientific Conference – Recreation and joy of life for Seniors

CBAI125515 SWISS TEAMS DROGHEDA & FRIENDS ALL WELCOME

Players: How to register to a Swiss Teams Tournament

Once you have found the Swiss Teams tournament you’re interested in playing, click on the tournament title.

You will see the tournament registration screen, with several tabs at the top. Clicking each tab reveals more options.

Partnership Options

In the Register tab, a text box gives you the option to fill in your partner’s username. Clicking the Invite button after filling in their username sends the invitation for your partner to accept. If your prospective partner is not available, an error message will inform you they are not online and the registration will fail.

Need help finding a partner? Click the Partnership Desk tab to add your name to the partnership desk, or invite another player looking for a partner.

Once you found a partner you think will be compatible and fun to play with, and your pair has successfully registered it is time to invite team mates!

Find the tournament again and click on it to complete your team’s registration.

The person who invites their partner to play is the “Leader” for that partnership. Click the “Select Teammates” tab. Invite your prospective teammates by clicking the “Invite” to the right of the partnership you wish to invite.

The Leader is responsible for inviting teammates. If the Leader doesn’t pick teammates, then the software automatically selects teammates for each pair when the tournament starts.

Clicking the Entries tab will display all teams registered for the tournament.

If for some reason you or any member of your team needs to cancel your registration, you can do so by clicking the Register tab. This is where you can cancel your registration and/or dissolve the team.

Scoring

Each team will play the same boards as other teams during the each round. The number of rounds and boards is set by the tournament organizer.

If there is an odd number of pairs, there will be sitouts. If a pair has not chosen team mates, they will be automatically matched with another pair when the tournament starts.

Each round will consist of a set number of boards. After the set of board is completed, the team will move to the compete against the next team with next set of boards, until all rounds are completed.

The scoring will be done in Victory Points, either 20 or 30 VP scale as set up by the tournament organizer.

WINNERS of the MIXED PAIRS

at MALAHIDE BRIDGE CONGRESS

Seamus Costello & Deirdre Tuckey

Regional B Team Winners 2020

Kat Hynes, Maria Callinan,

Kathleen Gibbons & Josephine Brady

With Regional Vice President Peter Byrne

Winners of the Joe Browne Cup 2019

Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

With Ashbourne Bridge Club

President Theresa Fox

and Regional President Eileen McEntegart

Congratulations to 

Sheila Walsh & Ken Walsh

on Winning the Regional Mixed Pairs 2019

with Regional President Eileen McEntegart

Drogheda & District Bridge Congress

 4th, 5th & 6th October 2019

Westcourt Hotel Drogheda

Intermediate Pairs Saturday 5th October

ABCD BRIDGE CENTRE FAIRGREEN

Entries to Peter Byrne

0868049531

email peterbyrne1entries@hotmail.com

Entries Close @ 3.00pm Friday 4th October 2019

Simon Healy, Mary Healy, 

Ray Ryan, & Kay Goldsworthy 

Receiving the Ulster Bank Cup

from Anna Keenan Ardee Bridge Club President

Congratulations to the CBAI team that won the Corn Cairdis (the annual match against the English Bridge Union) held over the weekend of 11/12 May in Basingstoke.The team was (left to right) Donek Szenejko, Martin Brady, Mary Timoney, Paul Delaney, Sean O Lubaigh, Maureen Pattinson, Bob Pattinson, Peter O’Meara (Captain), David Redmond, David Dunne, Seamus Costello, and Liam Gaynor.

Aileen Lane Presenting

The John Lane Cup to the Winners

Billy Ronan & Tom Gilligan

WINNERS OF THE INTERMEDIATE A PAIRS 2018

MIMMO LUCHERONI & EOIN MANNING 

Receiving the Brigid Shearman & Michael Crawley Trophy 

from Congress President Heather Kilkelly

Winners of the Duais 2018

Seamus Costello & Deirdre Tuckey

Official Opening Bridge Centre

Paul Brennan, Martin O'Brien, Paddy Brennan,

Margaret Hanlon North Eastern Regional President CBAI,

Paul Porteous CEO CBAI, Frank Godfrey Mayor of Drogheda