| RUBC Turkey Competition 2025 |
The winner of the Turkey Competition 2025 was Anne Cooke, with a whopping 70.88%. This was played as an individual competition where you play each board with a different person, making it a fun and sociable evening of bridge.
Congratulations to the full list of winners:
1st place: Anne Cooke
2nd place: Orla Staunton
3rd place: Marjorie McNeill
Best Master: Anne Marie Feeney
Best A: Paddy Moran
Best B: Noreen Dunlea
Best Novice: Rosario Kealy
Remaining winners to 12th place:
Margaret Moran
Nora Pat Stewart
Anthony Alken
Marian White
Norma O’Dowd
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| Martin Cowley Cup 2025 |
The Martin Cowley Cup Competition took place over two weeks, culminating in prizegiving in the bar on Monday 24th November. Some 34 pairs competed for the Cup, with Jennifer Nolan and Graeme Williams ultimately emerging victorious.
The full list of winners was:
1st Place: Jennifer Nolan and Graeme Williams
2nd Place: Aine Connolly and Moya Murphy
3rd Place: Sheila McDonald and Marion Moran
Session one Prize winners: Anthony Alken and Charles Alken
Session two Prize winners: Nora Pat Stewart and Marian White
Best A's: Colette Lenox and Mary Masterson
Best B's: Eileen O'Regan and Eimer O'Rourke
Best Novices: Drew Fleming and Brigid McManus
Congratulations to all our winners and thank you to all our members for making it a fun competition.
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| Teams night 2025 |
Our Teams Night took place on Monday 20th October. It was a packed house with 20 teams competing. The winning team comprised Graeme Williams, Jennifer Nolan, Mary Seaver & Maeve Flanagan - congratulations on a great performance.
The other teams in the winners enclosure were:
Joint 2nd place - Avril Barry, Fiona McNicholas, Mary Kane & Pat Hickey along with Nora Pat Stewart, Marian White, Paula Clancy & Cassandra Byrne
4th place - Yvonne Flanagan, Rita McAlinden, Paddy & Margaret Moran
Joint 5th place - Ruth Maher, Joan Casey, Eileen O’Regan & Eimer O’Rourke along with Tony Hayes, Walter McNicholas, Charles Alken & Anthony Alken.
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| 2025 Railway Union Handicap Cup |
The inaugural Railway Union Handicap Cup took place on Monday 6th October 2025. 34 pairs competed for the magnificent cup presented by Mervyn, on behalf of the Whaley family. The winners were Mary Masterson and Marian Flynn with Walter McNicholas and Tony Hayes coming second.
The full list of winners was:
1st Mary Masterson & Marian Flynn
2nd Tony Hayes & Walter McNicholas
3rd Colette Dempsey & Anne Maher
4th Rita McAlinden & Yvonne Flanagan
5th Liz Kevans & Anne Cooke
6th Marian White & Nora Pat Stewart
7th Orla Staunton & Ide Gavin
8th Bob Neilson & Ciaran Scolard
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| Calendar of Events 2025-2026 |
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| Railway Union Bridge Club AGM 2025 |
The Railway Union Bridge Club AGM took place on 1st September 2025. In addition to a full agenda, the Committee for 2025/2026 was appointed. Eimer O'Rourke handed over the reins to Owen Hensey, President of the Club for 2025/26.
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