| 2026 RUBC Handicap Trophy |
On Monday, October 5th, the annual RUBC Handicap Trophy competition was held in the club. As always, it was very well supported by our members with 34 pairs competing. The trophy is presented by the Whaley family whose long relationship with the club is treasured. Mervyn Whaley was in attendance to present the cup. Handicaps points are added after the play to reflect the players rankings and this makes for a very exciting evening. Prizes were presented in the bar after the game by club president Ciaran Scolard and Mervyn.
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Overall Winners - Fiona Carroll and Bill Harte
Runners Up - Arlene Hogan and Dympna Donnelly
Third Place - Marian White and Nora Pat Stewart
Fourth Place - Paddy and Margaret Moran
Fifth Place - Brigid McManus and Patricia Harrington
Sixth Place - Anne Maher and Colette Dempsey
Seventh Place - Mary Seaver and Maeve Flanagan
Eighth Place - Maeve Brew and Janet O'Shaughnessy
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| AGM 2026 |
We had a tremendous attendance at our AGM on September 8th, which marked the start of the new Bridge season. We bid farewell to Owen Hensey, our president for the last year and welcomed incoming president Ciaran Scolard. We also said goodbye to two stalwarts of the committee over the last years - Eimer O'Rourke and Bernie Price. Incoming new committee members Paula Clancy and Simon Burrell were elected with Paula also nominated as incoming Vice President.
Reports from the club secretary (Ide Gavin), Treasurer (Anne Cooke) and President (Owen Hensey) were adopted.
Following a short Q&A session, the meeting concluded with Ciaran making a presentation to Owen in appreciation of his service.
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| Summer Party 2026 |
The club made a presentation to all of our past presidents, pictured here.
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| President’s Prize 2026 |
Three weeks of intense competition culminated in presentation of the President’s Prize in the bar on Monday 25th May. Going into the third night of play, there were several contenders for the top position. Ultimately, Maeve Flanagan emerged as the winner of the President’s Prize 2026. The results were so tight that tie break rules had to be deployed to determine several positions. Congratulations to all the winners and well done to all our members for a well fought and good spirited competition to bring our calendar of major events for the year to a close.
Winner of the President’s Prize 2026: Maeve Flanagan
In second place was Anthony Alken.
Charles Alken came in third place.
Prizes were also awarded to best Novice, Dympna Donnelly
Best B, Catriona O’Leary
Best A, Marian White
and best Master, Bob Neilson
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