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Railway Union Bridge Club Newsletter Spring 2024           

Our Bridge year is in full swing with more exciting events planned over the next few months as listed on the Club Calendar.

Workshop 16th  April

Dermot O'Brien will be giving a Workshop on 16 April, focusing on 5 card Majors and Strong No Trumps. This workshop is now fully booked. 

President’s Prize 13th, 20th and 27th May

Our next major Club competition will be the President’s Prize which will be held over three successive Mondays on 13th,  20th  and 27th May 2024. This is one of the Bridge highlights of the year so start lining up your partners now. Presentation of Prizes will take place in the Bar on 27th May.

Please note the following:

·      The winner is required to have played with a different partner on each night of play.

·      If a player chooses to play with the same person twice, points on their second night of play will not be awarded. Instead they will be awarded to the next pair down.  

·      The President’s Prize will be awarded to the player with the highest total points scored over their best two matches. In the event of a tie for the overall prize the score on the third night may have to be taken into account.

·      Prizes will also be awarded for 2nd overall and 3rd overall.

 

Summer Party - Save the Date

Monday 10th June is the date for our Summer Party. We will have a short game of Bridge, followed by snacks, drinks, presentation of Prizes and end of year awards in the Bar. 

Need to find a partner?

Use the 'RUBC Social' WhatsApp group or ask any committee member for suggestions.

Any questions: Email railwayunionbridge@gmail.com or ask any committee member on Mondays or Thursdays

 

Results
Thursday Morning
Monday Pairs
Thursday morning 11th April
John Burke Cup
Calendar
18th Apr 2024
Thursday Morning Pairs
Register by 9.45 and pay by credit card
22nd Apr 2024
Monday Pairs
Register by 19:15 and pay by credit card.
25th Apr 2024
Thursday Morning Pairs
Register by 9.45 and pay by credit card
News 2013/2014

This page has information and news of interest to the members. For a full list of forthcoming events, see "Calendar" on the menu and for a list of results see "Results".

M50 Tournament
M50 Tournament

Two teams from Railway Union took part in the M50 tournament on June 21st in Westmanstown.

This is an inter-regional event between the four regions bordering the M50 (hence its name!).

Sue Power, Ide Gavin, Colette Stokes and Orla Staunton played in the Novice section and won 3rd prize, while In the Inter B section Fiona O Gorman, Mary Seaver, Caroline Crowley and Michelle Moloney were also delighted to win 3rd prize! A great outing for the Railway teams!! 

Dublin South were joint winners sharing the honours with the Eastern Region.

 

Last updated : 11th Nov 2014 18:32 GMT
Railway Union Teams Competition

The inaugural Railway Union Teams Competition took place over two sessions in May and was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone who participated, some of whom never having played or scored a team match before! It was so sucessful that it will now be added to the annual club calendar of competitions.

A lovely trophy has been donated to the club by Fiona O'Gorman for this competition and was presented to this year's winners at the Summer bridge party on June 13th.

Congratulations to the winners who were Caroline Crowley, Mary Kane, Bernie O'Donell and Aine Ni Chaoimh.

Last updated : 19th Oct 2015 10:02 GMT
4Fun Teams
4Fun Teams

Some of our members played in the National 4Fun Teams on June 6th having qualified earlier in the year to represent the South Dublin region.
This is a team event where the team is made up of a master playing with a novice and an intermediete A playing with an intermediate B.

The Railway Union team were Dermot O' Brien (master), Niamh Vaughan (novice), Kieran Crowley (Inter A), Maeve Flanagan (Inter B) and Mary Seaver (Inter B) who played on another team from the region. Whilst they weren't amongst the prize winners they thoroughly enjoyed the event!

Last updated : 11th Nov 2014 18:35 GMT
John Burke Trophy
John Burke Trophy

Congratulations to Kevin O'Toole and Mary Seaver on winning the John Burke Cup 2014 this year.

This trophy was kindly donated by Mary Burke in honour of her father, John Burke, who was an avid bridge player and bridge teacher.

It is an annual competition which is a draw for partners on the night which adds to the excitment!

Presentation of this beautiful cup takes place at our Summer Party each June.

Last updated : 11th Nov 2014 18:38 GMT
JJ Murphy Trophy National Novice Pairs

Congratulations to Cassandra Byrne and Michelle Moloney, who fresh from their sucess at the recent Easter competition headed to Wexford  to play in the National Novice Pairs and finished a fantastic 2nd overall.

There was only 0.12% separating them from the winners so very well done, brilliant result!

Last updated : 30th Sep 2015 08:38 GMT