The President Cathrina and Committee 

would like to wish our members and their Families 

A very Happy Christmas and a peaceful New Year

Mellifont Cup

Team Of Four 2025

Winners:   Moira MacQuillan, Margot Quinn

Deirdre Reid & Frank davey

with club President Cathrina Bellew

Donated by: Mrs. Noreen McGuinness.

Club President Cathrina Bell

Presenting the Star & Crescent Cup 2025

To the Winners Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello

STAR & CRESCENT OPEN CUP

SUNDAY 10th NOVEMBER 2025

@ 5.00 PM

ABCD Bridge Centre Drogheda

Entries to Peter Byrne 0868049531

email: pb1@outlook.ie

Winners of the Tom Sheridan Cup 2025

Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

Brendan Sheridan Presenting the Cup 

with Balbriggan Bridge Club President Frances Newcomen

Winners of the Fr. Doris Cup 2025

Dave Doherty & Martin T. O'Brien

with Ardee Bridge Club 

President Elect Mary Brennan

  Frank Davey & Partner

being presented with the Dundalk Salver 2025 from

Dundalk B.C. President Nuala Connolly

Trim Bridge Bash 2025 B Pairs

1st Sylvia McCann & Michael Spillane

2nd Kay Henry & Catherine McGuinness

4th Pat Conaghy & Madeline Neeney

6th Angela Everitt & Jeff Young

With Regional President Nicola O'Dowd Presenting the Prizes

Trim Bridge Bash 2025 A Pairs

2nd Bridget Hession & Partner

With Regional President Nicola O'Dowd

HOPE YOU ALL ENJOYED YOUR SUMMER AS THE NIGHTS ARE CLOSING IN THE STAR and CRESCENT WILL START THE NEW SEASON ON THE  SEASON ON THE 3rd SEPTEMBER 2025 HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE

OFFICERS 2025 - 2026

 President: Cathrina Bellew

President Elect: Kathleen Healy

Hon. Secretary: Kathleen Healy

Hon. Treasurer: Deirdre Smyth

Tournament Director: Peter Byrne (086 8049531)

Points Secretary: Deirdre Smyth. 

WINNERS OF THE AREA MASTERS PRIZE

at TRIM BRIDGE BASH

Martin O'Brien & Dave Doherty

With Regional President Nicola O'Dowd

Bank of Ireland Player of the Year 2025

Winner Francis Bellew receiving the

Bank of Ireland Player of the Year Cup

from Club President Heather Kilkelly

WINNERS OF the Riona Carolan Swiss Teams 2025

Deirdre Reid, Christy Tierney & Partners

with Ardee Bridge Club President Antoinette McGee

Riona Carolan Swiss Teams Best  A

Kat Hynes (Missing from Photo) Kathleen Healy, Heather Kilkelly & Cathrina Bellew

with Ardee Bridge Club President Antoinette McGee

Winners of the Kells Cup 2025 

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

with Mary Hughes Captain Kells Bridge Club

Winners of the Noel Grimes Memorial Trophy 2025

Kay Henry & Partner

 Sheila Grimes Presenting the trophy

with Club President Bridie Dooley

Congratulations to

Winners of the Lough Ramor Cup 2025

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

with Josephine Hanley Virginia Bridge Club President

Congratulations to Geraldine Healy, Jacinta Kangley, Pat O'Halloran & Borislav Dobroykov

on finishing second in the Tierney Cup 2025 also in Photo Fearghal O'Boyle

Also Conngratulations to Angela Everitt, Madeline Heeney, Jeff Young & Michael Spillane

on finishing 3rd in the Bankers Trophy with CBAI President Catherine Byrne

Winners of the Presidents Prize 2025

Liam Culligan & Liam O'Reilly

receiving their Prize from

Club President Heather Kilkelly

Congratulations to 

Madeline Heeney & Michael Spiallane

on Winning the B Pairs At The Malahide Congress

Presenting the Prizes is John Murray Congress President

Winner of the Individual Competition 2025

Milne Cup

Margaret O'Kane

presenting the Cup is Marie Milne

with Club President Heather Kilkelly

National Pairs Championship 2025

B Pairs 2nd Overall Madeline Heeney & Michael Spillane

A Pairs 2nd  Session Deirdre Daly & Sinead Kennedy

A Pairs 3rd Session Jacinta Kangley & Borislav Dobroykov

Masters 3rd Session Frank Davey & Partner

Star and Crescent Bridge Club

President Heather Kilkelly Presenting 

a Cheque of €3,030 to

 Gary Kelly Centre Drogheda

from our recent Bridge Charity Night

Winners of the 

Béan Ui Cheallaigh Cup

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

With Kells Bridge Club Captain Grainne Coogan

Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

Winners of the Pairs Championship

Receiving their Prize from Club President 

Michael Durnin

Bridge is an extremely enjoyable game. 

To promote the enjoyment of the game

Club members are expected to:

• Arrive punctually for all sessions of play
• If you know you cannot arrive on time, ring the club to let the director know.
• Be courteous and friendly to your partner and opponents.
• Greet others in a friendly manner prior to the start of play on each round.
• Give credit when opponents make a good bid or play.
• Do not be rude to your partner.
• Do not gloat over good results.
• Play at a reasonable pace and leave post-mortems till after the session.
• Abide by the laws of duplicate bridge.
• Comply with any instructions issued by the director.
• If playing in a club event, make your convention card readily available to your opponents and fill it out completely.
• If asked about the meaning of a bid or signal, provide a simple and complete explanation.
• Do not object to a call for the tournament director, or dispute or argue about a director’s ruling.
• Turn off your mobile phone.
• Assist in tidying up at the end of play.

If a player at the table behaves in an unacceptable manner, call the director immediately.

You can also speak to the club’s recorder about behavioural issues that are best handled privately.

Annoying behaviour, embarrassing remarks and any other conduct which could interfere with the enjoyment of the game are specifically prohibited under the laws of duplicate bridge.

The director can assess disciplinary penalties.

Hi Folks,

               I have been asked by some of our club secretaries to clarify the affiliation payment to CBAI in order to be playing online in a Virtual Club.

CBAI asked each club this year to pay an affiliation fee of €10 per member based on last year's membership number. 

This affiliation fee of €10, when it is paid, means that the player, this year, is an affiliated member of CBAI and is also permitted to play online in their home club Virtual Club or in any other CBAI Virtual Club which allow outside members to play. Some clubs have a policy whereby in order to play on their Virtual Club, one that allows outside players, all players must have paid €10, whilst other Virtual Clubs will check that the outside player has paid an affiliation in their home club and then allow them to play.

What is important is where a Virtual Club allows outside players to play that the Manager makes sure that the player has paid an affiliation to the CBAI through their home club. This you will appreciate is to prevent players not affiliating to CBAI this year, however, wanting to play online in a CBAI Virtual club.

An important point to remember is that from December 1st the CBAI affiliation returns, as in previous year's, to €12.50 per member.

When paying your affiliations you can as in other year's forward your affiliations to me. The affiliation payment this year up to November 30th is €11, i.e. €10 to CBAI and €1 to the North Eastern Region. As mentioned above from 1st December the affiliation payment will be €13.50, i.e. €12.50 to CBAI and €1 to the North Eastern Region.

Kind regards,

Seamus