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CBAI & North Eastern Regional Fixtures

2024-2025

For details Click Here

Club Competitions 2024-2025

For details Click Here

Any club member may play in a club competition and win a prize. However, a player may only win the trophy (main prize) if they have a played a minimum of three times on that particular night before the competition during the current bridge season. Competitions are played with the same partner unless 'Draw' is stated beside a competition date. 

Please note: In a change to the diary, all President's Prize three week competitions will be draw a partner for the first two of the three week competition and pre-arrange a partner for the final week. 

 

Club Competitions 2024/25 

 

NOVEMBER

Simultaneous Pairs

Monday 4th 

Thursday 7th 

John Lane Cup

Monday 11th & 18th

John Keane Trophy

Thursday 21st & 28th

DECEMBER

Christmas Party, Wednesday 11th in clubhouse

JANUARY

Red Island Cup

Thursday 9th & 16th

Balbriggan / Skerries Friendly Qualifier

Monday 20th

Thursday 23rd

FEBRUARY

John Lane Regional in SABC

Sunday 2nd

Paddy Hand Cup

Monday 10th & 17th

Johnny Murray Trophy

Friday 14th & 21st

MARCH

Monday President's Prize

24th Draw

31st Draw 

APRIL

Monday President's Prize Cont/...

7th Arrange

Winter's Cup

Wednesday 9th & 16th

MAY

Thursday President's Prize

1st Draw

8th Draw

15th Arrange

Friday President's Prize (subject to sufficient entries)

2nd Draw

9th Draw

16th Arrange

 

SABC AGM Thursday, 29th of May at 7.00pm, followed by bridge for all

 

 

 

For up-to-date information re online events click on the links below:

 

Here for Fearghal O'Boyle's webpage

 

Here for CBAI Calendar of Events

 

Click Here for online registration for National Competitions

 

 

SABC Committee 24/25

Maureen Walsh          President

Kay Goldsworthy       Vice-President

Helena Browner         Hon Secretary

Mary Healy                Hon Treasurer

Margaret Winters

Mary Mulholland

Camilla McLoughlin

Margaret Byrne

May Wherity

Noel Fanning

Joe Rochford

Ray Ryan

Grainne Dancy

Simon Healy

Catherine Clarke

Mary Collins

 

 
 
Welcome to S.A.B.C. Bridge Club
SABC Annual General Meeting

Please be advised that SABC AGM will take place on

Thursday 29th of May at 7pm, followed by bridge game.

All members are cordially invited to attend. 

Sunday Afternoon Bridge

 

 

Sunday Afternoon Bridge

23rd February 2025 

23rd March 2025 

27th April 2025

 in Club House.  Start Time 2.30p.m.

No Partner Required all Welcome

Irish Bridge Journal

Spring 2024

Irish Bridge Journal

Click here

SABC Clubhouse Bridge Sessions

 

♠  SABC Weekly Bridge Games  ♣ 

All bridge games are live in clubhouse

 

Monday Evening

 

 

7.30pm sharp start time

Tuesday Afternoon

No Partner required

2pm sharp start time

Wednesday Evening  

 

Beginners and Novices

No Partner Required

7.30 pm sharp start time

Thursday Morning

 

 

 

Thursday Evening

No Partner Required

 

 

 

 

10.30 am -  1.00pm

 

 

 

7.30pm sharp start time

Friday Evening

 

No partner required

7.30pm sharp

start time

 

*This schedule is regularly reviewed depending on numbers attending. Contact a committee member to give your feedback about live bridge sessions (days / times, etc.).

 

Ratio of Tables / Winner Prizes

The following is the prize money awarded to winners of live bridge tournaments in the clubhouse

Where there are less than 3 tables, no prize is awarded

Where there are 3 - 5.5 tables, 1st prize is awarded

Where there are 6 - 8 tables, 1st & 2nd prize is awarded

Where there are 8+ tables, 1st, 2nd & 3rd prizes are awarded

The following are the value of each prize: 

1st = €6

2nd = €4

3rd = €3

 

J J Kiely Trophy
J J Kiely Trophy

Winners of the CBAI intermediate Teams

Camilla McLoughlan, Phyllis Carew

Vincent Bissett & Joe Bissett

 

Intermediate & Novice Congress 2025
Intermediate & Novice Congress 2025

Congratulations to Veronica Buttimer & Vincent Bissett

on winning the Friday 14th Mixed Pairs competition 

in the CBAI Intermediate & Novice Congress 2025

Full Result

 

Congratulations to Catherine Clarke & Marie Kenny

on achieving 3rd in the Intermediate A

competition on Saturday 15th

Full Results

Genevieve Devey

a great lover of the game of bridge and a very talented player. Gen won many trophies and competitions, was always up-to-date with bridge rules and generously kept us informed regarding them. 

As a founder member of Holmpatrick Bridge Club, Gen was a great source of knowledge in setting up the club and getting it affiliated to CBAI. 

Gen was also a long-standing member of Skerries Bridge Cluib. As a teacher of the game, she instilled in her pupils a great love of bridge. 

During her bridge life Gen travelled to many competitions all over the country, and, in later years went abroad to Spain, staying there for the Winter months and enjoying lots of bridge. 

May Gen rest in peace.  

 

Genevieve Devey

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John Lane Cup 2025

WINNERS JOHN LANE 2025

JOHN LANE CUP 2025

 Aileen Lane Presenting the John Lane Cup

to the Winners Noreen Pender & Frank Davey

with SABC Club President Maureen Walsh

Runners Up

Margaret Winters & Maureen Walsh

3rd Place

Philomena Geoghegan & James Newman

Best Novice

Mary Collins & Caitriona Smartt

Best B

Maria McGrath & Marian Fagan

Best A

Kath Hynes & Kathleen Healy

Best Local

Sean & Frances Newcomen

 

Regional Teams 2025
Regional Teams 2025

Winners of the Joan Kieran Memorial Shield

Sean & Frances Newcomen

Margaret Winters & Maureen Walsh with 

Regional President Mary Timoney

Regional Teams 2025
Regional Teams 2025

Second in the Intermediate Teams

Phyllis Carew Camilla McLoughlin

Vincent & Joe Bissett

Red Island Club Cup

Congratulations to Vivienne Donnelly & Bernie Bissett, winners of the Red Island Club Cup 2025, cup presentation by club president Maureen Walsh

Sligo Jackson Cup
Sligo Jackson Cup

Camilla And Phyllis

winners of best A in the Jackson Cup

Our members were greatly saddened by the news of May Wherity’s death on St Stephen’s Day.  May was a member of Skerries Bridge club and then SABC for 45 years or so. She was club Treasurer for at least 35 of those years, she was excellent in that role and really enjoyed doing it. May was a great asset to our club throughout her time as a member, as treasurer and as a skilled player. She loved bridge and played competitively for many years winning multiple trophies.  May was a very kind, gentle and private lady. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.  May she rest in peace. 

 Click here for funeral arrangements/condolences

John Keane Trophy 2024
John Keane Trophy 2024

Brian & Maeve Carroll

receiving the Trophy from

Maureen Walsh

Club President

John Lane Cup 2024
John Lane Cup 2024

Maureen Walsh President with

Winners

Aileen Lane & Shay Mangan 

Hilltown Cup 2024 Teams

2nd Place

Margaret Winters & Maureen Walsh

Sean & Frances Newcomen

Tom Sheridan 2024

Winners

Margaret Winters & Maureen Walsh

with Susan McNulty & Carol Sheridan

Tom Sheridan Cup Winners 2024

Best A's

Camilla Mc Loughlin & Lesley O'Shea

CBAI Coen Teams October 2024

Congratulations to Camilla McLoughlin, Vincent Bissett, Phylis Carew & Joe Bissett who won

Best Intermediate A Team

in the CBAI Coen Teams competition

presentation by Gordon Lessells

CBAI Spiro Mixed Pairs October 2024

Congratulations to A players Veronica Buttimer & Vincent Bissett who won 

Best Area Masters

in the CBAI Spiro Mixed Pairs competition

presentation by Gordon Lessells

Drogheda Open pairs
Drogheda Open pairs

 

Winners of the Drogheda open Pairs 

Catherine Clarke & Vivienne Donnelly

 

 

 

 

2nd Mixed Pairs

Deirdre Tuckey & Seamus Costello

 

 

 

2024 Duais an Uachtarain

Duais an Uachtarain

September 2024

Prizes presented by CBAI President, Catherine Byrne

Congratulations to Area Master 2nd Place

Kay Goldsworthy & Tim Carroll

Congratulations to Intermediate Winners

Helena Browner & Veronica Buttimer

President's Prizes May 2024

Winners of President's Prizes

May 2024

Presented by SABC President Maureen Walsh

Kay Goldsworthy & Tim Carroll 

 

SABC (Skerries Amalgamated Bridge Clubs)

Skerries Bridge Club was founded in the 1940's,

Holmpatrick Bridge Club founded in 1980 and

John Lane Bridge founded in 1995, have amalgamated to form

Looking for a Bridge Partner

If you wish to be included in an SABC 'Find A Partner' whatsapp group, let Simon (086 2432991), Noel (086 0748895)or Helena (086 8757133) know and your number will be added to the group chat. You can then post a message looking for a partner or respond to someone seeking a partner.  

Results
Johnny Murray Trophy 2 nd. Session
Scorer: Mary Mulholland
Johnny Murray Trophy Combined Sessions
Scorer: Mary Mulholland
Thurs A M
Scorer: Noel Fanning
Thurs PM
Scorer: Noel Fanning
Wednsday
Scorer: Noel Fanning
Tuesday
Scorer: Mary Mulholland
Paddy Hand 2
Scorer: Noel Fanning
Paddy Hand - Combined Sessions
Scorer: Noel Fanning