72 Bridge Club - Competitions/Events for 2024/2025
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NOVEMBER 2024
Monday 4th Nov - Sims Pairs Competition
Sunday 17th Nov - Charity Comp. “Friends of Cancer Care”
2 pm County Arms Hotel, Birr.
DECEMBER 2024
Sunday 1st Dec - Regional Pairs 1pm Mullingar Bridge Centre
Sunday 1st Dec - Our own Bridge night changed from Monday
Sunday 8th Dec - Christmas Comp. 7.30 in Shamrock Lodge
& Sunday 15th Dec - Christmas Party night and results
Bridge reopens 6th January 2025
FEBRUARY 2025
Monday 10th & 17th Feb - Club Championship. Civic Centre Trophy
MARCH 2025
Sunday 2nd March - John Cunningham Comp. Mullingar 1pm
Monday 3rd March - Sims Pairs Competition.
Sunday 9th March - Paddy Walsh Comp. Shamrock Lodge 5pm
Monday 25th March - Teams Competition
APRIL 2025
Sunday 6th April - Regional Gala Pairs Comp. 5pm Shamrock Lodge
MAY 2025
Monday 12th & 19th May - Presidents Prize nights
Monday - 26th May - A. G. M.
Presidant's Prize 2024
Results for Presidents Prize - held over 15th & 22nd April 2024
Winners: Marie Lynch & Maura Conway
1st Gross John Kelly & Jim Harkins
2nd Net Lorraine Barry & Denise Conlon
2nd Gross Mary Egan & Frances McVeigh
3rd Net Geraldine Regan & Maureen Fagan
3rd Gross Bridie Nugent & Deirdre Walsh
1st Session Ruth O'Toole & Liz Dunning
2nd Session P J Harris & Sr. Assumpta Falkner
4th Net Kathleen Geraghty & Mary Fallon
4th Gross Gerry Manning & JOhn Fagan
5th Net Margaret M. Martin & Mary McHale
5th Gross Lucy Boland & Felicity Rattigan
6th Net Roseanne McManus & Assumpta Galvin
6th Gross Ita Skeffington & Loyola Lowry
= Frances O'Toole & Mary Dunne
7th Net Nora St. John & Patricia Kinahan
7th Gross Bernadette Doyle & Kathleen Shaw
8th Net Sr. Bernadette McDonnell & Mary Moran
8th Gross Marie Elliott & Marie Kenny
Teams Event 2024
This was played on 25th March 2024
Pictured from L to R: Phil Ruane, Eileen Byrne, Martin Byrne, Paddy Mc Caul from Shamrock Lodge and club Presidant Kathryn Keady.
The winners were:
1st Marie Lynch and Pill Ruane, Martin & Eileen Byrne.
2nd Margie Hannon & Ann Hogan, Sr. Assumpta Falkner & P J Harris
3rd John Fagan & Margaret Heavey. Maureen & Michael Cuddy
= 4th Mary Fallon & Kathleen Geraghty, Lorraine Barry & Denise Conlon
= 4th Joe Casey & Kevin Murphy, Maria Elliott & Maria Kenny
Paddy Walsh Trophy 2024
Overall winners Mary Dunne & Mary Moran pictured here with Club President, Kathryn Keady.
Well done ladies.
This was an open competetion held on Monday 11th March
with a good turn out and €735 was raised for Meals on Wheels.
Results of Paddy Walshe Trophy.
1st Gross Mary Dunne & Mary Moran
2nd Gross Patricia Kinahan & Nora St. John,
3rd Gross John Kelly & Jim Harkins
1st Net Assumpta Galvin & Roseanne McManus
2nd Net Mary McHale & Margaret M Martin
Club Championship 2024
Our club championship was held over two nights : Monday 12th and 19th February.
It was won by Kevin Murphy and Joe Casey who had an outstanding score of 77.24% on the first night and a combined score of 70.59% over the two sessions.
A very well deserved win. Congratulations gentlemen.
Overall Winners:
1st Kevin Murphy and Joe Casey
2nd Beatrice Naughton and Mary Butler
3rd Gerry Manning and John Fagan
4th = Jim Harkins and John Kelly
4th = Fíona Cafolla and Barbara Foley-Fisher
Best Nett: Regina Hayes and Una Martin
1st Session
Best Nett: P.J. Harris and Sr Assumpta
Best Gross: Anne Fallon and Bridie Nugent
2nd Session
Best Nett: Kathryn Keady and Maura Conway
Best Gross: Frances McVeigh and Mary Egan
Christmas Prizes 2023
- Played on 3rd Dec. Results on 10th Dec.
€650 was donated to Athlone Simon Community from our donations.
Howell A
1st net Mary Fallon & Kathleen Geraghty
1st gross Denise Colon & Lorraine Barry
2nd net Bridie Nugent & Anne Fallon
2nd gross Josephine Finnegan & Mary Walshe
3rd Net Helen King & Mary Cronin
3rd Gross Kathryn Keady & Deirdre Walsh
4th Net Eileen Turley & Lelia Comber
4th Gross Teresa Enright & Mary Dunne
5th Net Regina Haynes & Una Martin
5th Gross Helen King & Mary Cronin
Howell B
1st net Marie Lynch & Maura Conway
1st gross John Fagan & Gerry Manning
2nd net Kathleen Shaw & Bernadette Doyle
2nd gross Jim Harkins & John Kelly
3rd Net Martin & Eileen Byrne
3rd Gross Barbara F Fisher & Fíona Cafolla
4th Net Valerie Brennan & Maura Cleary
4th Gross Anne Hogan & Margie Hannon
5th Net Sheila Geraghty & Kay Moran
5th Gross Mary Butler & Beatrice Naughton
50th Anniversary of Athlone 72 bridge club.
This event was held in the Shannon Shamrock hotel on 24th September 2022 and was well attended by present, past and founding members.
We were served a lovely 3 course meal followed by bridge.
It was a wonderful event and much enjoyed by all.
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