The President Heather 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 2024

Winners:   Geraldine Healy, Pat O'Halloran

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

with club President Heather Kilkelly

Donated by: Mrs. Noreen McGuinness.

Bank of Ireland Player of the Year 2024

Winner Liam O'Reilly receiving the

Bank of Ireland Player of the Year Cup

from Club President Michael Durnin.

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

OFFICERS 2024 - 2025 SEASON

 President: Michael Durnin

President Elect: Cathrina Bellew

Hon. Secretary: Kathleen Healy

Hon. Treasurer: Deirdre Smyth

Tournament Director: Peter Byrne (086 8049531)

Points Secretary: Deirdre Smyth. 

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.

Winners of the Presidents Prize 2024

Cathrina Bellew & Martin T. O'Brien

receiving their Prize from

Club President Michael Durnin

Star and Crescent Bridge Club

President Michael Durnin Presenting 

a Cheque of €2,500 to

Pio Smith

 Red Door Project Drogheda

from our recent Bridge Charity Night

Winner of the Individual Competition 2024

Milne Cup

Angela Everitt presenting the Cup

is Marie Milne

with Club President Michael Durnin

Club President Michael Durnin

Presenting the Star & Crescent Cup 2024

To the Winners Deirdre Smyth & Francis Whelan 

Winners of the Kells Cup 2023 

 Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney

with Kells Bridge Club Secretary Margaret Shields

Winners of the Laur & Kay Sherran Trophy

Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney

with Navan Bridge Club Captain

Mary Timoney

Old friends Peter Milne and Marie Milne

meeting Daphne Hartford and Tom Hartford 

at the Bridge Table 

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

Congratularions to 

Frank Davey on winning the

Joan Kieran Memorial Sheild with his partners

and Martin T.O'Brien on winning the A Teams

with his partners 

Winners of the Team of 4 in Balbriggan 2019

 Brendan Byrne, Maura Hand,  Patsy Gibney & Ken Walsh,

with Balbriggan Bridge Club President  Maria McGrath

Congratulations to

Lough Ramor Cup Winners 

Dr. Frank Davey & Eileen Davey

with Virginia Bridge Club President

Winners of the Noel Grimes Trophy 2019

Maura Hand & Patsy Gibney​​​​​

and Sheila Grimes Presenting the trophy

Club President Dolores Martin

Star & Crescent Bridge Club 

Last Competitive bridge night for the members

in St Vincent de Paul Trinity Street

having played there for the past 21 years

all looking forward to the new season in the

new ABCD Bridge centre in the Fairgreen

Carmel Conroy

Receiving Birthday Wishes

from Club President Ann O'Brien