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Congress 2010 Report

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Message from the President

Congress 2010 was opened by Mrs Katherine Lennon, President CBAI, who expressed her joy on returning to Ballina in an official capacity having spent many of her early years in the town. This warm gracious lady wished the Congress success, now in its 34th year. Mrs Frances McAndrew, Méara Bhéal an Átha, welcomed everybody to the town to enjoy the Congress which is an integral part of the Ballina Salmon Festival.

Thanks to our Congress Patrons, Sponsors, Committee, Tournament Directors, CBAI and the hotel management for making Congress 2010 a wonderful success. Special thanks to Fr. Séamus Heverin who read Mass in the hotel on Sunday morning. I wish to express our many thanks to the President of CBAI 2010-2011 Mrs Katherine Lennon, and the President of the North West Region Mr. Larry Shine who graced the occasion and played throughout, with much well-deserved success! We thank especially all those who travelled long distances to be with us, especially those who came from Northern Ireland, England and New Zealand. We had 27 tables in the Mixed Pairs, 33 in the Congress pairs, 24 in Intermediate Pairs and 38 Teams playing. The Open Pairs attracted 28 tables on Friday night, 18 on Saturday afternoon and 13 later on in the evening, and 20 for Sunday morning and 16.5 for the afternoon.

In her closing speech, Mrs Katherine Lennon, President CBAI, complimented the Congress Committee on their high standards and for an extremely well-organized and well-run Congress. She had a special mention for the hotel and its staff who went out of their way to make her stay most memorable. Tournament Directors Fearghal O'Boyle and Mairéad Basquille as well as John and Breda Mulkearns received special mention also. She noted the record number of teams entered and expressed her admiration for Fearghal's and Mairéad's ability to run such a big tournament so smoothly, and to have instant scoring using the Bridgemates.

We hope to see you all in 2011! Stay safe in the meantime!

Gerard Moran

Congress President 2009-2010

CONGRESS WINNERS 2010

Friday July 9th

Mixed Pairs
Rank Names (top 30)  %
1 Helen Sheridan - Brendan Sheridan 64.94
2 Mary Madden - David Hammonds 64.37
3 Fiona Brown - Hugh McGann 63.99
4 Joan Kenny - Richard Conway 62.17
5 Maura Hand - Patsy Gibney 61.48
6 Marguerite Kilfeather - Fr Tom Woods (Region) 61.23
7 Gilda Pender - Richard Boyd 60.18
8 Anne Burns - Hugh Burns 58.59
9 Bernie O'Reilly - Liam O'Reilly 58.15
10 Mary Brennan - Vincent Brennan 57.32
11 Kathleen Kelly - Robert Murphy 56.96
12 Hilary McDonagh - Eamon Galligan 56.92
13 Alice Carr - Paddy Carr 56.64
14 Kathleen McCay - Connell McLoone 56.36
15 Anne Fitzpatrick - Anthony Kilcullen 56.23
16 Rose O'Farrell - Paul Worswick 55.62
17 Maureen Pattinson - Bob Pattinson 55.09
18 Cait McTigue - Tom McNicholas (Mayo) 54.97
19 Maura Lawlor - Gerry Lawlor 54.14
20 Rita Lundon - Paul Waldron 53.62
21 Gladys Sheridan - George Brennan (Intermediate) 52.89
22 Heather Hill - Alan Hill 52.27
23 Anne Keating - Alfie Sexton 50.62
24 John McClenaghan - Margaret Farren 50.49
25 Ann Cairns - Stephen Cairns 50.12
26 Gillian Bennett - Arthur Bennett 50.09
27 Dorothy Durkan - David Synnott 49.28
28 Maria Wallace - Robert Wallace (I) 48.15
29 Katherine Lennon - Jim Doyle 48.10
30 Ursula Moore - Roger Moore (I) 48.07

Fiona Brown - Hugh McGann with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Brendan Sheridan-Helen Sheridan with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

David Hammonds-Mary Madden with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Richard Conway-Joan Kenny with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Fr Tom Woods-Marguerite Kilfeather (Region)  with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Cáit McTigue - Tom McNicholas (Mayo) with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

George Brennan-Gladys Sheridan (Intermediate) with Katherine

Lennon, President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

27 tables entry in the Mixed Pairs, and the

tournament was directed by Fearghall O'Boyle

 and Mairéad Basquille.

The top 30 pairs are listed: full list available on request.

 

Open Pairs Friday Night

Section A N/S Mitchel

1. Rosaleen Keohane and Betty Gormley

2. T. and N. Smyth

3. Eileen O'Connor and Róisín Kilcoyne

 

 

Section A E/W Mitchel

1. Graham Laird and John McDonald

2. Eithne Daly and Mary Lowry

3. Teresa Breslin and A. McGuckin

 

 

Section B Howell

1. Hugh McTigue and J. Tarpey

2. Anita Murphy and Eileen Dodd

3. Breege Kenny and Mary Galvin

 

 

Section C Howell

1.M. Sheehy and P. Brohoon

2. James and K. McAllister

3. Maura and Rory Kilduff

 

Saturday July 10th

Congress Pairs
Rank Names (top 35 pairs) %
1 Fiona Brown - Hugh McGann 61.36
2 Richard Boyd - David Synnott 59.48
3 Arthur Bennett - Gillian Bennett 59.01
4 Eamon Galligan - Tomas MacCormac 58.59
5 Bernie Lodewijks - Jereon Lodewijks (Session 2) 58.46
6 Justin Corfield - Norbert vanWoerkom 57.51
7 John McNally - Joe Coyne 57.42
8 Bob Pattinson - Maureen Pattinson 57.30
9 Hilary McDonagh - Gilda Pender 57.07
10 Michael McAuliffe - Marcin Rudzinski 55.10
11 Diarmuid Reddan - Louise Mitchell 55.05
12 Maura Lawlor - Gerry Lawlor (Best AM) 54.98
13 Katherine Lennon - Jim Doyle (Session 1) 54.81
14 Cathy Bearpark - Paul Beckwith 54.77
15 Marguerite Kilfeather - Fr Thos Woods (Best Region) 53.52
16 Grainne Dunne - Gerry Kelly 53.32
17 Graham Laird - John Macdonald 52.04
18 Margaret Farren - John McClenaghan 51.76
19 Danny McBrearty - Paddy Dynes 51.70
20 Tom McNicholas - Cáit McTigue (Best Mayo)) 51.29
21 Dolores Gilliland - Maria Whelan 51.19
22 Ursula Devine - Patricia Kelly 51.02
23 John Fitzgerald - Mary O'Sullivan 50.82
24 Mary Madden - Anne Fitzpatrick 50.74
25 Dermot O'Brien - Gerry McKenna (AM) 50.59
26 Helen Sheridan - Brendan Sheridan 50.39
27 Connell McLoone - Shaun McNutt 50.33
28 Mary Brennan - Vincent Brennan 50.19
29 Pat Bergin - Anne Bergin 50.13
30 Paul O'Reilly - Lizanne Doyle 50.11
31 Kathleen McKay - Dorothy Durcan 49.66
32 Anne Burns - Hugh Burns 49.58
33 Richard Conway - Frank Goodwin (AM) 49.50
34 Michael Morrison - Paul Worswich 49.50
35 Eileen O'Connor - Róisín Kilcoyne (AM) 49.26

Eamon Galligan - Tomas MacCormac with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

 

Fiona Brown - Hugh McGann  with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

David Synnott -Richard Boyd with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Arthur Bennett - Gillian Bennett with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

 

Congress had 33 tables playing in the Congress Pairs and the

tournament was directed by Fearghall O'Boyle

 and Mairéad Basquille.

The top 35 pairs are listed: full list available on request.

 

 Jereon Lodewijks-Bernie Lodewijks (Session 2)

with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI, and

Gerard Moran, Congress President

 

Maura Lawlor - Gerry Lawlor (Best AM) with Katherine

 Lennon, President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Jim Doyle-Katherine Lennon (Session 1) with Gerard Moran,

Congress President

 

Katherine Lennon takes a breather before the presentation

of prizes at Ballina Bridge Congress 2010

 

Intermediate Pairs
Rank Names (top 35 pairs) %
1 Robert Wallace - Maria Wallace 58.07
2 Larry Shine - Kitty Murray 57.45
3 Betty Gormley - Rosaleen Keohane 57.44
4 Justin Morahan - Anne Morahan 56.55
5 Nancy McKnight - Rose Higgins (Session 1) 56.23
6 Mary Mongan - Mary O'Dowd (Best Region) 56.06
7 Bernie Forde - Geraldine Carroll 56.05
8 Tony Smyth - Noreen Smyth (Session 2) 55.92
9 Maria Stone - Gerry Stone 54.44
10 Con Doherty - Frances Ronan 54.05
11 Sinead McNicholl - Mary K Grogan (Best 'B') 53.85
12 Grace Gallagher - Shaun Coll 53.72
13 George Brennan - Neil Hunt 53.34
14 Rose Marie Isdell - Rita Molloy 53.11
15 Maura Maguire - Natalie Brosnan 53.06
16 Paddy Doran - Betty O'Loughlin 53.06
17 Brian Daly - Pauline Daly 52.84
18 James McAllister - Kathleen McAllister (B) 52.83
19 Maeve Drewsen - John F Lafferty 52.75
20 Eva Mullooly - Michael Mullooly 51.85
21 Michael McIlroy - Melvyn Warnock 51.57
22 Mary Browne - Mary O'Sullivan (Best Mayo) 51.51
23 Frances Kelly - Tommy Banks 51.15
24 Gladys Sheridan - Pamela Gillanders 50.95
25 Ursula Moore - Roger Moore (B) 50.53
26 Bridie Redahan - Eileen Keaney 50.44
27 Brigid Irwin - Desmond Irwin 50.10
28 Mick Farren - Angela Howley 49.76
29 Carmel Gleeson - Frank Lawler 49.63
30 Celia Ansboro - Chris McGrath (B) 49.57
31 Assumpta Kelly - Mary Lyons 49.40
32 Rita Lundon - Frances Burke 48.56
33 Bridie O'Reilly - Kathleen Ryan 48.17
34 Helena Moran - Gerard Moran 47.95
35 Marge Lennon - Brid Kenny 47.86

 

Mary Mongan - Mary O'Dowd (Best Region) with Katherine

Lennon, President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Maria Wallace-Robert Wallace with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Larry Shine - Kitty Murray with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President and

Betty Gormley, Congress Treasurer

Betty Gormley - Rosaleen Keohane with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

 

Congress had 33 tables playing in the Intermediate Pairs and the

tournament was directed by Fearghall O'Boyle

 and Mairéad Basquille.

The top 35 pairs are listed: full list available on request.

 

 

Nancy McKnight - Rose Higgins (Session 1) with Katherine Lennon,

President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Mary Mongan and Mary O'Dowd in action against

Pam Gillanders and Gladys Sheridan

 Phelim O'Doherty and Jack Healy, winners in Tournament for Beginners

 with Larry Shine, President North Western Region CBAI and

John Mulkearns,  Tournament Director

Michael Leydon and Pat Lyons, runners-up in Tournament for Beginners

 with Larry Shine, President North Western Region CBAI and

John Mulkearns, Tournament Director

Alan and Heather Hill playing Mary Madden and Anne Fitzpatrick from Belfast

A. McGuckin-Teresa Breslin, winners in Open Pairs Saturday evening with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI,  and John and Breda Mulkearns, Tournament Directors

Larry Shine, President North Western Region CBAI,   and partner Kitty

Murray study the cards as they play Marge Lennon and Breege Kenny

Winners Open Pairs with John Mulkearns, Tournament Director and

Gerard Moran Congress President

"Game over, and now we send the score by radio link with our Bridgemate"

Rory and Maura Kilduff from Ballinasloe have just landed a good score!

 

Open Pairs Saturday Afternoon

Section A N/S Mitchell

1. Paddy and Alice Carr

2. Mary Doherty and A. McBride

3. A. McGuckin and Teresa Breslin 

 

 

Section A E/W Mitchell

1. P. Burke and K. Long

2. B. and Finbar Murphy

3. A. Walsh and M. Kilcoyne

 

 

Section B Howell

1. Kieran and Mary Corban

2. T. Keane and M.J. Kelly

3. M. and J. Lonergan

Open Pairs Saturday Evening

N/S Mitchell

1. M.J. Kelly and T. Keane

2. B. Hogan and A. Blundell

3. J. Coffey and J. Kennedy

 

 

E/W Mitchell

1. A. McGuckian and Teresa Breslin

2. M. and G. Hegarty

3. Mary and Kieran Coban

 

The Open Pairs Competitions were directed and scored by John and Breda Mulkearns. In total, the Congress attracted almost 100 tables for the Open Pairs over the weekend. Prior entry was not necessary and players arriving without a partner were facilitated. Open Pairs Competitions took place throughout the weekend.

Congress Teams

 
Rank Names (top 20 teams) Score
1 Tos McGee, Antoinette McGee, Hilary McDonagh and Gilda Pender       

127.00

2 John MacDonald, Shaun McNutt, Paschal Buckley and JC Boyle 126.00
3 Mary Duffy, Jim O'Sullivan, Pat McLoone and Dennis Ellis 125.00
4 Frances Sproule, Michael Morrison, May Hickey and Jim Sproule 125.00
5 Norbert Van Woerkam, Bernie and Jeroen Lodewijks and Justin Corfield 123.00
6 Anne Keating, Alfie Sexton, Maura Lawlor and Gerry Lawlor 119.00
7 Stephen Bearpark, Cathy Bearpark, Louise Mitchell and Diarmuid Reddan 119.00
8 Richard Boyd, David Synott, Karl De Raeymeeker and Willem Mevius 119.00
9 Bob and Maureen Pattinson, Michael and marlene O'Connor 118.00
10 Gillian Bennett, Arthur Bennett, Thomas McCormack and Eamonn Galligan 118.00
11 Tom McNicholas, Cait McTigue, Frank Goodwin and Richard Conway (R) 117.00
12 Maura Hand, Patsy Gibney, Paul O'Reilly and Lizanne Doyle 114.00
13 Robert Murphy, Kathleen Kelly, Dermot O'Brien and Gerry McKenna 113.00
14 Ursula Devine, Patricia Kelly, Gráinne Dunne and Gerry Kelly 111.00
15 Michael McAuliffe, Marcin Rudzinski, Dolores Gilliland and Maria Whelan 111.00
16 Mary Brennan, Vincent Brennan, John Godden and Aileen Rafferty 110.00
17 John Keane, Clare Clarke, Brendan Sheridan and Helen Sheridan 110.00
18 John McClenaghan, Margaret Farren, Anna Carr and Conall McLoone 107.00
19 Tim Summerfield, Lindsay Scandrett, Frances Walkin and Gerry Scanlon 105.00
20 Gladys Sheridan, George Brennan, Assumpta Kelly and Mary Lyons (Inter) 105.00

Teams Session 1: 4X7 boards

Session 2: 3X7 boards

Justin Corfield, Norbert Van Woerkom, Bernie Lodewijks, Jeroen Lodewijks,  with

 Katherine Lennon, President CBAI, and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Pat McLoone, Dennis Ellis, Mary Duffy and Jim O'Sullivan with

Katherine Lennon, President CBAI and Gerard Moran, Congress President

George Brennan, Assumpta Kelly, Mary Lyons and Gladys Sheridan (Best Intermediate) with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI

Tom McNicholas, Richard Conway, Cáit McTigue and Frank Goodwin

(Best Regional) with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI

John MacDonald, Paschal Buckley, JC Boyle and Shaun McNutt with

Katherine Lennon, President CBAI and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Hillary McDonagh, Tos McGee, Gilda Pender and Antoinette McGee (Teams Winners) with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI and Gerard Moran, Congress President

Annie McBride, Patricia Laird, Mary Doherty and James and Kathleen

 McAllister, Donegal, with Katherine Lennon, President CBAI, 

 and John Mulkearns, Tournament Director

Ladies from Elphin with Larry Shine, President North Western Region CBAI, and partner Kitty Murray, with Gerard Moran, Congress President

 

Open Pairs Sunday Morning

Section A N/S Mitchell

1. Mary Doherty and A. McBride

2. Mary O'Sullivan and Jean Fitzgerald

3. Maura and Rory Kildyff

 

 

Section A E/W Mitchell

1. Alice and Paddy Carr

2. Larry Shine and Kitty Murray

3. Rita Lundon and Frances Burke

 

 

Section B Howell

1. T. Keane and M.J. Kelly

2. S. Sharkey and Mray Gilvarry

3. A. Murphy and M. Myrne

 

Open Pairs Sunday Afternoon

Howell Movement

1. Larry Shine and Kitty Murray. 2. B. Sexton and C. Doyle. 3. D. Cassidy and A. Costello

 

75 tables playing, Saturday afternoon 10th July 2010

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