We had a full house in Templeogue over the weekend for both the Spiro Cup (National Mixed Pairs Championship) and the Coen Trophy (National Mixed Teams Championship). These events were sponsored for the first time by a new sponsor, Brian Bloomer/Travel Counsellors. Brian is an independent travel consultant specialising in bespoke or tailored offerings for his clients, and he has plenty of ideas for the CBAI members. We are very grateful to Brian for his sponsorship of these events; you can contact him at brian.bloomer@travelcounsellors.com. The prizewinners were:
Spiro Cup:
- Winners: Mairead Haugh & Justin Corfield
- Runners-Up: Anna Onishuk & Karel De Raeymaeker
- 3rd Place: Zrinka Kokot & Pat McDaid
- 4th Place: Cass O’Donnell & Ian Hamilton
- Best Regional Masters: Liz Jennings & Dónal O’Keeffe
- Best Area Masters: Fiona Place & Tomás Maher
- Best Intermediates: Clodagh O’Donnell & Robert Browne
- Session Prizes: Hilary McDonagh & Peter Stewart; Eve Connell & Matthew O’Farrell
Coen Trophy (Revised):
- Winners: Joan Kenny, Enda Glynn, Teresa Rigney, Conor Boland
- Runners-Up: Mary Timoney, Donek Szenejko, Liam Maher, Ita Fahey
- 3rd Place: Maria Whelan, Wayne Somerville, Andrea Knox, Martin Garvey
- 4th Place: Valerie Hand, Alan Pinder, Michelle Moloney, Richard Boyd
- Best Regional Masters: Ann Moylan-Cleary, Brian Cleary, Brid Galligan, Sean Galligan
- Best Area Masters: Helena Redmond, Paul Redmond, Michelle Hickey, Noel Murphy
- Best Intermediates: Clodagh O’Donnell, Robert Browne, Anne-Marie Taylor, Michael Walsh
- Session Prizes: Evgenia Gladysheva, Steve Bearpark, Lucy Phelan, John Phelan; Anne Keating, Dermot O’Brien, Breda O’Reilly, Kevin O’Dea
Thanks to the TD crew of Fearghal O’Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Bernard Higgins, and apologies again for a glitch with the technology in the second session. Next up is Limerick Congress next weekend, then Carlow Congress the following weekend, then Donegal, Kenmare, and Kilkenny Congresses respectively. A busy period for congresses! The next national competition is the Master Pairs on 12-13 Dec in the Mullingar Park Hotel; entries open online.