Congratulations to the winners of the IBU Interprovincial Championships held over the weekend in the new venue of Knightsbrook Hotel & Country Club. Munster was the most successful province, retaining the Area Master title, and winning the Intermediate one, while Leinster retained the Open series. The most exciting competition was in the Area Master section, with any of three teams capable of winning the title entering the final round, and Munster climbing from third place at that point to emerge victorious.
The winning teams were: Leinster Open Paul Delaney, Tomás Roche, David Dunne, Martin Brady, Teresa Rigney, BJ O’Brien (PC), Matthew O’Farrell, Peter Goodman, Conor Boland, Karel De Raeymaeker, Roisín De Jong, Mairead Haugh;
Munster Area Master Noel Bradfield, John Lyons, Sean Mulvaney, David Walsh, Eugene Gath, Margaret Holmes, Joe Carroll, Gerry McCague, John Whelehan, Liam Hyde, Rose Whyte, Mary Santry (NPC Derek O’Gorman);
Munster Intermediate Margaret Aylward, Margaret McDonald, Elizabeth Dobbs, Hugh Dobbs, Mary Beausang, Geraldine Brown, Triona Hegarty, John O’Connell, Mary Frost, Shirley Mangan, Mary Doherty-Ryan, Eilish Ryan (NPC Derek O’Gorman).
Well done to all, and thanks to our TDs Fearghal O’Boyle, Brian Lawlor, and Mairead Basquille, and to IBU Joint Secretary Martin Purdy who looked after the hotel arrangements. Full Results
Next up are (in most regions) the regional pairs qualifiers next weekend, and then the following weekend the Master Pairs. Please note the new venue of the O’Reilly Hall in UCD (not the Templeogue Bridge Centre as originally advertised) for the latter.