Many congratulations to our leading Tournament Director, Fearghal O’Boyle, who has recently been promoted to European Bridge League Chief Tournament Director, one of only six TDs to hold that rank within the EBL. Another reminder of how lucky we are in Ireland to have such a skilled, and dedicated, official working on our behalf. Well done Fearghal on a great achievement.
The near miss goes to Hugh McGann, who was nominated for the best-played hand of the year by the International Bridge Press Association in its annual awards. Unfortunately, he missed out on the prize, which went to Australian international Sartaj Hans, but a great honour nevertheless. You’ll find a write-up of Hugh’s nominated hand here … apologies that it is not the easiest to read.