The past fortnight has seen two sets of IBU Club Pairs events and an extensive South of Ireland (Killarney) Congress held virtually on BBO.
The winners in the IBU Club Pairs events were:
- Masters (8 May):
- 1st Carol-Anne Cummins & John Noonan
- 2nd Conor Boland & Karel De Raeymaeker
- 3rd Jim Doyle & Sean Connor
- 4th LizAnn O’Reilly & Marian Croke
Intermediates (15 May):
- 1st Catherine Mahon & Garry Windebank
- 2nd Debbie & Barry Leahy
- 3rd David Cope & Patricia McCormack
- 4th Kat Hynes & Patrick Mullholland
In Killarney, the following took home the virtual prizes:
- Congress Pairs – Cian Holland & Dermot Cotter
- Area Master Pairs – Phyl Sherrard & Frank Browne
- Intermediate A Pairs – Breege & Tom Ryan
- Sat Intermediate B Pairs – Mary Kidney & Mairead Launders
- Sat Novice Pairs – Karen & Liam Magnier
- Sat Afternoon Open Pairs – Kay Tracey & Gay Macklin
- Sat Night Open Pairs – Joe Coyne & Ruth O’Dea
- Sun Novice Pairs – Aideen & Paul Costigan
- Sun Intermediate B Pairs – Ann O’Riordan & Clancy Treacy
- Sun Afternoon Open Pairs – Liz Jennings & Peter Ryan
- Sun Evening Open Pairs – Marie & Sean McEntee
- Mon Night Open Pairs – Mary O’Sullivan & Elizabeth Lynch
- Tues Night Open Pairs – Lilian Foley & Derek Howe
- Goldenfield Mixed Teams – Richard Plackett, Adrian Thomas, Mieke Deschepper, Mike Pownall
- Women’s Teams – Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Gilda Pender, Rebecca Brown (O’Keeffe)
- Men’s Teams – BJ O’Brien, Derek O’Gorman, Adrian Thomas, Jim Luck
- Weds Night Open Pairs – Mary Shanahan-O’Connell & Mary Rose Fell
- Weds Intermediate B Pairs – Ann Finn & Ann O’Rourke
- Weds Novice Pairs – Helena Murphy & Michael Doyle
- Mixed Pairs – Zrinka Kokot & Pat McDaid
- Swiss IMP Pairs – Joan Kenny & Tom Gibson
- Fri Night Open Pairs – Chantal McCabe & George Daly
- Sat Afternoon Open Pairs – Blanaid Nally & Margaret McConville
- Sat Evening Open Pairs (tie) – Mary Trench & Jim McAndrew, Orla McEntee & Mary Tiernan
- Lough Lein Congress Teams – Ceri Pierce, Eric Cummings, Jette & Alan Bailey
Our thanks to all who played in these events, and to our dedicated TD cohort of Diarmuid Reddan, Mairead Basquille, and Diarmuid Reddan, who devoted much of their time over the past fortnight to running them all!