Last weekend saw the Men’s and Women’s National Pairs and Teams Championships in Clane, with very satisfactory numbers taking part. Entries were higher in all four competitions than in 2023, another sign that things are returning to something like where they were pre-covid.
The prizewinners were:
JACKSON CUP (Women’s Pairs)
- 1st Place: Mary Kelly-Rogers & Anne Fitzpatrick
- 2nd Place: Mairead Haugh & Roisin De Jong
- 3rd Place Sandra Newell & Carol-Ann Cummins
- Best Regional Masters: Breda O’Kelly & Veronica O’Shaughnessy
- Best Area Masters: Elizabeth O’Reilly & Helen O’Reilly
- Best Intermediates: Grainne Courtney & Linda Gallagher
- Session Prizes: Brenda Moran & Fionuala Gill; Anna Onishuk & Evgenia Gladysheva Full Results
Jackson Cup Winners 2023/24
REVINGTON CUP (Men’s Pairs)
- 1st Place: Peter Goodman & Dan McIntosh
- 2nd Place: Conor Boland & Tom Hanlon
- 3rd Place Liam Gaynor & David Redmond
- Best Regional Masters: Niall Kilroy & Ian Kilroy
- Best Area Masters: Frank O’Gallachoir & Keith Clarke
- Session Prizes: Liam Gaynor & David Redmond; John Phelan & Diarmuid Reddan Full Results
Revington Cup Winners 2023/24
McMENAMIN BOWL (Women’s Teams)
- 1st Place: Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Teresa Rigney, Siobhan Part
- 2nd Place: Miriam McConville, Valerie Hand, Margo English, Elva Gannon
- 3rd Place Mary Lindopp, Grainne Dunne, Ita Fahy, Marian Davenport
- Best Regional Masters: Rhona Bolger, Geraldine Carroll, Marion Coy, Deirdre McCoy
- Best Area Masters: Mary Hickey, Mary Rose McGovern, Helen Lambkin, Meliosa O’Malley
- Session Prizes: Breda Kelly, Veronica O’Shaughnessy, Linda O’Riordan, Kay Clement; Mary Kelly-Rogers, Anne Fitzpatrick, Deirdre Tuckey, Helen Sheridan Full Results
McMenamin Bowl Winners 2023/24
GERALDINE TROPHY (Men’s Teams)
- 1st Place: Wojciech Gorczyca, Ronan McMaugh, Marcin Rudzinski, Claudiu Dima
- 2nd Place: Peter Goodman, Dan McIntosh, Micheál Ó Briain, Pádraig Ó Briain
- 3rd Place Conor Boland, Tom Hanlon, John Carroll, Mark Moran
- Best Regional Masters: Tony Ward, Bill O’Hanlon, Niall Kilroy, Ian Kilroy
- Best Area Masters: Brendan Ruddy, Brian McCann, Declan Byrne, Jeremy James
- Session Prizes: Kevin O’Dea, Jim McAndrew, Liam Maher, Gerry Lawlor; Peter Stewart, Norbert Van Woerkom, Luca Crone, Matthew O’Farrell Full Results
Geraldine Trophy Winners 2023/24
The guest presenter, alongside CBAI President Gordon Lessells, in the McMenamin Bowl photograph above is Deirdre Leopold, who played in the competition and is the granddaughter of Frank and Ina McMenamin, who donated the trophy to the CBAI.
Thanks very much to our directing crew of Fearghal O’Boyle, Alan Hill, Huey Daly, Brian Lawlor, and Mairead Basquille for ensuring that all the competitions went off smoothly. Next up on the national calendar are the new Regional Masters Pairs & Teams (also open to Area Masters) in Templeogue on 3/4 February, the Holmes Wilson Trophy (National Teams Championships) in the Mount Wolseley Hotel, Tullow, on 11/12 February, and the Novice & Intermediate Congress in Ballykisteen on 16/18 February. Entries for all these competitions are open here.