Fr McGonagle Cup - 25th June 2025 |
Congratulations to the winners of the Father McGonagle Cup - hosted by Limavady Bridge Club

First - Anna Carr and Margaret Farren pictured on presentation with Fr Jim McGonagle
Second - Phyllis Murphy and Joe Boyle
Third - Anne Bergin and Seamus Donaghy

Pictured above are the competition winners and some members of Limavady Bridge Club
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YEATS COUNTRY CONGRESS WINNERS 6th TO 8th June 2025 |
CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO WERE SUCCESSFUL IN THE RECENT SLIGO CONGRESS
Congress Pairs

2nd Place - Jimmy Gallagher and Jim O'Sullivan

First Session winners - Margaret Farren and Anna Carr
INTERMEDIATE A PAIRS

3rd Place - Marion Gallagher and Phyllis Murphy
INTERMEDIATE TEAMS

2nd - Marion Gallagher, Phyllis Murphy, Carmel Gallinagh and Marion Skelly
CONGRESS TEAMS

1st - Pat McDaid, Zrinka Kokot, Anna Carr and Margaret Farren,
SATURDAY AFTERNOON OPEN PAIRS
1st N/S - Mary Doherty and Kathleen McCay
SATURDAY NIGHT OPEN PAIRS
3rd N/S - Anne Murray and Margaret Keeney
SUNDAY MORNING OPEN PAIRS
2nd E/W - Atholl Stewart and Jimmy Gallagher
List of Major Prizewinners at Yeats Country Congress
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ITA O'SULLIVAN - REGIONAL PRESIDENT |

Congratulations to Ita O'Sullivan,
our new Regional President,
nominated by Cloughaneely Bridge Club
who assumed office on 4th June 2025 at our Regional AGM
we wish her well in her year in office
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REGIONAL PRESIDENT'S GOLF/BRIDGE DAY |
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Congratulations to all of the winners at the recent
Regional Presidents Golf/Bridge day held on Thursday 22nd May 2025
Golf winners -
Best Lady - Fiona McDwyer

Best Gent - Jim O’Sullivan
Congratulations to all who participated in the event
Bridge Winners

First - Pauric Burke and Una Carthy

Second - Shaun McNutt and John Gerard Doherty

Third - Anna Carr and Margaret Farren
Best Intermediate - Marion Gallagher and Phyllis Murphy
and Marjorie Hegarty and Valerie Von Hof

Special Prize - Joe Boyle and Jimmy O’Donnell
Thank you to everyone who participated in this event
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WELCOME TO THE CBAI NORTHERN REGION DONEGAL |
Welcome to the website of the
Northern Region Donegal
of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland.
The CBAI is the national body that administers the game of contract bridge across the 26 counties of Ireland.
This national association is made up of various regional branches including the Northern Region Donegal which administers the game in County Donegal.
For results of the major competitions in Ireland check out http://www.fob.ie
Each region is run by a committee comprised of representatives of the affiliated clubs. The region's officers are elected at the AGM which is traditionally held in May of each year and after all of the regional clubs have held their AGM - The position of President rotates equally between the various affiliated clubs within the Region.
At present, there are 12 clubs affiliated to the Northern Region Donegal namely
Ardara/Portnoo
Ballybofey/Stranorlar
Ballyshannon
Buncrana/Northwest
Carndonagh
Cloughaneely
Dolmen Donegal Bridge Club
Dungloe
Killybegs/Kilcar
Letterkenny
Moville
Raphoe
The Northern Region Donegal organises regional events Regional Pairs/Teams etc and these events facilitate qualification to the relevant National Events organised by the CBAI.
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REGIONAL CALENDAR |
Regional Weekly Schedule
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Venue
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Start Time
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Monday
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Ballyshannon
Ardara/Portnoo
Buncrana/Northwest
Letterkenny
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Leisure Centre
Parish Centre
Youth Club
Backstage, Century Cinema
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7.00pm
7.30pm
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Tuesday
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Ballybofey/Stranorlar
Carndonagh
Cloughaneely
Killybegs/Kilcar
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B & S Golf Club
Spraoi Agus Sport Premises
Ostan LochAltan, Gortahork
Tara Hotel, Killybegs
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7.30pm
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Wednesday
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Letterkenny
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Backstage Century Cinema
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7.30pm
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Thursday
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Dolmen/Donegal
Dungloe
Raphoe
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Dolmen Centre, Portnoo
Ionad Tempall Chroine,
B &S Golf Club
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7.30pm
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Friday
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Moville
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Health Centre Moville
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7.30pm
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Derry v Donegal Teams Competition |
The girls have done it again, and have brought the cup back to Donegal!!
Congratulations to the winning team in the recent Donegal v Derry Teams competition which was held at the Drummond Hotel, Ballykelly and was hosted by Limavady Bridge Club, winners of the competition in 2023.
Pictured below the winning team of
Margaret Farren, Anna Carr, Marion Gallagher and Ita O'Sullivan
being presented with the prize by Keith Bloomfield, President of Limavady Bridge Club.

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CBAI WOMENS PAIRS AND TEAMS 2025 |



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The CBAI Women’s and Men’s Pairs and Teams event took place over the weekend 11th-12th January 2025 in Clane, Co Kildare. Our lady members who travelled to participate did the Region proud in the competitions.
In the pairs event Anna Carr and Margaret Farren took 3rd place out of 76 pairs, with less than 1% between 1st and 3rd place.
Full Results
In the teams event Margaret and Anna were outright winners with their team mates Mairead Haugh and Roisin de Jong and in 4th place were Ita O’Sullivan, President Elect and Marion Gallagher, County Development Officer with their teammates Sonya Hills and LizAnn Doyle
See full results here
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