Congratulations to the CBAI’s Sonya Britton team, which emerged victorious in the annual match against the NIBU, which took place in the La Mon Hotel, Belfast, over the weekend after a three-year covid-inflicted gap.
The stars of the show were our Officials Team, who topped the rankings, closely followed by our Open Team and our Juniors (represented in the competition for the first time, in a change of format). The leading NIBU Team was their Intermediate B Team. The full squads were:
CBAI Open: Tomás Roche, David Ryan, Martin Brady, David Dunne; Women: Lucy Phelan, Louise Mitchell, Ann O’Connell, Valarie Burke-Moran; Masters: Ian and Niall Kilroy, Eoin and Mary Hodkinson; Intermediate A: Kevin McKevitt, Angela O’Neill, Helen Dredge, Ann Hogan; Intermediate B: Melissa Brady, Kathleen McCabe, Mary Maguire, Nora Scanlon; Juniors: Luca Crone, Matthew O’Farrell, Isabel Burke, Tom Gorey; Officials: Gordon Lessells (captain), Brendan Martin, Pat O’Mahony, Linda O’Riordan.
NIBU Open: Michael Coffey, Fearghal O’Shea, Anne Fitzpatrick, Harold Curran; Women: Diane Greenwood, Nuala Mooney, Kathleen Cassidy, Norma Irwin; Masters: James and Kathleen McAllister, Paul and Kieran McAllister; Intermediate A: Eric Butterwick, Bill McCormack, John Forsythe, George Harper; Intermediate B: Sean & Brenda Strain, Jackie & John Flynn; Juniors: Lucy O’Kane, Xander Todd, Andrew Newbold, Amy Taylor; Officials: Brian Mullan (captain), Toni Bradley, Michael McFaul, Helen Hall.
Thanks to the NIBU for hosting this event, and to Eamon Galligan for directing. It was great to see the return of this important, and very social, competition.
Sonya Britton Trophy 2023 NIBU Team
Sonya Britton Trophy 2023 CBAI Team
Sonya Britton Trophy 2023 Presentation