The National Teams Championships were held over the weekend in the Loughrea Hotel & Spa. We had a full turnout for the Open competition, but some gaps for the Intermediate As and Bs, which was disappointing. The prizewinners were:
- Kelburne Cup (Open Teams): 1st Derek O’Gorman, Tom McCarthy, Cian Holland, Ciarán Coyne, John Russell (South Munster); 2nd Paul Delaney, Martin Brady, Tomás Roche, David Dunne (Dublin South); 3rd Enda Glynn, Joan Kenny, Gay Keaveney, David Walsh (Holders) Results
- Bankers Trophy (Intermediate A Teams): 1st Dara Voyles, Paul Dunne, Nicola O’Dowd, Maria Rusu (Mid Leinster); 2nd Pat Twomey, David Sheehan, Alf Davis, Martin Delaney (South Munster); 3rd Dan O’Mahony, Lorraine Maxwell, Ria Malone, Anne Keegan (Dublin North) Results
- Tierney Trophy (Intermediate B Teams): 1st Tom Roche, Joan Peppard, John Higgins, Dillon Murtagh (North Midland); 2nd Brian Corkery, Con Bushe, Robert Wolfe, Kevin O’Connell (Eastern); 3rd Frannie Byrne, Triona Byrne, Carmel Walsh, Tony Flaherty, (Western) Results
South Munster won the Marie Cummins Trophy as the best-performing region across all three competitions. Our thanks to the TDs, Fearghal O’Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Huey Daly, for making sure everything ran smoothly.
Kelburne Cup Winners 2024
Bankers Trophy Winners 2024
Tierney Trophy Winners 2024
Marie Cummins Trophy Winners 2024
The weekend also saw Clonmel Congress, in the Talbot Hotel (Clonmel Park). The winners of the various competitions were:
- Mixed Pairs: Dolores O’Donnell & Willie O’Brien
- Congress Pairs: Mary Treacy & Marian Davenport
- Intermediate Pairs: Anna Glavin & Mary Santry
- Novice Pairs: Geraldine Dargan & Nora Fitzgerald
- Congress Teams: Verna Brownlow, Geoff Roberts, Deirdre Walsh, George Hayes
Well done to the Congress organisers Dolores O’Donnell, Willie Corby, and Ann Nolan, and of course to Diarmuid Reddan, who directed the event and looked after the entries.