Congratulations to Carol-Ann Cummins and John Noonan, who emerged victorious after three sessions to win the Moylan Cup (the IBU All-Ireland Pairs Championship) which was held in Malahide Bridge Centre over the weekend of April 2-3. This was the first IBU event to be held live in more than two years, and, while numbers were a little lower than normal (with several COVID-related withdrawals in the days before the competition), everyone was delighted to be back to the table for live bridge. Our thanks to Tournament Director Brian Lawlor for managing the event smoothly, and to Malahide Bridge Centre for hosting it.
The full list of prizewinners is:
- 1st Carol-Ann Cummins & John Noonan
- 2nd Tom Hanlon & John Carroll
- 3rd Kathleen Vaughan & Bríd Kemple
- 4th Anna Onishuk & Karel De Raeymaeker
- Session 1: Michelle Moloney & Marcin Rudzinski
- Session 2: Seamus Costello & Brendan Sheridan
- Session 3: Joan Kenny & Jeannie Fitzgerald
And whilst on the subject of Masterpoints, many congratulations to both Carol-Ann Cummins and Pat Quinn, who each went past the 1,000 National Point barrier as a result of the Moylan, thus becoming the 33rd and 34th CBAI Grand Masters. We’ll publish a more considered tribute to each of them shortly, but for now … very well done on a very significant achievement in joining the most exclusive club in Irish bridge.
Moylan Cup Winners 2022
Moylan Cup Runners-Up 2022
Moylan Cup Third Place 2022