The death has occurred in Dublin of John Comyn, former bridge correspondent, athlete and author
Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Teresa Rigney, Siobhán Park, Lucy Phelan and Louise Mitchell finished seventh in the European women’s online team championship which finished on Sunday, having earlier qualified for the final in fourth place. They beat England and Scotland in the last two rounds. Germany won with Turkey second, England third. A repeat performance in the European Championships in Denmark later this month would qualify Ireland for next year’s World championships.
Niall and Ian Kilroy won the pairs contest in the Yeats Country online congress when finishing ahead of Ronnie O’Shaughnessey and Breda Kelly. Katherine Lennon and Johanne Powell were third. Other results were:: 1. Ian Walsh, Stefan Lindfors, Rob Lawy, Jim Grant; 2. Marcin Rudzinski, Michelle Moloney, Anna Onishuk, Karel De Raeymaeker.
The death has occurred in Dublin of John Comyn, former bridge correspondent with Independent Newspapers. A champion track athlete in his youth, he was also one of the leading tenors of his era, excelling in the light opera repertoire. He won a number of national bridge championships, attained the rank of life master, represented Ireland in World and European senior championships and played in friendly matches against England.
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