Feb 1& 2 2026
What a fantastic weekend of badminton at Kilmacthomas Badminton Club as we successfully hosted the annual Kiersey Cup last weekend.
Sunday saw the Melissa Keith Memorial Cup take place, with 32 pairs taking to the courts and providing the large crowd of spectators with great games all day. We were delighted to welcome Melissa’s family, who presented the prizes, and a very special thank you to her son Cian for sharing such wonderful memories of Melissa and her time with Kilmacthomas Badminton Club
On Monday morning, 16 pairs competed for the Hella Weber-Doyle Memorial Cup, with fantastic badminton played throughout making it hard to separate pairings during the group stages. We were treated to two great finals.
Our final competition of the weekend was The Kiersey Cup, where 15 pairs battled it out in a series of thrilling matches, full of twists, turns and agonisingly close games. The large crowd that gathered for the finals witnessed some excellent games.
Congratulations to our worthy winners and finalists:
Melissa Keith Memorial Cup
Winners: Natasha O’Brien & Ruairi O’Shea
Runners-Up: Dave Hayes & Helen O’Donnell
Plate Winners: Michael Grace & Isabelle Cowman
Plate Runners-Up: Sean Walsh & Karen Cahill
Hella Weber-Doyle Memorial Cup
Winners: Evan Martin & Fia Dooley
Runners-Up: Daire Madigan & Sinead Neachtain
Plate Winners: Andrews Stanley & Fiona Kiely
Plate Runners-Up: Mahjabin Siddique & Yike Li
Kiersey Cup
Winners: Eoin & Ciara Walsh
Runners-Up: Scott Stevenson & Becky Hughes
Plate Winners: Garvan Dunford & Naoise Murtagh
Plate Runners-Up: Colin Coleman & Aimee Jordan
A huge thank you to all the players who travelled from near and far to take part in our competition and made the weekend so special. There was great sportsmanship on display throughout the weekend.
We’d also like to sincerely thank all our club members who helped in the lead-up to the event and throughout the weekend — from repainting lines, setting up the hall, organising entries, catering, score-keeping, donating raffle prizes and much more. This weekend simply wouldn’t be possible without you.
Finally, thank you to the Kiersey family for their continued support of this event each year. We hope everyone enjoyed the weekend of badminton as much as we did, and we look forward to welcoming you all back again next year!
