Personal copy

St Patrick’s Institution,
Circular Road
North,
Dublin 7,
Éire.
March 2004

A Personal Skill

CHESS.
Gaisce Awards,{Tuesday 20th May, 1997}
A List of those (27) still in St Patrick’s Institution.

1. Christopher Brady. Gaisce Awards.

2. Stephen Buckley. Inaugurated on 30th September, 1996.
3. Tony Burnett.
4. Patrick Carry. Over 100 inmates participated in
5. John Paul Casey. this Award and qualified for the
6. Derek Cleary. Bronze Certificate.
7. Peter Creighton. 78 as listed improved their ability at Chess
8. Mark Darby. in one of the Personal Skills Category, all reaching
9. Alan Devlin. Leinster League standard with many playing
in
10. Gary Devoy. Division Six of the Leinster Chess Leagues
11. Wayne Donoghue. ‘Bodley Cup’for the St Patrick’s Institution’s
Chess Club
12. Paul Fagan. with distinction.
13. Patrick Felloni. The course took six months and all played at least 2
to 3 hours a day, 5 to 7 days a week. They studied
Chess
14. Gerard Glynn. books night in their cells, as stated in their
15. John Gorman.
16. James Grimes. Record Books.
17. Keith Hogan 35 others qualified in the Personal Skills
category with
18. William King. various soccer courses
19. Christopher McGhee.
20. Dermot Moloney.
21. Brian Murphy.
22. Vincent O’Shea.
23. Neil Reid.
24. Ciaran Sheridan.
25. Stephen Sheridan.

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26. Declan Ward.
27. Herman White.

Gaisce Awards,
Tuesday 20th May, 1997.

The list of those released recently from St Patricks, but completed the six
month course in the required sections. All certificates and photographs
were posted to their homes.

28. Gerard Tinney. 54. Thomas Breslin.

29. Malachy McGinty. 55. Robert Power.
30. Gerard Donnell. 56. Gary Buckley.
31. Anthony Ward. 57. Gavin Quinn.
32. Duane Brady. 58. Michael Cunningham.
33. Edward Keating. 59. Derek Casey.
34. Stephen Walsh. 60. Ronan Byrne.
35. William Byrne. 61. Gordon Tyrell.
36. Paul Galligan. 62. Karl Gorman.
37. Graham Carey. 63. Jason Glennon.
38. James Rock. 64. Barry Kellett.
39. Thomas Brady. 65. Gareth Shields.
40. Joseph Mulvihill. 66. Gregory Flynn.
41. Eddie Murphy. 67. Robert Dunne.
42. Noel Cooke. 68. Stephen O’Rourke.
43. Wayne Mulligan. 69. David Walsh.
44. David Browne. 70. Philip Byrne.
45. Wayne McLoughlin. 71. Niall O’Connor.
46. Jason Clancy. 72. Aaron Hoey.
47. Patrick Donegan. 73. Oliver Burke.
48. Alan Byrne. 74. Thomas Farnan.
49. Eddie McGahern. 75. Raymond Neeson.
50. John Kelly. 76. Barry Gannon.
51. Dean Monaghan. 77. Damien O’Connor.
52. Stewart Francis. 78. Patrick Joyce.
53. Pierce McComiskey.

Max Brohan
Prison Officer/ Chess Tutor
President Award Leader (P.A.L).
(1996/ 1997)

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