Visits to St.

Patrick’s Institution
(to our chess and checkers program)
from
Chess Teams, Players, Celebrities and Guests.
by
(Special Invitation of the Governor)
[Positive Sentence Management].

From 1992…

Supported by
The Governor and his Management Team.
Prison Officer’s Association.
Fr.P.J.Healy, [Chaplain].
Dr.J.McCormack, [assigned Psychiatrist].
Education Unit, Principal Mr. Tom Duffy and staff.
Education Unit, Vice Principal Mr. Jim O’Rourke.
The Visiting Committee.
Mr.Aaron Swift, [assigned Psychologist].
Mr. James Kelly, Senior Probation & Welfare Officer and his team.
New Education Unit, Principal Ms. Joan O’Shea.

Senior Coach to St.Patrick’s Institution’s Chess and Checkers players is Max Brohan,
Prison Officer and Irish Chess Champion 1993.

Currently there are 26 officers on the panel willing and able to teach the inmates chess
and checkers.

Members of the Management Team encouraged and fully supported this initiative both
past and present :
.

The Management in October 1992 introduced formal chess lessons for the
inmates of St. Patrick’s Institution. The prison officers themselves conduct
these lessons during the recreation periods seven days a week.

Our chess visitor’s Global F.I.D.E. Ratings are in Brackets ( ).

[The Fédération Internationale des Échecs]

Sat. 09/09/95. Lucan Chess Club, 7 players. Challenge Match.

1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library-room CI landing. Inmates,
12 players.

Historical Fact! First time that a Chess Club visited an Irish Prison.

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Sat. 07/10/95. Ballymun Chess Club, 6 players. Challenge
Match.
1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library-room CI landing. Inmates,
13 players.

Sat. 21/10/95. Lucan Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
Bodley Cup North.
Result: Lucan 2 v St Patrick’s 3. Inmates, 14
players.

Historical Fact! First time an Irish Prison’s Chess Team played in an outside
Chess League.
Bodley Cup North, Division 6, Leinster Senior Chess Leagues.
1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library-room CI landing.

Sat. 04/11/95. Trinity C. Chess Team, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
Inmates, 11 players.
Result: St Patrick’s 1 v Trinity 4.

Sat. 02/12/95. Bewley’s Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.

Sat. 09/12/95. Artane Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library room CI landing.

Sat. 20/01/96. Artane Chess Club, 5 players. Challenge

Match.

Sat. 27/01/96. Skerrie’s Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library room CI landing. Inmates, 8
players.

Sat. 10/02/96. Fairview Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
1.30pm. - 4pm. Old library room CI landing.

Result: Fairview 2½ v St Patricks 2½.

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Sat. 24/02/96. Skerrie’s Chess Club, 5 players. Challenge
Match.
Inmates, 14
players.

Sat. 09/03/96. Public Service Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 16 players.

Sat. 23/03/96. U.C.D. Chess Team, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 14 players.

Sat. 30/03/96. Public Service Chess Club, 5 players.

Challenge Match.
Inmates, 16 players.

Sat. 18/05/96. Trinity C. Chess Team, 5 players.

Challenge Match.
Inmates, 17
players.

Sat. 08/06/96. Skerrie’s Chess Club, 5 players.

Challenge Match.
Inmates, 12
players.

September 1996: President`s Award Scheme.

Introduced for the 1 time to any young offenders' institution in Europe, through
st

Governor John O’Sullivan, ***Chiefs Willie Kane and **Hector Maclennan, by Mr.John
Murphy [Executive Director of Gaisce], Mr.John T.Murphy [Marketing Director of Gaisce]
and Ms.Jane Keen (Senior Welfare Officer). Supported by Principal Tom Duffy and Vice
Principal Jim.O’Rourke (Education Unit).
Co-ordinated by prison officers A.C.O. Jim O’ Donoghue, Mr.Gerry Hegarty (P.A.L.) and
Mr.Max Brohan (P.A.L). (President’s Award Leaders).

Sat. 09/11/96. Lotus I.B.M. Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.
Our new Chess and Checkers Room Annex 2. Inmates,
19 players.

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 [compliments of Governor Mr.John Brophy].

Result: St Patrick’s 2½ v Lotus 2½ .

Sat. 16/11/96. Malahide Chess Club, 3 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 22
players.
Result: St Patrick’s 3 v Malahide 2 .

Sat. 14/12/96. Phibsboro Chess Club, 6 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 15
players.
Result: St Patrick’s 1½ v Phibsboro 3½ .

Sat. 18/01/97. Mater Hospital Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 20 players.

Sat. 25/01/97. Trinity C. Chess Team, 6 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 19
players.
Result: St Patrick’s 3 v Trinity 2 .

Mr. Michael Crowe, of the Irish Chess Academy.

The current
Irish Senior International Team Manager visited the above Chess
Match.

Fri. 07/02/97. Open Prison Media Day Tour.

Journalists and Photographers visited our Gaisce Chess Training Session
in Annex 2,
on their tour of the prison were as follows :

The journalists -- Joe Duffy R.T.E. Radio: Ingrid Miley R.T.E. News:
Donal Ó’Maolfabháil Radio Ná Gaeltacta: John Maher Irish Times: Jerome
Reilly Irish Independent: Claire Grady Evening Herald: and Dara O’Brien
R.T.E. Primetime.
The phototographers -- Steve Humphries Irish Independent: Brian Brophy
The Star: Matt Kavanagh the Irish Times: and D.Spiers the Sunday
Tribune.

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Sat. 08/02/97. Mount Pleasant Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster
League Match.
Inmates, 18 players.

Sat. 01/03/97. Skerrie’s Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.

Wed. 02/04/97. Barry McGuigan, 1985 World Featherweight Boxing

Champion, visited our Chess Training session in the “B” Recreation
Hall. Inmates, 14 players.

GAISCE
THE PRESIDENT’S AWARD.

Tues. 20/05/97. Presentation of Certificates to 100 Inmates :

Presenting the Bronze Awards were Governor John Brophy, ***Chief Officer
Willie Kane,
Mr.John Murphy (Exectutive Director of Gaisce), Mr.John T.Murphy (Marketing
Director of Gaisce),Tom Collins (Gaisce), Professional Russian Chess
Grandmaster Alexander Baburin (2585), Mr.Michael Crowe of the Irish Chess
Academy and Damien Richardson the Shelbourne Football Club Manager,
(F.A.I. League & Cup winners 1996\1997 Season).

Gaisce
National Challenge Award from the President of Ireland
to the
Young People of Ireland.

Tues. 05/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course commenced. 21

attended.
(All Classes in Annex 2, 1.30pm. - 4pm).

Wed. 06/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 22

attended.

Fri. 08/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 18

attended.

Mon. 11/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 13

attended.
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Wed. 13/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 16
attended.

Fri. 15/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 14

attended.

Mon. 18/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 19

attended.

Wed. 20/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 17

attended.

Fri. 22/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 18

attended.

Mon. 25/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 19

attended.

Wed. 27/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 22

attended.

Fri. 29/08/97. Michael Crowe’s Chess Course. 20

attended.
(Final Lesson).

Fri. 26/09/97. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 8 players First Visit.
with their Coach Ms.Gabrielle Martin (1527),
Challenge Match.
Irish International Chess player. Inmates
15 players.

Fri. 10/10/97. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 9 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates, 14
players.

Sat. 01/11/97. Lotus I.B.M. Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.

Fri. 21/11/97. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 10 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates, 18
players.

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Sat. 22/11/97. Phibsboro “B” Team, 6 players. Leinster
League Match.
Inmates, 19
players.
Result: Phibsboro 2 v St Patrick’s 3.

Sat. 06/12/97. Dublin Chess Club, Fitzwilliam Sq., 6 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 18
players.
Result: St Patrick’s 2½ v Dublin C.C. 2½ .

Sat. 17/01/98. Mater Hospital Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.

Sat. 07/02/98. Elm Mount Chess Club, Drumcondra, 6 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 15
players.
Result: St Patrick’s 3 v Elm Mount 2 .

Sat. 14/02/98. Garda Chess Club, 5 players.

Leinster League Match.
(Dublin City) Inmates, 20 players.

A momentous occasion and unique event for St. Patrick’s.

(1.30pm. ~ 5.15pm.in Annex 2).

Fri. 27/02/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 14 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates, 20
players.
Mr.Barry Dowdall’s first visit for his T.V.\Video Documentary.

Sat. 14/03/98. Phibsboro “A’’ Team, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 16
players.

Sat. 21/03/98. Malahide Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 17 players.
Result: Malahide 1 v St Patrick’s 4.
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Fri. 27/03/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 12 players Challenge
Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
17 players.

Fri. 01/05/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 12 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
12 players.
Also present was Mr.Barry Dowdall filming for his T.V.\Video
Documentary.

Sat. 02/05/98. Tallaght Chess Club, 7 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin and Mr.Paddy Banks. Inmates,
17 players.
(Tallaght Community Documentary\Video).

Fri. 05/06/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 12 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
20 players.

Sat. 04/07/98. Mr.Paul Dempsey, Irish Junior Chess Champion 1998

Challenge Match.
and Irish International Team Member (2170),
Inmates, 17 players.
visited with his father.

Fri. 18/09/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 12 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
18 players.

Fri. 23/10/98. Salesian’s College Chess Club, 6 players. Leinster

School’s
Senior League.
Result: Salesian’s 3 v St.Patrick’s “B” 2. Inmates, 11
players.

Historical Fact! First time that an Irish Prison’s Schools Chess Team
played in any School’s League.

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Sat. 07/11/98. Malahide Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster
League Match.
Inmates, 16
players.
Result: Malahide 2 v St.Patrick’s 3.

Thur. 12/11/98. St.Benildus College Chess Club, Kilmacud. Leinster

School’s
1997 Irish Senior School’s Chess Champions with 2 Internationals, Senior
League.
Michael Dooley (2032) & John Kennedy Jnr. (1803).

Result: St.Benildus 4 v St Patrick’s “A” 1.

Thur. 19/11/98. Jobstown Community School, 6 players. Leinster

School’s
Senior League,
Result: Jobstown 3½ v St Patrick’s “B” 1½. Inmates, 12
players.

Sat. 21/11/98. Roundabout Chess Club, Artane, 5 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 15
players.

Mon. 23/11/98. Gonzaga College Chess Club, 11 players. Leinster

School’s
A & B Teams with 5 International Players: Senior League
Sam Collins (2095), Gordon Freeman (2064), Adam Kelly (1934), (2
Matches).
Eoghan Casey (1777) and Carl Jackson (1468).

All Ireland College Champions 1997, 1998 & 1999.

Fri. 27/11/98. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 10 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
20 players.
Filming for the T.V.\Video Documentary was Mr.Barry Dowdall - A.M.
only.

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Tues. 01/12/98. Hartstown Community School Chess Club, Leinster
School’s
11 players. Senior League,
Inmates, 16
players.
Result: St Patrick’s “A” 4 v Hartstown 1.

Sat. 05/12/98. Ayrfield Chess Club, 6 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 16
players.

Fri. 15/01/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 9 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
18 players.

Visitors to the above match: Prison Review Group.

Deputy Governor Mr.Sylvester Sally & Mr.Des O’Neill [I.P.S.].

Sat. 16/01/99. Mater Hospital Chess Club, 4 players. Leinster

League Match.

Result: St Patrick’s 2 v Mater Hospital 3.

Sat. 30/01/99. Lotus I.B.M. Chess Club. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 15 players.
Result: Lotus 0 v St Patrick’s 5.

Sat. 13/02/99. Phibsboro Chess Club, 9 players. Leinster

League Match.
Inmates, 17
players.

Fri. 12/03/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 10 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
11 players.

Sat. 10/04/99. Mr.Colm Fitzpatrick, Irish Intermediate Chess Champion 1999.

Rating (1909). Challenge Games.
Inmates, 16
players.
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Fri. 14/05/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 14 players Challenge
Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
13 players.
Mr.John Reid and Mr.Bill McConnell, Tallaght Community Workshop,
filmed for their community-video\documentary.

Fri. 16/07/99. Mr.Barry Dowdall & Ms.Sarah Carroll, A.M. only. Challenge
Match.
Filming for their T.V.\Video Documentary. Inmates, 16
players.
Also Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 10 players
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.

Sat. 17/07/99. T.V. Video Film Documentary, Inmates,

16 players.
Mr.Barry Dowdall & Ms.Sarah Carroll.
All day filming.

Sat. 02/10/99. Mr.Colm Fitzpatrick, Challenge

Games.
Irish Intermediate Chess Champion 1999. Inmates,
19 players.

Fri. 15/10/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 13 players No games

played.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin and Ms.Lisa Fynes (Optimum
Ltd.).
All enjoyed a Tour of the Prison.

Fri. 22/10/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 11 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin and Ms.Lisa Fynes.
Inmates, 15 players.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

Sat. 30/10/99. Phibsboro Chess Club. Leinster League

Match.

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Sat. 13/11/99. Elm Mount Chess Club, Drumcondra. Leinster League
Match.

Fri. 26/11/99. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 8 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

Sat. 15/01/00. Ayrfield Chess Club, 6 players. Leinster League

Match.

Sat. 29/01/00. Malahide Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.

Sat. 05/02/00. Dublin University Chess Club, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.

Sat. 12/02/00. Phibsboro “B” Chess Team, 5 players. Leinster League

Match.

Fri. 25/02/00. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 5 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

Sat. 11/03/00. Phibsboro “A” Chess Team. Leinster League

Match.

Fri. 05/05/00. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 10 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.)

Fri. 26/05/00. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 7 players Challenge

Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.)

Mon. 19/06/00. Mr.Barry Dowdall and Mr.Matt Naughton

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 filmed for their T.V.\Video Documentary.
Interviews with inmates Martin Cumberton, Gareth Conway and Jonathon O’Brien on B3
landing.

Wed. 02/05/01. Blackrock College Chess Team, 14 players First Visit

with Brother John Sullivan. Challenge Match.
Library-room (1.30pm. ~ 4pm.). Inmates,
22 players.

Result: Blackrock 18 V St.Patrick’s 56 [no draws].

Evening Herald reporter Mr. Galen English
and
Evening Herald photographer Mr. Ray Cullen present.

Wed. 16/01/02. Blackrock College Chess Team, 12 players Second

Visit
with Brother John Sullivan. Inmates, 21
players.

Result: Blackrock 26 V St. Patrick’s 53 [ 5 DRAWS ].

Total Games played 84.
Library-room (1.30pm. ~ 4pm.).

Fri. 15/03/02. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 6 players

Challenge Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin & Mr.Noel Gibbons. Inmates,
26 players.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

Wed. 29/05/02. Blackrock College Chess Team, 19 players Challenge

Match.
with Inmates, 28
players.
Brother John Sullivan and Ms.Kathy Morrissey.
Library-room (1.30pm. ~ 4pm.).

Wed. 09/10/02. Blackrock College 13 players Challenge

Match.

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 with Brother John Sullivan. Inmates, 14
players.
Library-room (1.30pm. ~ 4pm.).

Wed. 06/11/02. Blackrock College Chess Team, 22 players Challenge

Match.
with Brother John Sullivan. Inmates, 26
players.
Library-room (1.30pm. ~ 4pm.).

Result: Total Games Played 93.

St.Patrick’s won 62: Blackrock won 28.
[3 games drawn].

Fri. 04/07/03. Tallaght Youth Reach Chess Club, 6 players

Challenge Match. with Ms.Gabrielle Martin.
Inmates, 14 players.
Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

Mon. 07/07/03. Clondalkin Youth Reach Chess Club, 6 players

Challenge Match.
with Ms.Gabrielle Martin. Inmates,
18 players. Library-room (10am. ~ 11.55am.).

With compliments: ____________________________________

Prison officer Max Brohan.
[President’s Award Leader 1996\97].

28th July 2005

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