DROGHEDA and District bridge congress, with £5,000 in prizes, will be held in the Westcourt Hotel, West Street, and the Arts Centre, Stockwell Street, from October 4th-6th. The mixed and novice pairs championships will be played on Friday night. Three pairs championships - major, intermediate A and B will be decided on Saturday. Three two session team championships will start at 12.30 p.m. on Sunday. Open pairs will be run throughout at the Arts Centre.
Frank Stack (041-28608) for local accommodation details and entries.
Mullingar congress Major pairs: Dr G.M. Keaveney, R. Timlin: 2. D. and D. Greenwood: 3. D. Bell, T. Walsh. Regional prize: P. and C. Claffey. Best locals: S. Galligan. C. Maher. Sessional winners: P. O Briain, T. Ryan: J. MacHale. C. Higgins.
Major teams: 1, T. Hanlon, Dr H. McGann, R. Brennan. P. Scannell; 2, I. Hamilton, J. Ferguson. J. Murehan, T. Kelly: 3. T. Garvey. J. Carroll, M. Moran. C. O Dalaigh. Intermediate: T. Colieary. M. Hogan. P. McCartan. M. Forde: 2, C. O'Driscoll. R. King, K. de Raeymaeker. J. Heneghan. Regional: M. Macken. P. and A. Seery. B Morris. Mixed pairs: 1. J. Cunningham, M. Harris: 2. D. and D. Greenwood 3, J. McCormack. K. Lennon. Best intermediates: A: M. Goodwin, M. Morrison. B: D. Monaghan. J. Craig.
Regional: J. and U. Hearn. Local; V. Black, M. Forde. Intermediate pairs: B. Farrell, M. Kiernan: 2, A. Ardiff, G. Macklin: 3, de Raeymaeker/Heneghan. B prizes: 1, M. Dowd, M. Lyons; 2, R. King. C. O'Driscoll. Regional: I. Downes. K. O'Hara. Local: V. Black, S. Tuite. Sessionals: K. and A. Pinder; A. Butler, M. Guinan.
Blackrock College RFC, Co Dublin, open team championship (Harry Devine Trophy): 1, N. O'Mahony. H. Watchorn. M. Byrne. M. Wrixon; 2, R. and D. O'Donnell, H. Holman. V. King, intermediate (Maeve Devine Trophy): M. Kilcullen, M. Grehan, G. Costello. M. Byrne. Best second session: M. Dillon, M. O'Neill, M. Kehoe, T. and A. Kavanagh. Local prize: H. O'Driscoll, A. O'Sullivan, K. Curtin. P. Fitzpatrick.
The 50th Dun Laoghaire congress will be held in the Victor Hotel from October 11th-18th Brochures: Barry Hogsett (01 2115783). The 32nd Limerick congress will take place in the Greenhills Hotel from October 11th to 13th. Brochures: Freda Nix (061 455103).