The Bantry bridge congress will be held in the Westlodge Hotel from October 20th to 22nd. Programme - Friday, wine, and cheese reception (7 p.m.), open pairs (7.45 p.m.), and twice daily thereafter; Saturday, two-session major pairs (2 p.m.), novice pairs (7.30 p.m.); Sunday (2 p.m.), one-session teams. Venue rate: 2 B&B, dinner, £75 pps. Entries: Rose Tobin (027-51495).
Drogheda congress, Westcourt Hotel - pairs - Major: 1, C. Burns, J. Murchan; 2, M. MacDonagh, J. Carroll; 3, D Greenwood, E. Fitzgerald. Confined: 1, M. Farrelly, E. Sheahan; 2, M. Moonan, C. Tierney; 3, P. Seery, B. O'Hanlon. Sess: M. Pierce, K. Gerrard; D. Brilley, J. Walsh. Mixed: 1, K. de Raeymaeker, A. Onishuk; 2, A.M. Horan, J. Carroll; 3, A. Bradshaw, B. Kieran. Inter - A: D Russell, P Heavey. B: C. and F. Bellew. Regional: T. O'Gorman, M. Winters.
Local: T. Burke, T. Campbell. Novice: 1, A. Nulty, M. Garvey; 2, O. Meade, A. Russell; 3, B. Walker, M. Coyle.
Inter - A: B. Byrne, B. King; 2, P. Lyons, M. Treacy; 3, B. Scott, D. Hanna. Sess: D. Russell, B. Lawlor; P. Brennan, T. Mulroy. Regional: J. Lawlor, M. McGivern. Lo cal: M. Byrne, N. Garvey. B: 1, F. Whelan, J. Haughey; 2, K. and E. Tiernan; 3, F. Gill, M. O'Malley. Sess: C. Haughey, T. Dunleavy; P. Lawlor, E. Ferns. Regional: T. O'Hanlon, B. Byrne. Local: S. Greene, U. O'Connor.
Teams - Major: 1, Greenwood/Fitzgerald, MacDonagh/Carroll; 2, G. Hanratty, I. Butterly, M. and J. MacMahon; 3, A. O'Sullivan, R. Fitzgerald, A. Thomas, P. O Briain. 2nd sess: L. Shanahan, J. Keane, N. and S. Grimes. Regional: Farrelly/Sheahan, A. O'Gorman, C. Tierney. Local: P. Bonner, M. McDonnell, P. and P. Corry.
Inter A: 1, R. and E. O'Shea, G. Franks, J. Coyne; 2, Byrne/Garvey, A. Kierans, D. Smyth; 3, B. Wilson, N. Madden, K. Dockery, M Macken. Second sess: P. Dowd, D. Reid, L Burke, N. O'Brien. Regional: K. Goldsworthy, M. Dunphy, C. Clarke, J. Mortell. Local: N. Hanlon, T. Rooney, Brennan/Mulroy. Inter B: 1, Lawlor/Ferns, B. and P. Byrne; 2, E. O'Connell, M. Simpson, B. Murphy, B. Stefanini. Local: Whelan/ Haughey, L. Burke, C. Haughey. Grand prix - Master: J. Carroll. A: R. O'Shea. B: (tie), F. Whelan, J. Haughey. Best open pairs - Overall: A. Rooney. Local: D. O'Malley.
