The Contract Bridge Association of Ireland's intermediate and novice congress will take place in the Killeshin Hotel, Portlaoise, next weekend. Programme: pairs on Friday at 7.30 p.m., gala open. On Saturday, open at 2 p.m., with a separate, one-session national championships for Inter A, B, and novices at 7 p.m., and novelty speedball at 11 p.m.
On Sunday, there will be a panel discussion of experts at 11 a.m., an extended session of teams at noon, and open pairs at 2 p.m. Entries: Paul Porteous (01-4929666).
Drogheda congress, Westcourt Hotel, Grand Prix: Senior, J. Carroll; Inter A, S. Newcomen; Inter B, P. Byrne. Pairs: Major: 1, E. Galligan, R Burns; 2, T. Hanlon, Dr H McGann; 3, C. Higgins, J. MacHale. Sessionals: K. de Raeymaeker, A. Onishuk; M. Quinn, D. Brilley. Confined: 1, C. Tierney, B. Curran; 2, A. Seery, B. Morris; 3, D. Maloney, S. Siva. Sess: K. Meade, M. Flynn; C. Clarke, M. Wherity. Regional: M. Farrelly, E. Sheahan. Local: M. Scanlon, B. Murtagh.
Inter A: 1, M. Crawley, T. Harty; 2, A. O'Rourke, A. O'Connell; 3, P. Lawlor, B. Byrne. Sess: J. J. McGowan, M. Lenihan; M. Allen, M. Murphy. Regional: E. McEnteggart, M. Moore. Local: T. Lawlor, K. Walsh. Inter B: 1, P. and T. Gilligan; 2, A. Laverty, A. Park; 3, A. Hodgers, B. Byrne. Sess: C. Haughey, L. Burke; V. McGovern, D. Munster. Regional: C. and F. Bellew. Local: J. Maguire, K. Dillon. Novice (Thornton Salver): 1, L. Culligan, J. Crilly; 2, G. Crawley, B. Byrne; 3, G. Doggett, N. Moore. Mixed: 1, B. Rafferty, J. Lodewijks; 2, S. and F. Newcomen; 3, U. Devine, D. Mulhall. Inter prizes: A, J. and B. Lawlor; B, Peter and Pamela MacMahon. Regional: R. O'Shea, P. Dowd. Local: T. and D. Hartford.
Teams, Major (Welsh Trophy): 1, T. Hanlon, Dr H. McGann, J. Carroll, M. MacDonagh; 2, D. Scannell, M. McAuliffe, J. MacHale, A. Montwill; 3, M. and A. Hirst, J. Seavers, M. Pierce. Second sess: L. Gaynor, M. Cox, K. Vaughan, V. Burke-Moran. Regional: S. Moynihan, P. Bonner, C. Tierney, N. Grimes. Local: P. Howard, F. Murphy, B. Carroll, S. Costello.
Inter: 1, D. Lindsay, M. Brennan, S. Newcomen, P. Smyth; 2, S. Traynor, M. Moonan, J. McNally, N. O'Brien; 3, J. Latham, B. Steffanini, A. Fitzgerald, P. Kealy. B prizes: 1, P. Byrne, B. Callan, M. Coyle, B. Walker; 2, C. and F. Bellew, J. and C. Haughey. Second sess: P. Dowd, D. Reid, B. and L. O'Reilly. Regional: M. Byrne, N. Garvey, A. Kierans, D. Smyth. Local: P. Brennan, T. Mulroy, B. Lawlor, D. Russell. The Wexford congress, which had been scheduled for next February, has been cancelled, but will resume in 2003.