The Northern Ireland Bridge Union's spring congress will be held in the Bohill Hotel and Country Club, 69 Cloyfin Road, Coleraine, from May 3rd to 5th, while the 51st Tramore congress will be in the Grand Hotel, and the Bridge Club from May 3rd to 6th.
NIBU programme - Friday (8.15 p.m.) and Saturday (1 p.m.), senior, intermediate, and junior pairs.
Saturday, mixed pairs (7.30 p.m.), hooley (11 p.m.).
Sunday, teams (12.30 p.m., finishing at 9.30 p.m.); open pairs throughout. Entries: Hilary Ferguson (Belfast 90 613467).
Tramore - Friday (7.30 p.m.), mixed pairs; Saturday, two-session major and intermediate pairs (1.30 p.m.), novice pairs (7.30 p.m.), dance (11 p.m.).
Sunday, reception (11.30 a.m.), two-session teams (1 p.m.); open pairs throughout, including tournaments on Monday at 2.30 p.m., and 7.30 p.m. Entries: Eileen Flynn (051-381223).
The Contract Bridge Association of Ireland's national restricted pairs championship (Lambert Cup), played in the Mullingar Centre, was won by S and M Cahill with a score of 1,193 matchpoints.
Runners-up were M Crowe and A O'Shaughnessy with 1,172.
The third prize went to J Dooley and P O'Meara with 1,128, and the fourth to J Newell and N Lynch with 1,095.
Other leading placings: 5, B Kenny, L Hanratty, 1,092 (best 1st session); 6, K Henry, the Rev T Woods, 1,082; 7, M Flynn, K Meade, 1,078; 8, L Taaffe, A Seery, 1,055 (best 2nd session); 9, A MacHale, C Dowling-Long, 1,042; 10, A Moran, P Kerins, 1,037.2; 11, A O'Rourke, A O'Connell, 1,037 (best intermediate); 12, J Doyle, J Sexton, 1,028.
Tournament director: Brian Lawlor.
The prizewinners at the national novice pairs championship (J J Murphy Trophy), staged in the Mills Club, Douglas, Cork, were: 1, J F Kilbane, D O'Keeffe, 304; 2, J Crilly, L Culligan, 285; 3, M Duggan, L Hennessy, 258.4; 4, M Lynch, G Murphy, 258; 5, A Lynch, J Creagh, 244.
Tournament director: Denis Dillon .
South Dublin final of Organics Pairs - Masters: 1, K de Raeymaeker, A Onishuk; 2, J Comyn, B J O'Brien; 3, T Walsh, J P MacHale.
Intermediate A: 1, D and M Morrissey; 2, C Fox, S O'Rourke; 3, Mr and Mrs B Naughton. Sessional winners: P Wills, M Moran; M Keating, M O'Brien.
Intermediate B: 1, D Whelan, M O'Leary; 2, A Hogan, L Kelly; 3, Michael and Moira Grace. Best novices: H Dawson, M Marrinan.
Greystones open pairs championship: 1, A M Horan, J Carroll; 2, E MacNeill, H Torney; 3, P G Thornbury, J Smith.
Best intermediate: B Kulchycky, W McEvoy. Local: C Ward, J Smith.
The 59th South of Ireland congress will take place in the Lake Hotel, Killarney from May 11th to 19th.
Brochures: Marie Moloney (066-9764563).
Golf details: Mary Trant (064-32910, evenings).