The weekend saw Limerick Congress in a lovely new venue in the Castletroy Park Hotel. Well done to the Congress Committee and TDs Diarmuid Reddan and Fearghal O’Boyle. The winners of the various competitions were:
- Intermediate B Pairs: Sean Houston & Declan Lynch
- Novice Pairs: Mary-Jo McNamara & Ann Minihan
- Gala Pairs: Josephine Brady & Anna Shalvey
- Congress Pairs: Lucy Phelan & Louise Mitchell
- Intermediate Pairs: Mary Doherty-Ryan & Eilish Ryan
- Congress Teams: Gordon Lessells, Mark Burke, Paul Barrett, Enda Glynn
- Open Pairs: Declan Harte & Margaret McCarthy; Sheelagh McInerney & Mary Malone (x2)
Next up is Carlow Congress (30 October-1 November), and then Donegal (6-8 November), Kenmare (13-15 November), and Kilkenny (20-22 November) Congresses.
Congratulations also to the winners of the Camrose Trials held in Templeogue over the weekend: Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, John Carroll. The team will select a third pair and an NPC, in conjunction with the International Committee, to represent Ireland in the Camrose Trophy over two weekends in January in England and in March in Scotland.