Well done to the Donegal Congress Committee on another very successful congress in the Abbey & Central Hotels in Donegal over the weekend, with the usual array of social activities as well as the bridge. Numbers were well up on last year, a trend that hopefully will be maintained during the season. The winners of the various competitions were:
- Congress Pairs: Jim O’Sullivan & Mary Duffy
- Intermediate A Pairs: Anne Banville & Isa Saurin
- Intermediate B/Novice Pairs: Geraldine Harkin & Mairead McDaid
- Gala Pairs: Patricia Bonner & Athol Stewart
- Mixed Pairs: Angela Murphy & William Enright
- Congress Teams: Diane Greenwood, David Greenwood, Nevena Senior, Brian Senior
- Intermediate Teams: Joe Lavelle, Margaret Lavelle, Bernie O’Kane, Catherine McCullagh
- Open Pairs (various): Maria Beaney & Seamus Boyle; Mary Doherty & Kathleen McKay; George Brennan & Tommy Banks (x2); Carmel Murphy & Maura Killackey; LizAnn Doyle & Steve Bearpark; Bridie Hogan & Máirín Uí Ruanaí; Paddy Doran & Betty O’Loughlin
Full results here, and thanks to the TD crew of Feargal O’Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Huey Daly for running all the competitions so smoothly and efficiently.