Well done to Feargal O’Boyle and his team for running this year’s Yeats Country (Sligo) Bridge Congress as a charity event, with all proceeds from the congress being donated to cancer charities in Sligo, Mayo, and Limerick. Our thanks to all who attended.

The winners of the various events were:

  • Friday 11 June:
  • Mixed Pairs – Alice Kellett & Tony Hallifax
  • Intermediate B Pairs – Mary Nelligan & Marie Speiran
  • Novice Pairs – Aideen & Paul Costigan
  • Gala Open Pairs – Francis Bellew & Martin T O’Brien
  • Fast Friday Open Pairs – Maura McTernan & Marie Williams
  • Saturday 12 June:
  • Congress Pairs – Joan Kenny & Enda Glynn
  • Area Master Pairs – Una Carthy & Pauric Burke
  • Intermediate A Pairs – John Lysaght & Vincent Hannon
  • Intermediate B Pairs – Josephine Brady & Pauric McKenna
  • Novice Pairs – Aideen & Paul Costigan
  • Open Pairs – (lunchtime) Mary Shannon & Nan Murtagh; (afternoon) Cyril Goode & Peter Markham; (evening) Katheen Vaughan & Mairead Haugh
  • Sunday 13 June:
  • Congress Teams – Conor Boland, Karel De Raeymaeker, Enda Glynn, Gay Keaveney
  • Intermediate Teams – Sheena Duffy, Helen Ahern, Kitty & Michael Kelly
  • Open Pairs – (morning) Mairín Uí Ruanaí & Mary Mac Aodha; (afternoon) Frank Goodwin & John MacDonald
  • Intermediate B & Novice Pairs – Karen & Liam Magnier
  • Celebration Gala Open Pairs – Phyllis O’Regan & Kay Clement

Thanks to Fearghal. Mairead, Diarmuid, and Huey for looking after everyone so well, and here’s hoping we’ll all be able to enjoy the warm Sligo hospitality in person in 2022.

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