Sligo Congress made a triumphant return to the live calendar, with a fantastic turnout at the weekend in the Clayton Hotel, and the usual Sligo hospitality in full force. All the players professed themselves delighted to be back, and they will be pleased to hear the news that the event is already confirmed again for next season. The prizewinners were:
- Gala Pairs: Gordon Lessells & Denis Sheehan
- Mixed Pairs: Kathleen Vaughan & Huey Daly
- Congress Pairs: Lucy & John Phelan
- Intermediate A Pairs: John & Mary P Bourke
- Intermediate B Pairs: Cora Waldron & Kathleen Walsh
- Novice Pairs: Siobhan O’Neill & Gerry Sheerin
- Congress Teams: Pat McDaid, Zrinka Kokot, Anna Carr, Margaret Farren
- Intermediate Teams: Mary Flynn, Helena McCambridge, Jackie Flynn, John Flynn
- Open Pairs (various): Mary Doherty & Kathleen McCay; Mary Lyons & Margaret Dowd; Margaret Lenehan & Margaret Quinn; Declan Harte & Margaret McCarthy (x 2); Rosemary O’Brien & Mary Deane; Fiona Place & Michael Waldron; Eileen Keaney & Anne-Marie Keaney
- Full results
Well done and many thanks to all the organisers – Congress President Frank Goodwin, Treasurer and MC Declan Gallagher, and TDs Fearghal O’Boyle, Mairead Basquille, Diarmuid Reddan, and Eileen O’Connor.