There were record entries for the four national championships which the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland ran in the Westmanstown sports centre, Dublin, with 288 players competing in the pairs events and 280 in the teams.
The prizewinners were: women’s pairs (Jackson Cup): 1, M Pattinson, B Kirby, 62.42 per cent; 2, T Rigney, J Kulchycky, 61 per cent; 3, D O’Donnell, A Kingston, 60.42 per cent; 4, E Stewart, B O’Connor, 59.4 per cent; 5, B Cody, AM Heavey, 59.02 per cent; 6, L Mitchell, L Phelan, 58.15 per cent; 7, D Gilliland, M Whelan, 57.72 per cent.
Regional masters: S Horkan, B Stefanini. Area masters: A Kelly, G Sheridan. Best A1: C Quinn, N Wayte. Best A2: A Daly, M Callanan. Sessionals: F Gill, B Trayer; B Kemple, B Lodewijks.
Men’s pairs (Revington Cup): 1, Dr GM Keaveney, M Jones, 64.52 per cent; 2, M and P Ó Briain, 61.4 per cent; 3, W Gorczyca, S Lubanski, 59.54 per cent; 4, K de Raeymaeker, K O’Connor, 58.41 per cent.
Regional masters: C Doherty, P Gallagher. Area masters: G Brennan, T Banks. Intermediate: C Moore, M Lynch. Sessionals; B and F O’Farrell; Dr D Jackson. BJ O’Brien.
Women’s teams (McMenamin Bowl): 1, A O’Keeffe, V Hand, G Pender, H McDonagh, 109.94 victory points; 2, M Trench, E Gannon, M McConville, M English, 106.63; 3, C Burns, M Finn, L Mitchell, L Phelan, 106.41; 4, P Meehan, P O’Neill, S O’Dwyer, P McMahon, 103.66. Regional masters: P Delaney, B Moran, A Mealy. E O’Kelly. Area masters: R Jennings, M O’Sullivan, L Duffy, D Quin. Intermediate A: L Foley, M Cronin, R Mathews, M Tierney. Second session: M Reid, D Sweeney, F Gill, B Trayer.
Men’s teams (Geraldine Trophy): 1, B Pattinson, D Garvey, J Corfield, N van Woerkom, 112.82 victory points; 2, R Elvin, P Stewart, J Noonan, B Martin, 109.32; 3, N FitzGibbon, Dr D Jackson, BJ O’Brien, R Milne, 100.4. Regional masters: D Synnott, H Gormally, W Gorczyca, S Lubanski. Area masters: A Hodgers, M O’Leary, C Louth, C Goode. Second session: D O’Brien, G McKenna, J Corcoran, E Keogh. Tournament directors: F O’Boyle, M Basquille, E Galligan, B Higgins, M O’Malley, B Lawlor.
The programme for the 42nd Wexford congress in White’s Hotel next weekend, is: Friday, mixed pairs, and intermediate B pairs (7.30pm); Saturday, both two-session major and intermediate pairs (1.30pm); Sunday, two-session teams (11am); open pairs throughout and novice open pairs on Friday (7.30pm) and Sunday (7pm). Main entries: Maurice Brosnan (053-912 8323).