A record entry of 404 was received for the national bridge championships - women's (Jackson Cup), and men's (Revington Cup) pairs, and women's (McMenamin Bowl), and men's (Geraldine Trophy) teams - which were played at the Templeogue Centre, Dublin.
The prizewinners were - Jackson Cup: 1, M Winters, M Walsh; 2, M Pattinson, CA Cummins; 3, B Kirby, G McMahon; 4, A Carr, M Farren. Regional masters: B Tynne, J Rodgers. Area masters: R Troy, A More-O'Farrell. Inter: S Streek, D Sweeney.
Sessionals: G Dunne, M Slattery; B Rafferty, J Burke.
Revington Cup: 1, T Walsh, K de Raeymaeker; 2, BJ O'Brien, R Milne; 3, T Hanlon, Dr GM Keaveney. Regional masters: W Mevius, R Boyd. Area masters: B Sharkey, M Rudzinski. Inter: R Niedziekski, R Kicior. Sessionals: J Comyn, J Moran; C Coyne, H Curran.
McMenamin Bowl: 1, A Onishuk, A Murphy, C Burns, M Finn; 2, M Hanrahan, M Fitzpatrick, K Downes, E Stewart; 3, C Lonergan, D O'Donnell, A Twomey, A Kingston. Area masters: F Langford, H Sexton, B Tynne, J Rodgers. 2nd session: A Carr, M Farren, S McGinley, C O'Donnell.
Geraldine Trophy: 1, M MacDonagh, J Heneghan, C Coyne, H Curran; 2, D and T Garvey, T Hanlon, Dr GM Keaveney; 3, BJ O'Brien, T Walsh, M and P Ó Briain. Area masters: B Cleary, G Simpson, B Sharkey, M Rudzinski.
2nd session: T Roche, H Barron, F Boland, D Seligman/A Montwill.
Directors: F O'Boyle, M Basquille, Joe Murray.
The programme for the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland's novice and intermediate congress, which will be held in the Sligo Southern Hotel from February 15th to 17th is - Friday (8pm), inter mixed pairs.
Saturday, two-session inter A, and area master pairs (1.30pm), inter B and novice pairs (7.15pm). Sunday (11am), extended session of inter teams. Open pairs will be run throughout. Chief tournament director: F O'Boyle. Main entries: Paul Porteous (01-4929666).
Ennis congress, in Auburn Lodge Hotel - pairs - Major: 1, M Walsh, P Fitzmaurice; 2, G Connolly, P Liston; 3, M O'Farrell, S MacMathuna. Best Clare: D Liddy, A Cleary. Sessionals: B Pattinson, T McCarthy; E Gath, A Bradshaw.
Inter: 1, M Mulcahy, J O'Keeffe; 2, L Duffy, R Jennings; 3, E Moloney, P Fay. Best Clare: M Skerritt, B Vaughan. Sessionals: N Cahill, M Cregan; J Duggan, A Wall. Novice: 1, C McKenna, K Dinan; 2, M O'Callaghan, M Barry; 3, N Kennedy, J Kearney.
Mixed: 1, Jeannie Fitzgerald, D Houlihan; 2, O O'Connor, E Neville; 3, M Donegan, A Cleary. Best Clare: H Scully, T Fitzgibbon. Area masters: John Fitzgerald, M O'Sullivan. Inter: M Skerritt, M Healy.
Teams: 1, Dr GM Keaveney, R Timlin, P Scannell, the Rev E Glynn; 2, B Tynne, F Langford, M Harahan, PJ O'Dea; 3, P Liston, G Connolly, J Kulchycky, T Rigney. Inter: P Fay, E Moloney, M Burke, M Walsh.
Directors: Dr M Burke, G Lessells, B McInerney, G Fulham, D Reddan.