The Ballina Congress was held virtually on BBO over the weekend of 9-11 July in aid of cancer charities in Mayo, Sligo, and Limerick. Thanks to all who supported it, and to Fearghal O’Boyle, Mairéad Basquille, Diarmuid Reddan, and Huey Daly for making sure everything went smoothly. The winners of the various competitions were:
- Mixed Pairs – Ann & Stephen Cairns
- Intermediate B Pairs – Mary Kidney & Mairead Launders
- Novice Pairs – Margaret & James Munnelly
- Gala Open Pairs – Francis Bellew & Martin T O’Brien
- Fast Friday Pairs – Ann Butler & Rita Lacey
- Congress Pairs – Tie: Gilly Clench & Adrian Thomas; Mary Trench & Miriam McConville
- Area Master Pairs – Helena & Paul Redmond
- Intermediate A Pairs – Mary Lyons & Margaret Dowd
- Intermediate B Pairs – Vera McCague & Moya Murphy
- Open Pairs – Saturday afternoon Ruth O’Dea & Frances A Kelly; Saturday evening Mary & Vincent Brennan
- Congress Teams – Ena Cleary, Aidan Cleary, Mark Burke, Gordon Lessells
- Intermediate B & Novice Pairs – Vivienne Cosgrave & Blanaid Nally
- Open Pairs – Máirín Uí Rúanaí & Gladys Sheridan
- Celebration Gala Open Pairs – Nuala Doyle & Helena Moran