BRIDGE

DESPITE having mentioned this particular point many times in the past, it seems it might be a good idea to bring the matter to official attention again.

The Sim Pairs is a fund-raising country-wide competition involving ll grades — so why are the hands so difficult?

Onwards, to one of the most pleasant events on the calendar — Kilkenny Congress on the weekend of Nov 24-26 at the excellent Ormonde Hotel.

The usual programme, starting with mixed on Friday evening, continues with congress pairs at 1.30pm on the Saturday and ends with teams on Sunday at 11am.

Entries to Greta Kelly 0567752040 or Mary Fawsitt 0872474900.

It’s championship time after that, with Regional Pairs the first weekend in December and Master Pairs the weekend following that.

And on to this week’s hand.