We were very sorry to learn of the death of former CBAI National President Sheila Gallagher. Sheila served as President, representing the South Midland Region, in 2011, and was for many years the driving force behind the Carlow Congress. She is pre-deceased by her...

Thanks again to all the clubs and players who supported the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs week in March. We moved from February this year to avoid the new St Brigid's Day holiday on the Monday of our traditional Sims week, and the participant numbers for the week increased...

The CBAI's International Committee has decided on dates for the various trials for the 2024/25 season, and Preliminary Notices for all four trials are below. Please note that the dates of all the trials, apart from the Teltscher Trials, have been moved from their...

Members are hereby notified that the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will take place in the Hilton Hotel, Malahide (Northern Cross), on Saturday 6 July, starting at 2 p.m. All members are entitled to attend, and there will be...

Congratulations to England, who defended their Lady Milne title successfully in CityNorth Hotel, Gormanstown, over the weekend. It was a close-fought battle; going into the final segment of 16 boards, Scotland, Ireland, and England all had realistic ambitions of the...

The Moylan Cup (All-Ireland National Pairs Championship was held over the weekend in the Malahide Bridge Centre, with a full contingent of 40 pairs competing. The prizewinners were: 1. Thomas MacCormac & Jade Barrett 2. Tom Hanlon & John Carroll 3. Anna...

We are delighted to announce that the following were the top finishers in the Irish Bridge Journal's Play and Bidding Quizzes for the 2023 editions of the Journal: Play Quiz: National/Regional Master Hugh McDermott; Area Master Martin Staunton; Intermediate Maria...

The National Teams Championships were held over the weekend in the Loughrea Hotel & Spa. We had a full turnout for the Open competition, but some gaps for the Intermediate As and Bs, which was disappointing. The prizewinners were: Kelburne Cup (Open Teams):...

We have been asked to bring the following events to the attention of members: The 34th International Cyprus Bridge Festival, in Limassol, Cyprus, from 5-9 April 2024 Brochure The 5th APBF Open Congress 2024, in Bangkok, Thailand, from 18-27 May (part of the World...

We are pleased to present the fifth issue of the Irish Bridge Journal. Thanks again to our editor Enda Murphy, our designer Sue Power, all our contributors, and of course our advertisers. You'll find lots of interesting and informative articles, and reports from...