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Upcoming Events; A New Bridge Train Concept
A reminder that the weekend ahead sees two bridge events in different areas of the country, Greystones Open Week in the Greystones Bridge Centre from Thursday to Sunday, and Tralee Bridge Congress in the Rose Hotel, Tralee, from Friday to Sunday, with all welcome. And...
CBAI Simultaneous Pairs 2025 – Prizewinners & Masterpoints
Thanks to all the clubs that participated in the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs during the first week in March. This post contains a list of all the prizewinners, and the masterpoints awarded for each day. We have increased the number of prizewinners from the recent model by...
Clonmel Congress & British Isles Trophy – Results
Well done to the congress organisers on an excellent weekend of bridge in the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel, with lots of competitions across all grades. Numbers were up by approximately 20% on the previous year, continuing a recent trend, and a tribute to the hard work of...
British Isles Trophy
Best of luck to the two teams representing Ireland in the inaugural competition for the British Isles Trophy, to be held this weekend on RealBridge. Our teams are Ireland: Marcin Rudzinski (Captain) and Michelle Moloney, Michael MacAuliffe and Sandra Newell, Justin...
National Teams Championships – Results
The National Teams Championships were held over the weekend in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, a new venue which was very well-received by the players. We had a full turnout for the Open competition, but some gaps for the Intermediate As and Bs, with one region...
University of Stirling PhD Funding
We’re pleased to pass on the good news that the University of Stirling in Scotland has succeeded in securing PhD funding (3.5 years or Masters plus PhD 4.5 years) for a doctorate on youth, schools and mindsport education at the university. The World Bridge Federation...
Burke & O’Connor Trophies – Results
The IBU's Inter-County Teams competitions, for the Burke (Open) and O'Connor (Intermediate) Trophies, took place in the Cavan Crystal Hotel over the weekend of 8/9 March, and our thanks to all who attended. The prizwewinners (pictured below with IBU Vice-President...
Camrose Heartbreak for Ireland
A very tight finish saw Ireland unfortunately miss out in the Camrose Trophy (home international championship), with England retaining the trophy by a small margin, and Ireland finishing in second place. Ireland went into the second weekend with a small lead, and,...
CBAI Simultaneous Pairs Week 2025 – Friday Commentary Added
Thanks to all the clubs taking part in the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs competition. If you haven’t already uploaded your results, please do so as soon as possible. Thanks also to tonight's expert commentator, Enda Glynn. Don’t forget to remind your participants that they...
Irish Bridge Journal #9, Winter/Spring 2025
We are delighted to publish the ninth edition of the CBAI-produced Irish Bridge Journal (Winter/Spring 2025): [ In this...
CBAI Chief Executive Dermot O’Brien on NearFM
CBAI Chief Executive Dermot O'Brien was interviewed on NearFM radio earlier in the week about the game of bridge in Ireland. You'll find the podcast of the interview (approximately 20 minutes duration) here. Please feel free to share it across your own websites/social...
CBAI Group Public Liability Scheme – Renewal Information
For clubs participating in the CBAI's Group Public Liability Insurance Scheme, your cover is due to be renewed on 1 September 2024. The premium remains at €105 for the coming year, with the same cover of €6.5 million. This will cover your club from 1 September 2024 to...
50 Plus Show, RDS
A big thank you to all the volunteers who manned, and womanned, the CBAI stand at the recent 50 Plus Show at the RDS. This exhibition, which enables providers to present their wares to the over-50s, is a very useful source of promotion for bridge. Over the course of...
Jan Kamras RIP
We are sad to announce the death of World Bridge Federation President Jan Kamras, after an illness. Although he may not be known to many CBAI members, Jan did an enormous amount for bridge in the last fifteen years or so, in a variety of executive positions. As...
Want to Learn to Play or Teach Bridge?
If you are thinking of learning to play bridge, congratulations – you’ve made a good choice, a game which will fascinate, stimulate, and occasionally frustrate, you for the rest of your life. Click below for details of classes being run under the auspices of the CBAI. If you’re already a bridge player, and would like to pass on your knowledge and experience to aspiring players, click below for details of the CBAI’s teaching programme.
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