We are also pleased to report that the annual IBU Seniors Congress in the Cavan Crystal Hotel during the week was a great success, with total playing numbers up more than 10% on the previous year. Many thanks to Aileen Timoney, for all her work on this congress over...

We have two further bridge outings to bring to the attention of our members. Roselawn Bridge Club is organising a bridge holiday to Alvor, Portugal, from 11-18 October, in conjunction with Midland Travel, and all bridge players are welcome. You'll find full details...

As 2026 is a European National Teams Championship year, we will have two sets of international trials this season, one set for the IBU to select the teams for the Europeans, and one set for the CBAI to select the teams for the home international series. It will be a...

No joy for the Irish team in the Lady Milne Trophy, we are sorry to report. The team never really recovered from a slow start, and finished in fourth place. Congratulations to the winners, the EBU (the second English team, which is their honour as hosts of the event)...

The European Bridge League's Transnational Championships will be held at the Congress Centre in Poznan, Poland, from 21 June to 5 July. Registration is now open on the EBL microsite, and the EBL has also introduced a new initiative, a "partnership desk" which can be...

The weekend of 11-13 April sees the Lady Milne Trophy (Women's Home International Championship) being hosted by England in Bristol. All the matches will be broadcast, with a short delay, on RealBridge, including audio commentary on some tables from a panel of expert...

Last weekend saw both the Tralee Congress and the Greystones Open week events. The prizewinners were: Tralee Congress: Congress Pairs: Rory Boland & Derek O'Gorman Intermediate Pairs: Joan Lenihan & Pauline Lyne Intermediate B/Novice Pairs: Liz & Redmond...

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....

The WBF Women's Online Festival is a week-long bridge event hosted by BBO and sponsored by the WBF Women's Committee. Each day features twelve tournaments, mixing different game formats such as Pairs, Individuals and Robot games, including "daylongs" that can be...

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 model of recent...

We are delighted to publish the ninth edition of the CBAI-produced Irish Bridge Journal (Winter/Spring 2025): [ In this...