Yet another busy weekend, with Malahide Congress at the Grand Hotel, and the deciding second weekend of the IBU Mixed Trials in Templeogue. In Malahide, special congratulations are due to Mary Kelly-Rogers and her organising team on a fantastic congress. There were...

We are saddened to report the death of Kay Downes, one of the great figures of Irish bridge. Kay was a fine player with a national title to her name, but it was as an administrator that she made her most significant mark on Irish bridge, serving with distinction in...

Thanks very much to all those clubs who are supporting this event. You are contributing very valuable funds to the CBAI, but even aside from the fundraising element, the consistent feedback is that our members enjoy these simultaneous pairs competitions, with the...

Conor Boland from our Irish Open Team recently volunteered to be the guinea pig for our first "Beat The Star" competition on Funbridge. We're delighted that Conor's partner on the Open Team, Tom Hanlon, has now agreed to be the second Irish star to put his head on the...

Yet another busy weekend, with Galway Congress at the Ardilaun Hotel, and the Junior Home Internationals, for the Junior Camrose (Under-26) and Peggy Bayer (Under-21) Trophies in Prestwick, Scotland. In Galway, where the numbers were once again well up on the previous...

The Holmes Wilson Cup, the biggest single event in the CBAI's calendar, took place over the weekend in the Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow, with a near-capacity turnout of 123 teams. Our thanks to our new sponsors, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, for their sponsorship of...

Both the EBL and the WBF are continuing their efforts in support of women's bridge. First up we have the next instalment of the EBL's Online Training Program for Women, which will take place on Monday February 23 at 19:30 CET (so 6:30 p.m. in Ireland). The guest coach...

Due to a competing function at the hotel, unfortunately we do not have as much capacity as we had hoped for the Burke and O'Connor Trophies in Knightsbrook over the weekend of 21/22 March. It has therefore been necessary to limit entries to 24 teams in the Burke...

The CBAI President's Merit Award every year recognises the unsung heroes and heroines of Irish bridge - the volunteers without whom clubs or regions could not function, but who never seek acclaim or put themselves forward for formal office. We probably all know people...