We are sorry to report the death of Rose O'Farrell, a stalwart of bridge in the Eastern Region, who also represented Ireland, in a formidable partnership with Patsy Meehan, and enjoyed great success in domestic competitions, including winning Greystones Player of the...

For the first time, the NIBU online leagues are open to entries from teams throughout Ireland. The Open (referred to as "Senior" although there are no age restrictions) League will be played on RealBridge, and the Intermediate League on BBO. The exact format will be...

27/8 The round-robin phase of the championships ended today, and Ireland won both their final matches, to finish in thirteenth place with a record of ten wins, one draw, and twelve defeats. It was always a big challenge to make the playoffs, in a field crowded with...

Congratulations to the CBAI's Sonya Britton team, which emerged victorious in the annual match against the NIBU, which took place in the La Mon Hotel, Belfast, over the weekend after a three-year covid-inflicted gap. The stars of the show were our Officials Team, who...

A special edition of the WBF Women's Newsletter has been published, to mark the upcoming World Championships in Marrakech, for the Venice Cup. We had hoped that there would be Irish participation at that event, as our Women's Team were first reserves following the...

Firstly, this press release was sent to our media contacts last week (when the opening reference to the girls in green was more relevant, unfortunately). It has not generated any great interest to date, but we remain hopeful that we will be able to create some...

The dates and preliminary notices for the CBAI's International Trials have been posted to the website calendar. The International Committee has decided to continue with the Trials Pre-Qualifier which made its debut last year, and is aimed at players who do not have...

For clubs participating in the CBAI's Group Public Liability Insurance Scheme, your cover is due to be renewed on 1 September 2023. 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 2023 to...

Leading Irish international Tom Hanlon featured recently as the subject of “The Setting Trick” podcast. Here’s a link at which you can hear (or read) the interview with Tom, during which he discusses, amongst other things, how he got into bridge, his experiences...

Many thanks to those who attended the Annual General Meeting of the CBAI in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, on Saturday 1 July. It was very helpful to hear the views of the members on the main issues of relevance to the Irish bridge community. The game of bridge...