A reminder that the Spiro and Coen Trophies (National Mixed Pairs and Teams Championships respectively) will take place in Templeogue on 21 and 22 October, and that entries are open online. We have one high-level (National Master) pair seeking teammates for the Coen;...

Drogheda Congress celebrated its 30th anniversary over the weekend in the ABCD Centre in Drogheda. This year's prizewinners were: Thursday 5 Oct – Intermediate B Pairs: Kay Henry & Catherine McGuinness; Novice Pairs: Eve Connell & Klara Flanagan Friday 6 Oct –...

RealBridge and BAMSA (Bridge: A Mindsport for All) have combined to arrange a two-day conference on 8/9 October for bridge teachers, coaches, and mentors, with speakers from all around the world. Some material will be delivered live, while some has been pre-recorded;...

There is clear evidence that a having a bridge-playing parent is very helpful in encouraging juniors to take up, and stick at, the game. Many of our current top players are the offspring of bridge players. If you have been thinking of teaching your child or grandchild...

Our thanks to all 15 pairs who took part in the Pre-Qualifier Trials in Templeogue over the weekend of 23/24 September, and to Brian Lawlor for doing the TD duties. The overall winners were Niall & Ian Kilroy, who with second-place finishers Máire O'Connor &...

Congratulations to Luca Crone & Matthew O'Farrell, who were victorious in the BGB (Bridge Great Britain) Junior Online Pairs, held on RealBridge on Saturday 23 September. Their score of 57.21% was just enough to pip Rufus Behr & Jamie Day (Scotland) for the...

Good luck to all the participants in the Pre-Qualifier Trials being held this weekend in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. This is the second year of this event, which will see two pairs qualify to make up a team for the Camrose Trials, and two to make up a team for the...

This season’s CBAI National President, Gordon Lessells, has recently graduated to the highest rank in Irish bridge, that of Grand Master. Gordon becomes the 35th member of that most exclusive club, and (we imagine) the first to receive that honour in his presidential...

The CBAI hosted its first event of the new season on 16/17 September, with the Duais an Uachtarain (President's Prize) being held in the Greenhills Hotel, Limerick. The competition returned to its traditional three-session format this season, a development welcomed by...

The CBAI’s annual Newsletter has just been published and uploaded to the website. The Newsletter has a long history (this is the 22nd edition). Originally it was a printed bulletin, but it went online a few years ago ... even before Covid. Now that the CBAI is also...