The final congress of the season was held over the weekend in Killarney. Once again numbers were up on the previous year, completing a very successful congress season. Thanks to the congress committee and TD Diarmuid Reddan for an excellent weekend to close off the...

The penultimate congress of the season, the Yeats Country (Sligo) edition, was held over the weekend in the Clarion Hotel, Sligo. Thanks to the congress committee and TDs Fearghal O'Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Diarmuid Reddan for an excellent weekend, as always, and...

The CBAI each season seeks nominations for the President’s Merit Award, with the President selecting the winner. This award is designed to recognise the unsung heroes and heroines of Irish bridge – the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes without which...

Don't forget the final two events of the CBAI's bridge season - the Yeats Country (Sligo) Congress this weekend, 5-7 June, in the Clayton Hotel, and Killarney Congress from 12-14 June in the Castlerosse Park Hotel. All members are welcome to both events. Entries for...

The final online session of the EBL Women's Committee's online training programme for this season will take place on Thursday June 11. The session will be at 18:30 Irish time on the RealBridge platform, and it's free of charge to all female members of the EBL's...

Many thanks to all the clubs who supported the Celtic Nations Simultaneous Pairs from May 11-15. As in previous seasons, all proceeds from this event will be donated to junior bridge - a very good cause. Our playing numbers were up by around 20% on the previous year,...

The weekend saw the final IBU and CBAI championships of the season, for the IBU the Egan Trophy (invitational All-Ireland teams) in Belfast, and for the CBAI the 4Fun Teams (a unique event with teams organised so that a Master plays with Novice and and Intermediate A...

As you may be aware, the issue of a potential amalgamation of the CBAI with our counterpart body in Northern Ireland, the NIBU, has been the subject of review over the last couple of years. We have now reached the stage at which it is anticipated that a formal...

Peter Pigot and the Junior Committee will hold another special fundraiser for Irish junior bridge in Templeogue on Sunday 31 May. There will be two sessions of bridge, one at 10:30, the second at 14:45, and players can enter one (€25) or both (€40) sessions. There...

Apologies for the late notice, but the EBL Women's Committee will run its next online training session tomorrow evening, 21 May. The session will be at 18:30 Irish time on the RealBridge platform, and it's free of charge to all female members of the EBL's federations....