Our EBL Women's Bridge Co-Ordinator, Joan Kenny, has asked us to remind all our women players that the next EBL Women's Online Training session is on RealBridge on Monday, March 10 at 18:30. The guest coach this time is David Bahkshi, the well-known English...

Well done to the congress organisers on an excellent weekend of bridge in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, with lots of competitions across all grades. The prizewinners were: Mixed Pairs: Noreen Pender & Frank Davey Gala Pairs: Simon Burrell & Paul Clinch Novice...

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

Reminder that Malahide Bridge Congress is on this weekend, in the lovely venue of the Grand Hotel, Malahide. There will be the usual programme of events, and entry remains open on the CBAI website. There is no need to pre-enter for any of the Open Pairs events. An...

The National Pairs Championships were held over the weekend in the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, with a full turnout for the Open and Intermediate A events and a near-full entry for the Intermediate Bs. The prizewinners were: Davidson Trophy (Open Pairs): 1st Cian Holland...

Many congratulations to the Irish Team, supplemented by one honorary Irishman, who successfully defended the prestigious invitational Lederer Trophy in London over the weekend. Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Frederic Volcker, Adam Mesbur, and Nick FitzGibbon...

Completing a busy weekend of bridge, we also had Galway Congress, restored to its long-time venue, the Ardilaun Hotel, but not at its traditional Easter weekend this year. The clash with the CBAI Novice & Intermediate Congress could not be avoided due to issues...

The annual Novice & Intermediate Congress was held over the weekend in Roganstown Golf & Country Club, with an excellent turnout for all the competitions. Our thanks to CBAI National President Catherine Byrne and her Dublin North team, especially Mary Breen,...

It was a case of déjà vu all over again for the Irish teams in the junior home internationals in Newport over the weekend. As has been the case in recent years, both our Junior Camrose (Under-26) and Peggy Bayer (Under-21) teams performed well, winning the majority of...

Best of luck to the Irish teams that will represent us in the junior home internationals in Newport, Wales, at the weekend. The are two competitions - the Junior Camrose (Under-26) and the Peggy Bayer Trophy (Under-21). England has dominated both competitions in...