A weekend off bridge domestically, but Irish players will be in action across the water in the Spring Fours, one of the EBU's most prestigious, and demanding, events. Five of the current Irish Open Team, supplemented by rising star Conor Boland and their usual NPC...

The National Teams Championships were held live over the weekend of 23/24 April, with the Kelburne Cup (Masters) in Malahide, and the Bankers (Intermediate A) and Tierney (Intermediate B) Trophies in Templeogue. Two of the three events went down to the final few...

Many congratulations to Carol-Ann Cummins and Pat Quinn, who recently joined the other thirty-two living players in achieving the highest ranking within Irish bridge, that of grand master. Carol-Ann, from Bray Bridge Club, becomes only the sixth woman in this...

Well done to Team Moran (comprising Irish internationals Grainne Barton, John Carroll, Nick FitzGibbon, Tommy Garvey, Tom Hanlon, Hugh McGann, and Adam Mesbur, plus honorary Irishman Leslie Amoils) on their success in a top-class field in the recent online World...

This weekend sees the Lady Milne Trophy being held in Newport, Wales. The CBAI will be represented by Lucy Phelan & Dolores Gilliland, Valarie Burke-Moran & Ann O’Connell, and Sandra Newell & Carol-Ann Cummins, with NPC Diarmuid Reddan, and we are sure you...

Due to the effects of the COVID pandemic, it has not been possible to run the CBAI's new bridge teacher programme since early 2020. The Teaching Committee plans to rectify that very shortly, and will hold two sets of new teachers' seminars over the summer - one in the...

Members are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will take place in the Clayton Hotel Silver Springs, Cork, starting at 2 p.m. All members in good standing are entitled to attend. Members may also submit motions...

Dublin South Region will hold a special outing of the Kay Downes Trophy this Friday, 22 April, in the Templeogue Bridge Centre, starting at 19:30. Normally this competition is for Novice Pairs from the Dublin South Region itself. For this year, to recognise the...

The first IBU Congress to be held live in two years will be in Cavan on 26-28 April, and Aileen Timoney is looking forward to seeing you again and giving you the usual warm Cavan welcome. To be eligible to play in one of the championship events, members must have been...

The winners of the various events in Galway Congress, held online on BBO over the Easter Weekend, were: Friday 15th: Mixed Pairs - Joan Kenny & Enda Glynn; Intermediate B & Novice Pairs - Claire McSweeney & Margaret Delaney; Gala Open Pairs - Rita Cassidy...