We are pleased to present the first edition of the new-format Irish Bridge Journal. Heretofore, the Journal was a printed publication run initially by the late Paddy Walsh, and latterly by his sister Una. Between them, Una and Paddy published the Journal privately for forty-two years … a fantastic service to Irish bridge! Recently, Una decided to call time on her publishing career, and the CBAI is delighted to take over the publication of the Journal, and, we hope, to maintain the excellent standard set by Paddy and Una.
There will be a few changes to the format. We have moved online, and rather than the previous subscription model, the Journal will be in future be provided to all CBAI members free of charge via email and on our website. We’ll also be producing four editions a year rather than Paddy and Una’s six. A link to the first edition of the new Journal was sent today to all members for whom we have email addresses. If you didn’t receive it, either it went to your Spam folder, or we don’t have an up-to-date email address for you.
You can read the Journal as a page-turning document via our website – https://www.flipsnack.com/pda99/cbai-irish-bridge-journal-winter-2022-2023.html (there will be a permanent link to it in the top left-hand button on the home page), or if you prefer as a PDF (attached to this post below). We hope you will enjoy it. I would like to thank our editor, Enda Murphy, all our contributors, and Sue Power for her super design for the publication. You’ll find lots of interesting articles and stories on bridge, both in Ireland and overseas, and the new Journal continues the tradition of both a Bidding and a Play Quiz, now co-ordinated by Bob Pattinson and BJ O’Brien respectively. Please give them a go; the CBAI will provide modest prizes to the best performers over the full year in several grade categories.
We would welcome your feedback on the new Journal, and, as Enda notes in his editorial, we’re also in the market for contributions, especially from intermediate, novice, and junior players. We are also seeking another advertiser or two to help to pay the bills, so if you know of a business keen to make regular contract with the bridge community, we can offer an inexpensive solution.
PDF Version: CBAI Irish Bridge Journal Winter 2022-2023