Well done to the congress organisers on an excellent weekend of bridge in the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel, with lots of competitions across all grades. Numbers were up by approximately 20% on the previous year, continuing a recent trend, and a tribute to the hard work of...

Best of luck to the two teams representing Ireland in the inaugural competition for the British Isles Trophy, to be held this weekend on RealBridge. Our teams are Ireland: Marcin Rudzinski (Captain) and Michelle Moloney, Michael MacAuliffe and Sandra Newell, Justin...

The National Teams Championships were held over the weekend in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise, a new venue which was very well-received by the players. We had a full turnout for the Open competition, but some gaps for the Intermediate As and Bs, with one region...

A big thank you to all the volunteers who manned, and womanned, the CBAI stand at the recent 50 Plus Show at the RDS. This exhibition, which enables providers to present their wares to the over-50s, is a very useful source of promotion for bridge. Over the course of...

We are sad to announce the death of World Bridge Federation President Jan Kamras, after an illness. Although he may not be known to many CBAI members, Jan did an enormous amount for bridge in the last fifteen years or so, in a variety of executive positions. As...

We’re pleased to pass on the good news that the University of Stirling in Scotland has succeeded in securing PhD funding (3.5 years or Masters plus PhD 4.5 years) for a doctorate on youth, schools and mindsport education at the university. The World Bridge Federation...

We are very sad to report the death of Anne Dillon of Cork, after a long illness. Anne was a key part of one of the great Irish bridge dynasties, both by birth and by marriage. Her father, Eddie Barry, played for Ireland, as have her brother Pat and her sister Gráinne...

The IBU's Inter-County Teams competitions, for the Burke (Open) and O'Connor (Intermediate) Trophies, took place in the Cavan Crystal Hotel over the weekend of 8/9 March, and our thanks to all who attended. The prizwewinners (pictured below with IBU Vice-President...