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Irish Win in BGB Junior Pairs

Congratulations to Luca Crone & Matthew O'Farrell, who were victorious in the BGB (Bridge Great Britain) Junior Online Pairs, held on RealBridge on Saturday 23 September. Their score of 57.21% was just enough to pip Rufus Behr & Jamie Day (Scotland) for the...

Pre-Qualifier Trials

Good luck to all the participants in the Pre-Qualifier Trials being held this weekend in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. This is the second year of this event, which will see two pairs qualify to make up a team for the Camrose Trials, and two to make up a team for the...

New Grand Master – Gordon Lessells

This season’s CBAI National President, Gordon Lessells, has recently graduated to the highest rank in Irish bridge, that of Grand Master. Gordon becomes the 35th member of that most exclusive club, and (we imagine) the first to receive that honour in his presidential...

Duais An Uachtarain 2023 – Results

The CBAI hosted its first event of the new season on 16/17 September, with the Duais an Uachtarain (President's Prize) being held in the Greenhills Hotel, Limerick. The competition returned to its traditional three-session format this season, a development welcomed by...

CBAI Newsletter 2023

The CBAI’s annual Newsletter has just been published and uploaded to the website. The Newsletter has a long history (this is the 22nd edition). Originally it was a printed bulletin, but it went online a few years ago ... even before Covid. Now that the CBAI is also...

World Championship Results

The World Championships in Marrakech concluded over the weekend, and the medalists were: Bermuda Bowl (Open): Gold Switzerland; Silver Norway; Bronze Italy Venice Cup (Women): Gold Israel; Silver Turkiye; Bronze China D'Orsi Bowl (Senior): Gold Denmark; Silver USA1;...

EBL Women’s Bridge Committee

The European Bridge League (EBL) has established a dedicated Women's Bridge Committee, which has been tasked with the following goals: To strive to increase the number of female players in EBL tournaments; To "bridge the gap" between men and women in the top-level...

Rose O’Farrell RIP

We are sorry to report the death of Rose O'Farrell, a stalwart of bridge in the Eastern Region, who also represented Ireland, in a formidable partnership with Patsy Meehan, and enjoyed great success in domestic competitions, including winning Greystones Player of the...

Want to Learn to Play or Teach Bridge?

If you are thinking of learning to play bridge, congratulations – you’ve made a good choice, a game which will fascinate, stimulate, and occasionally frustrate, you for the rest of your life. Click below for details of classes being run under the auspices of the CBAI.  If you’re already a bridge player, and would like to pass on your knowledge and experience to aspiring players, click below for details of the CBAI’s teaching programme.

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