The Donegal Congress was held live over the weekend of 4-6 November, and it was great to be back in person in the Abbey & Central Hotels and meet all our bridge friends mingling on the Diamond. As usual there were lots of side events to enjoy too. The winners of...

Here's your chance to represent the British & Irish Lions ... at bridge! RealBridge has organised two special challenge matches between Ireland & the UK ("Up Over") and Australia & New Zealand ("Down Under") on Monday 5 December at 8 p.m. Irish time and...

Congratulations to the two teams who qualified from the Camrose Trials. The winners were Team MORAN (Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, and Tommy Garvey), who will represent Ireland in the Camrose Series next year, and the runners-up were...

The upcoming bank holiday weekend sees the Camrose Trials, to be held in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. You'll find full details, including the schedule of play, here. Nine teams have entered, and system cards for their pairings are set out below. Kibitzers are welcome...

The weekend saw the first live mixed championships since 2019, held in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. We were pleased with the turnout, although numbers were lower than pre-pandemic, and there was a strong field in both competitions. In the pairs, Carol-Ann Cummins and...

Congratulations to Cecilia Billiet, who was drawn from the hat as the winner of the newsletter quiz, and wins the lovely prize of  2 nights B&B and one dinner, for two people, in the 4* Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow. The bridge conventions hidden in the anagrams...

Well done to the Limerick Congress Committee on their return to face-to-face bridge over the weekend at the Greenhills Hotel. The main prizewinners were: Premier Pairs: Dan McIntosh & Peter Goodman Gala Open Pairs: Anne Walsh & Anne Burke Intermediate Pairs:...

Well done to the Drogheda Congress Committee for another successful outing at the ABCD Centre over the weekend. The main prizewinners were: Mixed Pairs: Deirdre Reid & Christy Tierney Gala Open Pairs: Margaret Farren & Anna Carr Intermediate Pairs: May Byrne...