This summer sees the European National Teams Championships in Madeira, Portugal, from 12-22 June, to which Ireland will be sending four teams. The championships also comprises National Pairs Championships for Women and Seniors, which will take place from 12-15 June....

The IBU Mixed Trials started in February 2020 was completed over the weekend, and the team which emerged victorious and will represent us in the European Championships in June was Carol-Ann Cummins, John Noonan, Sandra Newell, and Michael McAuliffe. We wish them every...

Apart from the IBU Pairs on Saturday, this weekend also sees the start of the week-long Killarney (South of Ireland) Congress, and on Monday South Midland Bridge Club will host a special charity night in aid of Dawn Walk Kildare, with all welcome to attend. The...

This weekend sees the second weekend of the IBU Mixed Teams Trials, after what may well be the longest mid-session break in bridge history ... the first weekend was more than two years ago, at the end of February 2020. Seven teams will do battle in the Templeogue...

Please note that the CBAI's online entry system is temporarily closed for maintenance. There are no competitions currently open for online entry anyway.

The coming weekend sees the final open-entry major national event of the 2021/22 season, the IBU Club Pairs, with one competition restricted to Master grades only, and the another open to all Intermediates and Novices. Both competitions will take place virtually on...

A big thank you to Aileen Timoney and her team for successfully reviving the IBU Seniors Congress live in Cavan on 26-28 April. They said it couldn't be done ... but Aileen proved them all wrong. The prizewinners were: Senior Pairs (Pat McDevitt Trophy): Teresa Rigney...

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...