We are delighted to highlight recent news on two of the "notables" of Irish bridge. Many congratulations to former CBAI President and stalwart supporter Kay Downes who recently celebrated her 90th birthday. The cake would appear to have been doused with quite a...

Well done to Feargal O'Boyle and his team for running this year's Yeats Country (Sligo) Bridge Congress as a charity event, with all proceeds from the congress being donated to cancer charities in Sligo, Mayo, and Limerick. Our thanks to all who attended. The winners...

Many thanks to "Aces & Knaves" director Jackie Paré for chairing an excellent Zoom session on Sunday night after the Grand Master Bridge Congress, and to local participants Tom Hanlon, Thomas MacCormac, Fearghal O'Boyle, and John Connolly, and of course all the...

The new Grand Master Bridge online bridge academy will hold its first congress virtually on RealBridge over the bank holiday weekend, with events for all grades, and over single sessions, which will mean you can play bridge AND catch some of the good weather. Full...

The Egan Trophy (the IBU national teams championship) was held virtually on RealBridge over the weekend of 29-30 May, and the leading places were occupied by: 1st Nick FitzGibbon, Adam Mesbur, John Carroll, Mark Moran, Tom Hanlon, Tommy Garvey 2nd Dave Ryan, Tomas...

Kingdom Bridge, based in Tralee, will hold an open charity bridge event on 30 May at 19:30 in aid of the Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind, and all are welcome. Full details including how to register in advance (required) are below.  

As we reach the end of what has been a very strange season, we have recently sent out the usual masterpoint return sheets to the nominated officials within our affiliated clubs. This year, we are conscious that things have been far from "usual". Some clubs have not...

The Contract Bridge Association of Ireland is seeking a new Chief Executive to replace the incumbent, Paul Porteous, who has indicated his intention to retire later in the year after a long and successful career in the role. We welcome expressions of interest from...