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International Trials 2025/26 – Note Revised Dates of IBU Open Trials
As 2026 is a European National Teams Championship year, we will have two sets of international trials this season, one set for the IBU to select the teams for the Europeans, and one set for the CBAI to select the teams for the home international series. It will be a...
Teltscher Agony for Ireland as Wales Win
It was a case of so near and yet so far for BOTH Irish teams in action in the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Camrose) over the weekend in CityNorth Hotel in Gormanstown. After four of the five rounds, Ireland led by a considerable margin, with Wales and the CBAI team more...
Celtic Nations Simultaneous Pairs Week 2025 – Friday Commentary Added
Thanks to all the clubs taking part in the Celtic Nations Simultaneous Pairs competition. If you haven’t already uploaded your results, please do so as soon as possible. Don’t forget to remind your participants that they can check their ranking in the national...
CBAI AGM – Saturday 5 July
Members are hereby notified that the 2025 Annual General Meeting of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will take place in the Greenway Manor Hotel Waterford on Saturday 5 July, starting at 2 p.m. All members are entitled to attend, and there will be the...
EBL Transnational Championships, Poznan, 21 June – 5 July
The European Bridge League's Transnational Championships will be held at the Congress Centre in Poznan, Poland, from 21 June to 5 July. Registration is now open on the EBL microsite, and the EBL has also introduced a new initiative, a "partnership desk" which can be...
Teltscher Trophy 2025
The weekend of 16-18 May sees the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Home International Championship) being hosted by Ireland and held in the CityNorth Hotel in Gormanstown. Kibitzers are welcome all weekend, and all the matches will be broadcast, with a short delay, on...
IBU Pairs Championships – Results
Our thanks to those who took part in the two IBU Pairs Championship events on Saturday 10 May, in spite of the lovely weather. The winners were: Open Competition: 1st Carol-Ann Cummins & John Noonan; 2nd John Phelan & Lucy Phelan; 3rd Tony Ward & John...
Congratulations Team Moran – Winners of the Spring Fours
Many congratulations to Team Moran (Grainne Barton, Conor Boland, John Carroll, Nick FitzGibbon, Tom Hanlon, Adam Mesbur, Mark Moran) who won their second very prestigious English tournament of the year, the Spring Foursomes in Bristol. The team lost only a single...
Celtic Nations Simultaneous Pairs Week 2025 – 12-16 May
This year's Celtic Nations Simultaneous Pairs week will take place from 12-16 May, with a different set of boards every night. Since we joined this tournament a few years ago, the feedback has been that the usual week (in December) was unsuitable for some clubs...
Confined Pairs And Teams & National Novice Pairs Championships & Moylan Cup 2025 – Results
It was another busy weekend of bridge. We had the CBAI's National Confined Pairs and Teams Championships (for the Lambert Cup and Cooper Cup respectively) and the National Novice Pairs Championship (for the JJ Murphy Trophy) in the Loughrea Hotel and Spa. Well done in...
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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