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NIBU Ciara Burns Gala Pairs for Intermediates & Novices – 3 August, Belfast
The Northern Ireland Bridge Union will host the Ciara Burns Gala Pairs at the Kelvin Malone Bridge Club in Belfast (BTE 9LE) on Sunday 3 August at 11 a.m., and CBAI members are welcome to enter. Use this form to enter, and we are reliably assured that you will not...
14th World Transnational Teams, Herning (Denmark), 26-31 August
The World Bridge Federation will host the 14th World Transnational Open Teams in Herning, Denmark, from 26-31 August, and all CBAI members are welcome to attend. As a transational event, your teammates do not have to be Irish, so you can pair up as you see fit. The...
South Midland Region Fundraiser
Daniel O'Donnell very kindly returned to Durrow to lend his support once again to a charity bridge event organised within the South Midland Region, in aid of South Laois St Vincent de Paul. There was a fantastic turnout of 53 tables in support of this very worthy...
BAMSA/Scottish Bridge Union Junior Summer Camp
A group of nineteen Irish juniors, all of the relatively inexperienced variety, attended a junior summer camp in Stirling, Scotland, courtesy of BAMSA (Bridge as a MindSport for All) and the Scottish Bridge Union. Our thanks to them for organising the event and...
CBAI International Trials 2025/26
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...
Regent Bridge Club Centenary Congress
Many congratulations to Dublin's Regent Bridge Club, which marked its centenary with a special congress over the weekend. Throughout the hundred years, the Regent has been an integral part of the CBAI. In the early years of the Association, before the regional...
Email Issue Resolved
We have resolved the issue with our email system. Any email sent to any of our email addresses between approximately 5 p.m. on Monday evening and approximately 11 a.m. this morning will NOT have been received - you should have got a bounce-back to this effect - so...
CBAI AGM 2025
Many thanks to those who attended the Annual General Meeting of the CBAI in the Greenway Manor Hotel, Waterford, on Saturday 5 July. There was a great turnout, and it was very helpful to hear the views of the members on the main issues of relevance to the Irish bridge...
President’s Merit Award 2025
The CBAI each season seeks nominations for the President’s Merit Award, with the President selecting the winner. This award is designed to recognise the unsung heroes and heroines of Irish bridge – the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes without which...
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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