Many thanks to all the players who played in the fundraising daylong tournaments on both BBO and FunBridge last week, to raise funds to help send the three Irish teams (Open, Women, and Mixed) to the World Bridge Games in Argentina. The playing numbers did not quite...

The weekend of October 12/13 saw the mixed championships held in the Templeogue Bridge Centre - the Pairs for the Spiro Cup on Saturday and the Teams for the Coen Trophy on Sunday. Both competitions had an excellent entry, and the Centre was pretty much full to...

The 2nd WBF Online Women's Teams will be played on RealBridge January 3-5, 2025, and all female players are welcome to play. This second running has been scheduled due to the great success of the inaugural event in February when 64 teams took part. Seabass (USA)...

The first congress of the season was held over the weekend, in the ABCD Bridge Centre in Drogheda, with strong attendances across the board. The winners of the various competitions were: Congress Teams: Peter Stewart, Michael McAuliffe, Claudio Del Conte, Alice...

The Irish Bridge Union is sending three teams to the World Bridge Games in Buenos Aires, from 22 October to 3 November. As this is the second major international event this year, funds are stretched and the IBU has not been able to offer as much financial support as...

So shortly after the sorrowful news about Mamie MacCormac, we are very sad to report the death of another of the great female stalwarts of Irish bridge, Una Walsh of Galway. Una was a former President of both the CBAI and the IBU, former Honorary Secretary and Trustee...

Congratulations to Team Kenny (Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Teresa Rigney, Siobhan Part) who emerged victorious from the Lady Milne trials in Galway and will represent Ireland in the Lady Milne Trophy in England in April 2025. This squad has come second in the Lady...

We are very sad to report the death of Dublin bridge stalwart Mamie MacCormac, who passed away today after illness, surrounded by her loving family. An international and a national champion, Mamie was a redoubtable opponent at the bridge table, but was also great fun,...

Congratulations to Team Moran (Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, and Nick Fitzgibbon, with NPC Gráinne Barton) who emerged victorious from the Camrose Trials held over the weekend, and will represent Ireland in next year's Camrose...

We are pleased to present the latest edition of the Irish Bridge Journal (Issue 7). On this occasion, we have combined the Journal, which contains its usual array of features, articles, and quizzes, with the CBAI's Annual Newsletter, a more newsy and less technical...

For clubs participating in the CBAI's Group Public Liability Insurance Scheme, your cover is due to be renewed on 1 September 2024. The premium remains at €105 for the coming year, with the same cover of €6.5 million. This will cover your club from 1 September 2024 to...