Best of luck to our team of Matthew O'Farrell, Luca Crone, Denise Walsh, Leah Finnegan, Eve Connell, Klara Flanagan, and NPC Karel De Raeymaeker in Under-26 category the European Youth Championships, which start today in Riga, Latvia. You can follow their progress here.

UPDATE: The Bridgemate providers have run into some difficulties with their supply chain. We currently have a very limited stock of Bridgemate IIIs, and the guidance is that we are unluckty to receive another consignment, which we have already ordered, until...

Unfortunately, none of our four teams in the European Championships finished in the top eight, which is what is required to qualify for next year's World Championships in Barbados. The Open Team (Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, Nick...

Hot on the heels of Tom Hanlon's induction last week into the European Bridge League (EBL) Hall of Fame, we are delighted to report further recognition for Irish bridge at European level, with former CBAI Chief Executive Paul Porteous being awarded a gold medal by the...

Many congratulations to Tom Hanlon, who yesterday became the first Irish player ever to be elected to the European Bridge League (EBL) Hall of Fame. The induction took place at the Opening Ceremony of the European Championships in Riga, and Tom is pictured below with...

Some news for any Bridge Centre which qualifies as a "Community Centre" (i.e. which shares its facilities with other bodies, to meet the following definition: "A building that is managed by a community-based organisation which is open to and used by a broad range of...

The CBAI's AGM on Saturday 27 June voted unanimously in favour of the proposed amalgamation with the Northern Ireland Bridge Union (NIBU). The NIBU's AGM on the same day also voted in favour, but subject to seeing some outstanding legal documentation. So the matter is...

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...

As you may be aware, the issue of a potential amalgamation of the CBAI with our counterpart body in Northern Ireland, the NIBU, has been the subject of review over the last couple of years. We have now reached the stage at which it is anticipated that a formal...

The CBAI's International Committee has confirmed the dates and (provisional) formats of this season's trials. They are: Pre-Qualifier Trials, 12-13 September 2026, in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. Closing date for entries Friday 7 August 2026. Lady Milne Trials, 9-11...