We are pleased to present the Spring 2026 edition of the Irish Bridge Journal. You'll find it here. As ever, the Journal includes a variety of interesting and educational material. The highlights of this edition include: Profiles of our two new sponsors, Cantor...

The next instalment of the EBL’s Online Training Program for Women will take place on Monday April 13 at 19:30 CET (so 6:30 p.m. in Ireland). The guest coach this time will be Alfredo Versace, a stalwart of the celebrated Italian team for more than three decades, and...

Thanks to all who supported Peter Pigot and the Junior Committee in their recent fundraiser, either by attending the live event or by buying raffle tickets, to win the prize of a game with Luca Crone, Conor Boland, or Matthew O'Farrell. The raffle prizewinners, who...

Well done to the congress organisers on an excellent weekend of bridge in the Talbot Hotel, Clonmel, with lots of competitions across all grades. Numbers were up by a further 15% on the previous year, continuing the recent trend, and a tribute to the hard work of...

This weekend sees Clonmel Congress, in the Talbot Hotel (the old Clonmel Park), and there's still time to enter for the usual full weekend of competitions. Enter by calling Ann Nolan (086-0366888) or using this link. Ireland is represented by four teams (Ganainm,...

Last year, the WBF ran the inaugural e-Bridge Cup, which was very successful, and turned out to be the largest online bridge event held to date. Lots of Irish players took part, with our highest finisher, Kelan O'Connor, finishing inside the top 100 in a field of more...

The Tralee International Bridge Congress 2026 was officially launched at The Rose Hotel, Tralee, on Tuesday afternoon, 24 March, ahead of the event which will take place over the weekend of 24/26 April 2026. The Congress will bring a full weekend of bridge to Tralee,...

Thanks to all the clubs that participated in the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs during the first week in March. This post contains a list of all the prizewinners, and the masterpoints awarded for each day. As last year, we have an increased number of prizewinners from the...

The company that produces Bridgemates (the popular bridge table scoring package) has introduced a new model, Bridgemate III, pictured opposite, which is advertised as a major enhancement of the previous Bridgemate II model. In particular, the Bridgemate III features a...