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Beat The Star – Tom Hanlon

Conor Boland from our Irish Open Team recently volunteered to be the guinea pig for our first "Beat The Star" competition on Funbridge. We're delighted that Conor's partner on the Open Team, Tom Hanlon, has now agreed to be the second Irish star to put his head on the...

Galway Congress & Junior Home Internationals – Results

Yet another busy weekend, with Galway Congress at the Ardilaun Hotel, and the Junior Home Internationals, for the Junior Camrose (Under-26) and Peggy Bayer (Under-21) Trophies in Prestwick, Scotland. In Galway, where the numbers were once again well up on the previous...

Holmes Wilson Results & A New Grand Master

The Holmes Wilson Cup, the biggest single event in the CBAI's calendar, took place over the weekend in the Mount Wolseley Hotel in Tullow, with a near-capacity turnout of 123 teams. Our thanks to our new sponsors, Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland, for their sponsorship of...

Junior Bridge Fundraiser, Templeogue 8 March

Peter Pigot and the Junior Committee will hold a special fundraiser for Irish junior bridge in Templeogue on Sunday 8 March. There will be two sessions of bridge, one at 10:30, the second at 14:45, and players can enter one (€25) or both (€40) sessions. There will be...

Attention Women Players

Both the EBL and the WBF are continuing their efforts in support of women's bridge. First up we have the next instalment of the EBL's Online Training Program for Women, which will take place on Monday February 23 at 19:30 CET (so 6:30 p.m. in Ireland). The guest coach...

Burke & O’Connor Trophies, Knightsbrook Hotel, 21/22 March

Due to a competing function at the hotel, unfortunately we do not have as much capacity as we had hoped for the Burke and O'Connor Trophies in Knightsbrook over the weekend of 21/22 March. It has therefore been necessary to limit entries to 24 teams in the Burke...

CBAI President’s Merit Award 2025/26 Notice

The CBAI President's Merit Award every year recognises the unsung heroes and heroines of Irish bridge - the volunteers without whom clubs or regions could not function, but who never seek acclaim or put themselves forward for formal office. We probably all know people...

Junior Home Internationals

Best of luck to the Irish teams that will represent us in the junior home internationals in Prestwick, Scotland, at the weekend. The are two competitions - the Junior Camrose (Under-26) and the Peggy Bayer Trophy (Under-21). England has dominated both competitions in...

Ennis Congress & IBU Mixed Trials, Weekend 1 – Results

Yet another busy weekend, with Ennis Congress at the Inn at Dromoland, and the first of two weekends of the IBU Mixed trials taking place in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. In Ennis, where the numbers were once again well up on the previous year, the prizewinners were:...

IBU Mixed Teams Trials

We have seven entries for the IBU Mixed trials, which will require two weekends of play. The preliminary round will be held this weekend in the Templeogue Bridge Centre, with the top four teams qualifying for the second weekend to determine the winners. Kibitzers are...

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.

Contact Details

Phone: (01) 492 9666
Email: info@cbai.ie
Address: Templeogue House, Templeogue Rd,
Templeogue, Dublin 6W, Co. Dublin, D6W F822

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