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...

Many congratulations to Wayne Somerville, the winner of the Inaugural Irish Individual Knockout Championship, played recently on Funbridge. The final was a triumph for bridge youth, in that Wayne, a current Northern Ireland international who graduated from the junior...

It was another busy weekend, with both the Confined Regional Master Pairs and Teams competitions and the Teltscher (Senior Camrose) trials taking place in the Templeogue Bridge Centre. In the Regional Masters events, the prizewinners were:: Pairs: Winners - Brendan...

We have four entries for the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Camrose) trials, to be held in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 31 Jan- 2 Feb. You'll find the Conditions of Contest here. It includes the playing schedule, and kibitzers are welcome.  System cards for the four teams...

We've reached the business end of the Inaugural Irish Individual Knockout Championship on Funbridge, which has now arrived at the semi-final stage. The semi-final line up is: US expert Jade Barrett v Irish junior international Luca Crone; since he moved to the US...

We have now reached a capacity entry of 124 teams for the Holmes Wilson in Tullow - four teams have yet to be entered on the online system to add to the 120 already there. Entries have therefore been closed on the online entry system, and new entrants will only be...

A further update on the progress of the Inaugural Irish Individual Knockout Championship on Funbridge, which has now reached the quarter-final stage. Only one seed remains standing, after John Flavin had the remarkable achievement of knocking out both Tom Hanlon and...

The weekend saw Cork Congress in the lovely setting of the Maryborough Hotel. In keeping with trends this season the numbers were up on last year; particularly notable was an entry of 29 pairs in the Novice Pairs competition, a tribute to the teaching being done in...

Just a quick update on the progress of the Inaugural Irish Individual Knockout Championship on Funbridge. From an original entry of 113, we've reached the last 32 stage. Three of our seeds have survived, but Joan Kenny lost narrowly (6-0) to Thomas MacCormac in a...

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...