A reminder that our latest sponsor, Brian Bloomer of Travel Counsellors, will host a special webinar exclusively for CBAI members this Thursday 16 April, at 7.30 p.m. focusing on ocean and river cruising. Brian will be joined by guest speakers from Celebrity Cruises...

It was another busy weekend for bridge, with both CBAI's Novice & Intermediate Congress and the IBU's Moylan Cup taking place - the former in  the Tower Hotel, Waterford, and the latter in the Malahide Regional Bridge Centre. Our thanks to all who turned out to...

We regret to inform clubs and members that it will be necessary to increase the charge applied for deliveries by our courier. The firm has increased the charge to us, in light of the significant increase in fuel costs, and, while we have borne the additional cost...

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,...

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...