Well done to the Drogheda Congress Committee for a fantastic congress at the ABCD Bridge Centre over the weekend. The winners of the various competitions were: Mixed Pairs: Mary Timoney & Donek Szenejko Gala Pairs: Mary Doherty & Kathleen McCay Congress Pairs:...

Congratulations to Team MORAN (Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, Nick FitzGibbon, Gráinne Barton, NPC) who dominated the IBU Open Trials over the weekend, thus achieving selection to represent Ireland at next summer’s European...

We have four entries for the IBU Open trials, to be held in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 3-5 October. Kibitzers are welcome, subject to the usual conditions. You'll find the playing schedule here.  System cards for the four teams are: MORAN: Mark Moran/John Carroll,...

The EBL Women's Committee is excited to announce the first online training session of the new season, following on from the very successful series started last year. The first session will be on 14 October at 18:30 Irish time on the RealBridge platform, and it's free...

We are sad to report the death of Tom Burke of Drogheda. Tom was a long-term member of the Gate Bridge Club, serving as its President for 1974/75. He also served on the North Eastern Region committee, as President of the Region in 1988/89, and as National President of...

Congratulations to Team KENNY (Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Teresa Rigney, Siobhan Part) who came from behind to win the IBU Women’s Trials over the weekend, thus achieving selection to represent Ireland at next summer’s European Championships in Riga, Latvia....

We are pleased to present the Autumn 2025 edition of the Irish Bridge Journal, along with the CBAI's traditional annual start of season Newsletter. You'll find the two combined here (Journal then Newsletter). If you wish to read only one of them, or both separately,...

We have four entries for the IBU Women's trials, which will be held in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 19-21 September, to qualify a team for the European Championships in Riga in June 2026. Kibitzers are welcome at the trials. You'll find the teams and the playing...

A reminder to all CBAI members about the WBF's e-Bridge Cup, an inaugural individual online competition which, given the entry to date, will be the largest online bridge event ever created. The key attractions are: A prize pool of $15,000; WBF, platform, and local...

The weekend saw the first "major" of the new season, CBAI President John Phelan's Duais an Uachtarain, in the newly-refurbished Tower Hotel in Waterford. The venue and planning were excellent, so thanks to John and his team, ably marshalled of course by his wife Lucy....