Well done to the Bray Congress committee on a very enjoyable weekend of events in Dun Laoghaire Bridge Club over the weekend - the first live competitions of the new season, expertly managed by TD John Royds. The prizewinners were: Congress Pairs: 1st Ann O’Connell...

Reminder that Bray Congress will take place in the Dun Laoghaire Bridge Centre (Clarinda Park) this weekend, with Pairs on Saturday at 13:00 and Teams on Sunday at 11:00. Pre-entry is required via email to braybridgeclub@gmail.com or to Anne Daly (086-2596889). Places...

The Pairs competition in the recent 16th World Bridge Series Championship in Wrocław, Poland, saw very fine performances from three Irish internationals. In a star-studded field, Tom Hanlon (partnering French international Frederick Volcker) finished in twelfth spot,...

Peter Pigot is hosting a series of ONLINE seminars for Intermediate and Advanced players. The seminars will consist of an opening discussion on Zoom, with graphics and instruction via BBO, then a session of play examples on RealBridge, and a conclusion back on Zoom....

The CBAI's International Committee (IC) has arranged a special new trial this season, which is aimed at players that are close to, but do not quite meet, the required masterpoint criteria for the general trials. These trials will be held on 24/25 September, in the...

COURTESY OF WILLY CLINGAN Many warm tributes have been paid to leading player Seán O’Lubaigh, who died in Dublin on 26 July after a long illness. Bridge players have been remembering him fondly, not only for his considerable playing abilities, but also for the good...

The CBAI's International Committee (IC) has arranged a special new trial this season, which is aimed at players that are close to, but do not quite meet, the required masterpoint criteria for the general trials. These trials will be held on 24/25 September, in the...

We need your help! You should in the past few days have received an email survey (assuming we have an up-to-date email address for you) seeking your views on the balance you would like to see between live bridge and online bridge in the future, and to gauge your...

The bridge background is improving gradually, with more clubs re-opening for live bridge, and numbers increasing steadily. However, there is no doubt that the pandemic has had an adverse effect on our membership, which is now substantially lower than it was in...

The Northern Ireland Bridge Union will host the Ciara Burns Gala Pairs as a virtual competition on BBO on Friday 29 July at 7 p.m., and CBAI members are welcome to enter. Use this online form to enter, and we are reliably assured that your CBAI number will be...