it was a case of so near and yet so far for our Lady Milne (women's home international championship) team over the weekend in Perth, Scotland. The team (Jeannie Fitzgerald, Joan Kenny, Rebecca Brown-O'Keeffe, Gilda Pender, Teresa Rigney, Siobhan Part, and NPC Paul...

The IBU Seniors Congress was held in the Cavan Crystal Hotel from 18-20 April, and was very well-attended. Great to see the numbers back for this very popular event, which suffered a bit last year as the very first congress to be played live after the covid...

The IBU All-Ireland National Championship, for the Moylan Cup, took place in Malahide Regional Bridge Centre over the weekend of 15/16 April, with a full-house of 40 pairs competing. The prizewinners were: 1st Joan Kenny & Jeannie Fitzgerald; 2nd Tom Hanlon &...

The National Pairs Championships were held in the Falls Hotel, Ennistymon, over the weekend of 1/2 April, for the Davidson Cup (Open), Laird Cup (Intermediate A), and Civil Service Cup (Intermediate B). This was the first live running of these events, amongst the most...

Clonmel Congress was held at the Talbot Hotel over the weekend of 25-26 March. The winners of the various competitions were: Gala Pairs - Eithne Kelly & Rosaleen Fitzgerald Mixed Pairs - Mary Clancy & Ger McSweeny Intermediate Pairs - Eileen Brennan &...

The World Bridge Federation will hold a Women's Online Spring Festival on BBO from 10 to 16 April, with several competitions each day, and lots of prizes and both WBF and BBO Masterpoints on offer. The daily schedule is: Tournament European Time (CET) NY Time (EDT)...

Thanks again to all the clubs and players who supported the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs week in February. The numbers were still very good, in spite of the new bank holiday on the Monday of our traditional Sims week - it is our intention to move the event next season to...

The weekend of 24/26 March sees the Clonmel Congress in the Talbot Hotel (Clonmel Park), with the usual full schedule of competitions. You...

The IBU Inter-County Open and Intermediate Teams Championships, for the Burke and O'Connor Trophies respectively, were held in the Cavan Crystal Hotel over the weekend of 11/12 March. The prizewinners were: Burke Trophy: 1st Place: Dublin South - Peter Goodman, Aoife...

The recent Tralee International Bridge Congress 2023, held in the Rose Hotel, raised €850 for St Vincent de Paul in a charity fundraising competition. Pictured (l-to-r) are Claire Carmody from The Rose Hotel, Tom Hardiman, Hugh O Connell President of the Congress,...