A group of nineteen Irish juniors, all of the relatively inexperienced variety, attended a junior summer camp in Stirling, Scotland, courtesy of BAMSA (Bridge as a MindSport for All) and the Scottish Bridge Union. Our thanks to them for organising the event and...

Many congratulations to Dublin's Regent Bridge Club, which marked its centenary with a special congress over the weekend. Throughout the hundred years, the Regent has been an integral part of the CBAI. In the early years of the Association, before the regional...

We have resolved the issue with our email system. Any email sent to any of our email addresses between approximately 5 p.m. on Monday evening and approximately 11 a.m. this morning will NOT have been received - you should have got a bounce-back to this effect - so...

Many thanks to those who attended the Annual General Meeting of the CBAI in the Greenway Manor Hotel, Waterford, on Saturday 5 July. There was a great turnout, and it was very helpful to hear the views of the members on the main issues of relevance to the Irish bridge...

The CBAI each season seeks nominations for the President’s Merit Award, with the President selecting the winner. This award is designed to recognise the unsung heroes and heroines of Irish bridge – the people who do all the hard work behind the scenes without which...

After Sligo Congress last weekend, we saw another congress make a triumphant return to the live calendar this weekend, the Killarney Congress, in a lovely new venue in the Castlerosse Hotel. The turnout was excellent, and it was particularly pleasing to see so many of...

Members are hereby notified that the Annual General Meeting of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will take place in the Greenway Manor Hotel, Waterford, starting at 2 p.m. All paid-up members are entitled to attend. The traditional post-meeting game of bridge...

Sligo Congress made a triumphant return to the live calendar, with a fantastic turnout at the weekend in the Clayton Hotel, and the usual Sligo hospitality in full force. All the players professed themselves delighted to be back, and they will be pleased to hear the...

As 2026 is a European National Teams Championship year, we will have two sets of international trials this season, one set for the IBU to select the teams for the Europeans, and one set for the CBAI to select the teams for the home international series. It will be a...

We are delighted to publish the tenth edition of the CBAI-produced Irish Bridge Journal (Summer 2025): ...