Well done also to the winners at the Ennis Congress held on BBO over the weekend of 29-31 January, as follows: Friday: Mixed Pairs - Tracy Kapal & David Sherman Intermediate B Pairs - Alexandra & David Blair Novice Pairs - Nuala Hyland & Angela O’Connor...

Many congratulations to the newest additions to the ranks of Irish grandmasters, as Lucy and John Phelan become the twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth individuals, and the second married couple, to attain the most elevated level in Irish bridge. The pride of Waterford,...

Congratulations to the PENDER team (Gilda Pender, Hilary McDonagh, Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Rebecca Brown (O’Keeffe), and Siobhan Part), which led from trap to line in the Lady Milne trials, and has won the honour of representing Ireland in the Lady Milne...

Next up in the calendar is Ennis Congress. You’ll find the full schedule and a link to use to enter (pre-entry is required) here.

UPDATE: The KEMPLE team has had to withdraw at short notice due to personal circumstances - a family member of one of the players is seriously ill. The trials will now commence on Saturday at 10 a.m., and a revised schedule may be found here. This weekend sees the...

Two more online events coming up this weekend. Cork Congress will be held on BBO from 22 to 24 January, with a full slate of competitions across all grades. Pre-entry is required and you'll find a schedule of events and details of how to enter here. And for...

Well done to those who featured in the men's and women's pairs and teams championships, held online on BBO over the weekend of 18-19 January. The leading places were occupied by: Men's Pairs - 1st Alan O'Sullivan & John Noonan, 2nd Peter Goodman & Micheal O...

Well done to the Irish team of Micheal O Briain, Padraig O Briain, Terry Walsh, Derek O’Gorman, BJ O’Brien, and Ranald Milne, under NPC Peter Goodman, who topped the standings after the first weekend of the Camrose Trophy, held virtually on RealBridge over the weekend...

The CBAI will host the first weekend of this year's Camrose Trophy competition over the weekend of 8-10 January, virtually on the RealBridge platform. Kibitzers are welcome, using this link. For security reasons, kibitzing will be on a 30-minute delayed basis. Running...

The offices of the CBAI will close on Wednesday 23 December at 13:00, and will reopen on Monday 4 January at 9:30. We would like to wish all the members of the CBAI a happy and healthy Christmas season. On behalf of all the office staff, it has been our privilege to...