We are very sad to report the death of Anne Dillon of Cork, after a long illness. Anne was a key part of one of the great Irish bridge dynasties, both by birth and by marriage. Her father, Eddie Barry, played for Ireland, as have her brother Pat and her sister Gráinne...

The IBU's Inter-County Teams competitions, for the Burke (Open) and O'Connor (Intermediate) Trophies, took place in the Cavan Crystal Hotel over the weekend of 8/9 March, and our thanks to all who attended. The prizwewinners (pictured below with IBU Vice-President...

A very tight finish saw Ireland unfortunately miss out in the Camrose Trophy (home international championship), with England retaining the trophy by a small margin, and Ireland finishing in second place. Ireland went into the second weekend with a small lead, and,...

Thanks to all the clubs taking part in the CBAI Simultaneous Pairs competition. If you haven’t already uploaded your results, please do so as soon as possible. Thanks also to tonight's expert commentator, Enda Glynn. Don’t forget to remind your participants that they...

Best of luck to the Irish team of Mark Moran, John Carroll, Tom Hanlon, Conor Boland, Adam Mesbur, Nick FitzGibbon, and NPC Grainne Barton, which takes a small lead from the first weekend into the deciding second weekend of the Camrose Trophy (the open home...

Our EBL Women's Bridge Co-Ordinator, Joan Kenny, has asked us to remind all our women players that the next EBL Women's Online Training session is on RealBridge on Monday, March 10 at 18:30. The guest coach this time is David Bahkshi, the well-known English...

Well done to the congress organisers on an excellent weekend of bridge in the Grand Hotel, Malahide, with lots of competitions across all grades. The prizewinners were: Mixed Pairs: Noreen Pender & Frank Davey Gala Pairs: Simon Burrell & Paul Clinch Novice...

We are delighted to publish the ninth edition of the CBAI-produced Irish Bridge Journal (Winter/Spring 2025): [ In this...