The Regent Bridge Club will run its annual Open Leagues again in 2024/25, and all are welcome. There will be separate competitions for Regional Masters and above, for Area Masters, and for Intermediates. Matches will be played on Monday nights in the club premises on...

Well done to the CBAI team that emerged victorious in the annual match against the NIBU, for the Sonya Britton Trophy, held in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, on 17/18 August. A very strong NIBU Officials team won the head-to-head officials' match. Thanks to TD John...

Congratulations to the winners of the Preliminary Trials held in Templeogue over the weekend of 10/11 August. As it transpired, the overall winners, Hugh MacDermott & Denis Mortell, are unable to take their place in the Camrose Trials due to an unanticipated...

Entries are sought from CBAI members for the NIBU Online leagues for 2024/25. There are both Open and Intermediate competitions. Matches will be played on a Thursday on the RealBridge platform, using cameras and microphones to ensure the integrity of the format. The...

A reminder to any members contemplating playing in the CBAI's international trials that the closing date for entries for two of them is imminent. Entries for the Camrose Trials (to be held in Dublin on 6-8 September) close on next Friday 9 August, and entries for the...

Many congratulations to Tom Hanlon, whose team came third in the prestigious Roth Open Swiss Teams at the recent North American Bridge Championships in Toronto. The team also had a good run in the Spingold Teams, reaching the last 16 and losing to an eventual...

For clubs participating in the CBAI's Group Public Liability Insurance Scheme, your cover is due to be renewed on 1 September 2024. The premium remains at €105 for the coming year, with the same cover of €6.5 million. This will cover your club from 1 September 2024 to...

A reminder that entries for the Pre-Qualifier Trials close this Friday, 12 July. These trials are aimed at players with fewer than the 100 National Points required to enter the regular trials, and have been popular since they were introduced two years ago. The trials...