The first session of the new season of the EBL Women's Committee's online training programme will take place on Wednesday September 16. The session will be at 18:00 Irish time on the RealBridge platform, and it's free of charge to all female members of the EBL's...

We have ten entries for the Pre-Qualifier trials, to be held in Templeogue on 12-13 September, and kibitzers are welcome. You'll find the Conditions of Contest, including the playing schedule, here. System cards for the ten pairings are: [button...

We are pleased to report that the Northern Ireland Bridge Union voted unanimously in favour of the proposed amalgamation with the CBAI at its special EGM on Saturday. The amalgamation will therefore proceed, with an operative date of 1 January 2027. There is a good...

Organiser Nicola O'Dowd and her team got the new season off to a great start with a very well-organised and well-attended Bridge Bash in Knightsbrook Hotel, Trim. Extended from a one-day event last year to two days this year, the Bash offered events for all grades....

As members will know, the CBAI's AGM on Saturday 27 June voted unanimously in favour of the proposed amalgamation with the Northern Ireland Bridge Union (NIBU). The NIBU's AGM on the same day also voted in favour, but subject to reviewing some outstanding legal...

Well done to the NIBU Team which won the Sonya Britton Trophy for the annual challenge match between the CBAI and the NIBU. The event was hosted by the CBAI, under the direction of TD Brian Lawlor, in the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk, which did an excellent job. Combined...

Sunway Travel will run a special Bridge Holiday to Benalmedina, on the Costa Del Sol, next April, with professional bridge player and teacher Peter Pigot providing the bridge expertise - tournaments, classes, and supervised play. The holiday is for 5 nights from 22...

Many congratulations to Luca Crone, who finished on the podium in a major Youth Games for the second year in a row. Luca went one better than in 2025, when he won a silver medal as runner-up in the President’s Cup at the European Youth Bridge Championships in...