We are pleased to report that the annual IBU Seniors Congress in the Cavan Crystal Hotel during the week was a great success, with excellent feedback from the participants. Many thanks to the TDs Fearghal O'Boyle, Mairead Basquille, and Peter Byrne, who did their...

Members are hereby notified that the 2026 Annual General Meeting of the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland will take place in the Castle Arms Hotel Durrow on Saturday 27 June, starting at 2 p.m. All members are entitled to attend, and there will be the traditional...

Our latest sponsor, Brian Bloomer/Travel Counsellors, offered a special webinar to CBAI members last week. The topic was cruises, and Brian's guest speakers Valerie Murphy of Celebrity Cruises and Brian Hynes of Uniworld River Cruises covered ocean cruising and river...

Unfortunately, the wait for Ireland's first Lady Milne victory will go on for at least another year. In a repeat of the outcome from both 2023 and 2024, our team won four of their five matches, two of them by the maximum margin. But a defeat in their first match to...

The National Teams Championships were held over the weekend in the Midlands Park Hotel in Portlaoise. We had a full turnout for the Open competition, but, although numbers were up in the other competitions, there were still some gaps for the Intermediate As and Bs,...

Many congratulations to Deirdre O’Halloran of Galway, playing under the BBO username Madra1, who won the 32nd WBF Women’s Online Bridge Festival over the weekend. A strong final sprint saw Deirdre surge to the top of the table, seeing off more than 1,000 competitors...

The weekend of 18-19 April sees the Lady Milne Trophy (Women's Home International Championship) being hosted by Northern Ireland in Belfast. It is hoped that the matches will be broadcast, with a short delay, on RealBridge. You’ll find full details of the event,...

The WBF Women's Spring Festival is taking place on BBO, and all women players are welcome. This is an individual event, where you play with a robot partner. The competitions take place between 13 and 19 April, with 12 games daily throughout the day on BBO, and you can...