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...

A reminder that our latest sponsor, Brian Bloomer of Travel Counsellors, will host a special webinar exclusively for CBAI members this Thursday 16 April, at 7.30 p.m. focusing on ocean and river cruising. Brian will be joined by guest speakers from Celebrity Cruises...

It was another busy weekend for bridge, with both CBAI's Novice & Intermediate Congress and the IBU's Moylan Cup taking place - the former in  the Tower Hotel, Waterford, and the latter in the Malahide Regional Bridge Centre. Our thanks to all who turned out to...

We regret to inform clubs and members that it will be necessary to increase the charge applied for deliveries by our courier. The firm has increased the charge to us, in light of the significant increase in fuel costs, and, while we have borne the additional cost...

We are pleased to present the Spring 2026 edition of the Irish Bridge Journal. You'll find it here. As ever, the Journal includes a variety of interesting and educational material. The highlights of this edition include: Profiles of our two new sponsors, Cantor...

The next instalment of the EBL’s Online Training Program for Women will take place on Monday April 13 at 19:30 CET (so 6:30 p.m. in Ireland). The guest coach this time will be Alfredo Versace, a stalwart of the celebrated Italian team for more than three decades, and...