Congratulations to Team KENNY (Joan Kenny, Jeannie Fitzgerald, Teresa Rigney, Siobhan Part) who came from behind to win the IBU Women’s Trials over the weekend, thus achieving selection to represent Ireland at next summer’s European Championships in Riga, Latvia....

We are pleased to present the Autumn 2025 edition of the Irish Bridge Journal, along with the CBAI's traditional annual start of season Newsletter. You'll find the two combined here (Journal then Newsletter). If you wish to read only one of them, or both separately,...

We have four entries for the IBU Women's trials, which will be held in Templeogue Bridge Centre on 19-21 September, to qualify a team for the European Championships in Riga in June 2026. Kibitzers are welcome at the trials. You'll find the teams and the playing...

A reminder to all CBAI members about the WBF's e-Bridge Cup, an inaugural individual online competition which, given the entry to date, will be the largest online bridge event ever created. The key attractions are: A prize pool of $15,000; WBF, platform, and local...

The weekend saw the first "major" of the new season, CBAI President John Phelan's Duais an Uachtarain, in the newly-refurbished Tower Hotel in Waterford. The venue and planning were excellent, so thanks to John and his team, ably marshalled of course by his wife Lucy....

We were all disappointed when Hilary McDonagh (formerly Dowling-Long) had to step back from some CBAI commitments during last season to devote herself to her PhD research. We are pleased to report that she put the time to good use, and that bridge's loss was...

We are sad to report the death of Michael MacDonagh, one of the CBAI's Grand Masters. Originally from Galway, but latterly residing just outside Mullingar, Michael was a multiple national champion, and won many international caps. He was also, by a country mile, the...

Well done to the Grand Master Bridge trio of Thomas MacCormac, Rory Egan, and Jason Doyle on their inaugural congress over the weekend - starting in Lansdowne Football Club on the Friday night (following on from the ACBL Sectional Tournament run there earlier in the...