Congratulations to the CBAI's Sonya Britton team, which emerged victorious in the annual match against the NIBU, which took place in the La Mon Hotel, Belfast, over the weekend after a three-year covid-inflicted gap. The stars of the show were our Officials Team, who...

A special edition of the WBF Women's Newsletter has been published, to mark the upcoming World Championships in Marrakech, for the Venice Cup. We had hoped that there would be Irish participation at that event, as our Women's Team were first reserves following the...

Firstly, this press release was sent to our media contacts last week (when the opening reference to the girls in green was more relevant, unfortunately). It has not generated any great interest to date, but we remain hopeful that we will be able to create some...

The dates and preliminary notices for the CBAI's International Trials have been posted to the website calendar. The International Committee has decided to continue with the Trials Pre-Qualifier which made its debut last year, and is aimed at players who do not have...

For clubs participating in the CBAI's Group Public Liability Insurance Scheme, your cover is due to be renewed on 1 September 2023. 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 2023 to...

Leading Irish international Tom Hanlon featured recently as the subject of “The Setting Trick” podcast. Here’s a link at which you can hear (or read) the interview with Tom, during which he discusses, amongst other things, how he got into bridge, his experiences...

Many thanks to those who attended the Annual General Meeting of the CBAI in the Castletroy Park Hotel, Limerick, on Saturday 1 July. It was very helpful to hear the views of the members on the main issues of relevance to the Irish bridge community. The game of bridge...

Daniel O'Donnell very kindly lent his support to a recent fundraiser organised in the South Midland Region, in aid of Laois Hospice. There was a capacity turnout of 31 tables in support of this very worthy cause, and everyone had a great night. Well done to Father...