We are pleased to report that the Drogheda ABCD Centre was the first club to return to live bridge since the cessation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, with an open night on Tuesday 22 September. Well done to all those involved who put in all the hard work to make...

In normal times, we would all be getting together around now to welcome in the new bridge season after the summer break. Obviously, these are not normal times, and getting together in any numbers is not possible. However, we would like to outline the plans for the...

Many thanks to our top national TDs, Diarmuid Reddan and Fearghal O'Boyle, for running an excellent Zoom session recently on how to organise and run tournaments on BBO. Thanks also to Martin Brady for managing the Zoom meeting so efficiently, which with well over a...

The Northern Ireland Bridge Union will hold its autumn congress virtually on BBO from 11-13 September, and all CBAI members are welcome to participate. Pre-entry is required. You'll find all the details details here or at https://www.bridgewebs.com/nibucongress/. The...

Courtesy of Eamon Galligan and Peter Pigot, a special fundraising tournament in support of the Dublin and Limerick Civic Trusts will take place online on BBO at 11 a.m. on Thursday 23 July. This is a mixed-level fun tournament with prizes for the first three places as...

The Northern Ireland Bridge Union will host the Ciara Burns Gala Pairs as a virtual competition on BBO on Sunday 2 August, and CBAI members are welcome to enter. The event will consist of three separate sections - one for Intermediate As, one for Intermediate Bs, and...

We may have no Ballina Congress this weekend, unfortunately, but we can offer you two international online events in the coming days, courtesy of the Israeli and French Bridge Federations respectively. The 1st Online Israeli Bridge Festival is being held on BBO...

We informed you in an earlier post of our agreement with BBO to authorise CBAI-affiliated clubs as virtual clubs on BBO, the benefits of this status, and how to apply to become a virtual club. We are pleased to report that we now have just over 100 CBAI virtual clubs,...