Northern Ireland Bridge Union

DENMARK June 24th – July 4th 2024

Trials for the Irish team, for the above event, will be held in Templeogue over the weekends of 19-21 January and 26-28 January 2024.. Please click here for more details.

The NIBU Senior/Intermediate Pairs competition took place on BBO on Friday 10 November 2023. For results, click here.

The above event took place on Wednesday 25 October 2023 in Derryvolgie Bridge Club. For results, click here.

The 2024 pocket Irish Bridge diary is now available @£5 each. It covers the period September 2023 through December 2024 and features full details of the IBU, CBAI and NIBU fixtures. If interested in receiving a copy contact Michael McFaul on mjmcfaul@gmail.com .

Please note that the draws have been made for both the Senior and Intermediate Leagues.

Full details of both draws can be found HERE.

RealBridge and BAMSA (Bridge: A MindSport for All) have arranged a short online conference on 7/8 October 2023 for bridge teachers, coaches and mentors.
Click here for more details.

For more details on this prestigious teams event, click here.

NIBU President Harold Curran says:

“I’m delighted to announce that our International Match and Website Manager Helen Hall has qualified as a recognised teacher of Bridge.

Helen undertook a programme of training hosted by the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI) which involved taking 2 exams and attending a weekend seminar in Dublin. The seminar involved delivering a presentation to CBAI members.”

For more information on the content and format of the course, Helen can be contacted at: hallhelen@hotmail.co.uk

For the first time, entries are being invited from teams throughout Ireland. The League will be played on RealBridge as before The final format and dates will be confirmed when the final number of teams entered is known. Full details and entry form can be found HERE.

Closing date for entries is Sunday 24th September 2023.