Northern Ireland Bridge Union

Due to the low numbers of teams entered for the cup competitions, the deadline for entry has been extended until 14th October. Intermediates are encouraged to enter. You can register for the competitions here.

Congratulations to John Baker Ian Hamilton BJ O’Brian and Harold Curran who tied for 2nd place overall in the East Down Pairs

Congratulations to Toni Bradley and Brian Mullan who won the Intermediate Section of the the East Down Pairs

Congratulations to Christine Stewart and Toni. Sproule who got 1st place overall and the Cohen Trophy in the East Down Pairs

Click here for information on the Gold Cup, the most prestigious trophy in Great Britain.

Entries close 27^th October 2025

By popular demand, the Intermediate League has now been re-scheduled to be played on a Thursday evening.  Closing date for entries has been extended to 28^th September.  

Details, including links to entry form and league formats, can be viewed on the League page.

Letter from the EBU:

We would like to invite your youth members to enter the upcoming Bridge Great Britain Online Junior Pairs, the annual online pairs event for juniors, hosted this year by the EBU on behalf of Bridge Great Britain.

The home nations event will take place on Saturday 29th November, starting at 11am on RealBridge. Entry to the event is free.

It is hoped there will be sufficient entries for all three categories: Under-26 (playing for the Paul Porteous trophy), Under-21 (playing for the Liz McGowan trophy) and Under-16 (playing for the Andrew Robson trophy).

The competition is free to enter, but pre-entry is required. To enter, please email comps@ebu.co.uk by 10th November.

The EBU and BGB would like to extend our thanks to sponsors Andrew Robson, Liz McGowan and Paul Porteous for donating the trophies and support for these youth events. Young people are the future of our game and we are keen to support them in every way. 

Competition Webpage: https://www.ebu.co.uk/competitions/bridge-great-britain-online-junior-pairs

The new pocket diary is now available at a price of £5. It covers the period September 2025 – December 2026 so can be used immediately.

Anyone wishing to obtain a copy should email Michael McFaul mjmcfaul@gmail.com

This Red Point event is being held in Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre on 21st September. Please click here for the entry form and here for a flyer about the event.

The event is due to start at 11am. Lunch will be available for a reasonable fee at the club.

Please note that the entries for all cup competitions close on 30th September.

The Kelvin Cup is open to all, Intermediates welcome.

The Mackinnon Cup is open to all, Intermediates welcome, and is scored by total points, not IMPs.

The Millership Cup is restricted to non-experts, Intermediates welcome.

The format and conditions of contest are under Cups in the results section.

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