Northern Ireland Bridge Union

The 49^th Donegal International Bridge Congress will take place on the 6th-8th November 2026.  Click here for Congress Brochure.

Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland
This event took place on 15-16th August at the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk.

Congratulations to Team Northern Ireland for winning the event for the first time since 2019. Congratulations to all the players. Each partnership made its own contribution to the overall result. 

A special mention to the highest scoring team – our Intermediate A team comprising Judy Young, Mary Flynn, John Forsythe and George Harper.

Overall results can be found here.

To: Team Captains

Entries are invited for the new season’s Senior and Intermediate Leagues 2026-2027.

This year, the key change is that matches will be played, by rotation, on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday evenings every 3 or 4 weeks from October to May.  The frequency will depend on the number of entries in each League.

You can enter either through the Online Entry Forms section of the NIBU Results website, or via the link below.

More Information Entry Forms

Entries close 13th September.

Click here for information on the upcoming Inter-provincial and Camrose trials.

Unfortunately it has become evident that running the event is not feasible and so it has been cancelled.

This is taking place on 14th-16th August at the Fairways Hotel, Dundalk. The selection committee have selected the following teams to represent the NIBU:

Open Team:- David & Diane Greenwood, Sandie Millership & Mary-Kelly Rogers
Masters Team:- Alan & Heather Hill, Nuala Mooney & Stan Lowe
Ladies Team:- Toni Sproule & Christine Stewart, Ann Cairns & Una Carty
Officials Team:- Michael McFaul & Helen Hall, Harold Curran & Anne Fitzpatrick
Inter A Team: Mary Flynn & Judy Young , John Forsythe & George Harper
Inter B Team: Helena McCambridge & Eleanor Jones, Jean White & Mary Johnston

The AGM took place on Saturday 29th June. You can find the draft minutes here.

The following prizes were presented during the meeting:

Inter A Player of the Year – Patricia McDowell

Senior Player of the Year – Harold Curran

Intermediate League Winners – Mary Flynn & Toni Bradley

Senior League Winners – Harold Curran & Anne Fitzpatrick

MacKinnon Cup – Rex Anderson & Ian Lindsay.

Kelvin Cup – Harold Curran & Anne Fitzpatrick

Both the NIBU and CBAI voted to agree to the merger at their respective AGMs. Further details to follow.

We extend our best wishes to our NIBU members, Zrinka Kokot and Pat McDaid who
are representing Ireland in the above competition. We wish them and their team mates
every success in this event.

Congratulations to Rex Anderson, David Greenwood, Wayne Somerville and CBAI Junior Matthew O’Farrell for winning the Egan Trophy which took place last weekend. You can find the full results on Fearghal’s website.