Click here for information on the WBF Women’s Teams. You will be able to enter in due course via the WBF website.
Interprovincials – Ulster Teams
The following have been selected to represent Ulster at the upcoming Interprovincials:
OPEN
U1…Pat Mc Daid & Zrinka Kokot
David & Diane Greenwood
U2…Ian Hamilton & Ian Lindsay
Rex Anderson & Wayne Somerville
U3…Michael Coffey & Fergal O’Shea
Harold Curran & Michael O’Kane
AREA MASTER
U1…Mellis Brady & Paddy McDermott
Martin Purdy & Willy Clingan
U2…Kathleen Cassidy & Michael McIllroy
Ciaran & Paul McAllister
U3…Ann Cairns & Una Carty
Christine Stewart & Judy Young
INTERMEDIATE A
U1…Jim Crowch & Michael Peoples
Mary Maguire & Kathleen McCabe
U2…John Forsythe & George Harper
Mary Flynn & Helen McCambridge
U3…Simon Ridley & Nora Scanlon
Michael & Geraldine McNamee
Senior / Inter A Pairs
Senior/ Inter A competition is taking place on the 12th November 2026 in Kelvin Malone Bridge club. Starting time 7.15. Please be at the venue 10 minutes before.
Please enter on the entry form here.
If anyone has any queries or looking for a partner please email
nualamooney37@hotmail.co.uk
Lady Milne trials
Trials for the Lady Milne Trophy 2027 will be held at Kelvin Malone Bridge Club over the weekend of 21st November 2026. Wales are hosting the 2027 event which is scheduled to take place 16-18 April 2027.
Details on how to enter can be found here.
Inter-Provincials Expressions of Interest wanted
The NIBU are looking for interested Masters and Intermediates to represent Ulster in the Inter-Provincials. The event takes place on the 28th-29th November at the Knightsbrook Hotel and Country Club in Trim. If you wish to apply to play in this, email Michael Coffey at michael.b.coffey06@gmail.com
Bridge Ireland board of directors
As members are aware both the NIBU and CBAI are amalgamating into ‘Bridge Ireland’ on January 1st 2027. The new company is required to have a Board of Directors and applications are invited from individuals with experience in specific areas. For more details please click on this link:
URGENT – VOLUNTEERS REQUIRED
Sandie Millership has decided to retire from running the Thursday Evening Online Pairs on BBO which she has been doing for the past four years. A big thank you to Sandie for carrying out this role as TD.
If the Thursday Evening sessions are to continue, we need a volunteer(s) to take over this role, possibly on a rota basis. This is not a complicated task and training will be provided. A remuneration of £20 per evening is provided.
To volunteer, please contact Michael McFaul on mjmcfaul@gmail.com.
Message from Chairperson, Helen Hall
6th September 2026
Following a unanimous vote at the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) on 5th September at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Belfast, I am delighted to confirm that arrangements are now going ahead to establish ’ Bridge Ireland’ on 1 January 2027. The new body is an amalgamation of the Northern Ireland Bridge Union, the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland and the Irish Bridge Union. I would like to thank all the club delegates who came to the EGM to lend their support to the merger of the three bodies.
We have a very busy few months ahead and will be seeking volunteers to represent the Northern Ireland Region in a number of committees. More details to follow….
BGB Gold Cup
The Gold Cup is the most prestigious teams event in the BGB calendar. Teams knocked out early can then compete for the Silver Plate. Click here for information and entry form. Entries for this event close on 31st October.
Interprovincial trials
The following pairs have entered the interprovincial trials. You can click on the pair to download the convention card.
Harold Curran & Michael O’Kane