Northern Ireland Bridge Union

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 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

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.

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

As members are aware both the NIBU and CBAI are amalgamating into ‘Bridge Ireland’ on January 1^st 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:

Bridge Ireland – Expressions of Interest for Board Positions

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.

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….

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.

The following pairs have entered the interprovincial trials. You can click on the pair to download the convention card.

Harold Curran & Michael O’Kane

Ian & Willie Hamilton 

Rex Anderson & Wayne Somerville

David & Diane Greenwood

Pat McDaid & Zrinka Kokot

Michael Coffey & Fergal O’Shea

An EGM of members will take place on September 5^th at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Shaws Bridge, Belfast from 2pm. The meeting has been called to authorise proceeding on the merger with the CBAI to form ‘Bridge Ireland’.