Promoting Bridge in Northern Ireland
The IBU Club Pairs is being played over 2 sessions in Templeogue Bridge Centre on Saturday 10th May. There will be 2 separate sections as follows:
Masters – the equivalent of the NIBU Seniors
Intermediates – both A and B together- prizes for both.
This is a great opportunity to play in an all-Ireland event with people at the same level . The event starts starts at 1 pm and is expected to finish by 10 pm.
Enter on the CBAI website using your NIBU number with 9 as a prefix.
The Moylan Trophy, Ireland’s premier Pairs event will be held at Malahide Bridge Club on April 26th & 27th. The following pairs will be representing the NIBU in this event:
Heather Hill & Helen Hall
Ian Hamilton & Ian Lindsey
Mary Kelly Rogers & Francis Gibbons
Harold Curran & Michael O’Kane
Michael Coffey & Fergal O’Shea
Pat McDaid & Zinkra Kokot
Norma Irwin & Kathleen Cassidy
Diane Greenwood & David Greenwood
The Lady Milne is taking place this weekend, 11-13 April, at The Doubletree Hilton, Bristol City Centre. The team representing Northern Ireland is:
Anne Fitzpatrick & Mary Kelly-Rodgers
Sandie Millership & Anne Hassan
Heather Hill & Helen Hall
NPC: Harold Curran
Full Programme Details
Kibitz via RealBridge
There will be video commentators at every session.
Any NIBU member who wishes to play in a CBAI or IBU event, online or face to face should preface their NIBU number with a 9 when asked for their membership number.
For example: with an NIBU number of 2997, enter 92997 when entering a CBAI competition.
There is no need any longer to have a separate CBAI number.
The Belfast Swiss Pairs has been cancelled due to lack of entries
At the request of Sam Punch, Stirling University, we have been asked to post the following information:
Poster
More Information
The Northern Ireland Teams event took place on Sunday 23 March 2025 at Kelvin Malone Bridge Club.
Winners: David Greenwood, Rex Anderson, Wayne Somerville and Paul Tranmer. Prize presented by Diane Greenwood, Chairperson.
The final weekend of the 2025 Camrose Trophy took place in La Mon Hotel and Country Club, Castlereagh, Belfast over the weekend of 7th – 9th March 2025. Congratulations to England, winners of the Camrose Trophy 2025.
Final results
Photo Gallery
Shandon Park Golf club is creating a book to celebrate their centenary in 2026. The Bridge section is contributing and is keen to acquire a photograph of Renee McFarlane, a legendary NIBU player and teacher who was a member of Shandon Park GC.
If anyone has access to a photo of Renee please notify Margaret Kelly mikelly@btinternet.com
The Sonya Britton Trophy, a competition played annually between the NIBU and the CBAI, is due to be played in La Mon Hotel and Country Club on the 16/17th August 2025.
The Selection Committee welcomes expressions of interest from Intermediate B (players with less than 2 Red Points) and Intermediate A (players with more than 2 Red Points and less than 10 Red Points).
Players in either of these two categories who are interested in playing in this event can record their interest here.