The North Down Pairs took place on BBO on Sunday 22 January 2023 with an entry of 12 pairs. The winners were Maureen Murray and Ronnie Morrow. Runners up were Helen Hall & Michael McFaul.
Bridge Tuition in Primary Schools
Upcoming Bridge Congresses
Irish Bridge Journal
The new-format Irish Bridge Journal has now been published, and is available in either PDF or “page-turning” format. Both versions are available via the following link:
New Irish Bridge Journal – CBAI
Bridge Great Britain (BGB) – Reports on Camrose Weekend
As normal practice after a Home International match, the following reports have been submitted to BGB:
Match Manager’s Report
Tournament Director’s Report
Camrose Trophy 2023 – Weekend 1
This event was held over the weekend of the 6-8th January 2023 at La Mon Hotel and Country Club. To see final results click here.
Broadcasting of the event was via RealBridge. To review play of hands for all matches, click here. After login, select horizontal tab 2023/01 and search for ‘Camrose Trophy’ in list of previous events.
Scottish Bridge Union Overseas Congress
The SBU is running its Overseas Congress in Rhodes, Greece between 9-15 May 2023 and welcomes players from Northern Ireland to the Congress. Master points will be awarded. Players may enter either singly or as a pair or as a team of 4. Prices start at £569 half board/transfers but not flight which has to be booked and paid for separately. To date 60 players have already registered. For more information, please contact Matthew Pumphrey at matthewpumpfrey55@gmail.com.
Chairman Brian meeting Peggy Bayer Players
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Northern Ireland Pairs
Congratulations to Eric Lesage and Ken Hammond, winners of the NI Pairs, which was hosted at Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre on 4 December. Full results can be viewed here.
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Inter-Provincials – Ulster Finishes in 2nd Place
The IBU Inter-Provincials competition took place this weekend of 19th/20th November in Templeogue Bridge Centre, Dublin. Congratulations to the 9 Ulster Teams who finished in 2nd place overall.
A special tribute to our Intermediate Team for winning their section.