The Irish Bridge Journal, No. 6, can be found here. It contains the usual array of articles on the events, personalities, and experiences of bridge in Ireland and overseas, along with tips and guidance from some of our top teachers, and the usual two quizzes.
Downshire Hospital Bridge Club celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Harold Curran, president of the NIBU, celebrates the 50th anniverary of the Downshire Hospital Bridge Club with its members.
Egan Trophy 2024
The Egan Trophy, the IBU All-Ireland Top Teams Championship, was held ‘face to face’ in La Mon Hotel and Country Club, Belfast over the weekend of 25-26 May 2024.
CBAI Teams x 6
NIBU Teams x 4
Final scores here
TELTSCHER TROPHY 2024
The Teltscher Trophy was held at Stirling University in Scotland from 17-19 May.
Scotland led the event until the last board when they were overtaken by England who won by a fraction of a VP
Full details can be found on the RealBridge Kibitz site https://kibitz.realbridge.online
Northern Intermediate A/B Pairs
This event for Intermediate A or B players took place on BBO on 3rd May
Thank you all for playing and congratulations to the winners
1st …Brian Mullan & Toni Bradley 64.09%
2nd Jackie & John Flynn. 59,09%
3rd Mary Flynn & Rae Seaton. 57.27%
Full results here
Lady Milne Trophy 2024
The Lady Milne Trophy competition was held in the City North Hotel, Gormanstown over the weekend of 19 – 21 April 2024. Well done to our Northern Ireland team on their sterling effort. Final results can be found here.
From left to right:
Anne Fitzpatrick, Sandie Millership, Anne Hassan, Helen Hall (NPC), Clare Watson, Heather Hill and Mary Kelly-Rogers.
Online Cheating – Warning!
All members are reminded that the transmission of unauthorised information within a partnership while playing online, is illegal.
This includes sending phone messages and ‘WhatsApps ‘ chats as well as verbal exchanges or sharing of screens. Couples in the same household should ideally play in separate rooms.
Continue reading “Online Cheating – Warning!”New Teachers’ Seminar – May 2024
The CBAI is promoting a New Teacher’s Seminar to take place in Donegal mid-to-late May 2024. This is the course which Helen Hall successfully attended in 2023. The aim of the Seminar is to produce much-needed bridge teachers before next September for the new bridge season. For more details click here or contact Helen at hallhelen@hotmail.co.uk .
WBF Newsletter
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WBF Women’s Online Bridge Festival
WBF Women’s Spring Festival BBO Online is taking place April 8-14
2024.
Courtesy of WBF President Jan Kamras, the winner will receive
free entry to the National Women’s Pairs Championship in Buenos
Aires with their partner of choice from the same nation. BBO and WBF
are sponsoring BB$ prizes.