Promoting Bridge in Northern Ireland
The NIBU sent teams to both competitions in 2025. The competitions were held in Newport, Wales. The teams chosen were as follows:
Junior Camrose (U26)
Xander Todd & Lucy O’Kane
Adam Hendry & Kaj Taylor
NPC: Wayne Somerville
Peggy Bayer (U21)
Eleanor Murphy & Wiktoria Januszewska
Grace Nelson & Mitchell Brown
Joshua Soeters & Corey Miller
NPC: Sandie Millership
This is taking place at La Mon on 17th-19th April. You can follow along with the action on RealBridge. You can find the programme with timings and player bios here.
You can also follow the overall results here.
Edit: Michael Coffey and Fergal O’Shea have pulled out of the trials, please see below for updated details:
Click here for the updated schedule for the 2nd weekend of the trials.
Click here for the player draw for the second weekend.
Click on the links below to see the convention cards for each of the entrants.
David & Diane Greenwood (Supplementary notes)
The NIBU would like to extend their congratulations to Luca Crone and Matthew O’Farrell, two Irish juniors who have just won a trophy for the top U26 pair (2nd overall) in the European Presidents Cup.
The weekend of 16-18 May saw the Teltscher Trophy (Senior Home International Championship) being hosted by Ireland and held in the City North Hotel in Gormanstown.
For results and details of the event, click here
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.
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
The Lady Milne Trophy will be hosted by England over the weekend of 11-13 April 2025. Following recent trials, the Selection Committee has agreed that the Team selected to represent Northern Ireland is as follows:
Anne Hassan & Sandie Millership
Anne Fitzpatrick & Mary Kelly-Rogers
Heather Hill & Helen Hall
Reserve Pair: Norma Irwin & Kathleen Cassidy
NPC: Harold Curran
The 1st weekend of the Camrose Trophy will place over the weekend of 3rd to 5th January 2025 at Adamton House Hotel, Prestick, Scotland. The teams representing Northern Ireland and the NIBU can be found here.
The second weekend of the trials for the Inter-Provincials took place over the weekend of 12-13 October 2024 at Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre . Final results here.