Rooms have been reserved under the name of Anne Fitzpatrick for the upcoming Interprovincials. If players wish to stay in the hotel can they contact the hotel directly…. Knightsbrook Hotel & Country Club – 00353469482100
Inter-provincial teams
The selection committee have selected the following pairs for the inter-provincial teams.
Open:
Ulster 1
David & Diane Greenwood
Ian Hamilton & Ian Lindsey
Ulster 2
Rex Anderson & Wayne Somerville
Anna Carr & Margaret Farren
Ulster 3
Harold Curran & Anne Fitzpatrick
John Lavery & Michael O’Kane
Masters:
Ulster 1
Martin and Adrienne Purdy
Ciaran and Paul McAlisterUlster 2
Melissa Brady and Anne Shalvey
Josephine Brady and Frances DalyUlster 3
Anne Cairns and Una Carthy
Michael McIlroy and Kathleen CassidyIntermediates:
Ulster 1
Simon Ridley and Nora Scanlon
Gerry Henry and Calvin JonesUlster 2
John Forsythe and George Harper
Mary Flynn and Judy YoungUlster 3
Michael and Geraldine McNamee
Lesley Agar and Liz ThomasReserve
Myles Hannigan and Frank Houston
Sonya Britton 2025
The Selection Committee has selected the following pairs to represent the NIBU in the match versus CBAI for the Sonya Britton Trophy. The event which is being hosted by the NIBU will be held in La Mon Hotel on 16th/17th August.
Open
Ian Lindsay, Robin Burns, David Greenwood, Wayne Somerville
Senior/Master
Anne Fitzpatrick, Harold Curran, Michael O’Kane Stan Lowe
Ladies
Anne Hassen, Sandie Millership, Norma Irwin, Kathleen Cassidy
Officials
Diane Greenwood, Nuala Mooney, Michael Coffey, Fergal O’Shea
Inter “A”
George Harper, John Forsythe, Mary Flynn, Christine Stewart
Inter “B”
Gerry Starrs, Patrick McCarney, Helena McCambridge, Pat Braden
Play starts at 1pm with dinner at 5:30. Play on Sunday starts at 10:30am.
Moylan Trophy 2025
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
Sonya Britton Trophy (North v South Match)
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.
IBU Inter Provincials 2024
Camrose/Inter-Provincial Trials
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.
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
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.