Northern Ireland Bridge Union

The NIBU Senior/Intermediate Pairs competition took place on BBO on Friday 10 November 2023. For results, click here.

The above event took place on Wednesday 25 October 2023 in Derryvolgie Bridge Club. For results, click here.

The 2024 pocket Irish Bridge diary is now available @£5 each. It covers the period September 2023 through December 2024 and features full details of the IBU, CBAI and NIBU fixtures. If interested in receiving a copy contact Michael McFaul on mjmcfaul@gmail.com .

The Selection Committee is inviting entries for the Lady Milne Trials to be held at Kelvin Malone Bridge Club over the weekend of 10-12th November 2023.

Entries to Nuala Mooney at nualamooney37@hotmail.co.uk on or before Monday 16th October 2023.

Due to the lack of entries, the closing date for entry to the Millership Cup has now been extended to Saturday 14th October 2023.

All eligible players are encouraged to enter. Entry form and more details HERE
Eligibility criteria below:
‘The Millership Cup is a team competition open to all players who are members of the NIBU at the date of entry, and are ranked below Expert level, i.e. less than 100 red points on 1st September of the season in question.’

Please note that the draws have been made for both the Senior and Intermediate Leagues.

Full details of both draws can be found HERE.

RealBridge and BAMSA (Bridge: A MindSport for All) have arranged a short online conference on 7/8 October 2023 for bridge teachers, coaches and mentors.
Click here for more details.

The trials for the above event took place in Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre over the weekends of September 29th-1st October and October 13th-15th.

Final Results can be found here.

For more details on this prestigious teams event, click here.

NIBU President Harold Curran says:

“I’m delighted to announce that our International Match and Website Manager Helen Hall has qualified as a recognised teacher of Bridge.

Helen undertook a programme of training hosted by the Contract Bridge Association of Ireland (CBAI) which involved taking 2 exams and attending a weekend seminar in Dublin. The seminar involved delivering a presentation to CBAI members.”

For more information on the content and format of the course, Helen can be contacted at: hallhelen@hotmail.co.uk