Northern Ireland Bridge Union

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

The East Down Pairs will be run on BBO as a two session event at 7 pm on both Friday 1 Sepember and Friday 8 September.
The entry fee is $BB5 per player, per session. To win the event, a pair must play in both sessions. Entries from Intermediate pairs are particularly welcome.

Online entry forms are available here.

For the first time, entries are being invited from teams throughout Ireland. The League will be played on RealBridge as before The final format and dates will be confirmed when the final number of teams entered is known. Full details and entry form can be found HERE.

Closing date for entries is Sunday 24th September 2023.

For the first time, entries to the Intermediate League are being invited from teams throughout Ireland. The event will be played on BBO, with teams arranging their own matches with opponents. The format and dates will be confirmed when the final number of teams entered is known. Full details and the entry form can be found HERE.

All Intermediate Players are encouraged to put a team together and take part in this event.

Entry for the Knockout Cups, the Kelvin, Mackinnon and Millership Cups, is now available. Entry form and more details HERE.

Closing Date 24 September 2023.

The selection committee would like to invite players of categories Inter A and Masters (Seniors with less than 40 red points) to enter for selection to play in the Inter-Provincials to be held in The Cavan Crystal hotel on 18th and 19th November 2023. 
Closing date for entries: 16th October 2023
Entries to: nualamooney37@hotmail.co.uk

Because of the prevalence of unethical behaviour by a small minority of online bridge players, the NIBU is issuing a reminder to all players of the need for ethical behaviour at all times.  There are numerous reports of people perceived to be deliberately CHEATING when playing online.  All members should be in no doubt that the NIBU is taking each case extremely seriously and there will be consequences for anyone found to be cheating.

Players should note that all on-line competitions are being monitored for repeated signs of suspicious or unusual play. A number of players are currently serving suspensions.