The Welsh Bridge Union is holding its first annual ‘Strictly Come Teaching‘ competition on RealBridge on Saturday 25 January 2025 at 7pm. It is for partnerships consisting of a Learner/Beginner and their Pro/Teacher. For more details of this fun competition, click here.
NATIONAL MENS’ AND WOMENS’S TEAMS – CBAI EVENT
Some prizewinners from the Mens’ and Womens’ National Teams in Clane, Co. Kildare, at the weekend.
Geraldine Trophy 2025
National Mens’ Teams
Runners Up
Dermot O’Brien, Harold Curran, Gordon Lessells and Michael O’Kane
McMenamin Bowl 2025
National Womens’ Teams
Best 2nd Session
Kathy Monks, Carmel Gleeson, Nora Kelly and Kathleen Cassidy
McMenamin Bowl 2025
National Womens’ Teams
Best National Master Team
Mary Kelly-Rogers, Bernie Lodewijks and Anne Fitzpatrick
European Bridge League – Teams Championship
The 1st European Seniors Online Teams Championships will take place on the RealBridge platform over the periods 27-30 January and 3-6 February 2025. For more details, click here.
86th Annual Galway Bridge Congress
The 86th Annual Galway Bridge Congress takes place over the weekend of 14th to 16th February 2025. For more details, click here.
Bridge Great Britain – Online Junior Pairs
This event, hosted in 2025 by the NIBU, scheduled to take place on Sunday 26 January on Realbridge has been CANCELLED due to a lack of entries.
Northern Ireland Pairs Trophy
The Northern Ireland Pairs Trophy, a Red Point Event, took place at Kelvin Malone Bridge Club on Sunday 8 December 2024. Results:
1st: Robin Burns & Ian Lindsay
2nd: Ian Hamilton & Michael McFaul
3rd: Pat McDaid & Zrinka Kokot.
Full results can be found here.
Lady Milne Trophy 2025
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
IBU Inter Provincials 2024
Camrose Trophy 2025
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.