Promoting Bridge in Northern Ireland
Trials for the Lady Milne Trophy 2025 will be held at Kelvin Malone Bridge Club over the weekend of 23/24th November 2025. England are hosting the event over the weekend of 11/13th April 2025.
Closing date for entries: 5pm on Sunday 27th October 2024.
Entry fee is £50 per person, to be paid by the closing date.
Bank Details
A/c Name: Northern Ireland Bridge Union; A/c No: 15029055; Sortcode: 980140
Click here to enter.
The Donegal 47th International Bridge Congress will take place in Donegal town over the weekend of 1-3 November 2024.
For more details, click here.
This event for Inter A, Inter B and Novice pairs, took place on Sunday 4th August 11am in Kelvin Malone Bridge Centre
The Competitions Secretary, Anne Hassan would like to thank all who participated in the event. Thanks also to Sandie Millership for running the competition, Diane Greenwood, NIBU Chairperson, for coming to help and support the event. and Joan Baird for providing an excellent lunch.
If you wish to pre-order an Irish Bridge Diary for 2024-25, please add your name to the list here. Price not yet confirmed (approximately £5).
Starting on Sunday 23rd June, the European Championships are being played in Herning, Denmark. We have a number of players from the NIBU representing Ireland in the Senior Teams event.
Senior Team Ireland comprises Hastings Campbell & Sam Hall; Ian Lindsay & Ian Hamilton; Terry Walsh & BJ O’Brien. NPC – Harold Curran.
Follow their progress at:
http://db.eurobridge.org/repository/competitions/24Herning/microsite/Information.htm
For the teams events, a top eight finish guarantees a place in the World Championships.
The Annual General Meeting of the NIBU took place on Sunday June 16th 2024 at Kelvin & Malone Bridge Centre. Apart from Council Members, there was 35 attendees. The minutes of the AGM will follow shortly. Here are some photos of the presentations.
The Millership Cup Winners.
Judy and Frank Young
(in absentia, Mary Flynn and Michael McIlroy}
The Intermediate League Winners.
Judy and Frank Young
(in absentia, Christine Stewart and Anne Milligan}
The Kelvin Cup Winners.
Norma Irwin and Kathleen Cassidy
(in absentia, Dean Bradley and William Dukelow}
The Senior League Trophy Winners.
Ian Lindsay & Robin Burns
(In absentia, Pat McDaid & Zrinka Kokot)
The Irish Bridge Journal, No. 6, can be found here. It contains the usual array of articles on the events, personalities, and experiences of bridge in Ireland and overseas, along with tips and guidance from some of our top teachers, and the usual two quizzes.
Harold Curran, president of the NIBU, celebrates the 50th anniverary of the Downshire Hospital Bridge Club with its members.
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
The Teltscher Trophy was held at Stirling University in Scotland from 17-19 May.
Scotland led the event until the last board when they were overtaken by England who won by a fraction of a VP
Full details can be found on the RealBridge Kibitz site https://kibitz.realbridge.online