| CBAI President 2026/2027 Election |
 Our own Phil O'Reilly has been put forward for the position of CBAI President 2026/2027. It’s 25 years since a Kilkenny member was President and that was Kay Molloy.
The election will be held, in person, on Friday 4 April at 19:30 at the Seven Oaks Hotel in Carlow.
Members are obliged to bring their CBAI membership card to gain access to vote.
Please see further details in the letter which has been cirulated on Whatsapp groups.
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| CBAI Journal for Winter / Spring 2025 |
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| Irish in the Junior Home Internationals |
 There is an interesting article on CBAI website on the attendance of the Irish Junior Bridge players at the Junior Home Internationals in Wales Last weekend.
Our own Margaret Murphy was NPC (Non Playing Captain) for the Irish U-21 team.
Click here to view the article
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| Bridge Promotion at MacDonagh Junction Shopping Centre |
Many thanks to the Kilkenny Bridge Centre members who gave their time to promote the game of Bridge on Saturday 15 February. This was very succesful with many people interested, young and less young, and some enjoyed a quick game of bridge !
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| South Midland Trophy - 2024 |
Congratulations to all who played in the South Midland Trophy last Sunday in the Kilkenny Bridge Centre.
1st George Ryan and Fran Swift.
2nd David Cope & Patricia McCormack
3rd Margaret Barron & Eileen Brennan
Full results can be seen here : RESULTS
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| Kilkenny Congress Results |
Kilkenny Congress was held over the weekend. The new venue of the local Bridge Centre was a great success, so well done to the Congress Committee. Click Here for Results
The winners of the main events were:
- Congress Pairs: Andrea Knox & Martin Garvey
- Intermediate Pairs: Anne Dunne & Ned Kelly
- Intermediate B/Novice Pairs: Marisa Doyle & Constance Hennessy
- Mixed Pairs: Marian Davenport & Noel Bradfield
- Congress Teams: BJ O’Brien, Teresa Rigney, Peter Goodman, Aoife MacHale
Thanks also to Tournament Director Diarmuid Reddan for making sure everything ran smoothly.
Hugh Donnelly Swift (Kilkenny Congress) and Catherine Byrne (CBAI President) presented the prizes to the winners.
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| Irish Bridge Journal - Autumn 2024 |
The CBAI have just published the latest version of the Irish Bridge Journal.
Well worth a look. Click Here.
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| Bridge Lessons |
Bridge Lessons are starting in September at the Kilkenny Bridge Centre. 
Learn how to play this fascinating and ever popular card game.
Suitable for absolute beginners, and those that have been away from the game for a while.
Come alone, or with a partner. No previous bridge experience necessary.
If you are interested please contact the teacher for the session
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TIME |
TEACHER |
MOBILE |
| Tuesdays |
7:15 pm |
Mary |
086 819 4301 |
| Wednesdays |
11:00 am |
Phil |
086 820 8530 |
| Thursdays |
7:15 pm |
Margaret |
087 946 6407 |
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| Bridge Lessons for Children |
Margaret Murphy will start bridge lessons for children on 1st Nov @ 4.30pm in Loughboy library.
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| Bridge Talk at Kilkenny Bridge Congress |
Karel de Raeymaeker will be giving a Bridge Talk on Saturday 23/11 at 11am.
All congress attendees are welcome.
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| 2024 Kilkenny Bridge Congress |
20-24 November at the Kilkenny Bridge Centre
Tirlán are sponsoring a Cheese & Wine Reception on Friday 20 November at 7pm at the Bridge Centre.
Notes :
Entries for the congress competitions close on Thursdsay 21 November.
The Open Pairs on saturday may be in the Hoban Hotel, depending on numbers, so pre-entry is important to decide on location.
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| Social Bridge - Wednesday mornings |
Wednesday morning members social bridge returns from 9th Oct 11.00 - 1.00
Guidance on bidding and playing available.
New members welcome
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| CBAI South Midland Region - Regional Pairs |
The Regional pairs tournament will be held in the Kilkenny Bridge Centre on 10th November @ 1pm.
Register your entry with georgejosephryan@gmail.com (with your grade & NBID number).
Entry fee is €10.
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| IBU Simultaneous Pairs 4-7 November 2024 |
Two of our clubs are participating in the IBU SIMs this year - The Rothe and Confederation 350. Participation in the SIMs contributes to very valuable funds for the IBU.
The results can be found on the Ecats website (ECATs).
The daily commentaries will also be available on the Ecats site, once each nightly game has finished.
This year, they are also testing some new technology; Tuesday night’s commentary will be via a series of short videos. Our thanks to our expert analysts for this season, Ranald Milne, Thomas MacCormac, Paul Delaney, Brian Senior, and Enda Murphy.
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