Snooker - Irish Masters (Invitational)
Next to The Masters, this was the most prestigious non-ranking event on the snooker calendar for many seasons. Spawned from the Ireland Tournament held from 1975-77, the Irish Masters pitted an elite field in an atmospheric arena at the Goffs bloodstock centre in County Kildare. It was moved to Dublin for its final two runs as an invitational event in 2001 & 2002.
It was turned into a ranking event in 2003, but was last played in 2005.
It was turned into a ranking event in 2003, but was last played in 2005.
| YEAR | WINNER | RUNNER-UP |
| 1978 | JOHN SPENCER (Eng) | D Mountjoy (Wal) |
| 1979 | DOUG MOUNTJOY (Wal) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1980 | TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal) | D Mountjoy (Wal) |
| 1981 | TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1982 | TERRY GRIFFITHS (Wal) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1983 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | R Reardon (Wal) |
| 1984 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | T Griffiths (Wal) |
| 1985 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | A Higgins (Nir) |
| 1986 | JIMMY WHITE (Eng) | W Thorne (Eng) |
| 1987 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | W Thorne (Eng) |
| 1988 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | N Foulds (Eng) |
| 1989 | ALEX HIGGINS (Nir) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1990 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | D Taylor (Nir) |
| 1991 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | J Parrott (Eng) |
| 1992 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | K Doherty (Irl) |
| 1993 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | A McManus (Sco) |
| 1994 | STEVE DAVIS (Eng) | A McManus (Sco) |
| 1995 | PETER EBDON (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 1996 | DARREN MORGAN (Wal) | S Davis (Eng) |
| 1997 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | D Morgan (Wal) |
| 1998 | KEN DOHERTY (Irl) | R O'Sullivan (Eng)* |
| 1999 | STEPHEN HENDRY (Sco) | S Lee (Eng) |
| 2000 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 2001 | R'NIE O'SULLIVAN (Eng) | S Hendry (Sco) |
| 2002 | JOHN HIGGINS (Sco) | P Ebdon (Eng) |
* O'Sullivan won the final but was subsequently disqualified due to failing a drugs test
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