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Introducing Sviten Special for 2026 Irish Open
10 October 2025 | by Mad Harper

Introducing Sviten Special for 2026 Irish Open

With a veritable smorgasbord of mixed games on offer at next year’s Irish Open, there is certain to be a lot of interest around the debut of Sviten Special. This fast-paced, exciting variant - which combines elements of both Five...

Introducing the new Irish Open Cuatro events!
2 October 2025 | by Mad Harper

Introducing the new Irish Open Cuatro events!

Cuatro is an exciting new bounty format that’s being added to the 2026 Irish Open schedule. Essentially, this is bounty with a twist! The event starts off as a non-bounty tournament but once the field reaches the final 25%, all...

Irish Open 2026 highlights: most exciting line-up yet for the award-winning festival
27 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open 2026 highlights: most exciting line-up yet for the award-winning festival

Along with all the usual fan favourites, next year’s Irish Open festival, which is taking place from March 26 to April 6 at the Royal Dublin Society in Ballsbridge, will see a whole load of brand new tournaments added to...

“Festival within a festival” for Deaf players at Irish Open 2026
26 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

“Festival within a festival” for Deaf players at Irish Open 2026

Following the success of this year’s inaugural Irish Open Deaf Championship at the Irish Open, we are massively increasing the number of dedicated tournaments for Deaf players to create a “festival within a festival” at the start of next year’s...

Casey Farrell is World Champion!
19 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Casey Farrell is World Champion!

Casey Farrell, the 15-year-old daughter of Irish Open Event Coordinator Laura Carroll, has won gold at the IFMA Youth Muay Thai World Championships in Abu Dhabi!   Casey, who competes in the 14/15 yr old, +71kg category,  triumphed despite tearing...

Casey Farrell – going for gold!!!
18 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Casey Farrell – going for gold!!!

  Casey Farrell, the 15-year-old daughter of Irish Open Event Coordinator Laura Carroll, has made it through to the final of the IFMA Youth Muay Thai World Championships in Abu Dhabi! It’s a huge achievement for the Kilkenny schoolgirl who...

Flying Dutchman – Javier Francort’s record-breaking triple triumph at 2025 Irish Open
16 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Flying Dutchman – Javier Francort’s record-breaking triple triumph at 2025 Irish Open

It’s nearly 7am and outside the RDS in Dublin, it’s drizzling, the birds are chirruping and it’s been daylight for over an hour. Inside the Main Hall, a few dealers and floor staff are struggling to keep their eyes open....

Dates & Schedule announced for 2026 Irish Open
12 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Dates & Schedule announced for 2026 Irish Open

2026 will mark the 46th year of the event with another unforgettable festival running from March 26 to April 6 at the Royal Dublin Society. The Irish Open is the largest and richest poker event in Ireland and is the...

Warm welcome to Nataly Sopacuaperu!
9 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Warm welcome to Nataly Sopacuaperu!

The Irish Open is getting a welcome boost this month with the announcement that poker events whizz Nataly Sopacuaperu is joining the team as operations and marketing consultant.   Nataly is well-known to hundreds of European poker players thanks to...

Irish Open wins first SiGMA “Best Live Poker Event” Award
2 September 2025 | by Mad Harper

Irish Open wins first SiGMA “Best Live Poker Event” Award

The Irish Open has won Best Live Poker Event at this year’s SiGMA Euro-Med Awards in Malta.   The Irish Open – the largest and richest poker event in Ireland – saw off stiff competition in a category that also featured EPT...