Getting this home from the post office by bike was no joke The wait is over! For many years it has been all but impossible to buy a Go set in Ireland above the level of plastic counters on a cardboard board. But we’ve just taken delivery of stock of two reasonably priced sets…

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At 7.30pm on Thursday evening, Ireland will take on the French club, Lyon. Games will be played in the Ireland group on OGS — check the #events channel on Discord for the game links on the night. The pairings for the match (W v. B, Irish player…

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A nation rejoiced on Tuesday night as Ireland secured the requisite draw against Bulgaria to guarantee promotion to League B for the next season of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship. Captain Philippe Renaut was carried shoulder-high through the streets of Galway and awarded freedom of the city in an impromptu…

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Top Left: Byoung-Ju Lee. Bottom Left: Joseph Learoyd. Centre Top: Tiberiu Gociu. Right: Matej Duricek A great day was had with fun and games aplenty. 16 players showed up to battle over the goban, from 20 Kyu to 3 Dan. It is great to see those who are new to the game show up…

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In the penultimate round of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship, Ireland demonstrated steely resolve in a 4-0 win over third-placed Norway. None of the games went to counting, with the first resignation coming in Karl Irwin’s game on board 1. The game rapidly spiralled into a running battle that dominated the centre…

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