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Welcome to the Irish Go Association (IGA) website. Learn about the ancient game of Go (aka Baduk or WeiQi) and find out where you can join one of our clubs throughout Ireland. Be sure to check out the IGA Discord channel where you can meet our community, talk about Go and organise activities online.

Clubs

Belfast — every other Monday from 18.30, Northern Lights (Ormeau Road)

Dublin — Wednesdays, from 19.30 until closing, in Toner's

Lisburn — Saturdays, 10am — Facebook

Galway — Wednesdays, 7pm, McSwiggan's

Tournaments & Events

2024 Irish Championship
Qualifiers (Jan–Feb, online)
Top 8 (2nd–3rd March, Dublin)

April Rip-Off
13th April, Teacher's Club, Dublin 1

Confucius Cup
20th–22nd September, UCD, Dublin

Latest News

Entries Open for 2024 Irish Championship

Entries are now open for the 2024 Irish Championship. As in recent years, the Championship will take place in three stages: Qualifiers, Top 8, and Final. Qualifiers will be played online through January and February, with the Top 8 taking place in Dublin over the first weekend in March. Entry is open to…

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Serbia Too Much for Ireland

Ireland faced Serbia in the second round of the Pandanet Go European Team Championship. Serbia fielded a strong team, headed up by the Mitic brothers, Dusan and Nikola — both 7d, and seasoned competitors at the top level of European Go. With captain Milos Bojanic 4d on board 3, it seemed Ireland’s best…

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Rocky Start for Ireland

Ireland got off to a rocky start in their first season in League B of the Pandanet European Go Team Championship, losing 3–1 to Belgium. Karl Irwin was the first to succumb, resigning against Lucas Neirynck 6d, Belgium’s anchor man. Ian Davis followed suit shortly afterwards, describing his Board 4 game…

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Smithfield Special

More relaxing than a full-on tournament, less chaotic than a Wednesday night in Toner’s — it’s the Smithfield Special. We’ll meet in the comfortable offices of Workday in Smithfield, Dublin 7 for a Sunday of rated games, as many or as few as you like. Tune up for your next tournament, practice your innovative new…

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Seong-Jin Scoops the Cup

The decisive final round: (L to R) Mateusz, Xinqun, Niall, Cornel and Seong-Jin Kim Seong-Jin returned to Dublin in fine style, taking the top place in the 2023 Confucius Cup, to add to his previous victory in 2017. It was a hard-fought tournament, with three players tied on four wins at the top of…

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