Event: Irish Professional Championship

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

golf

"By the time Rory McIlroy was eight, he was a golfer"

Coach Michael Bannon has been a driving force on Rory McIlroy’s road to stardom.

golf

Higgins rekindles Euro Tour love affair

sport

Snooker legend Higgins 'struggled with fame'

sport

Crowds to mourn snooker star Higgins

sport

Tributes flood in for snooker legend Higgins

sport

A legend who lived up to his nickname

Death of snooker legend Higgins

Former world snooker champion Alex Higgins has died at the age of 61.

Sat, 24 Jul, 2010

Higgins in hospital

Snooker star Alex Higgins has been admitted to hospital, it was revealed today.

Thu, 01 Apr, 2010

Harrington: I’m clutching at straws

WHILE deriving a degree of satisfaction from winning the Irish Professional Championship for the sixth time and the third year in a row, at the European Club on Saturday, Pádraig Harrington admitted that he’s “still clutching at straws” with regard to getting his game into shape for a successful defence of the Open Championship at Turnberry this week.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2009

Harrington out in front but form still a worry

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON carries a four stroke lead into today’s final round of the Ladbrokes.com Irish Professional Championship at the European Club but to listen him talk after yesterday’s two over par round of 73, he is still some distance from finding the form that will enable him to complete a hat-trick of Open Championship victories at Turnberry next week.

Sat, 11 Jul, 2009

Harrington still not sparkling

PÁDRAIG HARRINGTON remains very much on course to complete a hat-trick of victories in the Ladbrokes.com Irish Professional Championship at the European Club but there is still no reassurance his game has returned to what it needs to be to make him a contender in next week’s Open Championship at Turnberry.

Fri, 10 Jul, 2009

Murphy closing in on title

Shaun Murphy has opened up a healthy 5-2 lead over Ken Doherty in today’s Malta Cup final in Portomaso.

Sun, 10 Feb, 2008

Doherty wins again

Ken Doherty retained the vcpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship with a 9-2 win over Fergal O’Brien in Dublin tonight.

Sun, 30 Sep, 2007

Doherty edges past Greene

Ken Doherty moved a step closer to retaining the vcpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship by beating Gerard Greene 6-2 to reach the final in Dublin today.

Sat, 29 Sep, 2007

O’Brien into Dublin semis

Fergal O’Brien held his nerve to clinch a place in the vcpoker.ie Irish Professional Championship semi-finals in Dublin today.

Fri, 28 Sep, 2007

Higgins gets wild card entry into Irish Professional Championship

Alex Higgins makes another comeback bid when he competes in the Victor Chandler Irish Professional Championship in Dublin next week.

Wed, 04 Oct, 2006

Crafty Ken sees off Swail test

FORMER world champion Ken Doherty won a high-quality all-Irish battle to secure a place in the second round of the Malta Cup.

Thu, 02 Feb, 2006

Doherty gains Swail revenge

Former world champion Ken Doherty won a high-quality all-Irish battle to secure a place in the second round of the Malta Cup.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2006

Higgins comeback ends in defeat

Alex Higgins was beaten 5-2 by Garry Hardiman on his professional comeback in the Irish Professional Championship in Dublin today.

Mon, 24 Oct, 2005