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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 — NEW: Mondays 7pm - 10pm in Board, 29 Clanbrassil Street Upper

Lisburn — Saturdays, 10am — Facebook

Galway — Wednesdays, 7pm, McSwiggan's

Tournaments & Events

Smithfield Special
26th May, Workday, Dublin 7

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

Latest News

Philippe and Ruari Take Correspondence Wins

Ruari McCloskey defeated Shinuito by resignation to finish with a perfect record of four wins from four games in Division C of the 2020 Correspondence Championship. Although several games remain unfinished, Philippe’s win over Noel means that Philippe will go undefeated in Division A. Therefore the final result of the 2020 Correspondence

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PGETC Play-Off Date Announced

Ireland’s play-off match against Sweden has been scheduled for Tuesday, June 16th on IGS at 8pm 7.30pm Irish time. A win would see Ireland promoted to the B league for the first time in the ten year history of the European Team Championship. The match will be played on five boards instead of the usual…

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Piotr, Ray Top Their Correspondence Divisions

As the 2020 Correspondence Championship enters its fifth month, Piotr Gawron and Ray Burke have taken home the prizes (NB no actual prizes will be awarded) in Division B and Division D respectively. Piotr managed a narrow victory over Alex Delogu on tie-break while Ray swept Division D with a perfect 4-0 record. In…

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Ireland Finish Second in League C, Secure Play-Off

Despite needing to make a last-minute substitution, with Kevin Farrell stepping in for Matei Garcia, Ireland managed our only 4-0 victory of the tenth PGETC against Norway on Tuesday night. Sadly Croatia were equally successful against Slovenia, securing first place in League C on the tie-break. However Ireland’s second place finish earns us a play-off…

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Crunch Time in the PGETC

It’s crunch time in the Pandanet Go European Team Championships — Ireland take on Norway tonight at 8pm in the final match of the season. And it’s all to play for with Ireland placed second in League C, on tiebreak with Croatia, and South Africa snapping at our heels one point behind. Karl Irwin…

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