Hendry fightback sets the scene
Stephen Hendry has made a stubborn fight back in the evening session of the Irish Masters final at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

O'Sullivan in control
Ronnie O’Sullivan has assumed a commanding position in his bid to become Irish Masters champion after a blinding display against Stephen Hendry in the first session of today’s final.

O'Sullivan survives late scare to reach final
Ronnie O'Sullivan, who claims that a management split has affected his form since the turn of the year, was in blockbusting form tonight as he set up a final showdown with Stephen Hendry at the Irish Masters.

Hendry books final spot
It certainly wasn’t pretty, but Stephen Hendry won’t be unduly concerned after a comfortable 6-3 win over an out of sorts Mark Williams secured a place in tomorrow’s CityWest Irish Masters final.

Rocket Ronnie fired up for glory
The Two sides of Ronnie O'Sullivan were in evidence during last night's Irish Masters quarter-final at Citywest when the mercurial Englishman underwent a stiff test from Steve Davis despite a scintillating opening phase. He eventually booked a passage to this evening's semifinal against Peter Ebdon with a 6-3 victory.

Champion falls to in-form Ebdon
MAR 30th: Reigning champion John Higgins lost his title today after Peter Ebdon beat him 6-3 in the quarter-final of the Irish Masters at the Citywest Hotel.

Hendry sweeps McManus aside
MAR 29th: Stephen Hendry achieved the most one-sided victory of the Citywest Irish Masters so far as he crushed Tartan rival Alan McManus 6-1 to reach the last four tonight.

Williams through to semi-final
MAR 29th: World number one Mark Williams put a lack lustre pre- interval performance behind him to displace his fellow countryman Matthew Stevens 6-4 from today’s first Irish Masters quarter-final at the Citywest Hotel, Dublin.

Doherty falls to Davis
MAR 28th: Ken Doherty suffered his second consecutive first round defeat at the Irish Masters when he was upstaged and outplayed by a vintage Steve Davis at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin.

Ebdon charges into last eight
MAR 28th: Peter Ebdon completed the quarter-final line-up in the £195,000 Citywest Irish Masters in Dublin tonight with an impressive victory over Stephen Lee containing the highest break of the tournament so far.

Davis alive and kicking
MAR 28th: Dubliner Ken Doherty has his work cut out if he is to progress to a quarter-final tie with Ronnie O’Sullivan as veteran Steve Davis holds him 2-2 at the mid session interval.

O'Brien punished for his mistakes
MAR 27th: A new venue, a new sponsor, but for Fergal O'Brien the soothing familiarity of friendly faces in a packed auditorium at the Citywest Hotel for last night's first round clash in the Irish Masters Snooker championship. By the end of last night's clash they would be there simply to console him.

Whirlwind ousted by McManus
MAR 27th: Scotland’s Alan McManus made hard work of disposing of crowd favourite Jimmy White in the first round of the Irish Masters at the CityWest Hotel, Dublin this afternoon.

Doherty's current form is spot on
MAR 27th: Ken Doherty's form going into the first round of the Irish Masters has rarely been better, writes Johnny Watterson.

Snooker to go-ahead as planned
MAR 23rd: Sports events scheduled for this weekend and next week have not yet been cancelled because of yesterday's foot-and-mouth outbreak in Louth.

Doherty proves he is the Master
MAR 19th: Ken Doherty had double cause for celebrating St Patrick's Day after beating stablemate Stephen Hendry 9-3 in the final of the Thailand Masters in Bangkok.

Norton is hopeful
MAR 3rd: Organisers of The Irish Masters Snooker Championship still hold out hope that the tournament will run as planned.

Doherty has to take long route
MAR 1st: Ireland's Ken Doherty, who missed out on a bye in the Irish Masters Snooker championship, will have to see off veteran Steve Davis if he is to face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the quarterfinals.