1978 Irish Masters

The 1978 Irish Masters was the fourth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament (and the first under the Irish Masters name) which took place in March 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players. The first round was played in two groups : Reardon, Spencer and Miles in Group A, Higgins, Mountjoy and Dennis Taylor in Group B. John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.

Irish Masters

Tournament information
Dates	8–10 March 1978 (1978-03-08 – 1978-03-10)
Venue	Goffs
City	Kill
Country	Ireland
Organisation	WPBSA
Format	Non-Ranking event
Final
Champion	John Spencer
Runner-up	Doug Mountjoy
Score	5–3
← 1977 1979 →

Main draw

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	RR play-off 1 frame					Semi-finals Best of 5 frames					Final Best of 9 frames
						John Spencer		3
	Alex Higgins		1			Alex Higgins		1
	Dennis Taylor		0								John Spencer		5
											Doug Mountjoy		3
						Doug Mountjoy		3
						Ray Reardon		2