1978 Irish Masters
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| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | February 1978 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kildare |
| Country | Republic of Ireland |
| Organisation(s) | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Final | |
| Champion |  John Spencer |
| Runner-up |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Score | 5–3 |
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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 February 1978. The tournament was played at Goffs in Kildare, and featured five professional players.
John Spencer won the title for the third time, beating Doug Mountjoy 5–3 in the final.
Main draw
| Quarter-final Best of 1 frame |
Semi-finals Best of 5 frames |
Final Best of 9 frames |
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| John Spencer |
3 | ||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins |
1 | ||||||||||||
| John Spencer |
5 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
3 | ||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy |
3 | ||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins |
1 | Ray Reardon |
2 | ||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor |
0 | ||||||||||||
