| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 February 1989 |
| Venue | Antrim Forum |
| City | Antrim |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| Format | Non-ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £12,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £5,000[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Alex Higgins |
| Runner-up | Jack McLaughlin |
| Score | 9–7 |
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The 1989 Irish Professional Championship was a professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place between 14 and 17 February 1989 at the Antrim Forum in Antrim, Northern Ireland.[3][4]
Alex Higgins won the title beating Jack McLaughlin 9–7 in the final.[5]
- ^ "Antrim snub is real insult". Belfast Newsletter. 23 December 1988. p. 28.
- ^ "Hurricane Higgins soars high in the eye of the storm". Sunday Tribune. 19 February 1989. p. 13.
- ^ "Proud Jack wants Irish title again". Sunday Life. 8 January 1989. p. 45.
- ^ "Irish Professional Championship". Chris Turner's Snooker Archive. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Hayton, Eric. Cuesport Book of Professional Snooker. p. 157.