Waterford Scrabble Tournament - Woodlands Hotel

Waterford Scrabble Tournament – October 2022

The 2022 Waterford Scrabble tournament was held on Sat 1st and Sun 2nd of October 2022 in the Woodlands Hotel and Leisure Centre. A great weekend was had by all. We had 5 completely new players, and one new to Ireland – it was wonderful to see so many new faces, and we hope they’ll […]

Scrabble Tournament - Hotel Curracloe

All-Ireland Championships (Curracloe) – November 2022

Weaving a Webb of Words to Win the All-Ireland Scrabble Championships. With players gathered to trade words at the All-Ireland Championships last week, 12th & 13th November, at Hotel Curracloe in Wexford, Ronan Webb, a Dublin native, won the last-game decider of the 13-game event to bring the All-Ireland Championships home. We had a great […]

24-hour Scrabble Marathon Fund-raiser

Levitating Letters to a New Level On 27th / 28th December, a group of Scrabble enthusiasts led by Siobhan Doyle & John Cunningham-Ryan of the Menapia Scrabble Club played Scrabble for 24 hours to raise funds for a great local charity Wexford Marine Watch. We had great fun, said John. Most players were local; Jennie […]

Afterword Tournament – January 2023

***THE TOURNAMENT AFTERWORD*** 16 adventurous souls came to The Cove Bar in Waterford on Saturday morning to play some tournament Scrabble at the home of the Afterword Club. Some of our trademark features were in evidence, quiet background music playing, use of the big screen for warm-up games, and for display of info, and of […]

Belfast Scrabble Tournament

Northern Ireland Championships – February 2023

The Northern Ireland Scrabble Championship will take place in The Beechlawn Hotel, Dunmurry, Belfast, on Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th February 2023. One open division, 15 rounds. Clocks used with 25 minutes per player per game. Event will be rated by ABSP and WESPA. Players are required to make their own arrangements regarding accommodation. Hotel […]

Cork Scrabble Tournament – March 2023

The Cork Scrabble tournament took place on Sat 25th and Sun 26th March in the usual venue of The Address. What a great weekend it was – 49 players took part in the event, with 6 of them completely new to tournament Scrabble! Fortunately we were in a large playing room, as there was only […]

Afterword Summer Tournament – May 2023

The Afterword Summer tournament took place on Sat 27th May in The Cove Bar in Waterford city. We had 16 players, somehow equalling the number from the January tourney at the same venue, in spite of the heatwave, the big Scrabble tourney in Hull that it clashed with, AND that it was just a 1-day […]

Diaspora Tournament in Ireland – June 2023

“The Diaspora Scrabble Tournament Ireland turned out to be a resounding success and I would like to say a big THANK YOU to all the participants for supporting the event. It was great to see so many local and international players turn up for the event. The support from the All-Irish Scrabble Association (AISA) during […]

Waterford Scrabble Tournament - Woodlands Hotel

All-Ireland Scrabble Championship – Waterford, Sept 2023

The All-Ireland Championship / Waterford Scrabble Tournament took place on 16th & 17th September 2023 in the The Woodlands Hotel. We had 14 games, with 34 players battling it out for the prizes. There were two completely new players who’d never played in a tournament before, including our youngest player ever, aged 12 (what a […]

Scrabble Tournament - Hotel Curracloe

Curracloe Scrabble Tournament – Nov 2023

The Curracloe Scrabble tournament took nplace on 18th & 19th November 2023 in the lovely Hotel Curracloe – a grouped tournament with 14 games. There was also a 4-game early bird on Friday 17th, and a 4-game novice event on both Saturday and Sunday. Something for everyone! Full report to follow, but in the meantime […]