| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1–3 February 1979 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £6,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £2,000[2] |
| Highest break |  John Spencer (ENG) (121)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Doug Mountjoy |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 6–5 |
← 1978 1980 → | |
The 1979 Irish Masters was the fifth edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 1 to 3 February 1979.[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured six professional players. Spencer, Mountjoy and Fagan played in Group A, Reardon, Higgins and Thorburn in Group B.
Doug Mountjoy won the title for the first time, beating Ray Reardon 6–5 in the final.
| Semi-finals Best of 5 frames | Final Best of 11 frames | ||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 3 | ||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 1 | Doug Mountjoy
| 6 | ||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 3 | Ray Reardon
| 5 | ||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | ||||||||
