| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 18–22 February 1981 |
| Venue | Goffs |
| City | Kill |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Non-Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £14,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £5,000[2] |
| Highest break |  Terry Griffiths (WAL) (93)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion | Terry Griffiths |
| Runner-up | Ray Reardon |
| Score | 9–7 |
← 1980 1982 → | |
The 1981 Irish Masters was the seventh edition of the professional invitational snooker tournament, which took place from 18 to 22 February 1981.[1] The tournament was played at Goffs in Kill, County Kildare, and featured ten professional players.
Terry Griffiths won the title for the second time, beating Ray Reardon 9–7 in the final.
| Round 1 Best of 7 frames | Quarter-finals Best of 7 frames | Semi-finals Best of 11 frames | Final Best of 17 frames | ||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Kirk Stevens
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cliff Thorburn
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Doug Mountjoy
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Terry Griffiths
| 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Reardon
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Steve Davis
| 4 | Steve Davis
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Virgo
| 3 | Ray Reardon
| 6 | ||||||||||||||||
 Alex Higgins
| 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alex Higgins
| 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Dennis Taylor
| 4 | Dennis Taylor
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| John Spencer
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
