| Tournament information | |
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| Dates | 6–13 March 2005 |
| Venue | Citywest Hotel |
| City | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Organisation | WPBSA |
| Format | Ranking event |
| Total prize fund | £250,000[1] |
| Winner's share | £40,000[1] |
| Highest break |  Mark Williams (WAL) (141)[2] |
| Final | |
| Champion |  Ronnie O'Sullivan (ENG) |
| Runner-up | Matthew Stevens (WAL) |
| Score | 10–8 |
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The 2005 Fáilte Ireland Irish Masters was a professional ranking snooker tournament that took place between 6–13 March 2005 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland.[3] This was the last time the tournament was run as a ranking event.[4]
Ronnie O'Sullivan won the title by defeating Matthew Stevens 10–8 in the final.
The breakdown of prize money for this year is shown below:[1]
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| Final: Best of 19 frames Citywest Hotel, Dublin, Ireland, 13 March 2005.[3] | ||
| Matthew Stevens (7) Wales
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8–10 | Ronnie O'Sullivan (2) England
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| Afternoon: 77–22, 2–66 (57), 0–81 (61), 24–73 (51), 27–74 (74), 0–87 (87), 12–68 (67), 84–13 Evening: 70–58 (O'Sullivan 58), 135–0 (135), 77–0 (65), 65–27 (57), 0–108 (108), 123–0 (61, 62), 6–93 (87), 74–19, 25–90 (59), 68–69 (68, 69) | ||
| 135 | Highest break | 108 |
| 1 | Century breaks | 1 |
| 6 | 50+ breaks | 11 |
Qualifying for the tournament took place between 10 and 13 January 2005 at Pontin's in Prestatyn, Wales.[5]
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