Date: Saturday 11th April 2026

Venue: Lough Gara Lodge (upstairs), Monasteraden, Co Sligo, Ireland F45D263 (map)

Admission: €15, which includes lunch plus snacks throughout. Payments in the form of cash on the day.

Hosted by: Jessamine O’Connor

Doors open: 10:30am

Games start: 11am

Finishes by: 6pm

Entry: Please reach out directly to Jessamine at loughgarawriting@gmail.com to enter.

NOTE: Booking is essential, as the maximum number of players accommodated will be 24.

Accommodation: limited double and twin rooms available on site (it’s a large guest house): ~€100 per room for 2 nights. Sharing rooms preferred with two double rooms and four twin rooms available – see their website for more details and contact Jessamine early to book these.

The tournament will be played Bristol style, with selections displayed on a large screen for everyone to play along to. Prizes in 3 categories, trophies and medals in group A, medals in B and C, and a prize for last place.

Once we’re all done, it’s a walk next door to the pub for food and craic. We usually convene in the pub the night before too, food there is very reasonable.

Fancy making a weekend of it? There are also lots of beautiful walks nearby, wildlife, fishing, and 20 mins in a car and you’ll find caves, wild bird sanctuary, and 40 mins there’s beaches, galleries, and so on. Knock airport is just 25 mins away and people can be collected on either the morning or afternoon of Friday 10th April by arrangement.

Any questions?

Feel free to get in touch with us at hello@focalcountdown.com

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