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thejournal.ie > board-games-scrabble-championship-poll-7136467-Aug2026

When did you last play a board game? · TheJournal.ie

1+ hour, 20+ min ago   (108+ words) THE CONTINENTAL SCRABBLE Championship took place in Dublin last week – with 65 players from across the world battling it out for the €500 top prize. Players prepared for the competition by practicing at clubs (there are 26 official Scrabble clubs in Ireland), at…...

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thejournal.ie > continental-scrabble-championship-dublin-7127570-Aug2026

Mind your Ps and Qs: Scrabble players descend upon Dublin for continental championships

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (580+ words) PLAYERS FROM AROUND the world have come to Dublin this weekend to compete in the Continental Scrabble Championships. Over two days, 65 players will battle it out for a €1,000 cash prize. The championships are taking place in Taney Parish Centre in…...

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thejournal.ie > ticketmaster-monoply-7013976-Apr2026

Ticketmaster has a monopoly over big concert venues, US jury finds in landmark case

4+ mon, 4+ day ago   (499+ words) A JURY HAS found that concert giant Live Nation and its Ticketmaster subsidiary had a harmful monopoly over big concert venues, in a lawsuit over claims brought by dozens of US states. A Manhattan federal jury deliberated for four days…...

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thejournal.ie > quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-board-games-6928467-Jan2026

Quiz: How much do you know about board games?

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (97+ words) THE IRISH MEDIA this week discovered that an American company is developing a board game based on the famine. The game hasn’t yet been released, but the company has so far raised over €13,000 for its production, signalling that there actually…...

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thejournal.ie > board-game-irish-famine-divided-opinion-backlash-6928622-Jan2026

The designer of a board game about the Famine went on Liveline to take on its critics

7+ mon, 3+ day ago   (935+ words) THE DESIGNER OF a board game that is centred on the Irish famine has defended it against criticism that it is “offensive”, “insensitive” and “repulsive”. ‘The Great Hunger: Ireland’s tragedy in the 19th Century’ was created by Compass Games for the…...