# Talk:Jackie Rea

From sources:

"I'd ruled the Irish roost since 1947 ... I held it for something like 24 years because there were no challengers until Belfast-born [Alex Higgins] came along [and we played in early 1972]." - Jackie Rea, quoted in Eye of the Hurricane: The Alex Higgins Story by John Hennessey
After such a lengthy interval, it is good to see the [Irish Professional Championship] being once again contested." ("Irish Championship in New Year", World Snooker magazine, December 1971.)
Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 00:03, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

@BennyOnTheLoose: The sources you quote seem fairly consistent, and the IP user (178.167.170.51) making these edits is,I think, banned user DooksFoley147, who should be reverted in any case.  Alan  (talk) 06:46, 9 September 2024 (UTC)

See discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Snooker/Archives/2024/November#Irish Professional Championship and Jackie Rea (Reprise) for why 1947 is not included in the tables. Regards, BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 11:17, 17 September 2025 (UTC)