I would like to thank the Chief Arbiter IA Alon Shulman, Deputy Arbiter FA Colm O’Muireagain, National Arbiter Adam Rushe, National Arbiter James Forde, National Arbiter Ronan Sutton, ICU Chairperson Desmond Beatty, the ICU, organiser Sandra Woods, Ola Piechorowska, smart board set up specialists Frank Pentony and Sean Cummins, WICF Advocates Brid Graham and Camille Secher, Twitch Streamers WFM Diana Mirza and Patrick Lessmeister, Tugdual Dru, Lorna McHugh, Mary Pracht, Noel Farry, Oksana Hushpit, anyone who helped in any way, the players and their families, the Diamond Coast Hotel, photographer Conor Doherty, our corporate sponsors: Beyond, Chessable, Liber Bookshop, Dmac Media, Abtran, Dunnes Stores, Chess.ie, Sligo Credit Union, DGT, and our many board sponsors. The tournament would not have been possible without all of these people and companies. Thank you all. Your generosity and hard work are greatly appreciated.