Derek Kiely

Mark Tuite wins Series 5 of the Masters

Twenty Six players started of the series five Masters Ranking event at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday Feb 26th and as ever the games were very competitive and very tight. Early Indications were that this was going to prove to be another week where some of the big guns would fall. Currently ranked number 1
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Derek Kiely

Crucible take early advantage

PART One of the two leg Cork Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) Cork snooker league final is completed after the AOH and the Crucible met at the Morrison’s Island venue last Thursday night. It was another fantastic nights snooker with the Crucible racing off into a seven frames to two frames lead, but the AOH
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Southeast Region Intermediate Ranking Series 4

Richie Flynn wins the Southeast Region Intermediate Event in the Ivy Rooms beating Benny O’Brien 3-2 in the final. He now tops the rankings and will captain the southeast team at the Intermediate Team Championships later next month. Full report to follow..

2012 Intermediate Team Championship

The final RIBSA Intermediate ranking events of the season will be played this weekend in Fairview SC, Ivy Rooms SC, Northwest SC and the Victoria SC and all the players eyes will be switching to next month’s Intermediate team championship. The top 5 players available on each region rankings after the last event will qualify
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Boileau Wins Anthony Quinn Memorial Tournament

16 year old snooker star Josh Boileau warmed up for next months European Under 21 Championship in Bulgaria winning the 2012 Anthony Quinn Memorial Snooker Tournament in St. Conleths CYMS Newbridge over the weekend. In the final he beat fellow club mate Ernie McMullen 4 frames to 3 in a superb final.   Anthony Quinn Memorial Tournament St. Conleths
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Intro Level Coaching Course

The third Intro level Coaching Ireland / RIBSA coaching course of the season will be held in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Sunday the 4th of March 2012. This training course is designed for RIBSA members who are interested in becoming a snooker coach. The course will cover all the basics in coaching
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EBOS European Open 2012

Billy Bousfield won the EBOS European Open which was held at the Ivy Rooms this weekend. He beat Phil Mumford in the final. Wayne Doyle got to the semi- final but was beat by Billy. Full report on World Billiards
Derek Kiely

Bracken wins Cork Close

Gary Bracken is the winner of the 2012 ‘Cork Close Snooker Championships’ which were held at the excellent ‘Douglas Snooker Club’ last Sunday with a very big entry of 52 players who were entertained by the Busteed brothers Karl and Martin. The Cork Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) committee were there to run affairs with
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RIBSA Training Camp

PJ Nolan the RIBSA National Coach held two training days on the 18th and 19th of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for players playing in next month’s European U-21 and Team Championships in Bulgaria. John Sutton, Rodney Goggins, Greg Casey, Ryan Cronin and David Cassidy availed of the coaching session with PJ. Each
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Ladies Ranking Event 5

The 5th ladies ranking event took place in Breakers, Gorey, on Sunday 12th February. The draw uncannily panned out the same as the previous 4, with Treasa Keegan taking on Sandra Bryan.  The recent selection of a new cue for Sandra did wonders for her, and she ran out the winner of this match by 3-1,