Last Thursday evening on the eve of the Munster Snooker Club Championships there was a special individual memorial tournament in Memory of the late Pauline Greer and the Late Liam O’Connor. The Tournament final will be played at the Gleneagle Hotel tonight between Mark Tuite from the Cue Club Killarney and John Torpey from the
This week Bratislav Krastev the Bulgarian National Snooker Coach travelled to Ireland to receive training in becoming a qualified European Snooker Association Coach from PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow which is the EBSA Centre of Excellence. The EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are nominated by
This week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Coaching day in Fermoy CYMS in County Cork and its members were very keen to improve their game before the Munster Club Championships this weekend in Killarney. The snooker room contains three snooker tables and former International player Daithi Whelan was keen on getting his
The 2013 Munster Snooker Club Championships will start this coming Friday Morning the 25th of January at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney.The tournament is in its 31st year and the current champions the New Institute from Nenagh Co. Tipperary are going for three-in-a-row.There will be 12 teams from Cork City and County as clubs like
The Pat O’Sullivan Memorial handicap tournament was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 20th of January 2013. After a day’s play, which saw many games decided on the tightest margins, John Kehoe (Enniscorthy), one of Ireland’s most competent young players, was the well deserved winner on the day. Among the first round eliminations were
The second Under 21 Cue School event of the season was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow today with all the players trying to qualify for the European Under 21’s in March. Ryan Cronin and Josh Boileau will contest the final of this event at the next ranking event on the 9th
Derek Kiely is the new PRO for the Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association (RIBSA). Derek Kiely, based in Youghal Co. Cork is the only Irish based Journalist covering Amateur Snooker in the Republic of Ireland for the last 20 years. Derek is a freelance journalist with the Evening Echo, 96FM, Setanta Sports, RTE
Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Coaching clinic in The Elm Park Golf Club in Dublin. PJ was very impressed with the facilities at the Golf Club which is one of the most famous Golf Clubs in Ireland with Ken Doherty as one of its members. When the golf season finishes
The Tuam ‘A’ snooker team won the 2013 Connacht Club Championship at Eglinton Snooker Club in Galway on Jan 5th.They will be joined by CYMS Letterkenny,Savoy Ballina and Tuam’B’ at the All Ireland Club Championships in Killarney next month Mike Mullen, Domhnall Foran, James Corbett (Captain), Hughie O’Donnell and Shane O’Hara.
Everyone involved in Irish Snooker and within RIBSA would like to send their condolences to the family of Joe Delaney from Dublin who’s Mother died on Monday. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association send their deepest Sympathies at this time to Joe’s Family and our thoughts are with you at this very difficult