IBSF Players Training Camp with PJ

Our National Coach PJ Nolan will hold a two day IBSF / RIBSA training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 16th and 17th of September. The players will train on the new Shender Match Tables from 11am – 4pm. RIBSA have organised this two day camp to help our Republic of
Mick Hussey

International Challenge Cup in Youghal

The International Challenge Cup will be held on Friday the 27th and Saturday the 28th of September at the Youghal CYMS at the Market House Youghal Co. Cork. The three Nations competing are: Defending Champions: The Republic of Ireland,  France and Northern Ireland. This is a great honour for the Youghal Catholics Young Men’s Society (CYMS)

Rest in Peace

Everyone involved in the snooker world will be saddened to hear that the mother of Jim Leacy died last night. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association and snooker followers in Ireland would like to express their very deepest sympathy to Jim, Noreen, family and friends at this sad time. May she rest in

Robert Murphy to star in World 6 Reds in Thailand

Robert Murphy and Ken Doherty will fly the Irish flag in the World 6 Reds Snooker Championship in Bangkok Thailand from the 2nd to the 7th of September. Robert won the Qualifying event during the European Snooker Championships in Poland and is full of confidence when he will come up against the Top Professional players

Premier Qualifying Event – 22nd Sept

RIBSA announced last month a change of format for the Senior Ranking Events for the 2013-2014 Season to a Premier Tour with 40 players in one day events played on Sundays. The top 32 players on last year’s RIBSA final rankings have now been invited directly into the new premier tour and RIBSA will now

IBSF Championships Entries to date

The Countries from all around the World have started to enter their players in the upcoming  IBSF World Team & 6 Red Championship which will take place in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow from the 29th September to the 6th of October. Under IBSF Rules RIBSA have entered up to 4 teams in all

Goggins Wins The Cross Invitational – Fermoy

Rodney Goggins from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford played outstanding snooker   to  to win the 2013 Cross Invitational in Fermoy CYMS. In the final he beat top Junior player Ryan Cronin from the Crucible SC Cork. The event was a big success and it promises to be a bigger event next season. LAST 16 Anthony O’Connor

2013 Billiards Home Internationals

Ireland’s two billiards teams in the Home Internationals in Leeds last week performed excellent in finishing 2nd & 3rd with Team A of Aidan Murray and Larry Drennan and Team B of Wayne Doyle and Joe Doheny In the very first session on Thursday evening, Ireland A unexpectedly lost 0-2 in two close finishes to

New RIBSA Intro Level Coaches Qualify

Sunday the 11th of August RIBSA held a Intro level Snooker Coaching Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with Adrian Morrissey from Wexford, Noel Shortall from Portarlington and Tony Thorpe from Newbridge. The course was given by our National Coach PJ Nolan and was approved by Coaching Ireland who governs Coaching

2013 Home International Champions

The 2013 Home Internationals Snooker Championships have just finished at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds with Wales and England winning the titles. The Prince of Wales Senior event was won by Wales and England won the other three events when they won the Masters, Under 19 and Under 16 Titles. It was a great