RIBSA Premier Tour Announcement

RIBSA has extended the closing date for payment of entry fees to the Premier Tour to Sunday 5th of January. Any new players wishing to participate in the final 3 events can also enter by this date. The entry fee for the 3 events is €138.00 Please contact RIBSA at 085 2428701. 

2014 Leinster Club Championship

The draw for the Leinster Club Championships to qualify teams for both the A and B All Ireland’s was made in Newbridge yesterday. There are 4 groups of 4 teams with the top 2 in each group qualifying for the knockout stage. The top 5 teams will play in the A Championship in Killarney while

EBSA Coaching in Portugal

Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to Lisbon, Portugal to train Nelson Batista on behalf of the European Billiards & Snooker Association in becoming an Official EBSA Snooker Coach. The EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are approved by their own National Governing Body. The Portugal Billiards & Snooker

Austrian National Team Cue Zone

Last weekend the 14th & 15th of December our National Coach PJ Nolan was invited back to Salzburg in Austria to hold his last training Cue Zone for 2013 with the Austrian National Snooker Team. The Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association organised the event and invited nine players from the National Rankings with Nüssle Florian,

Happy Christmas and New Year to everyone

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) would like to wish all our Members, Affiliated Clubs and everyone involved in Snooker and Billiards a Happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to meeting everyone again in 2014 in which promises to be another fantastic season of Irish Snooker.

Murphy Wins Premier Tour No.3

The third event of the 2013- 204 RIBSA Premier Tour “The Presidents Cup” was played on Sunday 19th of December at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. This RIBSA Premier Tour contains the best 41 players snooker players from all around the Country and Ireland’s finest did not disappoint anyone with another fantastic quality

Yeates Wins East Intermediate No.3

The Eastern Region Intermediate NO.3 event of the season was played on Saturday 14 December at Celbridge snooker Club. The tournament was won by the 2012 Intermediate champion Andrew Yeates from Navan. In his semi-final Andrew defeated Martin Thorpe from Newbridge CYMS by 3 frames to 2 in what was always going to be a

Delaney wins S/E Intermediate NO.3

The Third RIBSA Intermediate South East Region ranking event of the season was held on Saturday in the 147 Club in Wexford . Local player Joe Delaney won the event when he beat Richie Flynn from Norris’s Waterford 3 frames to 2 in exciting final. John O Sullivan won the highest break prize of the

Draw for 2014 Munster Club Championship’s‏

The Draws for the 2014 Munster Club Snooker Championship was held at a meeting for all competing Clubs in the AOH in Cork this week. it was decided that there would be both a Premiership and a Championship Munster Club Snooker Competition held in the Gleneagles Hotel, Killarney in 2014. The draws are as follows.. 

Ballina win Connacht Club Championship’s‏

The Connacht Club Championships took place at the North West Snooker Club last weekend, there was a total of 7 club teams in the tournament. Some new clubs like Kiltullagh from Galway and lots of old faces appearing on the day.  Lots of new young players especially from the North West club with a 12