Mind Coach to help RIBSA Players

This year RIBSA will be using a sports mind coach to prepare our RIBSA players for upcoming International Events on Sunday the 12th of July in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow 11am-4pm. Paddy Maher is one of the leading mind coaches will work together with our National Coach PJ Nolan with all International RIBSA Senior, Ladies,

Boileau Wins Junior Celtic Challenge Open

Josh Boileau from Ireland won the Celtic Under 21 Junior Open in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 21st June.  This open event will featured Irish and Welsh players battle it out for the title. This open  Handicap system was Under 21 players Scratch, Under 16 players +10 and Under 14 players

Wales Wins 2015 Celtic Challenge

The Welsh Juniors won the 2015 Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Saturday the 20th of June. This event features the best Republic of Ireland Under 14 and Under 16 teams playing against the Welsh Under 14 and 16 National Teams. This annual event was played in six sessions and each match

Devenney wins Donegal Championship

The  2015  Donegal Snooker Championship was played last Thursday night in Donegal town snooker club between Aidan Devenney North west snooker club Letterkenny and defending champion Johnnie Connors CYMS Letterkenny. After the first two frames were shared  Aidan seemed to settle the better and anytime he was giving a chance scored a few points and played some better safety to go

Celtic Challenge Teams & Schedule

Our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan announced the RIBSA Junior snooker team for the 2015 Celtic Challenge against Wales. This event features Irish and Welsh Under 14 and Under 16 players and the event will be played on the Saturday the 20th of June in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club In Carlow. The Irish team

U-21 Celtic Junior Snooker Open

A Celtic Under 21 Junior Open will be held on Sunday the 21st June, the day after the Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. This event is open to all Under 21 players. This event will feature Irish and Welsh players battle it out for the title. This open will be held

RIBSA Announce Home International Teams

Following the RIBSA National Championships weekend the following players have qualified to represent the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association in the 2015 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The Senior, Masters, Junior and Ladies Home Internationals will be held from the 7th – 14th of August. The Seniors & Masters

EBSA Prague – 3 Irish still in the Championships

Day 9 of the 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship featured the knock out stages of both the Masters and Men’s Championship here in Prague and after all the last 32 matches were played RIBSA have one player remaining in the last 16 of the Men’s Championship and two players left in the last 16 of

EBSA Prague Day 7 – O’Driscoll, O’Sullivan, French win

Day seven was a great day for Tom O Driscoll and John O Sullivan in the 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship here in Prague when both won and qualified for the knock out stages. The Waterford man beat Michael Heeger from Germany 3 frames to 1 this morning in a key match to qualify the

EBSA Prague Day 8 – Knock out Draws

The knocks out draws have been made for the 2015 European Snooker Championship for Ladies, Men and Masters Snooker Championships here in Prague, Czech Republic. All the RIBSA Men and Masters players have qualified following a string of superb performances this week in Prague and they go into the knock outs playing good and confident.