Goggins Wins Fermoy Cross Invitation

147 club Wexford player Rodney Goggins won the 2015 Fermoy Cross Invitation on the 29th & 30th of August. In the final he beat Greg Casey from the Crucible SC Cork in a superb final. Patrick Wallace from N.Ireland and Aaron Tobin from Youghal CYMS were the beaten semi finalists . Full report to follow

Senior Billiards 1 (150up) – Enter Now

The first RIBSA Senior Billiards ( 150up ) ranking tournament of the season will be held on Sunday the 13th of September in Ivy Rooms Snooker club in Carlow.  Entry fee is €20 for seniors, €10 for under 21’s and free for under 16’s.  Entries will be accepted on the morning before 10.30am.   For

Northwest Snooker Club Coaching with PJ

On Thursday the 27th of August our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan returned to the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny, Co Donegal to hold a Snooker Coaching Session. PJ worked on improving the players, Stance, Grip, Bridge, Cue Action and Address Position during the lesson.  Each player recieved a DVD of the action from the lesson

Masters Ranking Event 1 – Enter Now

   The first RIBSA Master Ranking event of the season will be held on Sunday the 27th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. You can now text your entry to 085 2428701. This is a text number only and you must include your name, club and event. You can also contact the

Senior Ranking Event 1 – Enter Now

The first RIBSA Senior Ranking event of the season will be held on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. You can now text your entry to 085 2428701. This is a text number only and you must include your name, club and event. You can also contact the host

Portarlington Snooker Club Day with PJ

On Wednesday the 26th of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited Portarlington Snooker Club in County Laois to hold a Junior Coaching Session with 15 of their members. Chris La Cumbre and his team within the Portarlington club was the latest club to avail of the free RIBSA coaching session with PJ. The club are

2015 Fermoy Cross Invitation Draw

This year sees the third running of the Fermoy Cross invitationon on the 29th & 30th of August. The Draw has been made today and following on from the success of last year’s tournament, the tournament is bigger and better. It is great to see so many top players returning to Fermoy and TJ Dowling

Inter-Provincial Masters Championship 2015

The Interprovincial Masters Team Event takes place this Saturday 22nd at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow. Play commences at 10:00 in a round robin format. Teams from Leinster, Munster, Connacht, Ulster and DBSL are expected to participate. For further info phone 087-6351163 or Tom O’Driscoll on 087-7689945

Well done Ireland – Junior Home Internationals

The Irish under 16’s won their final match on day four of the Under 16 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds when they beat Wales 7 frames to 5. Noel Lander started things off with a great 2-1 win, Ross Bulman lost 1-2, Jason O Hagan won 2-1 and the match went down

England Win Both Junior Home Internationals

The England Juniors won the 2015 Under 21 and Under 16 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds today. England beat the Republic of Ireland on the final day in the Under 21 event with a 8-4 victory to win the title. England had beaten the Republic of Ireland in the Under 16