Shane Mason Class 2 Referee

This weekend Irish referee Shane Mason passed his Class 2 Referee exam during the RIBSA Championship in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Shane is fast becoming one of the leading Irish referees and he was congratulated by Referee examiner Neil Shanahan today.

Preparations well under way

Preparations are well under way for the upcoming Irish Senior Championships plus Finals Weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow with eight tables being recovered to ensure the best possible playing conditions for the players. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association announced details last week of the prize fund for this year’s

€3,500.00 Guaranteed Prize Fund

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced details of the prize fund for this year’s Irish Senior Snooker Championship. This year the guaranteed prize fund is €3, 500.00 and the beak down is the following: The Champion – €1,000 Runner up – €500.00 Semi Finalists – €250.00each Q- Finalists – €150

RIBSA Ladies Euro Qualifier – ENTER NOW

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have announced they will hold a qualifying event to find two lady players to represent the Rep of Ireland at the 2016 EBSA European Ladies Championship in Lithuania in June. Both finalists of the RIBSA Qualifier will receive free flights, hotel and €250.00 spending money to represent

RIBSA Ladies Senior Finalists 2016

In the 2016 RIBSA Ladies Senior Snooker Championship qualifers were held in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 23rd of April and it was Michelle Sherwin who was the first to book her place in the final. Paula Judge made a fantastic return to Irish ladies snooker by winning 5 of her 8 frames.  It went

RIBSA Ladies Intermediate Finalists 2016

In the 2016 RIBSA Intermediate ladies snooker championship qualifiers 13 year old Nicoletti Flynn was first to book her place in the final dropping only 1 frame in the round-robin stage.  Ronda Sheldreck and Katie French finished level on frames, so they had to have a 1 frame decider.  Ronda took a good early 20pt

Ronda Sheldreck wins No. 1 shield

Ronda Sheldreck was presented with her perpetual RIBSA Intermediate Ladies shield, sponsored by The Sign Lab for finishing Number 1 on the Intermediate Ladies Rankings for 2015 – 2016. Huge congratulations goes to Ronda for winning this perpetual shield. The shield was presented by Mr James Flanagan. Ronda will be looking for the double as she

Flynn wins National U-21 Ladies Title

The inaugural RIBSA National U 21’s Ladies Snooker Championships was contested between Nicoletti Flynn and Katie French in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 23rd of April.  Both players were having to contend with illness, with Katie having a bad flu and Nicoletti having broken her toe the day before. There is nothing between these two,

RIBSA win 2016 North – South Billiards

The annual Billiards International North-South Challenge Tournament took place at Celbridge Snooker Club on Saturday and Sunday, 23rd and 24th April 2016.  The format of the series was that each team of eight was divided into two groups of four, so that each player met four opponents from his corresponding group, with the consequence that

IBSF U-18 Event 2 – Quinn & Landers

The second and final IBSF Under 18 RIBSA qualifier was held today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 24 of April.  Fergal Quinn from Coalisland and Noel Landers from Youghal played fantastic snooker to qualify today after they beat Shane Hourihane and Aaron Goldrick in their final match today. CLICK FULL RESULTS