Superb Junior Developmental Day Held

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a very successful Junior Snooker promotional and developmental day on Saturday the 30th of December in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. All junior U-21 players in Ireland were invited to attend the day with our Irish National Coach PJ Nolan and his team of

New U-18 & U-21 Structure for 2018

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will introduce a new system for qualification for the 2018 IBSF World Under 18 and Under 21 Championships and 2018 The Home International Under 21 Team. RIBSA will hold three International Ranking tournaments plus a National Championships to qualify players for the International Events. These events are

Happy New Year 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 in Ireland and around the world a Happy Christmas and New Year. We look forward to meeting everyone again in 2018 which promises to be another fantastic season of Irish

Final EBSA U-21 Tour & Open Event

The final round of matches in the RIBSA Under 21 International and Open events were held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 17th of December. Four EBSA U-21 qualifiers – Bulgaria Stephen Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed won the first qualifying place as the number 1 under 21 player on the

Final EBSA U-18 Tour & Open Event

The third round of the Irish Under 18 International and Open Snooker series was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 16th of December.  National Coach PJ Nolan was the TD on the day and the standard of snooker was superb on the day. Four Irish stars qualify for EBSA –

Successful Coffee Morning Held

The Republic of Ireland Billiards Association held a very successful coffee morning in the Ivy Rooms on Saturday the 16th of December.  All Patents, Guardians, Club Owners / Managers, Players, Referees were invited to attend and discuss how to grow the game within Ireland. A good discussion with everyone was held and RIBSA announced a

2018 European U18, U21 Men Snooker Sofia Bulgaria

The EBSA Board of Directors and the Bulgarian Snooker Federation (BSF) have pleasure in inviting you to send players to take part in: The 2018 European Individual Snooker U18, U21 & Men Championships will be held in Sofia Bulgaria from the 2nd – 16th of February 2018 All NGB’S will find on the www.ebsa.tv website

GLEESON WINS RAFFLE FOR LEGENDS TICKETS

Mark Gleeson from Nenagh won two front row tickets to the Snooker Legends Final for Sunday 7th January at Goff’s.  All entrants in the RIBSA U-18 & U-21 Ranking Events 3 on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th in Carlow were entered into the draw to win this fantastic prize. This superb prize is donated by

Kilkenny win Leinster Club Championship

Congratulations to the Kilkenny Snooker Shed on retaining the Leinster Club Snooker Championships in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow over the weekend. The Kilkenny team was James Bateman, Stephen Bateman, Oisin Bateman, Luke Bateman, John O Sullivan, Benny O Brien and James McGuinness. In the final the Kilkenny men beat St. Patrick’s Trim

Northwest win Connacht Club Championships

Congratulations to the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny on winning the Connacht Club Snooker Championships in the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny, Donegal over the weekend. The Northwest team consisted of Aidan Devenney, Sean Devenney, John Connors, Aman Goel, Bernard McGuinness and Roy Duffy.