Hill wins Under 16 Event 1

The first RIBSA U-16 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season was won by Number 1 seed Aaron Hill from the Crucible Snooker Club in Cork City. In the final it was Aaron Hill and Ryan McGuirk who were the two top seeds for the event and members of the newly formed RIBSA Elite Squad who

Judge wins Senior Event 1-Barracks Classic

Michael Judge from the Q Club in Wicklow won the first RIBSA Senior Ranking Tournament of the season ‘’ The Barracks Classic ‘’ in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow over the weekend. In the final he beat young Stephen Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed who had a unbelievable event in reaching his first

2017 European Week of Sport

To celebrate the 2017 European Week of Sport from the 23rd to the 30th of September. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) will offer free entry to the first RIBSA Under 14 and Under 16 Snooker ranking tournaments. The first Under 16 ranking event of the season will be held in the

IBSF World Billiards Championships

The 2017 IBSF World Billiards Championship 150up & Long Up formats will be held in Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation in Doha, Qatar from 9th – 15th November 2017. I have the pleasure of inviting you to send your players to participate in Please enter your player’s names and details into the IBSF web site

Under 21 Snooker Season off to a flyer

The first events in the RIBSA Under 21 Snooker calendar was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 17th of September. International Tour players Ross Bulman, Noel Landers, Shane Bates, Aaron Hill, Stephen Bateman, Aaron Holland, Darragh Cusack, Ronan Whyte, Mark Gleeson and Shane Hourihane battled against each other in the

U-18 Snooker Season begins in Style

The first RIBSA events of the Under 18 Irish Snooker season were held today the 16th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow The first round of matches in the International Tour were held along with the Open tour.  This new International tour sees our top 10 ranked Irish juniors playing against each

RIBSA Junior Elite Squad Launched

Jim Leacy Chairman of the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association launched the RIBSA Junior Elite Squad on Saturday the 16th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Ross Bulman from Youghal, Aaron Hill from Cork, Noel Gleeson from Nenagh, Ryan McGuirk from Cavan and Patrick Daly from Killarney will receive

Murray wins Billiard event 1

The first tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday, 10th of September 2017, the format being best of three games of 150up. Aidan Murray (Ivy Rooms) opened his season in emphatic style with clean-sweep 2-0 victories in his early matches and a 2-1 win in
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Sherwin wins Ladies event 1

Michelle got the new season off to a good start by winning the first tournament. The final was a high quality affair with both Michelle and Paula Judge both playing well. Paula won the first frame with a good clearance, but Michelle soon equalised and went on to take the third frame on the pink.

2017 IBSF World Snooker – Qatar

The Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation will now be hosting the 2017 IBSF World Snooker championship (Men, Women and Masters) from 17th November till 27th November 2017 at Al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar. First of all, IBSF would like to thank Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation for their agreement to host these championships in Doha