O’Donoghue wins Senior 5 – Newbridge CYMS

No 1 seed Brendan O’Donoghue won the 5th senior ranking tournament of the season “The RIBSA Master’s” sponsored by Douglas Jewellers Carlow. The tournament was hosted by St. Conleth’s CYMS Newbridge. Semi Finals In his semi-final Brendan was in great form overcoming Johnny Williams by 4 frames – 0. Philip O’Connor also won his semi-final

Murray wins Billiards 5

The fifth RIBSA billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 23rd February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with reigning national senior long-up champion Aidan Murray taking his second consecutive win of the season having won the previous ranking event last December in Celbridge. 10 players entered and the format

Well Done Ross & Aaron

Congratulations to our RIBSA Juniors Aaron Hill and Ross Bulman on their fantastic performances in the 2020 World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out at the Watford Colosseum in England over the weekend. Both had incredible wins along the way to qualify for the final day and reach the last 32 of this professional WST ranking event.

McGuirk wins U-14 Ranking Event 3

RIBSA No1 Ronan McGuirk won the third RIBSA Under 14 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 16th of February. Ronan had the perfect day winning without dropping a single frame all day. It was fantastic to see so many talented young players trying to qualify

Sherwin Wins Ladies Event 3

The third RIBSA ladies ranking event of the season took place in Roadstone SC, Dublin and for the 3rd time this year the final was contested between Tanya O’Neill and Michelle Sherwin. The first frame was close with Michelle winning it on the pink. Michelle took the next frame on the blue. Despite some superb

RIBSA U-21 Event 1 Final

The first RIBSA / IBSF Under 21 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 9th of February will be between two Cork players Leone Crowley and Noel Landers after the final was postponed due to the bad storm and the safety of all the players travelling home.

RIBSA U-14 Ranking Event 3- Enter Now On Line

The third RIBSA Under 14 Snooker Ranking of the season will be held in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on SUNDAY the 16th of February.  It promises to be another exciting event with the players trying to qualify for the Celtic Challenge International Junior Team. PLEASE NOTE : (players must be under 14 on

Gleeson Wins U-18 IBSF Event 1

Noel Gleeson from Nenagh won the first RIBSA / IBSF Under 18 National Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 8th of February. In the final Noel Gleeson played Ryan McGuirk in a superb final to win the title and go number 1 on the IBSF Rankings

RIBSA Players for EBSA Portugal

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have confirmed the RIBSA players who have qualified for the 2020 European Men’s Snooker, 6Red and Under 21 and Under 18 Championships in Portugal in March. Each player must email info@ribsa.ie to confirm their place and confirm who will be travelling with them. All players must pay on

Bulman & Hill invited to 2019 World Snooker Shoot Out

Congratulations to Aaron Hill from Crucible SC Cork and Ross Bulman from Youghal CYMS who have been invited to the 2020 World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out. This event will run from February 20th –23rd at the Watford Colosseum in England. RIBSA would like to thank World Snooker Tour for their support to the amateur game