How to become a Qualified Referee?

Snooker & Billiards Ireland organise training referee seminars by the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Referees Association throughout the season. If you would like to attend a seminar, please fill in the form below and Neil Shanahan from the Referee Committee below will contact you to arrange the seminar. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FORM A

Senior Snooker Champions Roll of Honour

The first Republic of Ireland National Senior Snooker final was played in 1927 and was won by TH Farey. A look down the list of champions you will see some of the all-time greats of Irish Snooker. Each year the event has got bigger and bigger and nowadays the National Senior Champion is offered a

Official 147 Maximum Breaks

Four SBI amateur snooker players are in history books for making the magical 147 Maximum break in official SBI tournaments. Ranking Event’s 147’s Four players have made the magical 147 in official ranking tournaments. The first was made in 1993 by John Buckley from Enniscorty when he made the first maximum 147 break in ranking

2020 Celtic Challenge Cancelled

During a RIBSA committee meeting by Skype on Sunday the 17th of May. We reviewed the ongoing COVID -19 situation and expressed our sympathy to all those families who have lost family members as a result of this Pandemic. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association and the Welsh Snooker Association have jointly announced

2020 Home Internationals Cancelled

Home International Billiards & Snooker Federation (HIBSF) and the Northern Snooker Centre (NSC) can today jointly announce that we have taken the difficult decision to cancel this year’s HIBSF Festival previously scheduled to take place in August. The safety of our players, officials and supporters is our paramount consideration and therefore it has been decided

Super Sen High Break

The Current High break in the SBI Super Senior (Over 55’s) Tournaments this season is 46 by Brendan Thomas from Dublin. To view all the news in this category – CLICK Snooker & Billiards Ireland will present an award at the end of the season to the high break winner in each category in both

U-18 High Break

The Current High break in the SBI U-18 Tournaments this season is 48 by Ronan McGuirk. To view all the news in this category – CLICK Snooker & Billiards Ireland will present an award at the end of the season to the high break winner in each category in both Snooker & Billiards.

U-16 High Break

The Current High break in the SBI U-16 Tournaments this season is 41 by Jack O Brien ( St Johns Limerick) To view all the news in this category – CLICK Snooker & Billiards Ireland will present an award at the end of the season to the high break winner in each category in both

U-14 High Break

The Current High break in the SBI U-14 Tournaments this season is Joe Shannon from Longford with a 31 Break. To view all the news in this category – CLICK Snooker & Billiards Ireland will present an award at the end of the season to the high break winner in each category in both Snooker

U-21 High Break

The Current High break in the SBI U-21 Tournaments this season is Alex Currid with a 83 Break. To view all the news in this category – CLICK Snooker & Billiards Ireland will present an award at the end of the season to the high break winner in each category in both Snooker & Billiards.