2020 Masters National Championship

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold the 2020 National Masters Snooker Championships in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday the 31st of October and Sunday the 1st of November. This year’s Championships will be played over two days with the qualifying rounds played on Saturday and

PJ holds a European Week of Sport Cue Zone

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a free PJ Nolan Snooker Coaching Cue Zone as part of the European Week of Sport in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 27th of September. The Cue Zone was held from 11am-4pm with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a World Snooker Coach

Goggins wins Re-Open Event 2

Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows SC Wexford won the Snooker & Billiards Ireland second Irish Re-Open event on Saturday 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. At the end of the day it was Rodney Goggins who claimed the title with a fantastic display of break building to beat John Sutton from

Volunteer of the Year Award Tommy Dowling

RIBSA President Jim Leacy and RIBSA Chairman Dylan Rees along with Ger Murray from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just presented the 2020 RIBSA Volunteer of the year award to Tommy Dowling from Tralee Snooker Club in County Kerry on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker

Referee of the Year Award Neil Shanahan

RIBSA President Jim Leacy and RIBSA Chairman Dylan Rees along with Ger Murray from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just presented the 2020 RIBSA Referee of the year award to Neil Shanahan from Celbridge on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. This award

Club of the Year Liam Mellows SC

RIBSA President Jim Leacy and RIBSA Chairman Dylan Rees along with Ger Murray from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just presented the 2020 RIBSA Club of the year award to Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows Snooker Club in Wexford on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker

Coach of the year Award Colm McDonagh

RIBSA President Jim Leacy and RIBSA Chairman Dylan Rees along with Ger Murray from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just presented the 2020 RIBSA Coach of the year award to Colm McDonagh from Embassy Snooker Club in Sligo on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club

Snooker & Billiards Ireland Launched

The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association “RIBSA” announced today a re-brand of their association as for over five decades the sport of Billiards & Snooker has operated under the auspices of The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association. However, as from today Saturday the 26th of September 2020 this will cease and

Hill beats Matthew Stevens

Ireland’s Aaron Hill was back in action this afternoon at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keyes in his BetVictor European Masters last 32 Victory against World number 33 Matthew Stevens. Hill who sensationally knocked out World Champion Ronnie O’Sullivan last night had to re-group and concentrate on this afternoon’s opponent who is yet another household

Hill beats Ronnie O Sullivan

Ireland’s Aaron Hill caused one of the biggest shocks in World Snooker in his very young professional snooker career with a fantastic performance at the BetVictor European Masters in Milton Keyes knocking out the current World champion and snooker legend Ronnie O’Sullivan. Hill’s performance was sensational and definitely is now the talk of World snooker.