PJ appointed to new WPBSA Coaching Panel

SBI are very happy to announce our National Coach PJ Nolan has been invited be part of the New WPBSA International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. It is a great honour for PJ and for SBI to have PJ involved in the development of the sport at the top level within the WPBSA and SBI congratulate

What is your SQ?

This week our SBI National Coach PJ Nolan was honoured to be named as an ambassador of the Snooker Quotient (SQ) which was launched officially on the 28th of April. This project by Terry Griffiths (in Wales) and Wayne Griffiths (in Hong Kong) is designed to allow all players to train locally, compare and compete

Sport Ireland – Anti-Doping Review

Sport Ireland today published its Anti-Doping Review for 2020. The review provides comprehensive details of the activities of the Irish Anti-Doping Programme throughout the year. Despite the restrictions in place due to Covid-19, 1,045 tests were carried out across 27 different sports as part of the testing programme. In-competition samples accounted for only 17%, with

Referees 2021 AGM

The AGM of SBI Referees Association will take place via Zoom on 6th May 2021 at 7pm. All S&BI referees are invited to attend the AGM. Please email Referee secretary Neil Shanahan before the 6th May if you would like attend with your email address so we can invite you to the Zoom Meeting. nshanahan0@gmail.com

Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days

On the day the 2021 World Championships begins in the Crucible in Sheffield. RTE Sport Journalist Peter Branigan has written an article called ‘’Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days’’ Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to thank everyone involved especially Peter and his team. SBI hope there will be more promotion

2021 QSchool Details

WST have today announced details of the 2021 QSchool which takes place in England starting on the 27th of May. The entry fee is £1,000 and there will be three events played to qualify players for a 2year pro ticket. The closing date for entries is the 6th of May at 12noon. SBI wish any

Teen snooker ace Aaron

Outgoing secretary of the rebranded Snooker and Billiards Ireland, Tony Thorpe was interviewed by the Irish Times on snooker sensation Aaron Hill from Cork following his performances in the European Masters in September 2020. Aaron is on his first year as a Snooker professional and Tony said that, it is all ahead of him, he

Play True Day

The 9th of April marks the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) Play True Day, which is dedicated to raising awareness of the importance of clean sport among athletes, the broader public and sports stakeholders. This year, the day is entitled Play Safe on Play True Day, and there is an additional focus alongside the usual clean

SBI Hold Shaun Murphy Q&A

On Friday the 2nd of April, Snooker & Billiards Ireland were delighted to host a successful zoom Q&A with the 2005 World Snooker Champion Shaun Murphy. SBI offered 50 members a chance to ask the magician questions via Zoom to find out what makes this great snooker player tick, his thoughts on the game and