The National Governing Body for Snooker and Billiards in Ireland are proud to announce an update on their new Snooker & Billiards Ireland National Academy HQ in Carlow. The new state of the art facility will give Irish Snooker and Billiards it first very own premises with four Star match tables and four Shender match
Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the details of the 2021 Irish Amateur Snooker Championships. This year the championship will be played in four qualifiers in the four regions in Dublin, Leinster, Munster and Connacht to qualify 16 players for the final stages. This championship is open to all ages, genders and abilities to
Aidan Murray won his fourth national billiards 150up title on Sunday 28th November in Celbridge Snooker Club adding to the tiltes he won in 2013, 2017 and 2018. The 150up championship was played the previous Sunday on the 21st November and the final the following Sunday which Aidan fought off the stern challenge of Joe
The sixth annual Timmy Murphy Memorial took place on Sunday 28th November in Celbridge Snooker Club with 8 players taking part and the event included a handicap system. The quarter finals saw Aonghus McAnally overcome debutante Annette Newman who became the first woman to play in this special event. Liam Byrne, Jason Dowling and Brendan
Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced that the 2021 National Snooker Shootout is postponed due to circumstances out of our control in preparing the SBI HQ & Academy in Carlow. This event was planned for Saturday 27th of November and all players who entered will have their entry fee refunded to their bank accounts
This year’s SBI over 55’s National Championships were played on Sunday November 21st in St. Conleth’s CYMS in Newbridge. Play commenced at 12 pm with 13 players participating. In his opening comments TD Tony Thorpe remarked that this event is the very first Super Senior Tournament to be held in R.O.I. Plans are in place
Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a” Level 1 Coaching Ireland” Snooker Education Course in the new SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow on the 20th & 21st of November to qualify three new SBI Level 1 coaches from Dungarvan, Ballinasloe and Cappoquin. New Qualified Coaches Dylan Rees from Dungarvan, Co. Waterford, Paul Keighery from
Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced that the 2021 National Snooker Shootout is postponed due to circumstances out of our control in preparing the SBI HQ & Academy in Carlow. This event was planned for Saturday 27th of November and all players who entered will have their entry fee refunded to their bank accounts
Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the 2021 Club Singles Snooker Championships on Saturday the 20th of November in the Nenagh Snooker and Social Club. This annual event is for our Registered Clubs to nominate players to play for a National Snooker Singles Title. In the final it was Stephen Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed who
The National Senior Billiards Long-up Championship took place on Sunday 14th November in Celbridge Snooker Club. 10 players took part and the finalists for the 19th December are veterans Aidan Murray and Larry Drennan after a long day’s play. There was two pre-lim games to start the day as John Kehoe edged out Robert McCrum