Snooker & Billiards Ireland were delighted with the high standard of play throughout the 2026 Finals Weekend, which took place at Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow from 5–7 June. The event showcased the exceptional talent and dedication of players from across the country.
Its is our biggest weekend and SBI would like to thank to all the players, referees, TD Shane Mason and all the family supporters and spectators throughout the weekend for all their support and encouragement. A special mention to David Lynch on his interviews and social media posts.
There were Live Streaming available all weekend to watch live or watch again on our snookerON https://snookeron.com/clubs/?club=95&tab=recent
14 National SBI Champions were crowned:
- The 2026 ISHKA Irish Spring Water Irish Amateur National Snooker Champion – Davy Morris
- The Seniors National Champion – Brendan O Donoghue
- The National Billard’s Long Format – Wayne Doyle
- The Women’s National Champion – Margaret O Driscoll
- The National Billard’s Short Format – Wayne Doyle
- The Century National Champion – John O Sullivan
- The Challenge National Champion – Gavin Dolan
- The 6red National Champion – Philip Browne
- The Super Seniors National Champion – Mark Tuite
- The 21’s National Champion – Joe Shannon
- The 18’s National Champion – Dermot Kelly
- The 16’s National Champion – Joe Shannon
- The 14’s National Champion – Rowan Kelly
- The 12’s National Champion – James Brennan
Snooker & Billiards Ireland also had their end of year Awards Presentation for 2026 Club, TD, Referee, Coach, Volunteer, U-21 player, Over 21 player and the Billiard player of the year.
SBI Chairman John Tobin and SBI President Jim Leacy presented all the awards
- Coach of year – Cathal Moore
- Club of Year – Cavan CYMS
- Volunteer of Year – Ed Donnelly
- Player of Year – Philip Browne
- Young Player of Year – Rowan Kelly
- Referee of year – Declan Cummins
- TD of year – Michael Burke
- Billiard Player – Larry Drennan
Congratulations to everyone and thank you to everyone in promoting the game we all love around the country. We hope all the players enjoyed the weekend and we can not wait to see you all back on the table for the new season very soon.
You can get all photos and reports on all 14 National Championships https://sbireland.ie/category/news/
Full Results on all events / High Breaks can be found on – CLICK HERE
The photos / interviews are on the SB IRELAND Facebook – CLICK HERE
More Photes on Snooker & Billiards Ireland Facebook – CLICK HERE
