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Rebel Snooker
Monday, 22 April 2013
Cork Snooker Derek Kiely YOUGHAL CYMS are the An Tostal ‘Cork Billiards and Snooker Association’ (CBSA) Cork County billiards champions for the second year in-a-row after defeating the AOH in the final last Wednesday evening in the ‘Market House’ the home of the Youghal team. Brendan Cooney, William Kelly and Aaron Tobin were the
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Rebel Snooker ‘ Youghal Go International’
Sunday, 17 March 2013
Rebel Snooker YOUGHAL CYMS is to host an international snooker event in October as the ‘International Challenge Trophy’ (ICC) a new concept in international snooker makes its way to the East Cork town. The ICC is a three nation international event and the Republic of Ireland are the current holders after winning the event in
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Rebel Snooker no 1 2013
Sunday, 30 December 2012
Rebel Snooker By Derek Kiely AS the Cork Billiards and Snooker Association (CBSA) take their seasonal break their Chairman Brendan Cooney would like to wish everyone in the game a very Happy 2013. The Cork Close Snooker Championship takes place this coming weekend at Douglas Snooker Club and on the team snooker front the
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Rebel Snooker 2012
Monday, 03 December 2012
CONGRATULATIONS to Jim Lacey on his appointment as President of the ‘International Billiards and Snooker Federation’ (IBSF) at the IBSF Annual General Meeting in Sofia, Bulgaria in front of all the countries delegates present during the World amateur snooker championships. This is a fantastic honour for Jim and for the Irish game as Jim is
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Judge to face O’Donoghue in final
Sunday, 11 November 2012
The Final of the second RIBSA ranking event of the season will be between Michael Judge from Dublin and Brendan O Donoghue from Nenagh after both semi finals lived up to high expectation in the Northwest Snooker Club this morning with two superb matches with Michael Judge overcoming a spirit challenge from the reigning Irish
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Ross Doyle wins U-19 Billiards Championship
Monday, 21 May 2012
Defending champion Ross Doyle (Dun Laoghaire) was in scintillating form as he successfully defended the U-19 billiards championships in Edenderry yesterday 20/05/12. The competition was played in group format, with each player playing each other in a round- robin. The top two after the round-robin would contest the
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Senior Billiards Final 2012
Monday, 21 May 2012
Rodney Goggins became the 2012 Senior Billiards Champion yesterday, 20th May, at the Ivy Rooms when he beat the No. 1 Aidan Murray by a very conviencing margin. Wexford’s Rodney Goggins, no stranger to championship snooker and current No 1 in the Snooker Rankings, has added the 2012 National Billiards Championship to his impressive list of
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In Memory Of Finbarr Ruane Snr
Friday, 18 May 2012
On the 18th May 1992 Irish Amateur Snooker lost without doubt one of it’s greatest ever servants. The passing of Finbarr Ruane Snr after a long illness stunned the snooker community not only on these shores but right across the snooker world. From the moment he began working with his father in law Christopher Carroll
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4 Championship Spots Claimed!
Saturday, 12 May 2012
The first qualifying day of the Irish Championships has seen some of the heavy hitters of Irish Snooker come back with a bang as McCrudden, Murphy and Gilcreest joined Irish No.1 Rodney Goggins in the last eight in two weeks time. McCrudden, a bit of a part time player this season saw off the challenge
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UAE Training Camp
Monday, 30 January 2012
PJ Nolan our National Coach was invited by the United Arab Emirates Billiards & Snooker Association to train their national team players in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The eight day training camp was split into four days in capital Dubai when PJ trained International player Mohammed Al Joker, 17 year old player Bader Obaid and
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