European Week of Sport Cue Zone Held

As part of the 2021, European Week of Sport. Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a PJ Nolan snooker coaching Cue Zone in Newbridge CYMS on Sunday the 26th of September. The SBI and Newbridge CYMS COVID-19 protocols were in place and observed at this event. This free Cue Zone was held from 11am-4pm with our

Free Cue Zone with PJ – European Week of Sport

As part of the 2021, European Week of Sport in Ireland. Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a free PJ Nolan snooker coaching Cue Zone in Newbridge CYMS Snooker Club on Sunday the 26th of September. The SBI COVID-19 protocols will be in place and have to be observed at this event. “The best

National Training Camp – 26th September

Following the latest Sport Ireland guidelines today the the National Team camp on Sunday the 19th of September in Newbridge CYMS in County Kildare has been postponed. Snooker & Billiards Ireland will now invite all players to a free training day on Sunday the 26th of September as part of European Week of Sport in

SBI Level 1 Coaching Course

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced a date of the level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course which will be held in the new SBI HQ in Carlow on the 20th & 21st of November 2021. The course will be given by our National Coach PJ Nolan. Level 1 Course This two-day training course

PJ Qualifies 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Coach

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are very proud to announce that our SBI National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan has undergone his 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Snooker Coaching exam and yesterday he received a letter of congratulations from WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson on passing to gain this level 2 status. 1st4sport Level 2 Coaching Course The WPBSA

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

SBI Coaching Application Form

Would you like to be trained to become a qualified SBI Coach?. Snooker & Billiards Ireland hold two types of coach training courses throughout the season for our members. SBI hold a one day Intro Level seminar for member who would like to start coaching and become a SBI Intro level Coach. We also hold

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

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