Bulgarian Coach trains to become EBSA Coach

This week Bratislav Krastev the Bulgarian National Snooker Coach travelled to Ireland to receive training in becoming a qualified European Snooker Association Coach from PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow which is the EBSA Centre of Excellence. The EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are nominated by

Coaching Day in Fermoy CYMS

This week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Coaching day in Fermoy CYMS  in County Cork and its members were very keen to improve their game before the Munster Club Championships this weekend in Killarney. The snooker room contains three snooker tables and former International player Daithi Whelan was keen on getting his

Elm Park Golf Club Coaching Clinic

Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan held a Snooker Coaching clinic in The Elm Park Golf Club in Dublin. PJ was very impressed with the facilities at the Golf Club which is one of the most famous Golf Clubs in Ireland with Ken Doherty as one of its members. When the golf season finishes

Deepest Sympathy

Everyone involved in Irish Snooker and within RIBSA would like to send their condolences to the family of Joe Delaney from Dublin who’s Mother died on Monday. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association send their deepest Sympathies at this time to Joe’s Family and our thoughts are with you at this very difficult

Crucible SC Cork Coaching Day with PJ

Last week The Crucible Snooker Club in Cork city held a PJ Nolan Junior Snooker Coaching day. Club owner Jim Hussey has transformed the club and PJ was very impressed with a new modern look and by the number of talented young players like Sean Burns and Dean Callaghan. Cork junior snooker is now sky

Newbridge CYMS Coaching Night

Last Tuesday 11th of December Newbridge CYMS in County Kildare held a PJ Nolan Coaching night for their members to help promote the correct fundamentals in improving the game within the club. Each player had a mini session with PJ and were videoed playing a few shots.  PJ used his alignment laser to identity the

PJ Coaching Workshop in Belgium

Last weekend our National Coach PJ Nolan held another coaching workshop in the Le Safety Snooker Club in Chatelet in Belgium. This weekend was very special as the club was officially opened as the Sandrine Vlamynck Snooker Room in memory of the French number 1 lady player Sandrine Vlamynck who died earlier this year. The

PJ Coaching Workshop in India

This week our National Coach PJ Nolan was invited to India to hold two snooker coaching workshops in the magical city of Mumbai and Pune. Twenty-one players in total attended each week long training course to improve their game which was organised by Fellow World Snooker Coach Derek Sippy and the Billiards & Snooker Association

Israeli Shahar Camp with PJ

This week 16 year Shahar Davidovitch from Israel travelled to Carlow for a week long training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club with our National Coach PJ Nolan. Shahar was impressed with my the Ivy Rooms as a great training academy and with the quality of coaching he received during the camp. Despite only

Successful RIBSA Training Camp

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a training camp with leading professional player Fergal O Brien and World Snooker Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday to prepare the players for the 2012 Home Internationals. The Home Internationals is being held in Pontins North Wales from
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