Succesful SBI Development Day

On Saturday the 1st of June, Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held another successful National Junior Snooker & Billiards Developmental Day in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI hold Developmental days to introduce and encourage more juniors to play our beautiful sports. Payers from all across Ireland attended from Dublin, Galway, Nenagh,

SBI Coach of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced the 2024 SBI Coach of the year Award went to Con Walsh from Crucible SC in Cork during finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 19th of May. This week 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty and David Joyce from SBI made the presentation to

Two new Level 1 SBI Coaches Qualify

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a” Level 1 Coaching Ireland” Snooker Education Course in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow to qualify two new SBI Level 1 coaches from Limerick and Waterford on the 25th and 26th of May. New Coaches Cathal Moore from Limerick and John McCarthy from Waterford attended this two-day

2024 SBI Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a SBI Snooker Summer Camp for all our members of any age in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 25th – 27th of June. The SBI Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who

Snooker & Billiards Development Day – 1st June

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold a free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Saturday the 1st of June in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches. Tables SBI will use

SBI Level 1 Coaching Course

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have announced the date of the level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course which will be held in the new SBI HQ in Carlow on the 25th & 26th of May 2024. The course will be given by our National Coach PJ Nolan. Level 1 Course This two-day training course is

SBI International Camp Booklet

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have produced a booklet to help our International Snooker Players prepare for Major International events. The booklet was written by our National Coach PJ Nolan. This booklet will be ONLY available at our SBI International Training Camps in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow with PJ. The booklet covers information

SBI Qualifies 6 New Intro Level Coaches

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a one-day Intro Level Snooker Coaching Education Course to qualify six new SBI Coaches in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 9th of March. This course was approved by Sport Ireland Coaching who governs Coaching in the Republic of Ireland. The Intro Level Course is designed

Intro Level Coaching Course – 9th March

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a Intro Level Coaching Ireland Coaching Course in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 9th of March. The course will start at 10am and finish at 6pm on the day. The Course will be given by National Coach PJ Nolan (Role of Coaches + Playing Techniques)

Final EBSA International Camp held with PJ

On Saturday 17th February, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their final International Snooker Training Camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the SBI HQ in Carlow. The camp was to prepare our National players for the 2024 European Snooker Championships which will be held in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) from the 11th to the