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WADA Publishes 2026 Prohibited List

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) published the 2026 List of Prohibited Substances and Methods (List), which was approved by WADA’s Executive Committee (ExCo) during its meeting and enters into force on 1 January 2026. Download 2026 List The List is one of the eight International Standards that are mandatory for all Signatories of the World Anti-Doping Code (Code). It designates what substances

Snooker in Schools – O’Connells Secondary Dublin

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held another Snooker in Schools project, on Wednesday the 7th of January 2026 for students from O’Connells Secondary School North Richmond Street in Dublin. This grass roots development program main objective, is to help develop the interest of our sport within schools and to grow the game. SBI who are the

Amateur Tour Event 4 – Douglas Jewellers Cup – DRAW

The Weekend of the 10th – 11th January in the SBI HQ Carlow will see the fourth Amateur event of the season. The Douglas Jewellers Cup will be played in our Academy of Excellence in Carlow. Davy Morris from Kilkenny won event 1 & 3 and Ryan Cronin won event 2. You can ENTER NOW

21’s Snooker Tour Event 3 Semi & Finalist

The third SBI 21’s Snooker Ranking Event of the season was played on Sunday 4th January 2026 in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. The TD was Conor Doyle and Referee was Declan McCarroll. After a long day play and bad weather coming in, it was decided to play the Semi-final and final of

EBSA International Camp 7th Feb

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold an International Training Camp for our players playing in the 2026 EBSA Championships in Spain on Saturday 7th February from 11am-4pm in the SBI Academy in Carlow. SBI Camps are held to allow our players train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a

2026 European Snooker Championship

On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors and the Real Federaciòn Española de Billar (RFEB), I have pleasure to inform you of the details of the 2026 European Snooker Championship and U16, U18, U21 Snooker Championships that will be held at the Gandia Palace Hotel, from the 1st to the 14th of March 2026

18’s Snooker Tour Event 3 – ENTER NOW

The third  SBI 18’s Snooker Event of the season will be played Saturday January 31st – SBI HQ Carlow with all of the top players in action. TD will be PJ Nolan and the action starts at 10am. Action will start at 10am. Entry is now open to enter until 1pm on the Thursday prior

14’s Snooker Event 3 Finalists

The SBI 14’s Snooker Event 3 was played on Saturday 3rd January 2026 in the SBI HQ in Carlow with all of the top players in action. There was be a Plate event for all first round losers. The TD was PJ Nolan and referee was John Tobin. After a long days play and bad

Super Seniors Tour Event 4 – DRAW

The Fourth SBI Super Seniors (Over 55’s) Snooker Event of the season will be played on Sunday the 11th January – Newbridge CYMS with all of the top players in action. The TD will be Shane Gorman. CLICK DRAW Action will start at 10am. Information on Super Seniors Snooker This season will be holding six

Intro Level Coaching Course – 4th April – ENTER NOW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a Intro Level Coaching Ireland Coaching Course in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 4th April. 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) and