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Mind Session & Training Weekend for International Events

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold a Snooker & Billiards Training Weekend for our International Snooker & Billiard players who are playing in the 2026 Home Internationals and EBSA European Championships on Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of August in the Academy in Carlow from 11am-4pm. SBI hold Camps each year to allow

Desislava Bozhilova Referee Seminar

Desislava Bozhilova World No.1 Professional Snooker Referee from the World Snooker Tour held a Referee Seminar in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd of July. This seminar was organised by Snooker & Billiards Ireland, and it was a fantastic experience for our SBI referees to

Upcoming SBI International Camps

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a International Snooker Camps for our players playing in the 2026 European Championships and Home Internationals in Leeds. SBI Camps to allow our players train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a WPBSA Coach and Head of Coaching in the European Billiards

2026 European C-Ships Bulgaria

On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors and the Bulgaria Snooker Federation (BSF), I have pleasure in inviting you to send players to take part in the Individual Women & Seniors + 6 Reds Snooker Championships, in the Shoot-Out + All Teams Snooker Championships And with the support of the WDBS, the Disability Snooker

Home Internationals Teams 2026

The 2026 HIBSF Home Internationals will be held in the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds from Friday the 7th – the 14th of August. Following the SBI National Championships, the SBI following players have qualified to play for Ireland in this Event. Men & Masters & Over 55 – 7th – 10th August U-16 &

Malta Junior Team Invitational

SBI are delighted to announce the Malta Junior Snooker Team Invitational from 19–22 November 2026 in the Malta Snooker Academy. Organised by the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association in collaboration with Snooker Centre Poland, with the support of Sport Malta, this brand-new international event will bring together junior snooker academies and clubs from across Europe

SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad Training Day NO.2

On Saturday the 18th of July Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the second of our SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI would like to thank our Junior Snooker Sponsor Clancy Homes for their continued support. SBI Chairman

New Referee Qualified

On Monday 27th 2026 June, Daniel Keenan from Dublin became the first junior class 3 referee After having completed 3 Seminars and an extensive exam Conor Doyle Shane Mason and Neil Shannon were honoured to give him his class 3 we have forward his details to Simon Smith for his certificate We are looking forward

Ireland Win Super Senior Celtic Challenge

Last Saturday SBI held the Super Seniors Celtic Challenge in the SBI HQ in Carlow where the Irish team lifted the title. With a score of 52 – 44. The event was played over one day which consisted of 8 players from Ireland taking on 8 players from Wales The format was that you played

SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad Training Day No.2

On Saturday the 18th of July, Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold the second of our SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI would like to thank our Junior Snooker Sponsor Clancy Homes for their continued support. On