Snooker & Billiards Ireland – Amateur

HIBSF U-21 Home Internationals

Well done to our Under 21 Teams in 2025 HIBSF Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds from Friday the 1st – the 8th of August. The Men & Masters & Over 55’s Championships are being held from the 1st – 4th August. Our U-21 A team won the Cup event and beat

HIBSF U-16 Home Internationals

Well done to our U-16 Irish teams who played in 2025 HIBSF Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds from Friday the 1st – the 8th of August. Snooker & Billiards Ireland have two team playing in the U-16 Snooker Championships and both team performed excellent. Our A team were unbeaten in the

HIBSF Men’s Internationals Cup Finalists

Well done to our Irish Men’s team reached the final of the 2025 HIBSF Cup in the Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Center in Leeds. The Irish players went down 7-5 to Scotland in a great final match on Monday 4th of August. Well done to our players on a great display. HIBSF Events

2025 SBI/NIBSA Grand Prix

The All Ireland Grand Prix will be held in Newbridge on Saturday, 30th August and Sunday, 31st August. It will be the fourth staging of the event. Previous Winners – 2019 – Aaron Hill (held in Antrim) 2022 – Raymond Fry (held in the SBI Academy) 2023 – Robbie McGuigan (held in Antrim) Entry Fee

SBI Player’s Sub-Committee

Following last Sunday’s SBI AGM, a SBI player’s sub committee was formed. The following are on the players sub-committee Brendan O’Donoghue (Men’s and over 40s) Lloyd Myers (Men’s, Over 40’s, Century, Billiards) Peter Dunne (Mens, Century, Challenge) Mark Walsh (Men’s, Over 40’s) Johnny Williams (Men’s) Mark Tuite (Mens, Over 40’s, Over 55’s) Rodney Goggins (Men’s,

Davy is National Amateur Champion

On Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th May Snooker and Billiards Ireland held the National Amateur Championship in the HQ Carlow. The Irish Amateur Championship Cup was the donated by the family of Ger Murray who sadly passed away last year. Ger was former Chairman of SBI formally known as RIBSA, Treasurer of RIBSA, Chairman of

SBI Finals Weekend Review

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a fantastic Finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the weekend of 17th – 18th of May. 13 SBI National Champions were crowned this year in all age levels and categories in Snooker & Billiards. Many won their first ever National title and some retained their

SBI Player of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2025 SBI Player of the year Award to Brendan O Donoghue from Nenagh in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 18th of May during finals weekend. SBI President Jim Leacy made the presentation in front of the large attendance in the Academy of Excellence. The full list

Goggins is National 6Red Champion

Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellow in Wexford is the new National 6red Snooker Champion. Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the 2025 National Finals Weekend in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow this weekend the 17th and 18th of May where we crowned 13 National Snooker & Billiards Champions. Today Rodney retained his National

Amateur Snooker Champions Roll of Honour

The first Republic of Ireland National Senior Snooker final was played in 1927 and was won by TH Farey. A look down the list of champions you will see some of the all-time greats of Irish Snooker. Each year the event has got bigger and bigger and nowadays the National Senior Champion is offered a