Snooker & Billiards Ireland – Amateur

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

O’Brien Wins SBI National Shoot Out

Colvin O’Brien from Carlow won the 2025 SBI National Snooker & Billiards Ireland Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 20th of December 2025. In the final he beat Billy Kelly from Nenagh to claim the title in style. Billy Kelly was incredible on the day to reach his

Morris Wins Amateur Tour President’s Cup Event 3

The third instalment of the men’s ranking points tournament took place last weekend at the National Training Academy. The two day event started on Saturday at 10am with 47 entries.  By the end of the day’s play the field was whittled down to 8 surviving participants. A great day’s play on the Saturday with some

Cronin Wins Amateur Event 2

Another fantastic weekend of amateur snooker has wrapped up at the superb CYMS Newbridge club, and once again Ryan Cronin has come out on top. With so many big names in this weekend’s event, it was always going to take someone at the very top of their game to take the title home — and

SBI National Shoot Out -DRAW

SBI are delighted to announce the draw of the National Snooker & Billiards Ireland Snooker Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 20th of December 2025. Shane Mason will be the TD on the day. All players who enter, will be placed in the four events. The four events

2025 IBSF World Championships Qatar

Ireland’s Brendan O Donoghue will fly the Irish flag in the 2025 IBSF World Snooker Championships here in Doha Qatar from the 9th to the 13th November. Brendan who won the Nenagh International Open last week has qualified for stage 2 after reaching last 16 last year. He travelled to Qatar with our National Coach

IBSF World Snooker Championships Qatar

Ireland with have one player in the 2025 IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha Qatar from the 3rd to the 13th November 2025. Brendan who won the Nenagh International Open last week has qualified for stage 2 after reaching last 16 last year. He will travel to Qatar with our National Coach PJ Nolan to

Club Risk Assessment Statement

It is important to realise that when you are developing your Safeguarding statement. You will need to carry a risk assessment of harm and complete a statement in line with your legal obligation under the Children’s  Act 2015. It is also a crucial step to finalising your Safeguarding Statement.  Risk assessment should consider the potential

Club Safeguarding Template

Snooker Billiards Ireland would like to bring to your attention how crucial a safeguarding statement is, to ensure children are protected from harm by clearly outlining your commitment to their welfare and the procedures in place to achieve this, while at the same time fulfilling your legal obligation. The safeguarding statement serves in fostering and

Morris Wins Amateur 1 – Barracks Cup

The first SBI amateur ranking event got underway last Saturday and Sunday the 13th and 14th of September. There were 63 entries that went into the draw which was done live on Facebook at 5:30 the Thursday before. Chairman Tommy O’Donoghue, Secretary Leslie Carroll and National men’s coach PJ Nolan took part in the exciting