Snooker & Billiards Ireland – Amateur

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

Amateur Tour Event 2- Talbot Cup – ENTER NOW

This Weekend the 29th & 30th of November will see the second Amateur event of the season. The Talbot Cup will be played in the Newbridge CYMS in Co. Kildare. The Number 1 seed will be Davy Morrois from Kilkenny after the current National Champion won event 1 in September. You can ENTER NOW but

New Membership System

Dear Member Snooker and Billiards Ireland have changed how we pay yearly membership subs and also how to enter competitions this coming season. To Enter Events, You must be a paid member for the 2025-2026 Sesason. Only members will be able to access the Entry Portal to enter events When registering to become a member

Membership, Formats, Seeds and Ranking Points

Dear Member Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to inform our members of the Memberships, Tournament formats, Seeds and Ranking Points for the coming 2025-2026 season. In general, all SBI events are: Played in Knock Out Format – Matches are played in a best of 5’s or 7’s • ·        Less 8 Players – 2

2025 IBSF World Snooker Championships Qatar

On behalf of the IBSF Executive and the Qatar Billiard Sports Federation QBSF, I have the pleasure of inviting you to send your players to participate in the 2025 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Men, Women) in Doha – Qatar from the 3rd to the 13th November, 2025. If any SBI Member is interested in playing

Fry Wins 2025 Grand Prix

The All-Ireland Snooker Grand Prix was held in Newbridge on Saturday, 30th August and Sunday, 31st August. Congratulations to Raymond Fry from Northern Ireland (NIBSA) on winning the 2025 Grand Prix for the second year running and commiserations to Philly Browne (SBI) on a great effort just coming up Short. In the final Raymond played

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