The game of Billiards in Ireland, although not nearly as popular as the game of Snooker, nonetheless, has its own core of keen and dedicated players. Also, while operating on a much smaller scale than its Snooker counterpart, Billiards enjoys a very active season every year with a full calendar of both National and International

The sixth RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 8th March in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with billiards veteran Aidan Murray winning his 3rd ranking event of the season taking top spot in the rankings going into the 150up championship on 22nd March. Ten players entered and the format

The fifth RIBSA billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 23rd February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with reigning national senior long-up champion Aidan Murray taking his second consecutive win of the season having won the previous ranking event last December in Celbridge. 10 players entered and the format

The fourth RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 8th December in Celbridge snooker club which saw reigning national senior long-up billiards champion Aidan Murray win his first event of the season having lost the last two finals to the reigning national senior 150up champion Wayne Doyle. The format was 3×150

One of the biggest billiards international team events of the calendar took place on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th November as Celbridge hosted the 4 nations billiards international for the first time since 2012. England, Austria, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland once again competed for the prestigious international prize. The Saturday first

The third RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 10th November at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. 13 players took part with the end result coming as no surprise that Wayne Doyle maintained his perfect start to the season  and firmly establish his place at the top of the

The 5th annual Timmy Murphy memorial took place on Sunday 3rd November at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow, on this special occasion the winner came from Northern Ireland as Christian Kirk was deserving winner on the day and taking the Timmy Murphy perpetual trophy across the border for the very first time. He

The second RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 13th October at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The format was 400up with 90 minute time limit as Wayne Doyle from Dun Laoighaire continues his perfect start to the season winning each match by well over a 100 points. His

The first RIBSA billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 8th September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The format was 3×150 open draw with a new experimental baulk line rule in operation. The day’s play finished with reinging national senior 150up champion Wayne Doyle take the first ranking event