John Kehoe wins Pat O’Sullivan Memorial Title

The Pat O’Sullivan Memorial handicap tournament was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 20th of January 2013.  After a day’s play, which saw many games decided on the tightest margins, John Kehoe (Enniscorthy), one of Ireland’s most competent young players, was the well deserved winner on the day. Among the first round eliminations were

Intermediate Billiards No. 5

MARK NOLAN from Edenderry wins the 5th round of the Intermediate Billiards played in the Ivy Rooms to-day 13th January. Mark beat Andy Kehoe from Wexford 400-375 and Aonghus McAnally 400-395 before beating Robert McCrum 400-340 in the final. The next outing is the Pat O’Sullivan on the 19th January  Please note change of venue

Murray wins Senior Billiards Event No. 4

Aidan Murray, once again won the Senior Billiards Event defeating Larry Drennan 2 sets to nil. The fourth tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday, 2nd of December 2012. This was the second event of the season to be played in the short format, ie best-of-three

Aidan Murray pinches third round

Billiards Scratch series, Aidan Murray pinches third round. The third tournament of the Scratch Billiards series was played at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday, 25th of November 2012. Aidan Murray (Wicklow), having made a good start to the season by getting to every final so far, advanced his position in the

Victor receives lifetime achievement award

International Billiards Legend  Victor O Gorman from Dublin was presented this weekend with a lifetime achievement award to Billiards by The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association at the four Nations Billiard Championship in Celbridge Snooker Club. Victor has played Billiards for over 50 years and Represented RIBSA for over 30 years in all

Four Nations Billiards Championship

The annual Billiards International Trophy Tournament took place at Celbridge Snooker Club on Saturday and Sunday, 17th and 18th November last. This year it was the turn of the Republic of Ireland to be the host nation and it was very rewarding to welcome the many visitors who travelled with the visiting teams and generated

INTERMEDIATE BILLIARDS No. 3

Liam Byrne from Edenderry  won to-day Intermediate Billiards Event played at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow.  In the first round Liam  played John Kehoe from Wexford beating him 238-228. He then beat Corkman Lloyd Myers 431-370. His final opponent was Kevin Christie  who beat Brendan Devin 396-272 and Young Edenderry player Mark Nolan 379-358. The

Murray wins Senior Billiards Ranking No. 2

Aidan Murray won the 2nd Senior Billiards Event held in the Ivy Rooms on 4th November.  His opponent in the final was Wayne Doyle. The second tournament of the Scratch Billiards series was played at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday, 4th of November 2012. Aidan Murray (Wicklow), having made a good start

Ross Doyle wins U-19 Billiards Championship

Defending champion Ross Doyle (Dun Laoghaire) was in scintillating form as he successfully defended the U-19 billiards championships in Edenderry yesterday 20/05/12.  The competition was played in group format, with each player playing each other in a round- robin. The top two after the round-robin would contest the final and the other five contestants playing
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Goggins wins Senior Billiards 2012

Rodney Goggins became the 2012 Senior Billiards Champion yesterday, 20th May, at the Ivy Rooms when he beat the No. 1 Aidan Murray by a very conviencing margin. Wexford’s Rodney Goggins, no stranger to championship snooker and current No 1 in the Snooker Rankings, has added the 2012 National Billiards Championship to his impressive list of