SBI Hold Shaun Murphy Q&A

On Friday the 2nd of April, Snooker & Billiards Ireland were delighted to host a successful zoom Q&A with the 2005 World Snooker Champion Shaun Murphy. SBI offered 50 members a chance to ask the magician questions via Zoom to find out what makes this great snooker player tick, his thoughts on the game and

Rodney’s Memories

A couple of months ago, I was asked by PJ Nolan to create something about what it was like playing as a youngster back in 1992/93 and to include the players and the excitement of that season. That’s coming up to 30 years ago now, and at firstly I didn’t know what angle to take.

2021 SBI AGM Notice

I hereby give notice that Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold its 2021 AGM at 12 noon on Saturday the 22nd of May on Zoom. Please email info@sbireland.ie, if you wish to attend. A link will then be sent to you.  SBI would like to see as many members as possible attend to discuss and

SBI Referee Application Form

Would you like to be trained to become a qualified SBI Referee?. Snooker & Billiards Ireland hold training courses throughout the season for our members. A candidate must attend 6 hours tuition with a Tutor or Examiner. These 6 hours may be broken down to 3 X 2 hour seminars on Rules of Snooker, Positioning

SBI Coaching Application Form

Would you like to be trained to become a qualified SBI Coach?. Snooker & Billiards Ireland hold two types of coach training courses throughout the season for our members. SBI hold a one day Intro Level seminar for member who would like to start coaching and become a SBI Intro level Coach. We also hold

Level 5 Restrictions Guidance

Ireland is now at Level 5 of the Framework for Restrictive Measures. Level 5 is expected to be in place for the next 6 weeks. The Government’s guidance on Level 5 is clear, with the risk to public health meaning that individuals are asked to stay at home, with certain exceptions. With regard to sport,

SBI Postpone all events

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce that in compliance with the Level 3 COVID-19 Restrictions for the entire country announced by the Government last night we have decided to postpone all SBI events scheduled for the next three weeks. We hope the situation improves and we will be able to hold the remaining events we had planned in the

PJ holds a European Week of Sport Cue Zone

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a free PJ Nolan Snooker Coaching Cue Zone as part of the European Week of Sport in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 27th of September. The Cue Zone was held from 11am-4pm with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a World Snooker Coach

Goggins wins Re-Open Event 2

Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows SC Wexford won the Snooker & Billiards Ireland second Irish Re-Open event on Saturday 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. At the end of the day it was Rodney Goggins who claimed the title with a fantastic display of break building to beat John Sutton from

Volunteer of the Year Award Tommy Dowling

RIBSA President Jim Leacy and RIBSA Chairman Dylan Rees along with Ger Murray from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just presented the 2020 RIBSA Volunteer of the year award to Tommy Dowling from Tralee Snooker Club in County Kerry on Saturday the 26th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker