Federation of Irish Sport

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce renewing of our Membership Subscription for 2021 with the Federation of Irish Sport. The Federation of Irish Sport is the representative organisation for the National Governing Bodies of Sport (NGBs) and Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) in Ireland. Our membership consists of over 110 NGBs and LSPs from

The Path Ahead – June & July Announcements

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder, Last Friday May 28th the Government announced a further easing of Restrictions for June and July. Details of the full announcement can be found here: Key Highlights relating to sport and physical activity are summarised below. Sport Ireland will continue to provide any additional or relevant updates to the sector in advance of

Proposed SBI Centre of Excellence HQ

SBI Chairman Dylan Rees outlined at the recent SBI AGM on Saturday the 22nd of May about the decision to find a new premise to create a National Centre of Excellence and Headquarters for SBI. This has dominated the attention of all on the SBI board over recent times and sites in Dublin, Kilkenny, Laois, Carlow,

SBI Hold Successful 2021 AGM

On Saturday the 22nd of May, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their AGM on Zoom. SBI would like to thank all the members for attending on the day. At 12 noon sharp SBI Chairman Dylan Rees welcomed all the members to the AGM, this was followed by SBI President Jim Leacy who gave his opening

Reopening Snooker & Billiards Events

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have produced a Roadmap for Reopening Snooker & Billiards in Ireland in conjunction with Sport Ireland and facilitate a safe and controlled reopening of billiard & snooker events. SBI have developed this Roadmap for the return to competitive snooker and billiards. This documents have been reviewed by Sport Ireland and the

Roadmap for Reopening Clubs in Ireland

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have produced a Roadmap for Reopening Snooker & Billiards Clubs in Ireland in conjunction with Sport Ireland and facilitate a safe and controlled reopening of our clubs. “SBI have submitted this “Playing Safe” Roadmap for the reopening of snooker clubs. SBI have developed this set of protocols to advise clubs and

PJ Qualifies 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Coach

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are very proud to announce that our SBI National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan has undergone his 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Snooker Coaching exam and yesterday he received a letter of congratulations from WPBSA Chairman Jason Ferguson on passing to gain this level 2 status. 1st4sport Level 2 Coaching Course The WPBSA

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

2021 Referees AGM Held

The AGM of SBI Referees Association was held on Thursday the 6th of May on Zoom. Fifteen people attended the AGM. There was a motion to increase committee to 7 and this was unanimously passed. The following Committee were elected Ger Murray Chairman Neil Shanahan Secretary Shane Corr Treasurer Shane Mason Committee Brendan Devlin Committee Aonghus

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