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.

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

Modern Look Draw Sheet

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce to our members that SBI will be using a new modern look draw sheet / results for SBI events. This system will automatically generate draws from the online entry lists and create the seeds for the events. Only SBI members can enter events so sign up today

SBI Banners

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to officially announce news to our members about our new SBI Banners which will be used as photo back-drops for our events going forward. This is hoped to give our Association more profile and make our photos more professional on our web site and social media platforms. More information

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