GREG Casey is the 2015 ‘Cork Close Individual Snooker Champion’ making it two victories in three years as he played brilliant snooker to win the shield back at Shooters snooker club in Blackpool last Saturday evening. The event started at 10am with the very best ‘Rebel Cue-men’ on the premises for what was a great

This weekend our RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy and RIBSA President Eamon Kearns made the presentations to the 2014 – 2015 RIBSA Volunteer of the Year, Referee of the year and Club of the year awards. The RIBSA Club of the Year was won by The Shed in Kilkenny The RIBSA Referee of the Year was

On Saturday the 26th of September, The DBSL (Dublin Billiards & Snooker Leagues) held a free Open Snooker day for all young players around Dublin in Fairview Snooker Club in Dublin city. This was DBSL third event this season to help promote the game in Dublin. RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan was again in attendance

Notice is hereby given of an Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss and vote on the attached motion. The Irish Sports Council has asked that all NGB’s sign up to the “Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Mechanism”. Please read the attached documents at the bottom of screen in the downloads section to familiarise yourself with the matter.

147 club Wexford player Rodney Goggins won the 2015 Fermoy Cross Invitation on the 29th & 30th of August. In the final he beat Greg Casey from the Crucible SC Cork in a superb final. Patrick Wallace from N.Ireland and Aaron Tobin from Youghal CYMS were the beaten semi finalists .

On Wednesday the 26th of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited Portarlington Snooker Club in County Laois to hold a Junior Coaching Session with 15 of their members. Chris La Cumbre and his team within the Portarlington club was the latest club to avail of the free RIBSA coaching session with PJ. The club are

This week The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a Summer Snooker Coaching Camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August. A number of players attended the camp including International players John O Sullivan, Shane Gorman, Tom

On Monday the 3rd of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited the AOH Snooker Club in Cork City where he held a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session in the Club. The AOH club has had a great tradition of Billiards over the years and this was down to the great Timmy Murphy who unfortunately passed

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) announced today the annual Volunteer Award, Club of Year Award and Referee of the Year award winners for 2014-2015. The winner of the RIBSA Volunteer award goes to James Bateman from Kilkenny. The winner of the RIBSA Referee award goes to Brendan Devlin. The winner of

Our National Coach PJ Nolan will hold a two day summer camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 4th and 5th of August. All the players will practice various routines to improve their Cue Ball Control, Potting, Safety, Long Potting and Match-Play. Each day the training will be held from11am – 4pm. The