The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will introduce new Membership cards this season for all its members. Each card will have your RIBSA number and you can enter any event by texting your membership number and your name to 085 242 8701 before the closing date of any RIBSA event. If any Member

The 4th staging of the Vinnie Sheridan Memorial 6 Reds Tournament took place at St Conleth’s CYMS, Newbridge on Sunday 27th Oct. Play commenced at 11am with 24 players going to post. After a long days play the 2012 winner Charlie Sweeney again reached the final where he was opposed by Martin Thorpe whom he

Wexford man Rodney Goggins won the first RIBSA Open Handicap tournament of the season when he beat Daniel O Regan from 3 frames to 2 in a superb final. The event was held in The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow and twenty one players entered the event. Young Josh Boileau won the high break prizw with

Last season RIBSA number 1 player David Hogan won the 2013 Nenagh Invitational Snooker Tournament in the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh this weekend. In the final David beat former Professional player and reining National Champion Michael Judge 4 frames to 1 in a superb final that featured breaks of 131, 108 and 81. A

Rodney Goggins from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford played outstanding snooker   to  to win the 2013 Cross Invitational in Fermoy CYMS. In the final he beat top Junior player Ryan Cronin from the Crucible SC Cork. The event was a big success and it promises to be a bigger event next season. LAST 16 Anthony O’Connor

Rodney Goggins from the 147 Club in Wexford town will be holding a 24hr Snooker Marathon in aid of Hope Cancer Support Centre. The Marathon begins in the 147 Club in Wexford on Friday 21st of June at 8pm and finishes on Saturday 22nd June at 8pm. If any player would like to play with

The National Doubles Championships was held yesterday 19th May at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow. The Event attracted 16 teams from all over Ireland. With four groups of four the top two from each group progressed into the quarter-finals. Quarter-finals: Greg Casey/David Cassidy 3 v 0 Jason Burns/Thomas Forde John O’Sullivan/Benny O’Brien 2 v 3 Brendan

Saturday saw the staging of the Inaugural Finbarr Ruane Snr Memorial Cup at CrossGuns in Dublin. Limited to just 32 players the handicap event drew a strong field included top Irish internationals and ex professionals such as David Hogan, Rodney Goggins, Joe Delaney, Colm Gilcreest , John Sutton ,Michael Judge , Tj Dowling Robbie Murphy,Johnny

Congratulations to Colm Gilcreest on winning the Celtic Links Ferries open beating George Tierney by four frames to one in the final picking up the 350 euro first prize. The 147 Club, Wexford would like to thank everyone who has taken part in the three tournaments and hope to see you all in the next