Q Club win Leinster Team Championships

The Q Club Wicklow “A” won The Leinster Club Team Championship in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Sunday to qualify for the All Ireland Club Championship in Killarney. Team Captain Jason Watson, Robert Murphy, Keith Sheldrick, Wayne Doyle, Stephen Hegarty and Mick Judge beat Newbridge CYMS in an exciting final 3 matches to 2 to

Celbridge Club of the year 2012

Celbridge Snooker Club in County Kildare was awarded the 2012 RIBSA Club of the year with a presentation to club owner Phil Martin on Saturday from Ger Murray. This is a new award to highlight the club with the most players in the top 16 of all the various RIBSA categories , Senior Snooker, Masters

Edenderry Billiards & Snooker Club

This week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to the warm and friendly atmosphere of the Edenderry & District Billiards and Snooker Club in County Offaly. PJ met up with Ger Murray and he showed him around the club which goes back to the early 1960’s where the local shoe factory had their social club which

Youghal CYMS Cork

This week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to one of the oldest CYMS clubs in Ireland when he went to the Youghal Catholic Young Men’s Club in County Cork. PJ met up with Brendan Cooney and fellow committee members Ray Whelan, Derek Ahearn and Patrick Walsh and they showed him around the club. The

Goggins wins Celtic Link Ferries Open

Rodney Goggins from Wexford won the Celtic Link Ferries snooker open in the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford this week in beating Johnny Williams 3 frames to 1 in a superb final. Davy Morris had the highest break in the event with a fantastic 133 break and the tournament was a huge success. The club
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In Memory Of Finbarr Ruane Snr

On the 18th May 1992 Irish Amateur Snooker lost without doubt one of it’s greatest ever servants. The passing of Finbarr Ruane Snr after a long illness stunned the snooker community not only on these shores but right across the snooker world. From the moment he began working with his father in law Christopher Carroll

Williams Wins 147 Wexford Event

Johnny Williams from Maynooth SC was in fantastic form in winning the 147 Wexford Snooker Open this week in beating Brendan O Donoghue from Nenagh 4 frames to 2 in an exciting final. In the semi finals Johnny beat Greg Casey from Cork 4-1 and Brendan beat Declan Brennan from Northern Ireland 4-0. The players

Tuite wins Cork Open

Mark Tuite from Killarney was crowned Shooters ‘Cork Open Snooker Champion’ at Shooters snooker club in the ‘Sunbeam Industrial Park’ Blackpool today. What was noticable last weekend was the large high quality of top class players who entered was a clear indication of how prestigious this title was. Chairman of the ‘Cork Billiards and Snooker
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Ken is the Milltown Master

The annual snooker finals night in Milltown Golf Club took place last Friday 23rd of March, led by chairman of snooker Roger Coleman. The handicap singles title was won by Ken Taylor, defeating younger brother Steven in the final. Ken is a registered RIBSA Coach and the club snooker championship was also won by Ken

Boileau Wins Anthony Quinn Memorial

16 year old snooker star Josh Boileau warmed up for next months European Under 21 Championship in Bulgaria winning the 2012 Anthony Quinn Memorial Snooker Tournament in St. Conleths CYMS Newbridge over the weekend. In the final he beat fellow club mate Ernie McMullen 4 frames to 3 in a superb final. Anthony Quinn Memorial Tournament St. Conleths CYMS
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