Disability Training Day

On Saturday 9th August, SBI snooker coach Shane Gorman & national disability coach Dylan Rees held a disability training day for Ireland’s disability players in the SBI Academy (Laois/Carlow). A total of 10 players participated in the days training & coaching which included individual coaching from Shane on players technique including bridge hand, stance &

SBI will hold A Disability Day

On Saturday Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold a Disability Promotion Day for players with SBI Snooker Coach Shane Gorman and National Disability Coach Dylan Rees from 11am – 4pm on Saturday the 9th of August in the SBI Academy in Carlow. Players from all around Ireland are invited to attend where Shane will hold

Disability Champions Honoured

A fabulous day was had by all at Leinster house in Dublin on Friday the 30th of May with our SBI members who recently performed at the World Snooker Disability Championships in Bangkok Thailand. TD Barry Heneghan, Councilor Kevin Breen, Sport Ireland director of disability sports Geraldine Mctavish, players Fran coyle, Aiden Pollitt, Niall Pollitt

Disability National Championships 2025

On Saturday the 19th April, SBI held their first National Disability Snooker Championships in the recently refurbished Newbridge CYMS. We had 18 players participating in 4 categories based around the WDBS system providing us with 4 National Champions. In Group 3+4, we had 6 players playing out of two groups of 3. Alex Henerbrey topped

SBI National Disability Snooker Championship 2025

Snooker & billiards Ireland are delighted to announce that the historic first staging of the Irish National Disability Snooker Championships will take place on the 19th April in Newbridge cyms the landmark event will see Irelands top players that play with a disability or impairment battle it out for the title.  The competition will consist

Rees wins World Title in Thailand

Team Ireland performed brilliantly through out the first ever staging of the world snooker disability championships in Bangkok. Thailand last week. SBI had a team of 6 players players Alex Henerbrey, Fran Coyle, Niall Pollitt, Aiden Pollitt, Colvin O’Brien and Dylan Rees. The team was managed and SBI coach Shane Gorman. This historic first staging

New World Champion Dylan Rees

SBI had a team of six player’s Irish players competing in the first ever world snooker disability championships in Bangkok Thailand last week with Alex Henerbrey, Fran Coyle, Niall Pollitt, Aiden Pollitt, Colvin O’Brien and Dylan Rees along with team manager/coach Shane Gorman. This historic first staging of a World Championship comes 10 years on

World Snooker Disability Championships

SBI have a team of 6 players in Thailand for the first ever world snooker disability championships in Bangkok. Thailand. 70 players from 16 country’s will fight it out for their respective titles.Irish players competing are Alex Henerbrey, Fran Coyle, Niall pollitt, Aiden Pollitt, Colvin O’Brien and Dylan Rees along with team manager/coach Shane Gorman.The

World Disability Snooker Championship 2025

World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) is delighted to announce that the historic first staging of the World Disability Snooker Championship will take place from 23 February – 2 March 2025 in Thailand. To be held in Srisaman, Nonthaburi, the landmark event will be organised in conjunction with the Sports Association for the Disabled of Thailand under

WDBS 2024 Irish Disability Snooker Open

Last weekend saw 38 players from all around the world compete over six competitions in the WDBS 2024 Irish Disability Snooker Open in the SBI HQ in Carlow. This event is the last World Disability Billiards & Snooker (WDBS) ranking event of the year. Snooker & Billiards Ireland were delighted to see six champions crowned