The World IBSF U-21 Snooker Championship gets underway here at 3pm in Mol in Belgium today for our seven RIBSA players Aaron Holland, Shane Bates, Adam Fitzgerald, Fergal Quinn Noel Landers and Q-Finalist in the U-18’s yesterday Charlie Sweeney. Irish U-14 International John Landers has again got a place in the event due to a

Republic of Ireland Junior Charlie Sweeney lost his QFinal match against Number 1 seed Yun Fung Tam from Hong Kong 4 frames to 2 in the Q-Finals of the World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium today. Charlie started off superbly winning the opening frame and he made a 114 break in

Republic of Ireland Junior Charlie Sweeney played fantastic this morning to beat Phuttakarn Kimsuk from Thailand 4 frames to 1 in the last 16 of the World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium. Charlie will now play the Number 1 seed Yun Fung Tam from Hong Kong at 2pm in the Q-Finals

Charlie Sweeney remains the only Republic of Ireland Junior still left in the World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium after the other seven Irish players were knocked out yesterday. In a hard day of top class snooker our players faced tough opposition and despite fantastic snooker our players were beaten as

Eight Republic of Ireland junior players qualified for the knock out stages of the 2016 World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium.  Charlie Sweeney won his group and is seeded No.8 and into the last 32 round at 6pm while all the others are playing in the last 54 at 3pm &

The Republic of Ireland Juniors impressed again on the second day of the World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium. Today we had 8 wins out of a total of 13 matches. Charlie Sweeney won his group after he beat Poland 3-1 and Finland 3-0, Charlie will now be among the top

The first day of group matches are being held today for the Irish Juniors playing in the World IBSF U-18 Snooker Championship here in Mol in Belgium. Nine RIBSA players are now competing in the Championship with Ross Bulman, Noel Landers, Charlie Sweeney, Darragh Cusack, Shane Hourihane, Sean Devenney, Eamon Harkin, Fergal Quinn flying the

RIBSA would like to remind everyone going to play in the IBSF World U-18 & World U-21 in Belgium to print off their boarding cards and to meet in Dublin airport Terminal 1. The Under 18 players will meet up at 4am on Monday 15th August and the Under 21 players will meet up on

The final day of the Junior Home Internationals Snooker Championships was held today in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds and it ended with sorrow for the Republic Of Ireland U-21 Snooker Team when they were beaten by England 9 frames to 3. Our U-21 boys played superb all week to go into the big

The Republic Of Ireland U-16 Snooker Team gained a great 6-6 draw with Team Belgium at the 2016 Home Internationals Snooker Championships in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The boys were in trouble early on but final frame wins denied the Belgium’s victory as Aaron Goldrick won 3-0 and Devenney, Whyte and Gleeson finished