Everyone involved in Irish and European snooker will be saddened to hear that Jacek Rudowicz from Poland died this morning. Jacek would have been very well known to all the Irish players as he assembled the tables in the Ivy Rooms and at all European Snooker Championships over the years all across Europe. The Republic

The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just confirmed the players and Officials who will represent Ireland in the 2014 EBSA Under 21 Snooker Championships & 2014 EBSA Men, Masters and Ladies Team Championships in Romania. The event will be held in Bucharest from the 18th – 29th of March . For more information click on www.ebsa.tv

Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to Lisbon, Portugal to train Nelson Batista on behalf of the European Billiards & Snooker Association in becoming an Official EBSA Snooker Coach. The EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are approved by their own National Governing Body. The Portugal Billiards & Snooker

Irishman Shane Gorman playing in his first IBSF Championship recorded a splendid 3 frames to 1 victory over Vgal Pagiiari from Israel to end another superb days play for the Irish team at the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship here in Daugavpils Latvia. Shane found himself one frame down but came back strong to win

The Opening Ceremony of the 2013 IBSF World Amateur Snooker Championships was held tonight. This event is being held in Daugavpils, Latvia from the 27th November to the 8th of December and it promises to be an exciting event with a total of 240 Players playing in the Mens, Masters and Ladies will playing. RIBSA Senior Players

Mr. Liu Zheng, the General Director of Chinese Billiards & Snooker Training base in Beijing in China was in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday to met Jim Leacy President of the IBSF. Mr Liu was in Ireland to sign a contract between IBSF and Rigour as a recommended high tech training

242 cueists from 51 countries must all be making last minute preparations as the 2013 IBSF World Snooker Championship gets closer and closer. The mega event is to begin November 27th at the awesome Daugavpils Olympic Sports Center in the picturesque city of Daugavpils, Latvia and will finish on December 8th. Of the 242 players

This week the 5th & 6th of November RIBSA held a two day training camp for The World IBSF Snooker Championship with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. RIBSA organised the camp to help our Republic of Ireland players  Michael Judge, Brendan O Donoghue, David Hogan,  Mark Tuite,

The RIBSA Committee have just announced details of the RIBSA players and officials who will represent Ireland in the 2013 IBSF World Amateur Senior and Masters Snooker Championships. The event will be held in Daugavpils, Latvia from the 27th November to the 8th of December and it promises to be an exciting event with a total