Last weekend our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to Warsaw in Poland to train four coaches on behalf of the European Billiards & Snooker Association to become Official EBSA Snooker Coaches. The EBSA Coaching Course is only open to recognised coaches who are approved by their own National Governing Body. The Polish Billiards & Snooker Association

The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow have just completed all the work in their preparation for the World IBSF Team & 6 Red Championships. The Championship will begin on the 29th of September and runs until the 6th of October and will feature the best Amateur players from all around the World. The Championships

The 2013 Home Internationals Snooker Championships have just finished at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds with Wales and England winning the titles. The Prince of Wales Senior event was won by Wales and England won the other three events when they won the Masters, Under 19 and Under 16 Titles. It was a great

The RIBSA Under 19 team won again this morning when they beat Northern Ireland in the 2013 Under 19 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The team Of Aaron Tobin, James McGuinness, Dylan Carey and Andrew Doherty have recovered superbly after early defeats. Aaron Tobin got the team off to a good

RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy was presented with a certificate by Home International Committee in the Northern Snooker Club in Leeds this Afternoon. Jim stepped down this year as Chairman of the Home Internationals. Everyone in Leeds and within the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association would like to congratulate Jim and wished him good luck

The Home International Committee have just announced details of the playing schedule for this year’s Home Internationals Competition in Leeds. The opening ceremony will be held on Friday at 8:30pm and there will be a managers and coaches meeting at 7:30pm – 8pm in the venue. (Time dependant on people arriving on time) The full

RIBSA held a very successful training weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our International players for next week’s Home Internationals in Leeds which takes place from the 3rd- 8th in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.   On Saturday there was an open snooker tournament for match play practice and

Irishman Brendan O Donoghue put on a stunning display of match snooker in the first round of the World Games in Cali in Columbia today but he Nenagh player lost 3 frames to 2 to top professional player Joe Perry from England. Brendan started of winning the first two frames 71-31, and 60-11 but Perry won