Tuite wins semi final spot in Irish Battle

All Irish eyes were on Sofia today when Brendan Cooney and Mark Tuite from the Republic Of Ireland played each other in  Q-Finals in the 2012 IBSF World Championships here in Bulgaria. Mark started best winning the two opening frames with 56 and 58 breaks but back came cooney to win the third with a
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RIBSA move up on IBSF Rankings

The IBSF have just released the latest World rankings for 2012 with our RIBSA junior players moving up to their highest ever placing of 4th behind China, Thailand and England. Our Senior players move up to 3rd in their rankings while the Masters move up to 5th. This is a tremendous achievement by our RIBSA

IBSF Training Day with PJ

A training day with our National Coach PJ Nolan will be held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Tuesday the 13th of November from 11am to 4pm to prepare the Republic Of Ireland Snooker team for this month’s IBSF World Championship in Bulgaria. The RIBSA players that will fly the flag in the event

Dubai Open

RIBSA have been asked to send two international players to the Dubai Open which will take place in the Dubai Snooker club from the 4th to 10th of November. The event is been hosted to prepare the UAE players for the upcoming World Championships in Sofia and thus they are looking for us to send

International Challenge Cup

Ken Doherty was on cue in wishing the International Challenge Committee all the best it the International Snooker Challenge Cup being held in Ronchin, Lille, France next week. Photo left to right Stephen Merrigan, Nigel Power, Ken Doherty, Eddie Ingle and Robert Murphy. Republic of Ireland selection that will be playing against a French selection

IBSF World Championships

The Republic Of Ireland Snooker team for the 2012 IBSF World Championship has been now been confirmed with Johnny Williams, Greg Casey and EBSA Nomination Brendan O Donoghue competing in the Men’s event. Mark Tuite and Brendan Cooney will fly the Irish flag in the Masters event and it promises to be an exciting championship

World Billiards Championship

The World Billiards Championship will be held in The Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from the 18th to the 28th of October. Aidan Murray, Wayne Doyle, Mark Nolan and Derek O Neill will compete for the Republic of Ireland in the event where they will face all best players from all around the world including defending champion
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Presentation of the 2012 Home Internationals

This is a video of the Republic Of Ireland Snooker team being presented with the Prince of Wales Shield at the 2012 Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales. Ireland team of Brendan O Donoghue, Rodney Goggins, Greg Casey, Robert Redmond and Johnny Williams beat England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man to lift the
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Under 19’s HIBSF Heartbreak

The Republic Of Ireland Under 19 Team came within a frame of winning the Home Internationals today in Pontins. After a long weeks play it came down to the last days play where either Ireland or England B would be crowned champions. An 11-1 demolition of France put Ireland in prime position but we needed
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Under 19’s beat England

  The Republic Of Ireland Under 19 Team had a mix day of results today on Day one of the Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales when they beat tournament favourites England 7 frames to 5 in the morning. In the Afternoon the Irish team of David Cassidy, Ryan Cronin, Josh Boileau and Chris Cooney
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