2011 Home Internationals

The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker players competed in the 2011 Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales last week. RIBSA competed in the Senior Billiards, Senior Snooker, Masters Snooker, Ladies Snooker, Under 19 Snooker, Under 16 Snooker and we won one title over the week in winning the Billiards title. Billiards The RIBSA Billiards
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Home Internationals

You haven’t truly been to Pontins unless you had the pleasure of waking up at 6.30 in the morning to the sound of these fella’s. Every year there’s always one fool throwing bread around at the crack of dawn bringing dozens of the biggest and loudest seagulls you’ve ever seen to your chalet door compounding
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Successful Training Day in Carlow

The RIBSA players had a very successful training day in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow on Sunday the 14th of August. Josh Boileau was in fantastic form to win the event in scoring 492 points from the six selected routines. All the players will represent the Republic Of Ireland in the upcoming Home Internationals in Pontins from

Home International Training

All Home International team members are reminded that they are requested to attend a training day in Carlow on Sunday from 11am to 4pm. You will also be fitted for your team waistcoat on Sunday if you do not already have one. Cost for the days practice is only €5 per player. Masters 1. Mark Tuite,

All Irish Out In Last 16

The last 16 round was played last night in the World Under 21 Snooker Championships here in Montreal Canada with bad results for all our three RIBSA players Vincent Muldoon, Greg Casey and David Cassidy. Vincent Muldoon was beaten 5 frames to 4 by Declan Brennan from Northern Ireland in a high quality match. Muldoon
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Last 32 News ( Devaney is Out)

The Knock out last 32 rounds started this morning at the World Under 21 Snooker Championships here in Montreal Canada. First up Greg Casey played Andreas Ploner from Austria and the cork man opened a 4 nil lead with the help of a superb 108 break in frame 3. Back came Ploner to win the
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World U-21 Snooker Action Hots Up

The final day of snooker action in the group stages was held today in the world under 21 championships here in Montreal Canada. Twenty one year old Cork man Greg Casey won again today beating Pierre Yves Laine from France 4 frames 1 to win 6 out of 7 matches to finish second in the
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Muldoon on fire again

Day five of the 2011 IBSF World under 21 snooker championships here in Montreal Canada had four more wins for our Republic Of Ireland snooker players. First up was Greg Casey who was looking for his fifth win a row but he was beaten by Laurens De Staelen from Belgium 4 frames to nil. Next up was David
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Super Cassidy Wins

The RIBSA under 21 players had another great day of snooker on Day 4 here in Montreal Canada at the 2011 IBSF World under 21 snooker championships. Today David Cassidy from Cork had the best ever win of his International career so far when he beat Thanawat Tirapongp from Thailand 4 frames to 1. To

Muldoon Hits Double Centuries

It was another great day of snooker on Day 3 for our under 21 players here in Montreal Canada at the 2011 IBSF World under 21 snooker championship. First up today at 10am was Jason Devaney from Ballina when he played solid snooker in beating Lee Paul from New Zealand 4 frames to 2. At
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