All four into last 48 knock-out rounds

The European Under 21 Snooker Championship knock out rounds begin in Sofia Bulgaria tonight. They will feature our four RIBSA players Karl Fitzpatrick, David Cassidy, Josh Boileau and Ryan Cronin who all qualified easily from their groups. Key frames and matches lost by our players means they will face difficult opponents in the later rounds but the players

UAE Training Camp

PJ Nolan our National Coach was invited by the United Arab Emirates Billiards & Snooker Association to train their national team players in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The eight day training camp was split into four days in capital Dubai when PJ trained International player Mohammed Al Joker, 17 year old player Bader Obaid and
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RIBSA Statement

Following the recent Committee meeting only players who confirm their availability to play in the Home Internationals will be selected to represent RIBSA in any International Snooker Events for that upcoming season commencing September 2012.
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Cue Sports India Workshop

Last week PJ Nolan RIBSA National Coach and Work Snooker Coach held a successful training workshop in New Delhi India which was organised by www.cuesoprtsindia.com. The workshop was held from 2nd – 10th of January 2012 and featured a number of players of various standards from all across India. Vivek Pathak Chairman of Cue Sports
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Cut off point for EBSA U21 & Team C-Ships

This weekend Ranking Tournament is the cut off point for selection of RIBSA players for the 2012 EBSA European Under 21 and Team Championships in Sofia Bulgaria. All teams and players must notify the Tournament Director at this weekend’s senior event if they are available to travel to Bulgaria in March. Click here to view
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Brendan Into IBSF Q-Finals

Brendan O Donoghue is now the only Republic of Ireland player left in the 2011 World snooker Championships in India. Brendan will play Hossein Vafaei from Iran in the morning in the Q-finals and everyone in Ireland wish Brendan good luck in the match. Earlier in the day Rodney Goggins lost in the last 48
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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,