Joe Wins SBI U-14 EVENT 1

12 yr old Joe Shannon from Longford who is having a great season won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 ranking event of the season on Saturday 4th of November in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. The top seed for this event was Joe Shannon and we had players from

Lorcán Wins Stars of Future U-16 Tour Event 2

Lorcán Ó Curraoin from Galway won his biggest title to date when he won the second Under 16 Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Stars of the Future Tour event of the season. This event was held in the SBI HQ on Saturday the 28th of October but fter a long days play, SBI decided that

Crowley Wins SBI U-21 Event 2

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their second (SBI) Under 21 Snooker Tour Event of the season on Saturday 21st of October 2023 in the SBI HQ in Carlow and the Number 1 seed was Noel Gleeson from Nenagh after he won event 1. As part of European Week of Sport SBI had set the entry

Joe Wins SBI U-18 EVENT 1

12 yr old Joe Shannon from Longford won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 18 ranking event of the season on Saturday 7th of October in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. The two top seeds for this event were number 1 Joe Shannon and No.2 seed David Farrelly. We had players

Max Wins Stars of Future Tour Event 1

Max Kennedy from Hot Shots SC Galway won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Stars of the Future Tour Event of the season in the SBI HQ on Saturday the 30th of September. In the final 14-year-old Max Kennedy from Hot Shots SC Galway beat Joe Shannon from Longford in a high quality final

Gleeson Wins SBI U-21 Event 1

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their first (SBI) Under 21 Snooker Tour Event of the season on Saturday 16th of September 2023 in the SBI HQ in Carlow. Fifteen players entered the event and the Number 1 seed was Alex Currid from Wexford. The event was won by Noel Gleeson from Nenagh after he beat

Important Notice for Junior players

Snooker & Billiards Ireland SBI were recently notified by EBSA of their intention to move the age qualification date for all junior events effective from next (2023-2024) season. This decision was subsequently adopted by IBSF meaning that we will have to accept this change and move to different qualification windows for all international junior events.

Jack Wins SBI National U-16 Title

Number 1 seed Jack O Brien from Limerick won the 2023 SBI National Under 16 Snooker Championship in SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 14th of May. In the final he beat No. 2 seed Joe Shannon from Longford in a great final 3 frames to 0 after a long day to claim the

Liam Wins SBI National U-14 Title

11yr old Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC made it the perfect Junior Double when he won the 2023 SBI National Under 14 Snooker Championship in SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 13th of May. Players from Galway, Newbridge, Youghal, Longford, Dublin, Edenderry and Kerry battled it out for this prestigious title. In the final

Liam wins 147academy U-12 National Title

Young Star of the future, 11yr old Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the 2023 PJ Nolan 147acdemy National U-12 Snooker Championships on the 7th of May in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow. In the Final In the final Liam Dunne beat Adam Wynne from Offally two frames to