Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold four National Junior Snooker Championships in the month of November and December in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow and Newbridge CYMS. Sunday the 1st of November – 2020 National Under 16 Championships ( Newbridge CYMS) Saturday the 14th of November –

RIBSA No1 Ronan McGuirk won the third RIBSA Under 14 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 16th of February. Ronan had the perfect day winning without dropping a single frame all day. It was fantastic to see so many talented young players trying to qualify

The first RIBSA / IBSF Under 21 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 9th of February will be between two Cork players Leone Crowley and Noel Landers after the final was postponed due to the bad storm and the safety of all the players travelling home.

Noel Gleeson from Nenagh won the first RIBSA / IBSF Under 18 National Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 8th of February. In the final Noel Gleeson played Ryan McGuirk in a superb final to win the title and go number 1 on the IBSF Rankings

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) held their 9th National Junior Snooker Developmental Day on Sunday the 29th of December in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am to 4pm. Over the past few seasons RIBSA have held Junior Developmental days with our National Coach PJ Nolan to encourage more

Noel Landers from Youghal won the third RIBSA Under 21 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 8th of December. In the final Noel beat Ryan McGuirk from R&R SC 3 frames to 1 to take the title and finish number 1 for the EBSA U-21 Series.

Leone Crowley from Cork won the third RIBSA Under 18 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 7th of December. In the final Leone beat Alex Currid from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford 3 frames to 1 in a excellent final which was refereed by Conor Doyle.

Alex Currid from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford won the second RIBSA Under 16 Snooker Ranking event of the season in Newbridge CYMS on Sunday the 3rd of November. It was the first ranking victory for the young talented Wexford Schoolboy when he beat fast improving Corkman James O Connell who also had an impressive

Jack O Brien won the second RIBSA Under 14 Snooker Ranking of the season in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 2nd of November. It promises to be another exciting year with all the young players trying to qualify for the Celtic Challenge International Junior Team. QUARTER FINALS Jamie Walsh 0 v David Farrelly 3 Aoife Gleeson

Ryan McGuirk from R&R SC won the second RIBSA Under 21 Snooker Ranking of the season in the Ivy Rooms SC Carlow on Saturday the 26th of October. It was a fantastic day of junior snooker with all players in fine form in trying to qualify for the 2020 EBSA Under 21 Championship in Portugal.