James Wins 12’s 147academy National C-Ships

James Brennan from Co. Mayo won the 147academy National 12’s Championship on Sunday the 7th of June in the SBI Academy in Carlow during SBI Finals weekend. In the final James beat defending Champion Callum Behan from Dublin in a high quality final 3 frames to 1 to take the title. SBI Chairman John Tobin

Joe Wins National 16’s Championships

Joe Shannon from Longford won the National 16′ s Championship on Saturday the 6th of June in the SBI Academy in Carlow during SBI Finals weekend. In the final Joe beat Cathal Horgan from Youghal CYMS in a high quality final 3 frames to 1 to take the title. The SBI 16’s Snooker National Championships

Rowan Wins National 14’s Championships

Rowan Kelly from Youghal CYMS won the National 14′ s Championship on Saturday the 6th of June in the SBI Academy in Carlow during SBI Finals weekend. In the final Rowan beat James Brennan from Mayo in a high quality final 3 frames to 2 on the final black to take the title. The SBI

Clancy Homes Junior Shoot Out

SBI are delighted to announce details of the Clancy Homes Junior Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 30th of May. PJ Nolan will be the TD on the day. Joe Shannon won the 2025 Junior Shoot last year in the SBI HQ. WHO WILL WIN THE 2026 TITLE!!!!

2026 Celtic Challenge in MatchRoom in Llanelli Wales

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the teams of the 2026 Celtic Junior Challenge. This year the event will be held on Saturday the 4th of July in the MatchRoom in Llanelli ,Wales. The top four Under 14 and the top four Under 16 players after each National Championships will qualify to represent Ireland

Aaron Hill Elite Squad Launch

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will offically announce the 2026 Aaaron Hill Elite Squad for 12 talented young stars on Saturday 30th May at 9.45am in the SBI Academy in Carlow. The players will recieve a polo shirt and hoddie plus a new Elite Squad Training Booklet. SBI are delighted to see so much talent and

2026 SBI Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a SBI Snooker Summer Camp for all our members of any age in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 24th – 26th of June. The SBI Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who

SBI Junior Development Day – 23th May

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold another free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Saturday the 23rd of May in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches. Tables SBI will use

U-12 147academy Championship

The 12th year of the Under 12 Irish National Snooker Championship will be held on the 24th of May in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. Twelve years ago Corey Ramsbottom from Carlow won the first ever U-12 Title in 2014. This year the final will be played as part of Finals weekend from

Rowan Wins 14’s Snooker Event 4

Rowan Kelly from Youghal won the SBI 14’s Snooker Event 4 which was started on Saturday 21st of March in the SBI HQ in Carlow and the final was played on Saturday 11th April against James Brennan from Mayo. All of the top players were in action in a great day of junior snooker. There was