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FOUR RIBSA PLAYERS IN Q-SCHOOL 2020

Best of luck to RIBSA players Ryan Cronin, Ross Bulman, Ronan Whyte and Greg Casey who are all competing in Q School at the English Institute for Sport in Sheffield. The cosmopolitan field for this seven-day extravaganza features a vibrant blend of youth and experience – some trying to reclaim their status on the sport’s top tier and many hoping

Ger Murray Resigns as acting Chairman of RIBSA

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association would like to announce this morning Ger Murray offered his resignation as acting chairman of RIBSA, effective immediately. Ger cited ongoing health issues as the reason for this course of action. The president Jim Leacy on behalf of RIBSA accepted Ger’s resignation and thanked him for his

Hill & Bulman Invited to World Snooker Championships

RIBSA would like to congratulate Ireland’s Aaron Hill and Ross Bulman on being invited into the qualifying rounds of the 2020 BetFred World Professional Snooker Championships where all 128 players will battle for one of 16 coveted spots for the Crucible Theatre. The qualifying event will run from July 21 to 28 at the English

Government Announcement – Phase 2

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder, As per today’s Government Announcement, Ireland will move into phase 2 of the Roadmap next week. The new measures come into place on Monday the 8th of June.  We remain in Phase 1 until then. To support the Sector as it works through the phased return to sport, Sport Ireland will be providing

How to become a Qualified Referee?

Snooker & Billiards Ireland organise training referee seminars by the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Referees Association throughout the season. If you would like to attend a seminar, please fill in the form below and Neil Shanahan from the Referee Committee below will contact you to arrange the seminar. CLICK TO DOWNLOAD FORM A

Official 147 Maximum Breaks

Four SBI amateur snooker players are in history books for making the magical 147 Maximum break in official SBI tournaments. Ranking Event’s 147’s Four players have made the magical 147 in official ranking tournaments. The first was made in 1993 by John Buckley from Enniscorty when he made the first maximum 147 break in ranking

2020 Celtic Challenge Cancelled

During a RIBSA committee meeting by Skype on Sunday the 17th of May. We reviewed the ongoing COVID -19 situation and expressed our sympathy to all those families who have lost family members as a result of this Pandemic. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association and the Welsh Snooker Association have jointly announced

2020 Home Internationals Cancelled

Home International Billiards & Snooker Federation (HIBSF) and the Northern Snooker Centre (NSC) can today jointly announce that we have taken the difficult decision to cancel this year’s HIBSF Festival previously scheduled to take place in August. The safety of our players, officials and supporters is our paramount consideration and therefore it has been decided

Government Road-map for Reopening Society & Business

Statement to Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business Following the publication of the governments “Roadmap for Reopening Society & Business” and their proposal to Permit “behind closed doors” sporting activities events where arrangements are in place to enable participants to maintain social distancing, RIBSA have formed a working group to engage with Sport Ireland to

Qualified SBI Referees

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Referees Association How to become a referee? A candidate must attend 6 hours’ tuition with a Tutor or Examiner. These 6 hours may be broken down to 3 X 2-hour seminars on Rules of Snooker, Positioning and Match Preparation. When 6 hours are completed The Candidate is given