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Amateur Snooker Championship Draws Dublin & Leinster

The draws for the Dublin and Leinster Regions for the 2021 Irish Amateur Snooker Championships have been made today. Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced all matches will be best of 7 frames. Action begins in Roadstone and Pioneers SC at 11am. The top half of the draw will be played in Roadstone SC and the

WADA Prohibited List 2022

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) recently published the 2022 Prohibited List (attached). The latest edition of the list comes into effect on January 1st 2022. Please use the Summary of Major Modifications and Explanatory Notes document (attached) to familiarise yourself with the changes. It is important that you notify the relevant athletes, teams, medical and support personnel in your organisation

Crowley is National U-16 Champion

Leone Crowley from Cork City won the 2021 Irish National Under 16 title in style today with a 3 frames to 2 victory over Aaron Smith from Potters SC Drogheda. The Championship was played in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 30th of October. This championship was open to players who were Under 16 on 31st

Flaherty wins 2020 Intermediate Title

The only National championship that was played before the pandemic was the 2020 Intermediate 150up championship and as the first lockdown took place the final was postponed but eventually it was finally played and Rathkeale’s Anthony O ‘ Flaherty won his first intermediate 150up title and 5th overall as he won the long up format

Myers wins Intermediate 150up Title

Lloyd Myers completed the Irish intermediate billiards double when he won the National Intermediate Billiards 150up championship on Sunday 24th October at Celbridge Snooker Club as Lloyd Myers claimed a remarkable double to add the 150up title along with his long-up title he won the previous Sunday in the Intermediate grade. In the final he

Myers retains Intermediate long up Title

The 2021 National Intermediate Billiards Long-up Championship took place on Sunday 17th October in Celbridge Snooker Club and after a long days play Cork’s Lloyd Myers retained his title having won the last in 2019 that took place before the covid pandemic and his third overall. In the final he defeated Rathkeale’s Anthony O’Flaherty who

Intro Level Course Qualifies 2 Coaches

On Saturday the 23rd of October, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a one-day Intro Level Snooker Coaching Education Course to qualify two new SBI Coaches in the Talbot Hotel Carlow in Carlow Town. Tommy Murphy from Dublin and Neil Madigan from Limerick attended the course which was given by our National Coach PJ Nolan. This

Torpey is National Intermediate Champion

Great weekend of play in the 2021 National Intermediate Championship in D’Arcy McGees Snooker Club in Dublin was held on the 23rd & 24th of October.  39 players entered this Championship and the standard was very high over the weekend. In the final John Torpey from St John’s SC in Limerick won the title in

Government Announcement – October

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder On October 19th Government announced Ireland’s plan for the next phase of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full details of the announcement can be found gov.ie – Reframing the challenge, continuing our recovery and reconnecting (www.gov.ie) In addition, please find attached Guidance note in relation to the return to sport. CLICK TO

SBI Intermediate Billiard Championships – Celbridge SC

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold both National Intermediate Billiards Championships in Celbridge Snooker Club this year. The Long Up will be held on the 17th of October and the 150up format will be held on the 24th of October. Sunday the 17th October – Intermediate Long Up National