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England Retain 4 Nations Billiards

One of the biggest billiards international team events of the calendar took place on Saturday and Sunday 23rd and 24th November as Celbridge hosted the 4 nations billiards international for the first time since 2012. England, Austria, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland once again competed for the prestigious international prize. The Saturday first

Goggins wins Masters 3 – Ivy Rooms Classic

Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford won the third RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season ” The Ivy Rooms Classic ” sponsored by the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Sunday the 1st of December in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. In the final he beat Mark Tuite from St Johns

New Referee Barry Stone

The Republic of Billiards & Snooker Association would like to congratulate Barry Stone from Dublin who made his RIBSA National Refereeing debut today. Barry officiated at the RIBSA Masters Ranking Event 3 in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow on Sunday the 1st of December. The Referee Association had trained Barry over the last few

Morris Wins RIBSA Shoot Out

Former Professional Davy Morris from the Kilkenny Shed won the inaugural Republic of Billiards & Snooker Association Shoot Out when he beat John Torpey from St John’s Limerick on Saturday the 30th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. This event 40 players entered and each match featured 10 minute frames with

Goggins wins RIBSA Senior 2 – Darcy McGees

Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford won the second RIBSA Senior Snooker Ranking event of the season ” The Hickson’s Centra Open” on Sunday the 24th of November in the Darcy McGees Snooker Club in Dublin. In the final the Wexford man beat Aaron Hill from the Crucible in Cork 4 frames to

Kilkenny Shed retain Leinster Club Title

Congratulations to the Kilkenny Shed team of James Bateman, Stephen Bateman, Davy Morris, John O Sullivan and Benny O Brien on retaining their Leinster Club Championship title in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow over the weekend. In the final the Kilkenny men beat a strong Liam Mellows SC from Wexford team of Rodney Goggins, Alex

Dylan wins WDBS Event in Hull

Congratulations to Ireland’s Dylan Rees who has defeated Paul Smith from England 4-0 to crown a fantastic WDBS debut weekend by claiming the Group 7 at the WDBS Hull Open over the weekend. View final results http://bit.ly/HullG7results19

O’Donoghue Wins Challenge Event 2

Dane O Donoghue from Killarney in Co Kerry beat Jason Keogh from Co Meath 3 frames to 1 to win the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association second Challenge Ranking Tournament of the Season on Sunday the 10th of November in the Tralee Snooker Club in Co Kerry. Semi Finals  In the Semi –

Doyle wins Billiards Ranking 3

The third RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 10th November at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. 13 players took part with the end result coming as no surprise that Wayne Doyle maintained his perfect start to the season  and firmly establish his place at the top of the

George O’Hara wins Intermediate Event 2

George O Hara from Fairview SC in Dublin made it two out of two when he won the RIBSA second Intermediate ranking event of the season in the Tralee Snooker Club in County Kerry on the 9th of November. Just like in the first event in the Darcy McGees last month, George O Hara beat