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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

All Ireland Club Champions – The Crucible SC

The Crucible Snooker Club in Cork City won their second Macau Sporting Premier All Ireland Snooker Club Championships in the Gleneagles Hotel in Killarney on Saturday night the 25th of January 2020. In the final the Munster Club Runner Up last weekend faced St Johns SC Limerick who reached their first All-Ireland Championship but it

New Institute 2020 Macau Sporting Club Munster Champions 

New Institute Snooker Club Nenagh are the 2020 Macau Sporting Club Munster Champions after overcoming The Crucible Club Cork ‘A’ in the final by 3 matches to 2. Mark Walsh made a fantastic clearance under pressure from the green to bring the cup back to Nenagh after Brendan O Donoghue, Paudie Kelly and Aaron Hill David Cassidy had leveled the match

Letter from Minister of State for Tourism and Sport

Please read a letter from the Minister of State for Tourism and Sport in Ireland Brendan Griffin that the Irish Government are ensuring that everything possible is being done to support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Few would have imagined when we rang in the New Year just over three months ago that we