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Home Internationals Travel Info

RIBSA would like to remind all the players / officials traveling to the 2019 Home Internationals in Leeds to print off their boarding cards and to meet in Dublin airport at least 3hrs before your departure time due to this been the busiest time in Airport. Some players are travelling from Cork Airport and they

RIBSA Seminar Qualifies 2 Referees

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association are after holding a series of Snooker Referee Seminars for anybody interested in becoming a RIBSA Snooker Referee in Darcy McGees Snooker Club, Templeogue in Dublin. RIBSA would like to congratulate two new Class 3 Referees Natasha McAuley and Benedek Goz for training so hard and to

RIBSA YouTube Channel

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) would like to inform all their members of our own RIBSA YouTube Channel to promote the game and our members. RIBSA will be adding videos each tournament so please share and watch your matches. CLICK HERE Search: RIBSA Billiards & Snooker on YouTube  

O’Donoghue / Hill – IBSF World Cup Semi Finalists

Well done to Ireland’s Brendan O Donoghue & Aaron Hill when their brave run ended in the Semi Finals of the 2nd World Team Cup in the Qatar Billiards & Snooker Federation (QBSF) in Qatar, Doha today. In the IBSF World Cup, Team Ireland beat Russia, USA, Wales, Hong Kong but they were beaten by

Goggins win UK Seniors Qualifier 1

Irish Snooker Star Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows in Wexford Town made the perfect start to the new season when he won @rokit UK Seniors Snooker Championship Qualifier in Bruge Belgium this week. In the event the Wexford Champion had stunning victories over a number of top-class opponents including former Irish professionals Patrick Wallace and Michael

RIBSA Club of the Year

President Jim Leacy from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) presented the 2018 RIBSA Club of the year award to R & R SC Donal McGuirk on Saturday the 22nd of June during the Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The club boasts of three International players Ryan

RIBSA Volunteer of the Year

President Jim Leacy from the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) presented the 2018 RIBSA Volunteer of the year award to Noel Diamond from the Classic SC in Dublin on Saturday the 22nd of June during the Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Club Junior players Clayton Cregan and

Ireland Win 2019 Celtic Challenge Title

The Republic of Ireland Juniors were in fantastic form to beat the Welsh Juniors in the 2019 International Celtic Challenge Cup in the Ivy Rooms SC on Saturday 22nd of June by 92 frames to 52 and retain their Junior title in style with a session to spare. This event features the best Under 14

2019 Celtic Challenge Ireland V Wales

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association and the Welsh Snooker Association Junior teams will contest the 2019 International Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms on Saturday 22nd of June. This event features the best Under 14 and Under 16 players from the Republic Of Ireland and Wales playing 6 matches of 2 frames

RIBSA Hold Successful Summer Camp

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held another successful RIBSA Summer Camp in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow on Thursday 20th and Friday 21st of June. The RIBSA Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach who is also a WPBSA Coach and