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Delaney wins Masters Event 3 Ivy Rooms Classic

Joe Delaney from the Classic SC in Dublin followed up his win last month in the Masters Event 2 by winning the third RIBSA Masters Snooker Ranking event of the season ” The Ivy Rooms Classic” sponsored by the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 11th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club,

Travel Info IBSF World’s – Good Luck Team Ireland

RIBSA would like to remind all the officials and players travelling to the IBSF World Snooker Championships in Myanmar to meet in Dublin Airport Terminal 1 at 4.00pm on Friday the 16th of November. All players remember to bring the two passports photos for the Visa, Irish Waistcoat and bow-tie, black pants and white or

Wallace wins World Seniors Qualifier in Celbridge

Patrick Wallace won the Celbridge Snooker Club qualifier for the Irish Masters on the new World Seniors Tour from the 24th-25th of November. In the final he beat Jonathan Bagley 3-2 to take the title.  RIBSA would like to Congratulate Jason Francis and all the World Senior Tour, Celbridge SC, Referees Neil Shanhan, Shane Corr

Jim Leacy to represent in WCBS for Paris 2024

The IBSF are pleased to inform today that our Vice IBSF President, Mr. Jim Leacy is nominated as IBSF representative in the World Confederation of Billiard Sports (WCBS) Committee for getting our sport “Snooker” in the Olympics Games 2024. We hope to see our players in the Olympics Games to be held in Paris during

Fennessy Wins Intermediate No3 Ballina

James Fennessy from Edenderry SC won the third RIBSA Snooker Intermediate Ranking Event of the season on Saturday the 3rd of November in the Century Snooker Club in Ballina in County Mayo. In the final James beat local player Aaron Moyles in a superb final 3 frames to 2. RIBSA would like to thank all the

Myers retains Timmy Murphy Memorial Billiards

The 4th Annual Timmy Murphy Memorial billiards tournament took place on Sunday 4th November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. 16 players took part to play in the event in memory of the billiards gentlemen from Cork who passed away over 3 years ago and the Cork connection in this special occasion is

Aaron Wins Senior Event 2 – Celbridge

Sixteen year old Aaron Hill from the Crucible SC in Cork won the Second RIBSA Senior Snooker Ranking event of the season ” The Hickson’s Centra Open” on Sunday the 28th of October in the Celbridge Snooker Club in Celbridge, County Kildare. In the final the young talented Corkman beat the experienced and former professional player Joe Delaney

Sherwin & O’Neill win Ladies Event 2

The second RIBSA ladies Senior and Intermediate ranking events were held in Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday 28th Oct.  In the seniors, after the round robin stages, Michelle Sherwin and Cathy Hunt were the top two players. Michelle won the first frame comfortably and got off to a good start in the 2nd frame, but

2018 World Billiards Championship

The 2018 World Billiards Championship in Association will take place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England between the 22nd – 26th October The Republic Of Ireland player is Aidan Murray and the Referees will be Brendan Devlin and John Kehoe. RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy will also be in attendance in his capacity as

Devaney wins 2018 Connacht Close

Jason Devaney from Ballina won the Connacht Snooker Association Close in the Century Snooker Club in Ballina on Sunday the 21st October. This event was sponsored by Albany Ballina. Jason had three centuries in the event and beat Gareth Kirwin 3 frames to 1 in a superb final.