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Doherty Wins Intermediate No.4 – Darcy McGees SC

Andrew Doherty won the final of the fourth and final RIBSA National Snooker Intermediate Ranking Event of the season when he beat Paul Keighery from Ballinasloe 3-1.  Due to the late finish in the Spawell last week the final was played on Wednesday night the 5th of December in Celbridge SC. RIBSA would like to

Goggins wins RIBSA Top 16 Play-Off – Goffs

Rodney Goggins from Wexford won the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association Top 16 RIBSA playoff on December 1st in Roadstone SC in Dublin. In the final Rodney beat Joe Delaney from The Classic SC in Dublin.  Rodney now receives a place at the Irish Masters in Goffs against one of the legends of

Ballina win the Connacht Club Title

Century SC Ballina beat Tuam 3-0 to win the Connacht club championship final on Sunday. In the final Jason Devaney beat Ollie Martin 2-0. Darren Flaherty beat James Higgins 2-0 Sean Conway beat hughie o donnell 2-0 Aaron moyles beat James Corbett 2-0 and Seanie Qalsh 1-1 Eddie Henderson. High breaks were Jason Devaney 95,

Free Entry Fees for Ladies / Juniors

This 2018 – 2019 season will see The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association again offer all Under 16’s and Lady players free entry into all RIBSA Senior and RIBSA Intermediate Ranking events. This is a major development of the game by RIBSA to help our Irish Juniors gain the experience of playing against

England retain 4 nations billiards title

The 2018 4 nations billiards event took place at the weekend of the 24th and 25th of November at the Cueball club in Derby, England. Holders and hosts England retained their trophy in typical emphatic fashion by a margin of 14 points ahead of second placed Northern Ireland who finished 17 points above their southern counterparts Republic

Gala Launch Event – Irish Masters

Gala Launch Event for the Irish Masters. Friday 4th January. A great night with all the Snooker Legends Guaranteed.  Full details on posters. An event not to be missed.

Tuite reaches Last 16 – World IBSF Myanmar

Irishman Mark Tuite lost in the last 16 of the 2018 IBSF World Snooker Championships in the Grand Mercure Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar last night when he was beaten 4-3 to the No.7 seed Li Jian Bing from China. Mark fell 0-2 down but came back strong to lead 3-2 but his Chinese opponent came back again

Five Irish Qualify – World IBSF Myanmar

Five RIBSA players have qualified for the knock out rounds in the 2018 IBSF World Snooker Championships which is being held in the Grand Mercure Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar. In the Men’s Snooker Championships Greg Casey Crucible SC, Ross Bulman Youghal CYMS both qualified but  Noel Landers Youghal CYMS failed to qualify despite playing good snooker. In

World IBSF Myanmar – Irish going well

The 2018 IBSF World Snooker Championships is being held in the Grand Mercure Hotel, Yangon, Myanmar for our six RIBSA players in the two IBSF Championships. In the Men’s Snooker Championships Greg Casey Crucible SC, Ross Bulman Youghal CYMS and Noel Landers Youghal CYMS will compete. In the Masters Championship John Farrell Fairview SC, Mark Tuite

IBSF WORLD 6 RED & TEAM SNOOKER

RIBSA are requesting players interested in playing in the IBSF WORLD 6 RED & TEAM SNOOKER CHAMPIONSHIPS in Marsa Alam – Egypt from the 12th – 22nd December 2018 to send email to ribsa to confirm interest. Players must be on relevant ranking list and must be inside top 20 unless an International in last 3 years. Tournament Info Egyptian