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Juniors shine on Development Day

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) held their first Junior Snooker Developmental Day of the season on the 28th of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The Stars of the Future Marie Gleeson, Aoife Gleeson, Noel Gleeson, Aaron Smith, John Fitzpatrick, Ryan McGuirk, Ronan McGuirk, David Doyle, Diarmuid Roche,

Morris Wins Senior Event 2 – Centra Open

Davy Morris from the Kilkenny Shed was in fantastic form when he won the second RIBSA senior snooker ranking event of the season ” The Hickson’s Centra Open” on Tuesday the 24th of October in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. In the final the former professional snooker player from Kilkenny beat Greg Casey from

Senior No.2 Semi Finals Tuesday 24th Oct 7pm

The second RIBSA Senior ranking event” The Hicksons Centra Open” was played on Saturday the 21st of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. The four semi-finalists remaining are Robert Murphy from Q Club Wicklow playing Greg Casey Crucible SC and Davy Morris Kilkenny Shed playing TJ Dowling Terry Rogers SC. In consultation with

Judge wins Masters Event 2

Michael Judge from Q Club Wicklow won the second RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season, sponsored by Roadstone SC Dublin on Sunday the 22nd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. In the final the former professional from Dublin beat John O Sullivan from the Kilkenny Shed 3 frames to nil to take

RIBSA Confirm IBSF Qatar Players

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced the players and officials that will travel to the 2017 IBSF World Snooker championship in Qatar from 17th November till 27th November. The 2017 event will be played at Al-Arabi Sports Club, Doha, Qatar. In the Men’s event Brendan O Donoghue, Ross Bulman and

2017 Four Nations Billiards

RIBSA would like to wish the following six Irish Billiard players good luck in Austria next month. The six players have been selected from the 2016-2017 Senior Billiards rankings to represent the Republic of Ireland in the 2017 Four Nations Billiards International which takes place on 18th-19th November in the city of Vienna in Austria.

Ireland Win ICC in Scotland

The Republic of Ireland team won the 2017 ICC International Challenge Cup in Edinburgh,Scotland over the weekend. It was the 6th edition of the popular ICC and our Irish players played fantastic snooker to beat Scotland, N Ireland and France to claim the title. Ireland team consisted of Eddie Ingle, Ernie McMullen, Brendan Cooney, Stephen

Farrell wins Masters Event 1

John Farrell from Terry Rogers SC won the The first RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season, sponsored by Bonnar Engineering on Monday the 9th of October in Terry Rogers SC in Dublin. In the final John Farrell beat Michael Judge from Q Club Wicklow 3 frames to 1 in an exciting match. CLICK FULL

Cliff Thorburn Exhibition – Darcy Mcgees SC

Darcy Mcgees Snooker Club in Dublin will hold a free Exhibition with former World Snooker Champion Cliff Thorburn on Sunday 29th October. He will play six frames and do some trick shots. The action begins at 7.30pm

CARA National Inclusion Awards 2017

With less than 14 days left to the closing date for the National Inclusion Awards 2017, cara are greatly seeking your help in increasing awareness of the awards and encouraging people and Clubs to apply. You can help just by completing these simple steps:  Share the attached Social Media Resources across your social media platforms on Facebook and twitter. Take time to