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Snooker in Schools – Colaiste Ailigh

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association continued their Snooker in Schools project on Thursday the 16th of February in Letterkenny, County Donegal. This grass roots RIBSA development programs main objective is to help develop the interest of our sport within schools and to grow the game. Colaiste Ailigh – Leitir Ceanainn Secondary School

RIBSA Men qualify for 2017 Euros

Congratulations to the RIBSA players Michael Judge, Brendan O Donoghue, TJ Dowling, John Farrell and Philip Browne who have qualified for the 2017 the European Billiards & Snooker Association Mens Snooker Championships in Cyprus from the 12th – 19th of March. The winner of this European Championship will qualify for the Pro Main Tour for

RIBSA Juniors qualify for 2017 Euros

Congratulations to the 8 RIBSA junior players who have just qualified for the 2017 the European Billiards & Snooker Association Under 18 and Under 21 Snooker Championships in Cyprus from the 5th – 12th of March. Four players for the Under 18s Championships (players must be under 18 on 31st December 2016) and four players

Sheldreck wins RIBSA Masters No.5

Keith Sheldreck from the QClub Wicklow won the fifth RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season which was by Sponsored by Executive Pensions Nigel Power on Sunday the 12th of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. In the final Keith beat Tony Corrigan 3 frames to 2 in a great quality final. In the semi

O Reilly wins U-17 Leinster Open

Keith O Reilly from Newbridge CYMS won the Leinster Under 17 Snooker Open Championship on Sunday the 12th of February in the Edenderry Snooker Club in Co Offaly. In the final Keith beat Ryan McGuirk 3 frames to 1 to take the title. Q-FINAL Mark Gleeson 3 Vs 0 Ronan McGuirk Aaron Smith 1 Vs

Doyle wins Senior Billiards 5

The fifth tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 5th of February 2017, the format being 400up with a 90 minute time limit. Wayne Doyle (Q-Club Wicklow), perhaps smarting from his semi final defeat in the previous tournament, was clearly in no humour to tolerate anything like a

Hill wins Under 16 Ranking Event 4

Aaron Hill won the 4th RIBSA U-16 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season in the Ivy Rooms S.C. in Carlow on Saturday the 4th of February. In the final he beat Ross Bulman 3 frames to 0 in an excellent final which was refereed by Shane Mason. Earlier in the day all the top seeds

Training Camp for EBSA Cyprus

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held a RIBSA training camp on Sunday the 5th of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club to prepare our RIBSA players for the 2017 European Under 18, Under 21 and Mens Snooker Championship which will be held in Cyprus in March. All the RIBSA players were invited to attend

World Disability Billiards and Snooker

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) and the World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) have been in discussion over the last few month about the possibility of holding a World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) tournament in Ireland in 2017 / 2018. RIBSA have been finding out if there is sufficient demand

RIBSA Intermediate No.5 Postponed

The RIBSA Council have decided to postpone the 5th Intermediate Snooker Ranking event scheduled for the 5th of February due to unforeseen circumstances. RIBSA apologies to all the players. This event will be held at a later date in the season and announced on the RIBSA web site very soon.