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Farrell wins Masters Ranking No.6

John Farrell from Terry Rogers SC in Dublin won the sixth RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season which was sponsored by PrideCraft Construction on Sunday the 5th of March in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. In the final John beat Michael Judge from QClub Wicklow 3 frames to nil in a high quality final. In

Good Luck Team Ireland – EBSA Cyprus

RIBSA would like to wish all the players the best of luck in the 2017 European Under 18, Under 21 and Mens Snooker Championship which will be held in Cyprus from the 5th – 19th of March.  The Senior Players Michael Judge, TJ Dowling, Brendan O Donoghue, John Farrell and Philip Browne The Under 21

EBSA U-18 Travel to Cyprus & Groups

On Saturday the 4th of March the RIBSA juniors will leave for the European Under 18 Championships in Cyprus. RIBSA will have all the boarding cards in the airport for the entire Irish party. The Meeting Point will be 5am ( Sharp) in Terminal 1. RIBSA will have the ski tube for all the cues.

Snooker in Schools – St Marys

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held another Snooker in Schools project for St Mary’s Secondary School in the Edenderry Snooker Club on Tuesday the 28th of February. This schools development program objective is to help grow the interest of our sport within schools and the 14 boys and girls from St Mary’s

Murray wins Senior Billiards 6

The sixth tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday, 26th of February 2017, the format being 90 minutes timed (all rounds). Aidan Murray, having made a slow start to the season, bowing out in the early stages of the first two rounds, then recovered by

2017 Anthony Quinn Memorial

This year’s Final was contested by Keith Sheldreck from Q Club and Dan Dempsey from Newbridge. As usual a large crowd were present to witness the match. In the semi-finals Dan Dempsey beat Brendan Thomas from the Roadstone Club and Keith Sheldreck had a 3 – 0 win over James Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed.

Free Snooker Technique booklets

National Coach PJ Nolan and the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have produced a new range of free Snooker Technique booklets to help our members improve their games. These booklet will be available to all our members at the RIBSA Training Camp events. The Stance The Grip The Approach The Bridge Hand

RIBSA Coaching EBSA Camp

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his final RIBSA training camp for the 2017 European Under 18, Under 21 and Mens Snooker Championship which will be held in Cyprus next month on Wednesday the 22nd of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. In attendance was Ross Bulman, Noel Landers, Mark Gleeson, Stephen

Sherwin wins 4th RIBSA Ladies event

The fourth ladies ranking event took place in Celbridge on 19th Feb.  Michelle Sherwin was the first to claim her place in the final in the round robin stage, and the other finalist was decided in the match between Paula Judge and Claire Mill.  The first frame went to a re-spotted black, Paula won the

RIBSA Coaching / Training Camp

RIBSA will be holding another snooker training camp on Wednesday the 22nd of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan. The camp is aimed for the players playing in the 2017 European Under 18, Under 21 and Mens Snooker Championship which will be held in Cyprus in