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Crucible win both Munster Championships

Congratulations to the Crucible SC in Cork on winning the 2017 Munster Club Snooker Championships in the A and B categories in the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney on Sunday. Both teams will now compete in the All Ireland Club Championships this weekend.

O’Brien wins Peter McNally Memorial

Benny O Brien from the Kilkenny Shed won the 2017 Peter McNally Memorial Snooker Invitation event in Edenderry Snooker Club last weekend. Benny went on a potting rampage in Edenderry over the weekend, losing only 5 frames in the entire competition on his way to collect the “Peter McNally” cup. A field of 38 players

New Chairman of World Billiards Limited

RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy has been appointed the new Chairman of World Billiards Limited at a board meeting in London on Friday the 20th January 2017  RIBSA Congratulate Jim on his success and wish him all the best in his drive to  promote and unite Billiards all around the World.

Judge wins RIBSA Masters Ranking 4

Michael Judge impressive form continued when he won the fourth RIBSA Masters Ranking event of the season ‘ The Donegal Cup’ sponsored by John Doherty from the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny on Sunday the 15th of January in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. Earlier in the day Michael also won the RIBSA senior ranking event

Junior Snooker Development Day

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just announced they will hold their second junior snooker development day of the season on Sunday the 29th of January in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Any junior player in Ireland are invited to attend the day with our Irish National Coach PJ

Sherwin wins 3rd RIBSA Senior Ladies event

The third RIBSA Senior Ladies ranking event of the season was held on Sunday the 8th of January in Q’s Snooker Club in Dublin. Michelle Sherwin, Claire Mill and Paula Judge were all tied on points after the round-robin stage; so there was a playoff to get the 2 finalists.  Michelle beat Paula and Claire;

Ronda wins 3rd RIBSA Intermediate Ladies event

The third RIBSA Intermediate Ladies ranking event of the season was held on Sunday the 8th of January in Q’s Snooker Club in Dublin. Newcomer Tanya O’Neill made a great start in the Intermediate series by reaching the final to play current Intermediate no 1 Ronda Sheldreck.  Tanya was clearly nervous competing in her first

Hughes wins Senior Billiards 4

The fourth tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 8th of January 2017, the format being best of three games of 150up. Eugene Hughes (Baltinglass) having opened his season in emphatic style, started the new year in similar fashion, taking all his matches, including the Final, without dropping

Gleeson wins Under 14 Event 4

Noel Gleeson from Nenagh won the fourth RIBSA U-14 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season in the Newbridge CYMS in Co Kildare on Sunday the 8th of January. 22 players entered,  21 turned up and the standard was very high indeed,  a few of the parents were at Goffs the day before and commented that

Bates wins IBSF Under 21 Event 1

Shane Bates from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford town won the first IBSF / RIBSA U-21 Snooker Ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 8th of January. In the final Shane beat Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS 3 frames to 1 in a superb match. Shane now