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Bulman wins Under 16 Event 1

Ross Bulman from Youghal CYMS won the first RIBSA U-16 Snooker Ranking Tournament of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday the 22nd of October. In the final Ross beat Aaron Goldrick from Cavan 3 frames to 0 in an exciting attacking snooker final.   In the Semi Finals Ross

2016 Timmy Murphy Memorial – ENTER NOW

The 2016 Timmy Murphy Billiards Memorial will be held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Sunday the 6th of November. This is event on the calendar is to remember the great man that was loved by all the billiard family. You can now enter by ringing 05991 37714 and Entries before 10:30 on the

Junior Snooker Development Day

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just announced they will hold a junior snooker development day on the 5th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. JOSH BOILEAU IN ATTENDANCE Ireland’s youngest Professional player Josh Boileau will be in attendance to show his skills to all the players

Snooker in Schools – St Marys

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association launched their Snooker in Schools project on Friday the 21st of October in Edenderry Co Offaly. This grass roots development program main objective is to help develop the interest of our sport within schools and to grow the game. St Mary’s Secondary School in Edenderry were invited

Deepest Sympathy – Noel Blake

Everyone involved in Irish snooker will be saddened to hear of death of Noel Blake from Dublin. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association would like to express their very deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this sad time. May he rest in peace RIP The Leinster Over 50’s in Roadstone on

Level 1 RIBSA Coaching Course held

RIBSA qualified seven level 1 Snooker Coaches in Carlow on Saturday and Sunday the 8th and 9th of October at a Coaching Ireland level 1 Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club. Eric Morley from Mayo, Tony Thorpe from Newbridge, Ger Murray from Edenderry, Declan Quinn from Edenderry, Jim Leacy from Carlow, Adrian McMahon from Laois and Jim Carrick

Doyle wins Senior Billiards Event 2

The second tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 2nd of October 2016, the format being 400up with a 90 minute time limit. Reigning Billiards double champion, Wayne Doyle, still smarting from his defeat at the hands of Eugene Hughes in the final of the opening tournament of

Paula wins Senior ladies Event 1

The RIBSA Ladies Senior series began in Q’s Snooker Club in Clondalk in Dublin on Sunday the 2nd f October. In the final Paula Judge and Michelle Sherwin faced off in the final which was a repeat of their National Ladies Final last May. Paula had an excellent 36 in the first frame but Michelle

Ronda wins Ladies Intermediate Event 1

The RIBSA Ladies Intermediate series kicked off today in Q’s Snooker Club Clondalkin on Sunday the 2nd of October. The final was a repeat of the National Ladies Intermediate Championship when Ronda Shedreck faced Nicoletti Flynn last season. Rhonda suffered defeat to Nicoletti in the nationals but today Ronda was a different animal and was

McGuirk wins Under 14 Event 2

Ryan McGuirk from Navan won the second RIBSA U-14 Snooker Ranking Tournament in the Newbridge CYMS in Newbridge on Sunday the 2nd of October. In the final Joe beat Joe La Cumbre from Portarlington SC 3 frames to 2 in a superb final. This season all the RIBSA Under 14 events will be held in