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A night with Josh Boileau

Newbridge CYMS will hold a special night with Ireland’s newest Professional Snooker player Josh Boileau on the 10th of November at 7.00pm. Josh won his pro ticket after winning the 2016 European U-21 Title in Poland. Everyone is invited to attend the night Tickets are available from €10 to €25. For more information contact 085

Senior Ranking Event 2 – FINAL

Current National Champion TJ Dowling will play Philip Browne in the second RIBSA Senior Snooker Ranking event of the season ‘ The Hickson Centra Irish Open ‘ on Sunday the 13th of November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.  In the semi-finals on Sunday morning Philip Browne reached his first Senior Ranking Final when beat Robert Murphy

Final RIBSA Camp for IBSF Qatar Held

Our RIBSA National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan put Jason Devaney, TJ Dowling, Tom O Driscoll, Shane Gorman and Paula Judge through their paces at the final RIBSA training camp to help them prepare for the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championships on Sunday the 23rd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am-4pm.

Ladies Snooker Development Day Held

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) who are the governing body of Ladies Snooker in Ireland held their first Ladies Development day of the season on the 23rd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Irish National Coach PJ Nolan and Ladies National Coach Michelle Sherwin coached the skills

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