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RIBSA – Snooker Training Session

RIBSA held the final day of their training weekend with National Coach PJ Nolan to prepare our RIBSA players for upcoming International Snooker & Billiard Events on Sunday the 31st of July in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am- 4pm.  All Home International Senior, Masters, Billiards, Under 21, Under 16 players plus IBSF U-18 &

RIBSA Summer Snooker Camp with PJ

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held a RIBSA Summer Coaching Camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Friday the 22nd of July. All the players practiced various routines to improve their Cue Ball Control, Potting, Safety, Long Potting and Match-Play. Training was held from 11am – 4pm. The players received lunch and a

2016 World IBSF U-18 & U-21

RIBSA have confirmed the RIBSA players for the 2016 IBSF World Under 21 Championships and the IBSF World under 18 Championships which will be played in Belgium from August 15th to 25th. CONFIRMED RIBSA PLAYERS World Under 21 Championships 1. Noel Landers 2. Adam Fitzgerald 3. Shane Bates 4. Charlie Sweeney 5. Fergal Quinn 6. Aaron

HIBSF Billiard Team Announced

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced the RIBSA Billiard Team for the 2016 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds in August. 1:  Wayne Doyle 2:  John Kehoe 3:  Robert McCrum Team Manager will be Brendan Devlin The Billiards Home Internationals will be held on the 11th &

RIBSA Announce Home International Teams

The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced the RIBSA Snooker Teams for the 2016 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds in August. The Home Internationals will be held from the 5th – 12th of August. The Seniors & Masters events will be held from the 6th – 8th and

RIBSA Summer Snooker Camp

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will be holding another RIBSA summer Camp in the Ivy Rooms on the 20th, 21st and 22nd of July with our National Coach PJ Nolan. This Camp is open to all players and anyone wishing to attend must contact the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club direct to book a

Sherwin reaches EBSA Ladies S/Final

RIBSA ladies National Champion Michelle Sherwin lost in the Semi Final of the European Ladies Singles Snooker Championships in the beautiful city of Vilnius, Lithuania today. Michelle’s run ended today when she was beaten by Daria Sirotina from Russia 4 frames to nil. Michelle did superb in her return to major Ladies Snooker Championships and

Thomas reaches EBSA Masters Final

61 year old Brendan Thomas from Ireland reached the final of the 2016 European Masters Singles Championship in Vilnius, Lithuania today. Brendan became only the fourth Irishman ever to reach the European final in the history of the event. RIBSA players have won the European Masters Title on three occasions with Eugene Hughes in 2000,

EBSA Masters Team Runner Up

The Irish No.1 Masters team of Nigel Power & Peter Donegan were beaten by England in the 2016 European Masters Team Championships Final in Vilnius, Lithuania. In the first frame Donegan played Aidan Owens and he was very unlucky to lose it on the black when 20 ahead on the brown. The momentum really swung to the

EBSA Men’s Team Runner Up

The Irish Men’s Snooker team of Brendan O Donoghue & Ryan Cronin lost in the 2016 European Men Team Championships Final here in Vilnius, Lithuania tonight The Irish pair had beaten their team mates Jason Devaney & Rodney Goggins earlier in the day in a seven frame thriller 4 frames to 3 and in the final they