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Championship Finals Weekend Schedule

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced details of the Schedule for RIBSA Championships finals weekend from the 6th – 8th of May in the Ivy Rooms SC. This is the busiest weekend on the calendar with last 16 to final of Senior Championship and closing stages of Intermediate Men’s, Ladies Championships,

Snooker Whiz Kid Aaron Smith

Congratulations to 10 year old Snooker Whiz Kid Aaron Smith from Navan on winning the Toss Reilly & Mark 0 Callaghan Memorial Snooker Tournament in Navan over the weekend. In the Semi Finals Sammy Monaghan beat Ronan McGuirk 3-2 and Aaron Smith beat Paul Dunne 3-0. In the final Aaron beat experienced Sammy Monaghan 4

Irish Championships – Last 16 Line up

The second day of qualifying for the 2016 RIBSA Irish Senior Snooker Championship was held on Sunday the 1st of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow with Jason Devaney, TJ Dowling, Joe Delaney, Keith Sheldreck, George O Hara, David Hogan, John Farrell and Defending Champion Brendan O Donoghue all qualfying for the last

Shane Mason Class 2 Referee

This weekend Irish referee Shane Mason passed his Class 2 Referee exam during the RIBSA Championship in the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Shane is fast becoming one of the leading Irish referees and he was congratulated by Referee examiner Neil Shanahan today.

Preparations well under way

Preparations are well under way for the upcoming Irish Senior Championships plus Finals Weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow with eight tables being recovered to ensure the best possible playing conditions for the players. The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association announced details last week of the prize fund for this year’s

€3,500.00 Guaranteed Prize Fund

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have just announced details of the prize fund for this year’s Irish Senior Snooker Championship. This year the guaranteed prize fund is €3, 500.00 and the beak down is the following: The Champion – €1,000 Runner up – €500.00 Semi Finalists – €250.00each Q- Finalists – €150

RIBSA Ladies Senior Finalists 2016

In the 2016 RIBSA Ladies Senior Snooker Championship qualifiers were held in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 23rd of April and it was Michelle Sherwin who was the first to book her place in the final. Paula Judge made a fantastic return to Irish ladies snooker by winning 5 of her 8 frames.  It went

RIBSA Ladies Intermediate Finalists 2016

In the 2016 RIBSA Intermediate ladies snooker championship qualifiers 13 year old Nicoletti Flynn was first to book her place in the final dropping only 1 frame in the round-robin stage.  Ronda Sheldreck and Katie French finished level on frames, so they had to have a 1 frame decider. Ronda took a good early 20pt

Ronda Sheldreck wins No. 1 shield

Ronda Sheldreck was presented with her perpetual RIBSA Intermediate Ladies shield, sponsored by The Sign Lab for finishing Number 1 on the Intermediate Ladies Rankings for 2015 – 2016. Huge congratulations goes to Ronda for winning this perpetual shield. The shield was presented by Mr James Flanagan. Ronda will be looking for the double as she

Flynn wins National U-21 Ladies Title

The inaugural RIBSA National U 21’s Ladies Snooker Championships was contested between Nicoletti Flynn and Katie French in Newbridge CYMS on Saturday the 23rd of April.  Both players were having to contend with illness, with Katie having a bad flu and Nicoletti having broken her toe the day before. There is nothing between these two,