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2016 RIBSA AGM Held

The 2016 Annual General Meeting of the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association was held today Saturday the 7th of May during the Irish Snooker Championship finals weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow. Outgoing President Eamon Kearns, Chairman Jim Leacy, Secretary Tony Thorpe, Treasurer Anthony Bonnar and Vice Chairman Ger Murray was

AGM – Agenda, Minutes and Reports

RIBSA would like to inform all their members that the Agenda, Minutes and reports are available from the Secretary from the 5th of May. Any Member requesting a copy of same in advance of AGM should email this request to the secretary at info@ribsa.ie. The RIBSA AGM will be held at 1.30pm on Saturday the 7th of May in the

Fergal Quinn wins U-16 Event 3

Fergal Quinn won the final RIBSA Under 16 ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Bank Holiday Monday the 2nd of May. In the final he beat Sean Devenney from Northwest SC 3 frames to 1 in a great final. Fergal now receives a place on to the 2016

Celtic Challenge U-16 Team Announced

Congratulations to the RIBSA junior players who qualified for the Irish Under 16 International snooker team for the Celtic Challenge. Ross Bulman – Youghal CYMS Aaron Goldrick – Cavan Fergal Quinn – Cookstown Ronan Whyte – Northwest SC Sean Devenney – Northwest SC Mark Gleeson – New Institute SC The Celtic Challenge will be held

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