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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,

RIBSA win 2016 North – South Billiards

The annual Billiards International North-South Challenge Tournament took place at Celbridge Snooker Club on Saturday and Sunday, 23rd and 24th April 2016.  The format of the series was that each team of eight was divided into two groups of four, so that each player met four opponents from his corresponding group, with the consequence that

IBSF U-18 Event 2 – Quinn & Landers

The second and final IBSF Under 18 RIBSA qualifier was held today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 24 of April.  Fergal Quinn from Coalisland and Noel Landers from Youghal played fantastic snooker to qualify today after they beat Shane Hourihane and Aaron Goldrick in their final match today. CLICK FULL RESULTS

National U-21 Final – Bates Vs Landers

The 2016 RIBSA National Under 21 Snooker Championship final will be contested by Shane Bates from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford and Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS after both players played outstanding snooker to reach the final in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 23rd of April.  CLICK FULL RESULTS The winner of

Referee Seminar for U-12 Juniors

Ger Murray (International referee) held a Referee Seminar in the Ivy Rooms on Saturday the 23rd of April to explain some of the rules of snooker to players at the 147academy National Under 12 Championships. Ger was happy to answer all queries about the rules. More seminars will be held during the season before the tournaments start.

147academy U-12 Championship Semi Finalists

The 2016 RIBSA Under 12 National Snooker Championship sponsored by the www.147academy.com will be contested by Leone Crowley from Shooters SC, Ryan McGuirk from Navan, Oisin Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed and Noel Gleeson from the New Institute after all four played fantastic snooker to qualify for the Semi Finals on the 8th of May.

National Billiards Championships – Short Format

The National Billiards Championships, preliminary rounds down to the last four, took place at The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday, 17th April 2016. A total of 13 players contested the event, which meant that three byes were awarded into the quarter finals, No 1 seed, Aidan Murray, No 2, Wayne Doyle and No