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Causier Wins World Matchplay Championship

David Causier defeated Mike Russell 8-5 at the SBI Academy in Carlow, Ireland to win the World Matchplay Championship for a sixth successive time. Results Victory on the Emerald Isle saw Causier retain World Billiards’ second biggest title for a sixth staging in a row – having previously earned glory in 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024

SBI Level 1 Coaching Course 2nd & 3rd May

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have announced the date of the next level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course which will be held in the SBI HQ in Carlow on the Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of May 2026. The course will be given by our National Coach PJ Nolan. Level 1 Course This two-day training

THE C.Con BURSARY AWARD

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce the above awards for the 2025/26 season. This bursary award has been made possible by John Carney and C.Con. John Carney himself a tough opponent who plays on the super senior tour and was a formidable player back in the early 80’s when the likes of Eugene

Causier Wins 2026 Irish Open

On Sunday 19th of April World No.1 David Causier from England defeated Robert Hall from England 702-355 at the SBI Academy in Carlow to win the 2026 World Billiards Irish Open title. The reigning world champion and world number one won through a field of 51 cueists to successfully defend his title in Carlow. The

2026 IBSF WORLD BILLIARDS

The IBSF is pleased to announce the groups of the 2026 IBSF World Billiards Championship which will be played from April 24 to 29, 2026, in the SBI academy in Carlow, Ireland. We thank Snooker and Billiards Ireland for hosting this prestigious event in their world class academy. CLICK – Festival of Billiards Programme 2026

National Super Seniors Championship

The Draw for the SBI Super Seniors (Over 55’s) National Championships which will be played on Sunday the 26th April – Newbridge CYMS was made today. All of the top players in action. Action will start at 10am and it will be played down to the final. It has been a fantastic season but who

Sarsfield Wins Seniors 5

The final of the last Snooker & Billiards Ireland Seniors ranking event of the season took place in the 1 Eleven club in Cappoquin, a high-quality purpose-built snooker arena that has seen the greats of our game in recent years. Hosted and refereed by Michael ‘dots’ Doherty the match broke of at 7pm and became

National 18’s Championships Finalists

The SBI 18’s Snooker National Championships was played on Saturday 18th of April in the Newbridge CYMS with all of the top players in action. After a great days play, it will be No.1 seed Dermot Kelly from Mayo and No. 2 seed Joe Shannon from Longford who will contest the 2026 National final during

Billiards World Matchplay and Irish Open

The SBI Academy in Carlow (Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ) once again plays host to the Macau Casino World Matchplay Billiards Championship, our second level 6 event of the season, which is taking place in April. We are also pleased to confirm that both Macau Casino and Sammin Engineering have continued their sponsorship of the

Century Tour National Championships

The 2026 SBI Century Snooker National Championship will be played on the 18th and 19th April – Nenagh SC with all of the top players in action. The event will be played down to the semi final stage. The semi final and final will be played during SBI finals weekend on the 5th – 7th