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Nominations for officer’s Positions

Nominations for officer’s positions of the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association must be emailed to info@ribsa.ie. This change in procedure was a motion voted on and passed at last year’s AGM. RIBSA must receive the email with the nomination from a RIBSA member and seconding from a different member by the 23rd of

Masters Championship -Semi Final line up

The RIBSA Master Snooker Championships was held on Sunday the 10th of April in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow and the four Semi-Finalists to qualify were Keith Shedreck, John Torpey, Ernie McMullen and Tom O Driscoll The Semi Finals will be played during the RIBSA Championship finals weekend on the 6th – 8th of May

Fitzgerald Wins IBSF U-21 Event 2

Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal CYMS won the second IBSF Under 21 RIBSA Snooker Ranking event in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 9th of April when he beat Andrew Doherty from Celbridge SC 3 frames to 0 in a superb final. In the Semi finals Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal CYMS beat Number 1

RIBSA U-21 IBSF Training Day 1

As part of winning the first RIBSA U-21 IBSF Ranking event, Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS was in the Ivy Rooms on Saturday the 9th of April for a training day with our National Coach PJ Nolan. Each winner of a RIBSA junior events this season will attend the following events for training and be

National Billiards – Long up format

The National Billiards Championships, preliminary rounds down to the last four, took place at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 3rd April 2016. A total of 15 players contested the event, which meant that only one bye was awarded into the quarter finals and that was to the season’s No 1 seed, Aidan Murray (Ivy Rooms).

National U-19 Final – Sweeney Vs Landers

The final of the 2016 RIBSA U-19 National Championship will be between Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS and Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS after Charlie beat Aaron Holland and Noel beat Darragh Cusack in the semi-finals in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 3rd of April. The final will be played

National U-18 Final Sweeney Vs Bulman

The RIBSA National Under 18 Snooker Championship final will be between Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS and Ross Bulman from Youghal after both players qualified in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday the 2nd of April. The highest break so far in the Championship is 97 by Charlie Sweeney. RIBSA would like

National U-16 Final – Bulman Vs Devenney

The 2016 RIBSA National Under 16 Snooker Championship final will be between the defending Champion Ross Bulman from Youghal and Sean Devenney from the Northwest Snooker Club after both players won their semi-finals in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 26th of March. CLICK RESULTS – click on u-16 national The Final will

Celtic Challenge U-14 Team Announced

Congratulations to the RIBSA junior players who qualified for the Irish Under 14 International snooker team for the Celtic Challenge. John Landers – Youghal CYMS Aaron Hill – Crucible SC Sean Walsh – Crucible SC Noel Gleeson – New Institute SC Joe La Cumbre – Portarlington SC Luke Bateman – Kilkenny Shed The Celtic Challenge

National U-14 Final – Hill Vs Landers

The 2016 RIBSA National Under 14 Snooker Championship final will be between John Landers from Youghal CYMS and Aaron Hill from the Crucible Cork after both players played awesome snooker in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday the 26th of March.  CLICK RESULTS DRAW – click on u-14 national Sean Walsh from the