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RIBSA Officials at 2015 Home Internationals

RIBSA have a full team of officials at the 2015 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. RIBSA have two referees in action with Tony Thorpe and Shane Mason.  Ger Murray is the Assistant Tournament Director and Jim Leacy is the HIBSF Chairman.

RIBSA Summer Camp 2015

This week The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a Summer Snooker Coaching Camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August. A number of players attended the camp including International players John O Sullivan, Shane Gorman, Tom

AOH Cork Coaching Day with PJ

On Monday the 3rd of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited the AOH Snooker Club in Cork City where he held a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session in the Club. The AOH club has had a great tradition of Billiards over the years and this was down to the great Timmy Murphy who unfortunately passed

Home Internationals Training Camp with PJ

RIBSA held a snooker training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Sunday the 2nd of August to prepare our RIBSA players for the Home Internationals in Leeds which takes place in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from the 7th – 14th of August. Rodney

Goggins & Doyle win National Doubles Championship

Rodney Goggins and Wayne Doyle won the 2015 RIBSA National Scotch Doubles Snooker Championship on Saturday August 1st in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club when they beat John Sutton and Brian McPhee from Potters SC 3 frames to 1 in a superb final. The group stages featured 2 frames with four teams coming from out

RIBSA Awards 2014 – 2015

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) announced today the annual Volunteer Award, Club of Year Award and Referee of the Year award winners for 2014-2015. The winner of the RIBSA Volunteer award goes to James Bateman from Kilkenny. The winner of the RIBSA Referee award goes to Brendan Devlin. The winner of

Home Internationals – Good Luck Team Ireland

Good luck to the RIBSA players who will represent the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association in the 2015 Home Internationals in the Northern SC in Leeds. The Senior, Masters, Junior and Ladies Home Internationals will be held from the 7th – 14th of August. The Seniors & Masters event will be held from

2015 National Scotch Doubles Championship

The 2015 RIBSA National Scotch Doubles Snooker Championship is being held on Saturday August 1st in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club. The group stages featured 2 frames with four teams coming from out of the groups. Rodney and Wayne hold the high break with a superb 96. The prize fund is the following : Winner

RIBSA Camp with PJ – Home Internationals

RIBSA will hold another training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 2nd of August to prepare our snooker players for The Home Internationals in Leeds which takes place in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from the 7th – 14th of August. The players will start off the day

Summer Snooker Camp with PJ

Our National Coach PJ Nolan will hold a two day summer camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 4th and 5th of August. All the players will practice various routines to improve their Cue Ball Control, Potting, Safety, Long Potting and Match-Play. Each day the training will be held from11am – 4pm. The