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SBI Junior Shoot Out 2025

SBI are delighted to announce details of the 2025 Snooker & Billiards Ireland Junior Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 29th of June. PJ Nolan will be the TD on the day and this event is only open to the first 32 Entries. Prize Fund Winner €250.00 R-Up

SBI Junior Development Day – 28th December

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold another free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Sunday the 28th of December in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches. Tables SBI will use

Three SBI International Camps in July

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a three International Snooker Camps for our players playing in the 2025 Home Internationals in Leeds. SBI Camps are held each year to allow our players train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a WPBSA Coach and Head of Coaching in the

Happy Birthday Joe

On Saturday 21st of June, we had the pleasure of hosting former Irish amateur finalist from 1973 Joe Bannister and his family to Snooker HQ. To celebrate the occasion of his 90th birthday Joe did a tour of the facility and shared some stories of snooker past. Also, in attendance we’re some greats of Irish

Leinster Close 2025

The 2025 Leinster Close will be held in St Conleth’s CYMS in Newbridge on Saturday the 6th of September. The Entry fee is €20.00 and the Closing date for entries is Thursday 4th of September. The TD is Rodney Goggins and to Enter Text your Entry to 087 9948199 Good Luck to all the players

Free Junior Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a free SBI Snooker Summer Camp for all under 21 players in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 15th – 18th of July. SBI Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also

2025 SBI/NIBSA Grand Prix

The All Ireland Grand Prix will be held in Newbridge on Saturday, 30th August and Sunday, 31st August. It will be the fourth staging of the event. Previous Winners – 2019 – Aaron Hill (held in Antrim) 2022 – Raymond Fry (held in the SBI Academy) 2023 – Robbie McGuigan (held in Antrim) Entry Fee

Disability Champions Honoured

A fabulous day was had by all at Leinster house in Dublin on Friday the 30th of May with our SBI members who recently performed at the World Snooker Disability Championships in Bangkok Thailand. TD Barry Heneghan, Councilor Kevin Breen, Sport Ireland director of disability sports Geraldine Mctavish, players Fran coyle, Aiden Pollitt, Niall Pollitt

Three new Level 1 SBI Coaches Qualify

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a” Level 1 Coaching Ireland” Snooker Education Course in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow to qualify three new SBI Level 1 coaches from Fermoy, Newbridge and Cork on the 24th and 25th of May. This level 1 course is for only for SBI members who have previously

SBI Player’s Sub-Committee

Following last Sunday’s SBI AGM, a SBI player’s sub committee was formed. The following are on the players sub-committee Brendan O’Donoghue (Men’s and over 40s) Lloyd Myers (Men’s, Over 40’s, Century, Billiards) Peter Dunne (Mens, Century, Challenge) Mark Walsh (Men’s, Over 40’s) Johnny Williams (Men’s) Mark Tuite (Mens, Over 40’s, Over 55’s) Rodney Goggins (Men’s,