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2024 European Seniors Teams Portugal

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have two teams playing in the European Seniors Snooker Team Championships in the Vidamar Hotel, Albufeira today. Brendan O Donoghue & Mark Tuite are on Ireland 1 and Tommy O Donoghue & James Darcy are on Ireland 2 in this European Championship which is hosted by the Portuguese Billiards Federation (FPB).

2024 European Seniors Singles Portugal

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have four players playing in the European Seniors Singles Snooker Championships in the Vidamar Hotel, Albufeira this week. Brendan O Donoghue, Mark Tuite, Tommy O Donoghue and James Darcy will fly the Irish flag in this European Championship which is hosted by the Portuguese Billiards Federation (FPB). Click Live Scoring Click

2024 European Snooker Championships Portugal

Portuguese Billiards Federation (FPB) will host the Individual Women, Individual Seniors,  6 Reds Snooker Championships, European Disability Championships, Shoot-Out and All Teams Snooker Championships in the Vidamar Hotel, Albufeira, from the 10th to 23rd October 2024. CLICK FOR ALL RESULTS Masters Singles Masters Teams Men’s Team Disability Event Draws TBA Masters Players Mark Tuite Brendan

Cronin Wins Amateur Tour Event 2

Ryan Cronin from Crucible SC continued his perfect start to the season when he won his second event in a row on the 2024-2025 SBI Amateur Snooker Tour. Ryan had won event 1 in September and in Event 2 he beat Philly Browne in a great final on Sunday. Full report to be posted soon.

Lloyd wins Timmy Murphy Memorial Title

The Timmy Murphy Memorial handicap tournament was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 6th of October 2024.  After a day’s play, which saw many interesting games and several surprise results, the trophy went to Lloyd Myers (AOH Cork), a fitting reward for the consistently high standard of play he showed throughout the day. Play

SBI Hold International Camp with PJ

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held an International Snooker Training Camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Sunday the 29th of September in the SBI HQ in Carlow from 11am-4pm. The camp was to prepare for 2024 Europeans in Portugal and the IBSF World Championships in Qatar. This camp was held with the aim of

Ronan Wins 21’s Event 1

Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) 21’s Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 28th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Ronan beat James O Connell from Cork 3 frames to 1 in a great final that was refereed by Conor Doyle. PJ Nolan’s

Liam Wins 14’s Event 1

Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 28th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Liam beat No.1 seed James Stewart O Reilly from ALSAA Club in Dublin 3 frames to 0 in a high quality final.

Burke Wins Century Tour Event 1

Philip Burke from Ennis has emerged victorious in the inaugural Century Tour event held at St. John’s Snooker Club in Limerick this past weekend. A competitive field of 27 players battled it out over Saturday and Sunday for the coveted title. Notable entries included former intermediate champions Frank Sarsfield and Thomas Hickey from Limerick, as

Sport Ireland Coaching Meeting

On Wednesday the 25th of September, Snooker & Billiards Ireland had a meeting with Craig McCourtney who is the Coach Education Development Officer in charge of our NGB within Sport Ireland. In the SBI HQ in Carlow, our National Snooker Coach & Development officer PJ Nolan met with Craig to discuss our Syllabus and our