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Whyte wins U-16 Northwest SC Open

Irish International Ronan Whyte from the Northwest Snooker Club made the perfect start to the season when he won the Northwest Under 16 Open in Letterkenny over the weekend. In the Under 16 final Ronan beat fellow Irish International Sean Devenney 2 frames to 1 in an exciting final. The highest break also went to

McEntegart wins Ivy Rooms U-16 Open

Joe McEntegart wins Leinster U-16 Provincial Open in a very close fought final against Corey Ramsbottom. The final went straight down to the black and Joe emerged the 3-2 winner. Saturday 6th September saw the first warm-up of the season for the juniors at the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow. 16 impeccably dressed and well-mannered

Deepest Sympathy – Noleen Joyce

Everyone involved in Irish snooker will be saddened to hear of death of Noleen Joyce mother of David Joyce from Fermoy who passed away this morning. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association would like to express their very deepest sympathy to David and all his family and friends at this sad time. May

Referee association will hold a refresher Course

The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Referee association will hold a refresher course for all referees in Crossguns Snooker club on Saturday October 4th at 13.00hrs. It is very important that all referees attend this course as the recent rule changes will be explained.  

New Level 1 RIBSA Snooker Coaches

The third RIBSA level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow this weekend on Saturday 30th and 31st of September. The three new level 1 coaches are Declan Quinn from Edenderry, Tony Thorpe from Newbridge and David Morris from Kilkenny after they attended the course given

New Institute gearing up for Nenagh Open

The New Institute Snooker Club, Nenagh will host the second ever Nenagh Open on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September.  This event will hopefully provide an opportunity to witness some of the top snooker players from across Ireland, play in Nenagh, while also giving local talent a chance to test themselves against Ireland’s finest. The

Northwest SC Coaching Day 6th September

On Saturday the 6th of September our National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan will hold a coaching day in the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny from 1pm to 6pm. RIBSA Chairman John Doherty and owner of the Northwest Snooker Club said he is delighted to have professional coaching in the club. PJ will put the players

2014 IBSF World Snooker Championships India.

Billiards & Snooker Federation of India is hosting 2014 IBSF World Snooker Championships (Men, Women and Masters) at Kanteerva Indoor Stadium, Bangalore, Karnataka scheduled from 18th to 29th November 2014. Entry for these Championships has started and Member Countries can now enter their player’s names and details on IBSF Entry System using the password. Closing

TJ Dowling wins Fermoy Cross Invitation

This year sees the second running of the Fermoy Cross invitation. Following on from the success of last years tournament we hope that this years tournament will be bigger and better. It is great to see nearly all of the players who competed last year returning to Fermoy and also some new faces. This years

Mental Health Awareness In Sport Workshop

On Wednesday the 27th of August our RIBSA Chairman John Doherty and our RIBSA Children’s officer PJ Nolan attended a workshop on Mental Health Awareness in Sport in the County Hotel in Newry, Northern Ireland. The course was presented by the Chief Executive of Aware Siobhan Doherty with a number of NGB’s from Northern Ireland