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Devenney Wins Northwest SC U-21 Open

The first of this year’s Under 21 Regional snooker tournaments took place at the North West Snooker Club in Letterkenny last weekend.  For some it was a matter of wiping the cobwebs off the cue for the first time in a couple of months, but for others who had a busy summer of international junior

German National Coach visits PJ

This week the German National Snooker Coach Thomas Hein travelled to the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for a coaching session with our RIBSA and EBSA head Coach PJ Nolan. Thomas is the head snooker Bundestrainer in Germany and during the session PJ outlined his plans for his upcoming training day and discussed a

Senior Ranking Event 1 – Northwest SC – ENTER NOW

Draw for Senior Ranking Points Event 1 now available at  the dropdown tab LIVE RESULTS The 2014 – 2015 RIBSA Senior Snooker Ranking Series will feature 7 Senior Tour Ranking events and the National Snooker Championships this season.  These rankings will be used to select the senior International players.  The first event will be held

Intermediate Event 1 – Classic Finglas – ENTER NOW

This year will feature an exciting RIBSA Intermediate Snooker Tour around Ireland featuring six National Intermediate Snooker Ranking Tournaments and a National Intermediate Snooker Championship. The RIBSA Intermediate tour kicks off with event one in Finglas in Dublin on Saturday 27th of September. You can now text your entry to 085 2428701. This is a

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