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Leinster Club Championship 2024

The 2024 Leinster Club Championship will be played over Saturday the 23rd of November in the Celbridge SC.  Please text club name and teams to 0872279988. Entries Close 14th of November. SBI wish all teams good luck!!

Snooker in Schools – Mercy School Wexford

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held another Snooker in Schools project, on Friday the 13th of September for students from Mercy School in Wexford Town. This grass roots development program main objective, is to help develop the interest of our sport within schools and to grow the game. SBI who are the governing body of Snooker

SBI Billiards Tour Event 2 – ENTER NOW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the second SBI Billiards Irish Tour Event of the season. Events are planned up to the 31st of November 2024. Players should be aware that all ranking event entries are through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date.

Cronin Wins Amateur Tour Event 1

The first event on the 2024-2025 SBI Amateur Snooker Tour was held over the weekend of 14th -15th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. Before play started Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held a minute’s silence for Tanya Bourke’s mother and Kevin McMahon son who both passed away. RIP We had 48 entries for this

Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Tanya Bourke on the passing of her mother Mandy Bourke Nee Fitzgerald from Negagh. SBI offer their deepest condolences to Tanya and all her family and friends at this sad time. May she rest in peace RIP CLICK RIP.IE  

Doyle Wins Billiards Event 1

The first Billiards Ranking Event kicked off the 2024-2025 SBI Billiards Season on Sunday 8th September in Celbridge Snooker Club with an encouraging 16 players taking part in a best of 5x100up format which was also an open draw. Round of 16 saw 6 out of 8 whitewash matches that saw debuts in Ciaran Doyle

Sarsfield Win Super Seniors Tour Event 1

Frank Sarsfield from St John’s in Limerick won the first event on the 2024-2025 SBI Super Seniors (Over 55’s) Snooker Tour on the 8th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Frank beat Brendan Thomas from Roadstone SC Dublin in a great final 3-0. Both semi-finals went to deciding frames and the standard

European Week of Sport – Free Developmental Day

On Saturday the 7th of September, As part of the 2024 European Week of Sport. Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a free Junior Snooker & Billiards Developmental Day in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI held this Developmental day to introduce and encourage more juniors to play our beautiful sports. National Coach

Water only allowed in playing venue

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to inform all players practicing or competing in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. As from September 1st 2024, only Water will be allowed in the playing venue. No Coffee, Tea or minerals or food will be allowed into the venue. In the café area, you will be

Impact of personal therapy – sporting performances

My name is John O’Brien, and I am a 4th-year student doing my Honours Bachelor’s Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy at PCI College. I am kindly looking for your help in recruiting interviewees for my research studies. I am from Nobber County Meath, and I am undertaking my research study on the following: The impact