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Murphy Qualifies for Knock Outs in Thailand

Irishman Robert Murphy qualified today from his group in the World 6 Reds Championship in Thailand with a number of great performances this week in Bangkok. He will now face Welsh Professional player Andrew Pagett early Thursday morning in the Last 32 Knock out round. Earlier Robert had group wins over 2011 World Amateur Champion

Hogan wins Nenagh Invitational Tournament

Last season RIBSA number 1 player David Hogan won the 2013 Nenagh Invitational Snooker Tournament in the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh this weekend. In the final David beat former Professional player and reining National Champion Michael Judge 4 frames to 1 in a superb final that featured breaks of 131, 108 and 81. A

Robert Murphy to star in World 6 Reds in Thailand

Robert Murphy and Ken Doherty will fly the Irish flag in the World 6 Reds Snooker Championship in Bangkok Thailand from the 2nd to the 7th of September. Robert won the Qualifying event during the European Snooker Championships in Poland and is full of confidence when he will come up against the Top Professional players

Goggins Wins The Cross Invitational – Fermoy

Rodney Goggins from the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford played outstanding snooker   to  to win the 2013 Cross Invitational in Fermoy CYMS. In the final he beat top Junior player Ryan Cronin from the Crucible SC Cork. The event was a big success and it promises to be a bigger event next season. LAST 16 Anthony O’Connor

2013 Home International Champions

The 2013 Home Internationals Snooker Championships have just finished at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds with Wales and England winning the titles. The Prince of Wales Senior event was won by Wales and England won the other three events when they won the Masters, Under 19 and Under 16 Titles. It was a great

Home Internationals U-19’s beat N. Ireland

The RIBSA Under 19 team won again this morning when they beat Northern Ireland in the 2013 Under 19 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The team Of Aaron Tobin, James McGuinness, Dylan Carey and Andrew Doherty have recovered superbly after early defeats. Aaron Tobin got the team off to a good

Jim Leacy Honoured by HIBSF

RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy was presented with a certificate by Home International Committee in the Northern Snooker Club in Leeds this Afternoon. Jim stepped down this year as Chairman of the Home Internationals. Everyone in Leeds and within the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association would like to congratulate Jim and wished him good luck

2013 Home Internationals schedule

The Home International Committee have just announced details of the playing schedule for this year’s Home Internationals Competition in Leeds. The opening ceremony will be held on Friday at 8:30pm and there will be a managers and coaches meeting at 7:30pm – 8pm in the venue. (Time dependant on people arriving on time) The full

RIBSA Successful Training Weekend

RIBSA held a very successful training weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our International players for next week’s Home Internationals in Leeds which takes place from the 3rd- 8th in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.   On Saturday there was an open snooker tournament for match play practice and

Brendan loses 2-3 in World Games

Irishman Brendan O Donoghue put on a stunning display of match snooker in the first round of the World Games in Cali in Columbia today but he Nenagh player lost 3 frames to 2 to top professional player Joe Perry from England. Brendan started of winning the first two frames 71-31, and 60-11 but Perry won