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Intermediate Billiards Points Final

The 2013 National Intermediate Points Billiards Championships was played yesterday at the Ivy Rooms.  There were a few new faces vying for a place in the final.  It was two of those that reached the final.  James Bateman from Kilkenny and Paddy English from Edenderry will now face each other in the Ivy Rooms during

Sutton Wins Memorial Cup

Saturday saw the staging of the Inaugural Finbarr Ruane Snr Memorial Cup at CrossGuns in Dublin. Limited to just 32 players the handicap event drew a strong field included top Irish internationals and ex professionals such as David Hogan, Rodney Goggins, Joe Delaney, Colm Gilcreest , John Sutton ,Michael Judge , Tj Dowling Robbie Murphy,Johnny

Boileau wins U- 21 Championship

Josh Boileau from Newbridge CYMS won the 2013 RIBSA Under 21 Snooker Championship today Saturday the 4th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Josh beat Aaron Tobin from Youghal CYMS 4 frames to 3 in a superb match with Josh making a 80 break in the final frame to win the

2013 Irish Championships

The RIBSA National Senior Championships qualifiers will begin on the 11th and 12th May with the final stages held a fortnight later on the 24th-26th May in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. The winner of the National Championships will represent RIBSA at the IBSF World Championships in Riga, Latvia on the 18th-30th November. The

2013 Celtic Challenge

The 2013 Celtic Junior Snooker Challenge against Wales will be held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Saturday 22nd of June and it promises to be a great day of Junior Snooker. Five sessions of play will be played on the day at 10am, 11.30am, 2pm, 3.30pm and 5pm with all the matches consisting

2013 Junior Home International

The RIBSA Junior Snooker teams for the 2013 Home International have been finalized after the National Championships were held earlier this month.The Home Internationals will be held in Leeds from the 2nd – 9th of August. Full details on the 2013 Home Internationals will be announced shortly on www.ribsa.ie. If any player below is unable to

Masters Snooker Championship 2013

The Masters Snooker Championship was held on Sunday the 28th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker in Carlow with an entry of 32 players, the event was played down to the semi final stage. The Semi Final and final will be played on the Saturday the 25th of May during the Championship weekend. The

Under 21 National Championship 2013

The National U-21 Championships takes place this Saturday 4th May at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow.  Play commences at 10:30 sharp. Entries must be received before 4pm Thursday.  Draw takes place at 6pm and posted on the website.  Entry Fee €10.  Phone 059-9137714 or text 087-6351163 All players should rememember The 2013 World Under 21 IBSF

Ladies 6 Red Championships

The 6 Reds National Championship took place in Breakers Gorey on Saturday 27th April.  Matches were on a round robin basis, with a point being awarded per frame won, and the top 2 after the round robin phase playing off for the title in the Final. Newcomer Emily Talbot, a 12yr old from New Institute

Intermediate Championship Final

The final of the Irish Intermediate Championship will be contested between Mark Walsh from the New Institute Club in Nenagh and Benny O’Brien From Kilkenny who overcame Philip Murphy from Roadstone 3 frames to2. Mark got the better of Martin Thorpe from St Conleths CYMS Newbridge by a score of 3 frames to 1. Martin