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Doherty Wins U-16 Event 3

Andrew Doherty from Terenure CYM won the RIBSA Under 16 Ranking event 3 in the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny Co. Donegal on Sunday. In the final Andrew beat local player Chris Duffy 3 frames to nil in a high quality final. In the Semi Finals Andrew beat Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS 3-0 and Chris beat
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Sweeney Wins Under 14 Event 3

Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS won the third Under 14 ranking event of the season . In the final he beat Darragh Cusack from Dublin 3 frames to 1 in a superb final in the Northwest Snooker Club in County Donegal. In the semi finals Charlie Sweeney beat Eamon Harkin from Letterkenny 2 frames to
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O’Donoghue wins Senior Ranking

  Brendan O’Donogue from the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh came out victorious at the 5th points tournament of the season in Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday 12 Feb. In his semi-final Brendan overcame Mark Tuite(Q-Club, Killarney)  by 4 frames to 1. However, The other semi-final went all the way with local player Joe Delaney
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Muldoon hits MAX at Celbridge

Vincent Muldoon former member of the main tour and European championship runner up made a fantastic 147 maximum break in Celbridge’s ‘Player of the Year’ event on Thursday night last! He achieved the feat on table number 2 but unfortunately exited the competition later to former Irish ladies champ Cathy Dunne in a classic black
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Ranking Event @ Home Of Champions

Celbridge Snooker club are delighted to welcome the cream of Irelands snooker talent this weekend for the fifth stop on this seasons quest for the number one spot and Professional tour nomination from RIBSA. Wexford stalwart Rodney Goggins heads the ranking list currently but Maynooth based Vinny Muldoon is in outstanding form of late and

Cronin Wins U-21 event 3

Ryan Cronin warmed up for next month’s European under 21 snooker championship in Bulgaria when he won the third under 21 ranking event of the season in The Royal Snooker Club in Navan. Ryan had won the third under 19 ranking event of the season on the previous day so he was full of confidence
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UAE Training Camp

PJ Nolan our National Coach was invited by the United Arab Emirates Billiards & Snooker Association to train their national team players in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The eight day training camp was split into four days in capital Dubai when PJ trained International player Mohammed Al Joker, 17 year old player Bader Obaid and
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RIBSA Statement

Following the recent Committee meeting only players who confirm their availability to play in the Home Internationals will be selected to represent RIBSA in any International Snooker Events for that upcoming season commencing September 2012.
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Murray wins Pat O’Sullivan Memorial Cup

The Pat O’Sullivan Memorial handicap tournament was played at Carlow on Sunday, 22nd of January 2012.  After a day’s play, Aidan Murray (Wicklow), in keeping with his position in the top ranking players in the country, was the well deserved winner on the day. Among the first round eliminations were Rathkeale players Packie Madigan and

Intermediate Billiards {4}

The 4th Intermediate Billiards Event became a father and son affair yesterday when John Keogh met his father Andy in the final. But it was youth over experience when John emerged the winner with a 400-315 scoreline.