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Gleeson wins Masters Event No.1

Tom Glesson picked up where he left off last season and won the first ranking event of the season to retain his Irish Masters No.1 spot. Tom defeated Wexford’s John Connolly 3-1 in the final after some solid wins throughout the day against Derek O’Neill, Eugene Hughes and Mick Farrell. John however did pick up
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Connors wins in Northwest

John Connors beat Mickey Duffy 3-1 in the final of the first Northwest Snooker Intermediate and also picked up the high break prize for a superb 102 break. Similiar to Carlow 17 players entered the event which ran off smoothly and it was Connors who stole the show with wins over Sean McVeigh, Conor Henderson
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Crucible Snooker Club Cork

Jimmy Hussey owner of the Crucible Snooker Club in Cork has confirmed with RIBSA to hold the third Intermediate ranking event in the west region on Saturday the 3rd of December. Jimmy met with our National Coach PJ Nolan this week in Cork and showed him around his club which contains 8 Snooker tables and
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Douglas Snooker Club Cork

Douglas Snooker Club in Donnybrook Cork city has confirmed with RIBSA to hold the 2012 National Under 19 and 21 Snooker Championships on Saturday and Sunday 3rd & 4th of March. PJ Nolan met club owners Karl and Martin Busteed this week in Cork and Karl showed PJ around his club which is one of the
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Hughes Wins Senior Billiards Event 1

Eugene Hughes from Carlow won the first Senior Billiards ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms S C in Carlow. In the final he beat Wayne Doyle from Monkstown 378 – 299 in an exciting final. Eugene beat along the way Joe Doheny, Victor O Gorman and Larry Drennan and Wayne beat Irish

Billiards Coaching

Aidan Murray RIBSA National Billiards Coach will be giving Billiards coaching lessons every Thursday night in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club from 7.30pm. The lessons are open to all ages at €3.00 per session ( To cover lights ) Aidan reached the Q-Finals in the recent IBSF World Billiards Championship in Carlow and last week
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2011 Home Internationals

The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker players competed in the 2011 Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales last week. RIBSA competed in the Senior Billiards, Senior Snooker, Masters Snooker, Ladies Snooker, Under 19 Snooker, Under 16 Snooker and we won one title over the week in winning the Billiards title. Billiards The RIBSA Billiards
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Home Internationals

You haven’t truly been to Pontins unless you had the pleasure of waking up at 6.30 in the morning to the sound of these fella’s. Every year there’s always one fool throwing bread around at the crack of dawn bringing dozens of the biggest and loudest seagulls you’ve ever seen to your chalet door compounding
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WPBSA Chairman Visits Carlow

Jason Ferguson Chairman of WPBSA visited the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to attend the IBSF World Billiards championships today. He was joined by Alan Chamberlain who is a former professional referee and a current board member of WPBSA and head of the new rules committee. Both had a meeting with the Chairman of
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IBSF World Billiards Latest

Play got underway here at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow Ireland this morning in the IBSF World Billiards Championships quarter finals at 10am. The quarter finals were played over a three hour period and no surprises so far in the Championships as Mike Russell and Matthew progressed easily through to the Semi Finals. World number
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