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IBSF World Under 17 & 21 Championships

On behalf of the IBSF Board of Executives and the Billiards and Snooker Federation of India(BSFI), I have the pleasure of inviting SBI to send your players to take part in the World under 17 & under 21 (Men), and World Under 21 Women Snooker Championships. Ireland Players Confirmed Clayton Cregan – Classic SC Dylan

Chris Henry Course Success for PJ

Last weekend our SBI National Snooker Coach PJ Nolan travelled to Bruges in Belgium to attend a Level 1 Chris Henry Sports – Neuroscience based Snooker Coaching Course on the 15th & 16th of June. Snooker Coaches from Belgium, France and Ireland attended this specific two-day Coaching Course in SnookerPalace in Bruges. Top Professional Coach

Dragons Den Winner 2024

In Snooker & Billiards Ireland we place a huge emphasis on junior game development of Irish snooker for 2024 and beyond.  As part of our strategy for this we decided to tap into the huge level of knowledge and experience within our snooker community, and scale the best ideas that came forward. Earlier this year

Larry Codd Billiards-Snooker Challenge

A new type of tournament, with the emphasis on fun and light heartedness in the form of a team of eight snooker players versus a team of eight billiard players was held at SBI Headquarters on Saturday, 8th June last. The format of the event was very much experimental in nature with the purpose of

Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Adrian Doran from Wexford on the passing of his Grandmother who has sadly passed away yesterday. SBI offer their condolences to Adrian and all his family and friends at this sad time. May she rest in peace RIP  

Latest Safeguarding Workshops Information

Please see attached the latest Safeguarding information regarding Safeguarding Workshops from Sport Ireland ethics. If you are working with children and young people in sport in a role of TD, Referee, Coach or Committee member you must complete a safeguarding workshop. This highlights the different types of safeguarding workshops you can complete and where to

Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Colm McDonagh from Sligo who has sadly passed over the weekend. Colm was a winner of many local events down the years and he made the magical 147 Break. Colm was also named SBI Snooker Coach of the Year in 2020. National Coach

Succesful SBI Development Day

On Saturday the 1st of June, Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held another successful National Junior Snooker & Billiards Developmental Day in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI hold Developmental days to introduce and encourage more juniors to play our beautiful sports. Payers from all across Ireland attended from Dublin, Galway, Nenagh,

SBI Coach of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced the 2024 SBI Coach of the year Award went to Con Walsh from Crucible SC in Cork during finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 19th of May. This week 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty and David Joyce from SBI made the presentation to

SBI Players Player of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland announced the 2024 SBI Players player of the year Award went to Ryan Cronin from Crucible SC in Cork during finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 19th of May. This week 1997 World Champion Ken Doherty and David Joyce from SBI made the presentation