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Cronin Wins Amateur Tour Event 2

Ryan Cronin from Crucible SC continued his perfect start to the season when he won his second event in a row on the 2024-2025 SBI Amateur Snooker Tour. Ryan had won event 1 in September and in Event 2 he beat Philly Browne in a great final on Sunday. Full report to be posted soon.

Lloyd wins Timmy Murphy Memorial Title

The Timmy Murphy Memorial handicap tournament was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 6th of October 2024.  After a day’s play, which saw many interesting games and several surprise results, the trophy went to Lloyd Myers (AOH Cork), a fitting reward for the consistently high standard of play he showed throughout the day. Play

SBI Hold International Camp with PJ

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held an International Snooker Training Camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Sunday the 29th of September in the SBI HQ in Carlow from 11am-4pm. The camp was to prepare for 2024 Europeans in Portugal and the IBSF World Championships in Qatar. This camp was held with the aim of

Ronan Wins 21’s Event 1

Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) 21’s Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 28th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Ronan beat James O Connell from Cork 3 frames to 1 in a great final that was refereed by Conor Doyle. PJ Nolan’s

Liam Wins 14’s Event 1

Liam Dunne from Edenderry SC won the first Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 Ranking event of the season on Saturday the 28th September in the SBI HQ Carlow. In the final Liam beat No.1 seed James Stewart O Reilly from ALSAA Club in Dublin 3 frames to 0 in a high quality final.

Burke Wins Century Tour Event 1

Philip Burke from Ennis has emerged victorious in the inaugural Century Tour event held at St. John’s Snooker Club in Limerick this past weekend. A competitive field of 27 players battled it out over Saturday and Sunday for the coveted title. Notable entries included former intermediate champions Frank Sarsfield and Thomas Hickey from Limerick, as

Sport Ireland Coaching Meeting

On Wednesday the 25th of September, Snooker & Billiards Ireland had a meeting with Craig McCourtney who is the Coach Education Development Officer in charge of our NGB within Sport Ireland. In the SBI HQ in Carlow, our National Snooker Coach & Development officer PJ Nolan met with Craig to discuss our Syllabus and our

Leinster Club Championship 2024

The 2024 Leinster Club Championship will be played over Saturday the 23rd of November in the Celbridge SC.  Please text club name and teams to 0872279988. Entries Close 14th of November. SBI wish all teams good luck!!

Snooker in Schools – Mercy School Wexford

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held another Snooker in Schools project, on Friday the 13th of September for students from Mercy School in Wexford Town. This grass roots development program main objective, is to help develop the interest of our sport within schools and to grow the game. SBI who are the governing body of Snooker

SBI Billiards Tour Event 2 – ENTER NOW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce details of the second SBI Billiards Irish Tour Event of the season. Events are planned up to the 31st of November 2024. Players should be aware that all ranking event entries are through the on line system and you have to enter before the closing date.