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2025 Celtic Junior Challenge

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the details of the 2025 Celtic Junior Challenge. This year the event will be held on Saturday the 5th of July in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy of Excellence in Carlow. The top four Under 14 and the top four Under 16 players after each National Championships

Celtic Junior Team Camp Held

On Saturday the 28th of June from 11am-4pm in the SBI HQ in Carlow, SBI held a special team training day with our National Coach PJ Nolan to help prepare our players for the 2025 Celtic Junior Challenge which be held on Saturday the 5th of July in the SBI HQ in Carlow and the

Joe Wins SBI Junior Shoot Out

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a very successful Junior Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 29th of June. PJ Nolan was the TD on the day and this event featured the best 32 Junior players from all across Ireland. Conor Doyle was the referee in charge. Joe Shannon

Nenagh Win SBI Club Draw

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a Club draw for all registered clubs on Sunday 29th of June at the SBI Junior Shoot Out in the SBI HQ in Carlow for a bed cloth. The name of the winning club that was picked out by SBI Coach Nigel Cooke and Chairman Tommy O Donoghue was Nenagh

SBI Junior Shoot Out 2025

SBI are delighted to announce details of the 2025 Snooker & Billiards Ireland Junior Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 29th of June. PJ Nolan will be the TD on the day and this event is only open to the first 32 Entries. Prize Fund Winner €250.00 R-Up

SBI Junior Development Day – 28th December

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold another free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Sunday the 28th of December in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches. Tables SBI will use

Three SBI International Camps in July

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a three International Snooker Camps for our players playing in the 2025 Home Internationals in Leeds. SBI Camps are held each year to allow our players train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a WPBSA Coach and Head of Coaching in the

Happy Birthday Joe

On Saturday 21st of June, we had the pleasure of hosting former Irish amateur finalist from 1973 Joe Bannister and his family to Snooker HQ. To celebrate the occasion of his 90th birthday Joe did a tour of the facility and shared some stories of snooker past. Also, in attendance we’re some greats of Irish

Leinster Close 2025

The 2025 Leinster Close will be held in St Conleth’s CYMS in Newbridge on Saturday the 6th of September. The Entry fee is €20.00 and the Closing date for entries is Thursday 4th of September. The TD is Rodney Goggins and to Enter Text your Entry to 087 9948199 Good Luck to all the players

Free Junior Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a free SBI Snooker Summer Camp for all under 21 players in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 15th – 18th of July. SBI Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also