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Goggins wins Seniors Event 3 in Killarney

On Sunday 14th of January, SBI held the third Senior (Over 40’s) event of the season in SBI HQ in Carlow with 30 entries in this event. After a long day we got it down to the final where Rodney Goggins from Wexford made it to the final where he faced Tommy O Donoghue from

All Ireland Club Championships 2024

All eyes will be focused on Killarney at the 2024 Gleneagles All Ireland Snooker A and B Club Championships which will be held in the Gleneagles Hotel in Killarney. The best sides from the Republic of Ireland will play against the best from Northern Ireland to find the 2024 Club Champions. OFFICIAL DRAW FOR THE

SBI Hold International Camp with PJ

On Saturday the 20th of January, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held their first of two planned International Snooker Training Camps with our National Coach PJ Nolan. The camp was held in the SBI HQ in Carlow to prepare our players for the 2024 European Snooker Championships which will be held in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina)

2024 Celtic Junior Challenge

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the details of the 2024 Celtic Junior Challenge. This year the event will be held in Wales on Saturday the 29th of June in Terry Griffiths Matchroom Llanelli South Wales. The team and supporters will depart by Ferry on Friday morning the 28th, Play on the 29th and

SBI Registered Clubs 2024 – 2025

Snooker & Billiards Ireland is the official governing body for Snooker & Billiards in the Republic of Ireland. Here you can find a list of 2024 – 2025 Registered Clubs in the four regions. Leinster, Munster, Dublin and Connacht. If any club would like to become a Registered Club, they should go on to the online

Joe Wins SBI U-14 EVENT 3

The current SBI Under 14 No.1 Joe Shannon from Longford won his third Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Under 14 ranking event of the season on Saturday the 13th of January 2024 in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow. Today we had young players from Longford, Dublin, Limerick, Laois,  Galway. Cork and Edenderry playing

Crowley Wins SBI U-21 Event 4

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the fourth (SBI) Under 21 Snooker Tour Event of the season on Saturday 13th of January in the SBI HQ in Carlow. Today we had players from Cork, Tipperary, Dublin, Galway Waterford and Wexford. The No.2 seed Leone Crowley was in fantastic form in beating No.1 seed Noel Gleeson 3

Record Breaker Colvin

The (WDBS) British Open witnessed a moment of history in the UK over the weekend when Ireland’s Colvin O’Brien became the first ever player to compile a century break on the World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) Tour at the Woking Snooker Centre. Colvin O’Brien from Carlow has become the first ever player to hit a

World Senior and Super Senior Events in Carlow

Snooker, Billiards Ireland are delighted to be chosen by World Seniors Snooker to host a World Seniors Snooker Championship qualifier from 23rd-25th February 2024. The Closing date for entries is February the 16th at Noon for both events. ” Play will start no earlier than 5pm on Friday 23rd Feb” ENTER NOW The winner of this senior’s

Ronan Wins U-18 Event 4

Ronan McGuirk from R&R SC won the 4th Under 18 Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) Tour event of the season in the SBI HQ on Saturday the 6th of January 2024. In the final Ronan beat Denny Bookle from Wexford 3 frames to nil to claim the title which included a 67 break in frame