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Goggins Wins Seniors 5

On Sunday 9th April SBI held the fifth Senior event of the season in SBI HQ where we had 24 entries in this event. After a great day’s snooker, it was Rodney who took the title when he beat Dylan Rees in the final by 3 frames to 1. There was an early meeting of

Glesson Wins Intermediate 4

On Saturday the 7th of April in the Nenagh Snooker & Social Club in county Tipperary, Mark Gleeson from Nenagh won the SBI Intermediate Event 4 of the season. In the final Mark beat Donal Foran from Galway in a final frame decider in a very good match 3-2. Mark already had good wins in

SBI to Host WDBS Irish Open

Snooker & Billiards Ireland and World Disability Billiards and Snooker (WDBS) are delighted to announce the first ranking tournament of the 2023/24 season will see the circuit head to Ireland for the first time with the staging of the WDBS Irish Open from 28-30 July. The international expansion represents a key step for WDBS as the

Jack Wins SBI U-16 Event 4

The final of the last U-16 ranking event of the season featured the No.1 and No 2 seeds after Jack O Brien and Joe Shannon reached the final of the SBI U-16 Event 4 on Saturday 1st April in the SBI HQ in Carlow. The final was played on Saturday 8th April at 10am due

Fitzpatrick Wins Challenge 4

On Saturday the 1st of April, Celbridge Snooker Club hosted the fourth event in the SBI Challenge Tour series. This was highly competitive event which saw Ivor Fitzpatrick and Pat Fitzgerald go head to head in the final on Thursday 6th April at 2:30pm due to the late finish off the semis. In a high

Intro Level Course Qualifies 5 Coaches

On Saturday the 1st of April, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a one-day Intro Level Snooker Coaching Education Course to qualify five new SBI Coaches in the SBI HQ in Carlow. Brian Cunnigham from Cavan, Tommy O Donoghue from Limerick, Sean Wyne from Tullamore, Shane Gorman from Graigue and Stephen Dunne from Edenderry attended the

Thomas Wins Super Seniors 4

The 4th SBI Super Seniors Over 55’s of the season seen us travel to Nenagh and was staged in the beautiful New Institute Club. It has to be said, the conditions were absolutely admirable and kudos to everyone involved in the running of the club because the club is in a wonderful condition and is absolutely wonderful to play in

David Causier Billiards Exhibition

On Thursday the 30th of March Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a fantastic night of World Class Billiards from 9time World Champion David Causier at the Billiards Exhibition in the SBI HQ in Carlow last night. David gave superb Coaching tips and advices to improve your game with shot selection and position play. David also

CRONIN WINS AMATEUR EVENT 5

Ryan Cronin won the Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) 5th Amateur event on the SBI Amateur Tour on Saturday & Sunday the 25th & 26th of March in the Crucible SC in Cork City. In the final Ryan beat Philip Browne from Dublin 4 frames to 2 to claim his first ranking title after coming

2023 Q School

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce that SBI Irish No.1 Ross Bulman has been nominated for the WST free place in the 2023 Q School. SBI would like to thank WST and WPBSA for the free spot in the event. The draws and formats for all three 2023 Q School events will be