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Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of International Junior player Andrew Gray from Waterford on who sadly passed away this week. Andrew played on many International Junior Teams and was regarded as one of the top young talents in Ireland. SBI offer their deepest condolences to his family and friends

Under 18 European Championships 2026

On the 2nd of March our incredible SBI young Juniors will start the 2026 European 18’s Snooker Championships in the city of Gandia in Spain. The 16’s, 18’s, 21’s and Amateur Championships will be held at the Gandia Palace Hotel, from the 1st to the 14th of March. Dermot Kelly, Denny Bookle, Joe Shannon, Lorcán

Under 16 European Championships 2026

Today the 1st of March our incredible SBI young Juniors will start the 2026 European 16’s Snooker Championships in the city of Gandia in Spain. The 16’s, 18’s, 21’s and Amateur Championships will be held at the Gandia Palace Hotel, from the 1st to the 14th of March. Joe Shannon, Liam Dunne, Cathal Horgan, James

2026 European Championships – Good luck

This weekend our incredible SBI young Juniors depart for the 2026 European 16’s, 18’s, 21’s and Amateur Snooker Championships. Our experienced Amateur players will then depart the following week. All the Championships will be held at the Gandia Palace Hotel, from the 1st to the 14th of March 2026 in the city of Gandia/Spain. U-16:

SBI Registered Clubs 2026

Snooker & Billiards Ireland is the official governing body for Snooker & Billiards in the Republic of Ireland. Here you can find a list of 2026 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 and fill in

Steven Foster Passing Class 1

SBI would also like to congratulate Steven Foster on passing his class 1 exam at the Gerry Stokes tournament last weekend. The exam consisted of Steven having to referee a best of 5 match followed by questions with referee examiners Shane Mason and Neil Shanahan. Both examiners were very happy with Steven and his knowledge

Browne Wins Amateur 5 in style

The Amateur Tour 5 – Gerry Stokes Cup took centre stage in Carlow this past weekend, where 44 players gathered for what proved to be one of the most competitive ranking events of the season on the SBI calendar. From the opening rounds, the standard of snooker was exceptional, but one man in particular looked

Doyle wins Billiards Event 6

Today Wayne Doyle defeated 8 times Irish champion Eugene Hughes in the final of senior billiard ranking event 6, The first round seen a total of 8 matches been played, Wayne started the day in good form against Tommy Murphy with breaks of 148 the days highest break with a magnificent 258 and a string

Members Feedback Form

Dear Member, The 2025/2026 will end the weekend of our national championships this coming June. Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to capture the important learnings from during the season, to do this we are now circulating the attached Members feedback form. The feedback can be given on your phone or PC and also on

SBI National 6 Red Championships DRAW

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce the SBI National 6 Red Championships in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday 28th February. All matches are best of 9’s The TD will be Shane Mason. CLICK DRAW CLICK SCHEDULE There will be a winner prize of €350 for the winner of 2026