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Membership Open 2026-2027

Dear Member Snooker and Billiards Ireland have open yearly membership for the 2026-2027 Season. To Enter Events, You must be a paid member for the 2026-2027 Sesason. Only members will be able to access the Entry Portal to enter events When registering to become a member of SBI . I agree to the following. I

SBI 14’s National Snooker Tour

This season Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding four 14’s Snooker ranking events and a National 14’s Snooker Championship. National Coach PJ Nolan said ‘’ It promises to be another exciting year of junior snooker with so many young talented Junior players looking to qualify for the 2027 Home Internationals, World and European Snooker

International Training Day held with PJ

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the first of three International days Training for our Snooker & Billiard Ireland players who are playing in the 2026 Home Internationals and the 2026 EBSA European Championships on Saturday the 25th of July in the Academy in Carlow from 11am-4pm. The next SBI Training will be held on Saturday

Mind Session & Training Weekend for International Events

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold a Snooker & Billiards Training Weekend for our International Snooker & Billiard players who are playing in the 2026 Home Internationals and the EBSA European Championships on Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of August in the Academy in Carlow from 11am-4pm. SBI hold Camps each year to

Desislava Training Camp with PJ

Last week Snooker & Billiards Ireland had the pleasure of holding a snooker training camp for World No.1 Professional Snooker Referee Desislava Bozhilova with our National Coach PJ Nolan in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd of July. Desislava made history in May 2025 when

Desislava Bozhilova Referee Seminar

Desislava Bozhilova World No.1 Professional Snooker Referee from the World Snooker Tour held a Referee Seminar in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd of July. This seminar was organised by Snooker & Billiards Ireland, and it was a fantastic experience for our SBI referees to

Malta Junior Team Invitational

SBI are delighted to announce the Malta Junior Snooker Team Invitational from 19–22 November 2026 in the Malta Snooker Academy. Organised by the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association in collaboration with Snooker Centre Poland, with the support of Sport Malta, this brand-new international event will bring together junior snooker academies and clubs from across Europe

SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad Training Day NO.2

On Saturday the 18th of July Snooker & Billiards Ireland held the second of our SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI would like to thank our Junior Snooker Sponsor Clancy Homes for their continued support. SBI Chairman

New Referee Qualified

On Monday 27th 2026 June, Daniel Keenan from Dublin became the first junior class 3 referee After having completed 3 Seminars and an extensive exam Conor Doyle Shane Mason and Neil Shannon were honoured to give him his class 3 we have forward his details to Simon Smith for his certificate We are looking forward

Ireland Win Super Senior Celtic Challenge

Last Saturday SBI held the Super Seniors Celtic Challenge in the SBI HQ in Carlow where the Irish team lifted the title. With a score of 52 – 44. The event was played over one day which consisted of 8 players from Ireland taking on 8 players from Wales The format was that you played