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Goggins Wins Seniors Event 1

On Sunday 9th October SBI held the first Senior event of the season in SBI HQ. In this event we had 30 entries. After a long day we got it down to the final where Frank Sarsfield and Rodney Goggins battled it out on Thursday 13th October in the HQ in Carlow where Rodney Goggins

Intro Level Coaching Course

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a Intro Level Coaching Ireland Coaching Course in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday the 12th of November. The course will start at 10am and finish at 6pm on the day. The Course will be given by National Coach PJ Nolan (Role of Coaches + Playing Techniques)

2022-2023 High Break Awards

Snooker & Billiards Ireland Chairman Dylan Rees have just announced that SBI will present an award at the end of each season to the high break winner in each category in both Snooker & Billiards. Starting at Under 14, Under 16, Under 18, Under 21, Challenge, Intermediate, Seniors Over 40’s, Amateur, Super Seniors Over 55’s

An evening with Ken Doherty

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are hosting an evening with Ken Doherty on Wednesday 12th October 2022 to celebrate the outstanding career of the Republic of Ireland’s greatest ever Snooker player. On the 25th anniversary of Ken winning the World Snooker championship in 1997, he will fittingly be the first snooker player entered into the SBI

2022 IBSF World Championships – Turkey

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the players who will play in the IBSF World Snooker Championships 2022 for Men and Masters categories. These championships shall be played in Antalya, Turkey from 4th November till 17th November 2022. Amateur Men’s Championship Brendan O Donoghue David Cassidy Greg Casey Seniors Over 40’s Dylan Rees Mark

Ben Doyle wins Challenge Event 1

Ben Doyle from Enniscorthy in County Wexford won the first SBI challenge Ranking event of the season that took place on Saturday 24th September at the Snooker and Billiards Ireland Academy of Excellence in Carlow. 11 players entered and featured matches of high quality snooker. Early eliminations were Chris Dunleavy as well as John Aherne and Dave

Farrell Wins Super Seniors Event 1

Sunday the 2nd of October seen the first Super Seniors over 55’s event of the season take place in the wonderful SBI Academy of Excellence in a beautiful sunny County Carlow. 16 players entered the competition with the notable exception of our current National Champion, Stephen Merrigan. You were missed Stephen & we hope to see

Closing Dates for all SBI Snooker Events

All members must remember the closing date for all SBI Snooker Events this season is Thursday 1pm before each event. The Draw and match times will then appear on the web site. Visit www.sbireland.ie for details on all events. All Members will need to first sign up for the season’s membership before being able to

IBSF Team & 6Reds Championships Malaysia

Good luck to Ireland’s Tommy O Donoghue & James Darcy in the 2022 IBSF Team and 6Reds World Snooker Championships in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 26th September to 9th October 2022. More Information on the events – CLICK Calendar of Events: Referees and players meeting at the Venue on Sunday, the 25th of September 2022

SBI Snooker Shootout Postponed

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just announced the 2022 National Snooker Shootout will be postponed and played later in the season.  This event was sponsored by Reevan Construction LTD and it was to held at the SBI HQ Academy in Carlow on Saturday 1st of October. SBI will announce a new date as soon as