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Flaherty wins 2020 Intermediate Title

The only National championship that was played before the pandemic was the 2020 Intermediate 150up championship and as the first lockdown took place the final was postponed but eventually it was finally played and Rathkeale’s Anthony O ‘ Flaherty won his first intermediate 150up title and 5th overall as he won the long up format

Myers wins Intermediate 150up Title

Lloyd Myers completed the Irish intermediate billiards double when he won the National Intermediate Billiards 150up championship on Sunday 24th October at Celbridge Snooker Club as Lloyd Myers claimed a remarkable double to add the 150up title along with his long-up title he won the previous Sunday in the Intermediate grade. In the final he

Myers retains Intermediate long up Title

The 2021 National Intermediate Billiards Long-up Championship took place on Sunday 17th October in Celbridge Snooker Club and after a long days play Cork’s Lloyd Myers retained his title having won the last in 2019 that took place before the covid pandemic and his third overall. In the final he defeated Rathkeale’s Anthony O’Flaherty who

Intro Level Course Qualifies 2 Coaches

On Saturday the 23rd of October, Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a one-day Intro Level Snooker Coaching Education Course to qualify two new SBI Coaches in the Talbot Hotel Carlow in Carlow Town. Tommy Murphy from Dublin and Neil Madigan from Limerick attended the course which was given by our National Coach PJ Nolan. This

Torpey is National Intermediate Champion

Great weekend of play in the 2021 National Intermediate Championship in D’Arcy McGees Snooker Club in Dublin was held on the 23rd & 24th of October.  39 players entered this Championship and the standard was very high over the weekend. In the final John Torpey from St John’s SC in Limerick won the title in

Government Announcement – October

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder On October 19th Government announced Ireland’s plan for the next phase of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Full details of the announcement can be found gov.ie – Reframing the challenge, continuing our recovery and reconnecting (www.gov.ie) In addition, please find attached Guidance note in relation to the return to sport. CLICK TO

SBI Intermediate Billiard Championships – Celbridge SC

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold both National Intermediate Billiards Championships in Celbridge Snooker Club this year. The Long Up will be held on the 17th of October and the 150up format will be held on the 24th of October. Sunday the 17th October – Intermediate Long Up National

Munster Snooker Is Back

There will be three Memorial Tournaments played by the Munster Snooker Council between here and Christmas. The Munster Close in The Cue Club Killarney on the Saturday 4th of December entry €20. There will be accommodation on request contact Connie O’Sullivan 0872883343 Munster Masters in the AOH Club in Cork on November the 27th with

NUIM Snooker Scholarship

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have pleasure in announcing that discussions have begun with Paul Davis (Sports development Officer) Maynooth University to re-establish a Snooker Scholarship in partnership with the University. Maynooth Sporting Scholarships are awarded for both undergraduate and postgraduate students and SBI are currently outlining the sporting qualifying criteria for this scholarship. SBI and

Ireland Win European Senior Team C-Ships

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to congratulate our Senior (Masters) Snooker Team of Frank Sarsfield & Mark Tuite on winning the 2021 European Senior Team Snooker Championships here in Portugal today. In the final Frank Sarsfield & Mark Tuite beat Team Malta 5 frames to 3 in a great match to claim the title.