Deepest Sympathy

Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Eamonn Kearns from Dublin who sadly passed away today. Eamon was a former RIBSA President and Chairman of the Referee Association and one of the most respected officials who ever represented RIBSA / Snooker & Billiards Ireland. Eamon ran Fairview Snooker Club in

European Championships 2026

Well done to our three SBI International Referees in action at the 2026 European Amateur Snooker Championships in the city of Gandia in Spain. John Tobin, Aonghus McAnally and Steven Foster are officiating at the Championships. You can follow all the action on https://www.ebsa.tv/ It promises to be fantastic EBSA events with so many talented

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

New Referee Declan McCarroll

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to congratulate Declan McCarroll on becoming a Grade 3 Snooker Referee. During the latest SBI Amateur Event over the weekend, Neil Shanahan SBI Referee Examiner put Declan through the steps in good refereeing and went through the rules of the game. Declan was excelent and he refereed the Amateur

New Referee Declan Cummins

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to congratulate Declan Cummins from Dublin on becoming a Grade 3 Snooker Referee. SBI Referee Examiners Neil Shanahan and Shane Mason had trained Declan over the last few months. Declan was excelent and he refereed the National Shoot Out Final between Colvin O’Brien and Billy Kelly on Saturday. Anyone

SBI Qualify 7 Junior Referees

SBI held its first Introduction to recruiting Junior Referees at Under 21 Tournament in SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday 4th October 2025. Seven New referees were appointed Class 4 snooker referees by Neil Shanahan EBSA Tutor. The New Referees are James Stewart O’Reilly, Scott Cooke, Will Shannon, Aaron Donnelly, Colum Wheatley, Max Kennedy and Colm

Junior Referees

The SBI Referees Association was in the HQ this Saturday the 26th of July to encourage underage players to become a qualified referee. Many juniors signed up today with Shane Mason Anyone interested email info@sbireland.ie SBI are offering On passing a class 3 Referee exam you will receive Free membership every season till you reach

SBI Referee of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2025 SBI Referee of the year Award to Richie Toal from Mulligar in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 18th of May during finals weekend. SBI President Jim Leacy made the presentation in front of the large attendance in the Academy of Excellence. The full list of

SBI Finals Weekend Review

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a fantastic Finals weekend in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the weekend of 17th – 18th of May. 13 SBI National Champions were crowned this year in all age levels and categories in Snooker & Billiards. Many won their first ever National title and some retained their

SBI TD of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2025 SBI TD of the year Award to John Kehoe from Wexford in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 18th of May during finals weekend. SBI President Jim Leacy made the presentation in front of the large attendance in the Academy of Excellence. The full list of