Referee Seminar in Trim SC

The SBI Referee’s Association will be holding an official Snooker Referee Seminar in Trim SC County Meath on Saturday the 9th of March at 11am to recruit new Snooker or Billiard Referees. Anyone interested in attending this Seminar please contact Neil or Shane below to book your place: To attend you must be a current

Presentation to Rodney

International Referee Neil Shanahan made a special presentation to Rodney Goggins on becoming the first Irish Referee that has won an IBSF World Title to qualify as Class 3 EBSA Snooker International Referee on Monday the 30th of October in SBI Academy of Excellence HQ in Carlow. The photo is of the World Championships trophy

Referees Examination Held in SBI Academy

On Monday the 30th of October the Referees Billiards & Snooker Association held an International Referees Examination in SBI Academy of Excellence HQ in Carlow. International Examiner Neil Shanahan was the Referee Tutor and SBI are delighted to announce Rodney Goggins from Wexford and Shane Gorman from Mountmellick have been graded as Class 3 EBSA

Referee Seminar in SBI HQ Carlow

The SBI Referee’s Association will be holding an official Snooker Referee Seminar in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Bank Holiday Monday the 30th of October at 11am to recruit new Snooker or Billiard Referees and train Level 4 referees to qualify as Level 3 International level. Anyone interested in attending this Seminar

SBI Officials at 2023 Home Internationals

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have a full team of officials in action at the 2023 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from the 4th – 11th of August. Shane Mason HIBSF Tournament Director Neil Shanahan HIBSF Head of Referees Jim Leacy HIBSF Chairman SBI have also five referees with Pat Mooney, Joe

Referee Upgrades

On the 26th of July, the Referees Association held the third and final seminar in Portmarnock in County Dublin, where they upgraded two Snooker Referees. SBI are delighted to announce Aonghus McAnally from Dublin was upgraded from Class 3 to Class 2 The Referee Association would also like to congratulate Kevin Christie from Dublin on

John Referees EBSA Seniors Final

Irishman John Tobin from Trim refereed the final of the 2023 European Snooker Seniors Over 40 Championships in the Flamingo Grand Hotel in Albena in Bulgaria today. The final featured Darren Morgan from Wales against Gary Milne from England. The final was wayched all over the world and in the end of the day it

Tobin Selected to Referee Final EBSA Seniors C-Ships

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce that Irishman John Tobin from Trim has been selected to referee the final of the 2023 European Snooker Seniors Championships in the Flamingo Grand Hotel in Albena in Bulgaria. It has been a great year for the Meath man as he was also named 2023 SBI Referee

SBI TD of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2023 SBI TD of the year Award to Shane Mason from Dublin in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 30th of April. SBI President Jim Leacy and SBI Chairman Dylan Rees made the presentation before the SBI Annual General Meeting. Aonghus McAnally announced the presentation in front

SBI Referee of the Year

Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2023 SBI Referee of the year Award to John Tobin from St Patrick SC in Trim in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 30th of April. SBI President Jim Leacy and SBI Chairman Dylan Rees made the presentation before the SBI Annual General Meeting. Aonghus McAnally announced