Roadmap for Reopening Clubs in Ireland

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have produced a Roadmap for Reopening Snooker & Billiards Clubs in Ireland in conjunction with Sport Ireland and facilitate a safe and controlled reopening of our clubs. “SBI have submitted this “Playing Safe” Roadmap for the reopening of snooker clubs. SBI have developed this set of protocols to advise clubs and

SBI Announce EGM

Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to officially announce to our members that SBI will hold their EGM in Knightsbrook Hotel and Golf Resort, Dublin Road, Iffernock, Trim, Co. Meath on Saturday the 17th of July at 11am. Discussion and Vote on deferred motion from the AGM. Election of Council Members and any other vacant

Postponed Elections

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold their AGM on the 22nd of May 2021 and we encourage all members to attend the online AGM via Zoom at 12 noon. If any SBI member would like to attend they should email info@sbireland.ie so an link will be sent to you to join the AGM. Postponed Elections

2021 ROKiT World Seniors Championship

The 2021 ROKiT World Seniors Snooker Championship gets underway on Thursday 6th of May live from the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Irishmen Ken Doherty, Patsy Fagan and Michael Judge will fly the Irish flag with Northern Ireland Champion Patrick Wallace join Hendry, White and many other legends of the game. View Draw UK and Ireland

Philip Nominated for Q School Spot

Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce that Philip O Connor who plays out of Darcy McGees SC in Dublin has been nominated for the WST free place in the 2021 Q School. WST awarded a free place to all Home Nation Countries and Philip qualified as our leading player on the SBI Senior

PJ appointed to new WPBSA Coaching Panel

SBI are very happy to announce our National Coach PJ Nolan has been invited be part of the New WPBSA International Expert Coaching Advisory Panel. It is a great honour for PJ and for SBI to have PJ involved in the development of the sport at the top level within the WPBSA and SBI congratulate

What is your SQ?

This week our SBI National Coach PJ Nolan was honoured to be named as an ambassador of the Snooker Quotient (SQ) which was launched officially on the 28th of April. This project by Terry Griffiths (in Wales) and Wayne Griffiths (in Hong Kong) is designed to allow all players to train locally, compare and compete

Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days

On the day the 2021 World Championships begins in the Crucible in Sheffield. RTE Sport Journalist Peter Branigan has written an article called ‘’Irish snooker starting on long road back to glory days’’ Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to thank everyone involved especially Peter and his team. SBI hope there will be more promotion

2021 QSchool Details

WST have today announced details of the 2021 QSchool which takes place in England starting on the 27th of May. The entry fee is £1,000 and there will be three events played to qualify players for a 2year pro ticket. The closing date for entries is the 6th of May at 12noon. SBI wish any

Teen snooker ace Aaron

Outgoing secretary of the rebranded Snooker and Billiards Ireland, Tony Thorpe was interviewed by the Irish Times on snooker sensation Aaron Hill from Cork following his performances in the European Masters in September 2020. Aaron is on his first year as a Snooker professional and Tony said that, it is all ahead of him, he