Best of luck to RIBSA players Ryan Cronin, Ross Bulman, Ronan Whyte and Greg Casey who are all competing in Q School at the English Institute for Sport in Sheffield. The cosmopolitan field for this seven-day extravaganza features a vibrant blend of youth and experience – some trying to reclaim their status on the sport’s top tier and many hoping

RIBSA would like to congratulate Ireland’s Aaron Hill and Ross Bulman on being invited into the qualifying rounds of the 2020 BetFred World Professional Snooker Championships where all 128 players will battle for one of 16 coveted spots for the Crucible Theatre. The qualifying event will run from July 21 to 28 at the English

Four SBI amateur snooker players are in history books for making the magical 147 Maximum break in official SBI tournaments. Ranking Event’s 147’s Four players have made the magical 147 in official ranking tournaments. The first was made in 1993 by John Buckley from Enniscorty when he made the first maximum 147 break in ranking

Congratulations to Aaron Hill from Crucible SC Cork and Ross Bulman from Youghal CYMS who have been invited to the 2020 World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out. This event will run from February 20th –23rd at the Watford Colosseum in England. RIBSA would like to thank World Snooker Tour for their support to the amateur game

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association would like to congratulate Ireland’s Michael Judge on winning the Seniors ROKiT Phones.com 2019 UK Championship in the Bonus Arena in Hull on Friday the 25th of October. Thank you to Monique Limbos for the use of her photos. In the final which was televised live on

Former Professional and Irish Snooker Champion Michael Judge from Dublin won @rokit UK Seniors Snooker Championship Qualifier 2 in Northampton this week. In the event the Irish Champion had stunning victories over a number of top-class opponents including former Professionals to claim the title. It has been a great start for our RIBSA Players on this

Irish Snooker Star Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows in Wexford Town made the perfect start to the new season when he won @rokit UK Seniors Snooker Championship Qualifier in Bruge Belgium this week. In the event the Wexford Champion had stunning victories over a number of top-class opponents including former Irish professionals Patrick Wallace and Michael

Congratulations to our RIBSA National Under 21 Champion Stephen Bateman from Kilkenny who has been invited to the 2019 World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out. This event will run from February 21st -24th  at the Watford Colosseum in England. RIBSA would like to thank Jason Ferguson and World Snooker for their support to the amateur game

Following a most successful official campaign launch at the Eiffel Tower on 30th November 2018, the WCBS, FFB (French Billiard Federation) and Billard 2024 will co-host a team event in Roissy, near Paris called “World Team Trophy”. This event will showcase our three disciplines with each team being composed by 1 snooker player, 1 pool player and 1 carom

Well done to Irishman Rodney Goggins from Liam Mellows SC in Wexford on his fantastic run at the Seniors Irish Masters on Saturday & Sunday the 5th and 6th of January. This event was held in the most famous venue of them and the home of Irish Snooker, Goffs in Co. Kildare. A big thank