Guidance – Underage Indoor Sport

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder Please find enclosed updated guidance in relation to indoor sport for under 18’s. A summary of Changes is included below: Indoor Youth Sport – Games and Competitions (Updated 4 November, 2021) Underage Participants – Children under 18 Years Old The current “pod of six” system can be adjusted to allow for indoor

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

Return to Sport – Additional Guidance

Dear Sport Ireland Stakeholder Please find attached Guidance note for the Sports Sector in relation to the return to sport from September 20th. The note seeks to provide further information on a number of reoccurring themes raised by Sporting Organisations following the recent Government Announcement. Sporting Organisations should continue to risk assess and take appropriate measures in addressing

SBI Statement – Fully Vaccinated

On behalf of Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI). At present in relation to all SBI tournaments and SBI events every player and official must be fully vaccinated against Covid 19 with no exception. This is the policy of Snooker & Billiards at this current moment in time, but SBI will constantly monitoring the situation and

Awards 2019-2020 Winners

During the RIBSA AGM on Zoom on Saturday the 12th of September, The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association announced the winners of the 2019 – 2020 RIBSA Awards. All awards will be presented to each winner in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on the 26th of September at 6pm at the re-brand

Men’s Health Week 2020

Men’s Health Week (MHW) will be held from June 15th – 21st inclusive and the theme for 2020 on the island of Ireland is: ‘Restoring the Balance’. Everyone is being asked to ‘be part of the solution’ and to do something practical and realistic that will have a positive impact. RIBSA fully support this project

RIBSA Committee Meeting

RIBSA held a committee meeting by Skype on Saturday the 18th April. We reviewed the ongoing COVID -19 situation and expressed our sympathy to all those families who have lost family members as a result of this Pandemic. We continue to urge our members to abide by Government advice. Throughout all of this, the government

New RIBSA 3 Tier Snooker Season

The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association would like to announce a new three tier Snooker format for this coming 2019-2020 season.  The events in all the tours will be held around the country from August to June and the new tours are aimed at getting more people in the clubs to compete in RIBSA