Snooker & Billiards Ireland held our final Training Weekend for our International Snooker & Billiard players who are playing in the 2025 Home Internationals on Saturday and Sunday the 26th / 27th July in the Academy in Carlow from 11am-4pm.

SBI hold Camps each year to allow our players train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also a WPBSA Coach and Head of Coaching in the European Billiards & Snooker Association. Mind Coach Evan Mcgrath from Serenity of Mind Sports attended to support the players in a session to improve their mind set on 26th of July.

Training Camps

Our SBI National Coach held sessions on Break-Building, Safety, Long Potting and Technique checks. All the players received a training program booklet with practice drills plus a sports phycology booklet to help them work on their mind fitness.

Mind Coach Evan McGrath from Serenity of Mind Sports held sessions to improve the players mind set with a slideshow and video’s on the mental side of the game and what our players can do to get ahead of the others.

Training Aids

The latest training aids were used in the camps to enhance the sessions like the Mini Domin Eye, Master Doctor, Str8aim SA-1 & SA-2, Chris Henry Balls, Academy laser, EBSA Coaching Balls to help to get them on the line of aim and develop a smoother stroke in their delivery.

SBI would like to thank Evan McGrath from Serenity of Mind Sports for assisting our players for this camp and the camp was hailed a big success.

Championships Dates in Leeds

• Men & Masters & Over 55 – 1st – 4th August
• U-16 & U-21 – 4th – 7th August
• Billiards 7th – 8th August
• WBL Billiards 9th – 10th August

The Irish Teams

SBI Amateur (Mens) Team

• Ryan Cronin, Philip Browne, Mark Tuite and Tommy O Donoghue

SBI Seniors (Over40) Team 

• Brendan O Donoghue, Tommy Gleeson, Mark Walsh and Tony Seymour

SBI U-21 Team 1

• Ronan McGuirk, Ben Du Bois and Josh O Connor and Jack Becher

SBI U-21 Team 2

• Callum Wheatley, Clayton Cregan, Jamie O Connor and Lorcán Ó Curraoin

SBI U-16 Team 1

• Aaron Donnelly, Liam Dunne, Max Kennedy and Joe Shannon

SBI U-16 Team 2

• Oscar Ellision Gibbons, James Stewart O Reilly, Scott Cooke and William Shannon

SBI Super Seniors (Over 55) Team 1

• Frank Sarsfield, Ernie McMullen, Stephen Merrigan and Colm Daly

SBI Super Seniors (Over 55) Team 2

• Paul Arnold, Paudie Kelly, Tony Delaney and John Carney

SBI Billiards Team 1