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Men’s Team European C-Ships Bulgaria
The 2026 European Men’s Team Snooker Championships are being held in the Ramada Sofia City Centre Hotel. Snooker & Billiards Ireland have 2 players playing in the team Championships here in Bulgaria the 14th to the 20th September 2026. Father & Son Stephen and Daniel Merrigan will fly the Irish Flag in the event.
Membership Open 2026-2027
Snooker and Billiards Ireland have open yearly membership for the 2026-2027 Season.
2026 SBI Finals Weekend Review
Snooker & Billiards Ireland were delighted with the high standard of play throughout the 2026 Finals Weekend, which took place at Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow from 5–7 June. The event showcased the exceptional talent and dedication of players from across the country.
Morris Wins 2026 Amateur Snooker Title
Davy Morris from Kilkenny Shed won the 2026 Snooker & Billiards Ireland ISHKA Irish Spring Water Irish Amateur Snooker Championships in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the weekend.
Philip wins National 6Red Championship
Philip Browne from Dublin won the National 6red Snooker Championship on Sunday the 7th of June in the SBI Academy in Carlow during SBI Finals weekend. In the final Philip beat John O Sullivan 7frames to 2 in a great final, that was refereed by Brendan Devlin.
2026 SBI Finals Weekend
Snooker & Billiards Ireland have confirmed the details for the 2026 Snooker & Billiards Ireland Finals Weekend on the 5th – 7th of June in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow. 14 National Champions will be crowned over the weekend and it promises to be very exciting weekend of action.
ISHKA Irish Spring Water Irish Amateur Snooker Last 16
Fantastic weekend of top-class snooker at the Snooker & Billiards Ireland 2026 ISHKA Irish Spring Water Irish Amateur Snooker Championships in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the weekend.
2026 ISHKA Spring Water Irish Amateur Snooker Championships
Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to announce the details of the 2026 ISHKA Irish Spring Water Irish Amateur Snooker Championships ” The Ger Murray Memorial Cup ”.
THE C.Con BURSARY AWARD
Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce the above awards for the 2025/26 season. This bursary award has been made possible by John Carney and C.Con. John Carney himself a tough opponent who plays on the super senior tour and was a formidable player back in the early 80’s when the likes of Eugene Hughes and Dessie Sheehan were at their best, John himself was a constant thorn in their side and only for family reasons did he decide not to go across the pond to try his hand at profess…
Morris Wins Amateur 6
A smaller field then expected started the last ranking event of the season before the Irish National championships. Every player had notions on being seeded for the big one. The four last 64 matches got underway with John Farrell, Ken Byrne, Alan O’Connors and Sean King going through to the last 32. This round threw up some great matches with the seeded players having to pull out some serious breaks to get through.
Morris Wins AMC US Masters
Davy Morris, from Kilkenny, Ireland won the 2026 U.S. Masters held at the OX Billiards & Empire Billiards and Snooker Club in Seattle, America. He collected the first prize of $7,000 by defeating Michael Judge (who collected $3,000) 5-4 in the final. It was a revenge mission for Morris as he had agononisly lost 5 -4 on the last black in last year’s tournament, held in Sacremento, to Renat Denkha.
Amateur Tour Event 6 – RE-DRAW
The Weekend of the 28th – 29th March will feature the 6th SBI Amateur Ranking Event of the season in the SBI HQ Carlow. The final ranking event of the season will be played in our Academy of Excellence in Carlow.