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Doyle wins Billiards Event 3
The third RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 2nd December in Celbridge snooker club in Co.Kildare as reigning national senior long-up champion Wayne Doyle came out on top to take the event along with winning the first event back in September. This event was a 90 minute format and 11 players took part.
England retain 4 nations billiards title
The 2018 4 nations billiards event took place at the weekend of the 24th and 25th of November at the Cueball club in Derby, England. Holders and hosts England retained their trophy in typical emphatic fashion by a margin of 14 points ahead of second placed Northern Ireland who finished 17 points above their southern counterparts Republic of Ireland with Austria at bottom with 12.
Myers retains Timmy Murphy Memorial Billiards
The 4th Annual Timmy Murphy Memorial billiards tournament took place on Sunday 4th November in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. 16 players took part to play in the event in memory of the billiards gentlemen from Cork who passed away over 3 years ago and the Cork connection in this special occasion is as strong as ever as his fellow Corkonian and AOH clubmate Lloyd Myers retained the trophy in emphatic fashion playing consistent billiards and winning all his matches comprehensively.
2018 World Billiards Championship
The 2018 World Billiards Championship in Association will take place at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds, England between the 22nd – 26th October
Murray wins Billiards Event 2
The second RIBSA Billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 7th October in Celbridge snooker club in Co. Kildare. This event was a 400up untimed format with a seeded draw and 13 players entered.
Doyle wins Billiards Event 1
The first RIBSA billiards ranking event of the season took place on Sunday 23rd September in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.This was an open draw and the best of 3-150up stage. Early eliminations were Tommy Denniffe (Kilkenny Shed), Robert McCrum (Celbridge) and Aonghus McAnally (Portmarnock).
RIBSA Billiards Event 2 – ENTER NOW
The second RIBSA Billiards Ranking Event of the new season will be held on Sunday the 7th of October in Celbridge Snooker Club in Kildare
Billiards – Home Internationals 2018
The Republic of Ireland Billiards Team of Lloyd Myers, Aonghus McAnally, John Kehoe and Team Manager Brendan Devlin played fantastic Billiards this week in the 2018 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds.
RIBSA BILLIARDS RULES – UPDATE
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have produced their latest Rules for all the RIBSA Billiards Ranking Events plus the National Championships.
Gilchrest wins European Billiards Open
Peter Gilchrest from Singapore is the new 2018 European Billiards Open Champion after he won the title in style in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Wednesday the 23rd of May. In the past five days Peter has won the Irish Open & European Open Billiards titles to cap off his great trip to Ireland.
Gilchrest wins 2018 Irish Billiards Open
Peter Gilchrest from Singapore won the 2018 Irish Billiards Open in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from Sunday 19th May. In the final Peter beat David Causier from England 811-375
2018 Irish & European Billiards Open
The 2018 Irish Billiards Open and The 2018 European Billiards Open will be held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from Saturday 19th May to Wednesday 23rd May.