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2015 Leinster Club Championship
The 2015 Leinster Club Team Snooker Championships will be played in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on 3rd and 4th of January and the draw was made in the Newbridge CYMS this week.
Club Team Championship – Leinster Qualifiers – DRAW
Leinster Club Team Championships 2015 {All Ireland Club Qualifier} Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th January 2015 Venue: The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club Group A Group B 1 Kilkenny {1} 1 Newbridge CYMS {4} 2 Celbridge 2 Q Club, Wicklow 3 Maynooth 3 Potter’s, Drogheda “B” 4 Workman’s, New Ross 4 Group C Group D 1 147 Wexford {3} 1 Potter’s Drogheda “A” {2} 2 St.
Fermoy CYMS Coaching Zone with PJ
On Monday 15th of December, Fermoy (CYMS) Catholic Young Mens Society in county Cork held a 2 hour PJ Nolan Snooker Coaching Zone to help their club juniors develop their game with our RIBSA National Coach. PJ was very impressed with the new modern look of the Club and the three new Shender International level match tables plus the number of talented young players who attended.
2015 EBSA Ladies, Masters, Men’s Team & U-21 Championships
On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors (EBSA) and the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association (MBSA), I have pleasure in inviting you to send players to take part inThe 2015 European Under 21’s Snooker Championship. (21st – 26th March, 2015 ) and The 2015 European Ladies, Masters and Men’s Team Snooker Championships. (26th March – 1st April, 2015).
Newbridge CYMS featured on IrishTV.ie
This week IrishTV,ie made a program on Kildare and it featured a report on Newbridge CYMS Snooker Club which has been screened on (Channel 191 SKY TV). Many of the well known personalities from the club were Interviewed including current Irish Champions Josh Boileau and Charlie Sweeney.
Devenney wins Connacht Close
A field of 19 players took to the green baize in the Eglinton Snooker Club in Galway city for the second of this year’s Connacht Close tournaments. The No1 ranked player after the first tournament was Christopher Gibbons from Letterkenny.
Tony Thorpe Wins Vinny Sheridan 6 Reds
The 5th annual Vinny Sheridan 6 Reds Snooker Tournament took place on Sunday Nov, 2 in St Conleth’s CYMS Newbridge. 25 players went to post with last years winner Martin Thorpe, Charlie Sweeney and Joe corrigan among the favourites. Joe reached the final accounting for Martin at the quarter-final stage, Joe winning by 3 frames to 1 and beating Charlie 3 – 2 in their semi- final.
Draw for two tickets to watch Legends Cup
RIBSA will be having a fund raising draw for two VIP tickets to watch the Legends Cup on the Monday night session on the 29th of December in Goffs County Kildare.
RIBSA EGM – Motions Carried
The RIBSA EGM to discuss and vote on the motions listed below was held at 6pm during Senior Ranking Event 1 at the North West SC in Letterkenny on Saturday the 11th of October. The meeting was attended by 29 members. Both items were discussed with contributions from many in attendance.
RIBSA Senior 1 – Live Streaming Available
Live Streaming is available on one table at the first RIBSA Senior Ranking Points Event 1 of the season in the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny in Co Donegal today and it is Local player Johnny Connors who holds the current high break with a 103 break.
Two Day IBSF Training Camps with PJ
The players who will repersent the Republic Of Ireland in the 2014 World Men and Masters IBSF Snooker Championships in Bangalore, India in November will have a two day training camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan on the 15th and 16th of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am – 4pm.
RIBSA – EGM 11th October 6pm
RIBSA would like to advise their members that an EGM will be held in Letterkenny on Saturday the 11th of October to discuss and vote on the following Proposals.