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Under 21 Snooker Season off to a flyer
The first events in the RIBSA Under 21 Snooker calendar was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 17th of September.
U-18 Snooker Season begins in Style
The first RIBSA events of the Under 18 Irish Snooker season were held today the 16th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow
RIBSA Junior Elite Squad Launched
Jim Leacy Chairman of the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association launched the RIBSA Junior Elite Squad on Saturday the 16th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
RIBSA Juniors win Title
The Republic of Ireland Juniors defeated the Northern Ireland Juniors by 63 frames to 37 frames to win the 2017 Irish Junior Challenge in the Ivy Rooms on Saturday the 2nd of September.
U-18 & U-21 Snooker – PLAYERS NOTICE
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will introduce a new system for qualification for the European Under 18 and Under 21 Championships, IBSF World Under 18 and Under 21 Championships and Home International Under 21 Team for the 2017 – 2018 season.
2017 RIBSA Junior Elite Squad
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RIBSA) have just announced details of their 2017 RIBSA Junior Elite Squad.
Ireland win 2017 Celtic Challenge
The Republic Of Ireland Junior teams won the Celtic Challenge in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Sunday the 25th of June. This event featured the best Under 14 and Under 16 players from the Republic Of Ireland and Wales and in the end Ireland won the title 106 points to 90 points. This year four tables were live streamed via the ribsa web site.
U-14 & U-16 Celtic Challenge – Carlow
The 2017 Celtic Challenge Teams are confirmed for the annual event in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on the 24th & 25th of June. The best Under 14 and Under 16 players from the Republic Of Ireland and Wales will battle it out for the title and for the first time 7 players will play in the event and it promises to be an exciting event with Ireland being the defending champions.
New Structure for U-18 & U-21 Snooker
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association will introduce a new system for qualification for the European Under 18 and Under 21 Championships, IBSF World Under 18 and Under 21 Championships and Home International Under 21 Team for the 2017 – 2018 season.
147academy U-12 Final – Quinn V Crowley
The 2017 147academy National RIBSA U-12 Snooker Championship will be between Leone Crowley from Shooters SC and Adam Quinn from Edenderry SC after both played fantastic snooker in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 22nd of April. This event has been developed to find the new stars of the future in Ireland and the players players played superb snooker on the day.
National Under 19 Final – Bulman V Landers
The 2017 National RIBSA U-19 Snooker Championship final will be between Ross Bulman from Youghal CYMS and Noel Landers from Youghal CYMS after both players played outstanding snooker today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 25th of March.
National U-21 Final – Bulman V Landers
Youghal SC Ross Bulman will play his team mate Noel Landers in the final of the 2017 RIBSA National U-21 Snooker Championship which was played today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 22nd of April. It promised to be an exciting event with the National U-21 Champion receiving a place at the World under 21’s Championships later in the year in China and Ross Bulman was on fire early on with two amazing centuries 114 and 125.