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Gleeson wins Masters Event No.1
Tom Glesson picked up where he left off last season and won the first ranking event of the season to retain his Irish Masters No.1 spot.
Connors wins in Northwest
John Connors beat Mickey Duffy 3-1 in the final of the first Northwest Snooker Intermediate and also picked up the high break prize for a superb 102 break.
Crucible Snooker Club Cork
Jimmy Hussey owner of the Crucible Snooker Club in Cork has confirmed with RIBSA to hold the third Intermediate ranking event in the west region on Saturday the 3rd of December.
Douglas Snooker Club Cork
Douglas Snooker Club in Donnybrook Cork city has confirmed with RIBSA to hold the 2012 National Under 19 and 21 Snooker Championships on Saturday and Sunday 3rd & 4th of March.
Hughes Wins Senior Billiards Event 1
Eugene Hughes from Carlow won the first Senior Billiards ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms S C in Carlow.
Murphy is Captain Fantastic
Robert Murphy enhanced his International reputation when he captained the Republic Of Ireland senior team in the Home Internationals in Pontins this week.
Billiards Coaching
Aidan Murray RIBSA National Billiards Coach will be giving Billiards coaching lessons every Thursday night in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club from 7.30pm. The lessons are open to all ages at €3.00 per session ( To cover lights )
2011 Home Internationals
The Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker players competed in the 2011 Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales last week.
Condolences to the Mooney Family
Willie passed away sadly, suddenly, at home. William (Willie), beloved husband of the late Bernie and loving father of Brian, Colm and Joanne. Sadly missed by his family, daughters-in-law, his seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren, brother, sisters, nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Rest in Peace
New Level 1 Coaching Course
Coaching Ireland announced today that RIBSA have been approved to hold their first ever level one coaching course on Saturday and Sunday the 1st and 2nd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club Carlow.
Home Internationals
You haven’t truly been to Pontins unless you had the pleasure of waking up at 6.30 in the morning to the sound of these fella’s. Every year there’s always one fool throwing bread around at the crack of dawn bringing dozens of the biggest and loudest seagulls you’ve ever seen to your chalet door compounding the hangover from the night before. But’s that’s Pontins for ya and love it or hate it 70+ Irish go back every year for more of the same.
Newly Qualified RIBSA Coaches
RIBSA held a coach education Intro level Coaching Ireland training course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Sunday the 5th of September.