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Newbridge CYMS Coaching with PJ
On Tuesday 14th of April Newbridge CYMS Snooker Club in Co Kildare were the latest club to avail of a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session with our National Coach PJ Nolan.
Famous Kilkenny Shed Coaching with PJ
On Wednesday the 8th of April our National Coach PJ Nolan visited probably the most famous and most successful Snooker Shed in the world when he held a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session in the Kilkenny Snooker Shed.
Dowling Wins Ivy Rooms Easter Open
TJ Dowling from Terry Rogers SC Dublin won the 2015 Ivy Rooms Easter Open when he beat Benny O Brien from Kilkenny 3 frames to 1.
Ulster Win Inter Provincials
The team from Ulster team won the Inter Provincials ‘ Friendship Cup ‘ in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. The event featured teams from Leinster, Connacht, DBSL, Munster and Ulster and each team consisted of five players who are chosen by each region for the event. Our National coach PJ Nolan was the tournament Director on the day and the tournament will be ran on a round robin basis.
O’ Brien Wins Anthony Quinn Memorial
The Anthony Quinn Memorial Tournament for 2015 was again hosted by St. Conleth’s CYMS in Newbridge on Friday 27th, Saturday 28thand Sunday 29th March. Anthony Quinn lives long in the memory of us all and it’s a credit to the clubs committee for all they do in organising this event to a very high standard.
2015 Mullingar Open Championship
The final of this years championship took place in the Midlands premier venue St.Mary’s Snooker Club Mullingar,it was to be another war on the green baize as Richie Toal was trying to win the event for a court time while O’Connor was training to win his fifth in the events history since 1981.
O`Donoghue Wins Munster Close
The New Institute Snooker Club, Nenagh, hosted the 2015 Munster Close Snooker Championship on Saturday last. There were a total of twenty entries for Munster`s premier snooker event. There were a total of five entries from Nenagh. These were Brendan O`Donoghue, Tony Seymour, Patsy Farrell, Thomas Forde and Jason Burns.
Northwest SC Coaching with PJ
On Friday 13th of March The Northest Snooker Club in Letterkenny, Co Donegal were the latest club to avail of a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session with our National Coach PJ Nolan.
Celbridge SC Coaching with PJ
On Tuesday the 10th of March, Celbridge Snooker Club in county Kildare were the second club to avail of a free 2 hour RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session with PJ Nolan. This season the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association are offering every registered RIBSA club a free coaching session with our National Coach to help promote the game around the country.
Devenney Wins North West Open
The North West Open was held this Sunday the 22nd February 2015. There was an excellent entry of 30 players taking part on the day from both sides of the border. Some of the notable first round dropouts were Benny O Brien (seeded 8) and Ronan Whyte, all first round losers move to the Plate competition.
Draw for Cloths for Registered Clubs
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association has announced today that they will be holding a draw for two Strachan 6811 cloths. All Clubs who Register with RIBSA before the 31st of March 2015 will be entered into this draw.
National Ladies Snooker Week
RIBSA are contacting all clubs this week in relation to promoting Ladies Snooker Week in Ireland from the 1st-8th of March.