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Dempsey Wins Intermediate SE 1
Daniel ” Steel ” Dempsey won the first Intermediate Snooker Ranking event of the RIBSA season in the South East region today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
International Challenge Cup
Ken Doherty was on cue in wishing the International Challenge Committee all the best it the International Snooker Challenge Cup being held in Ronchin, Lille, France next week. Photo left to right Stephen Merrigan, Nigel Power, Ken Doherty, Eddie Ingle and Robert Murphy.
IBSF World Championships
The Republic Of Ireland Snooker team for the 2012 IBSF World Championship has been now been confirmed with Johnny Williams, Greg Casey and EBSA Nomination Brendan O Donoghue competing in the Men’s event.
World Billiards Championship
The World Billiards Championship will be held in The Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds from the 18th to the 28th of October.
Rules – Under Age Series
This season Junior Snooker in Ireland will be played in four zones in four venues on the same day. In the Nationwide events Under 14 and Under 16 events will be played together. Under 19 and Under 21 events will also be played together.
Updated Rules Intermediate Series
Intermediate Rules following a subcommittee meeting in Carlow on Sunday 30th September.
Presentation of the 2012 Home Internationals
This is a video of the Republic Of Ireland Snooker team being presented with the Prince of Wales Shield at the 2012 Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales. Ireland team of Brendan O Donoghue, Rodney Goggins, Greg Casey, Robert Redmond and Johnny Williams beat England, Scotland, Wales and the Isle of Man to lift the prestigious title. To view the video go to bottom of the page.
Under 19’s HIBSF Heartbreak
The Republic Of Ireland Under 19 Team came within a frame of winning the Home Internationals today in Pontins. After a long weeks play it came down to the last days play where either Ireland or England B would be crowned champions.
Under 19’s beat England
The Republic Of Ireland Under 19 Team had a mix day of results today on Day one of the Home Internationals in Pontins North Wales when they beat tournament favourites England 7 frames to 5 in the morning.
Ireland are the HIBSF Champions
The Senior Team of Brendan O Donoghue, Rodney Goggins, Greg Casey, Johnny Williams and Robert Redmond won the 2012 Home Internationals here in Pontins North Wales tonight.
Successful RIBSA Training Camp
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a training camp with leading professional player Fergal O Brien and World Snooker Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday to prepare the players for the 2012 Home Internationals.
Goggins wins Celtic Link Ferries Open
Rodney Goggins from Wexford won the Celtic Link Ferries snooker open in the 147 Snooker Club in Wexford this week in beating Johnny Williams 3 frames to 1 in a superb final.