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2012 AGM Reports
The RIBSA AGM will take place this Saturday in SportHQ , Joyce Way, Parkwest Business Park and a large contingent is expected to attend this year to have their say on the future running the organisation and makeup of future events.
Bob Carroll R.I.P.
It is with deep regret that one of the great snooker ambassadors for Ireland Bob Carroll from Dublin passed away yesterday. He is the brother of Gloria Ruane and a former RIBSA National Snooker Coach.
Intermediate Billiards Championships 2012
Wayne Doyle became the 2012 Intermediate Champion at the Ivy Rooms on Sunday 6th May. He beat John Kehoe from Enniscorthy 500-343 in the final. Wayne’s journey to the final saw him beat Aonghus McAnally 400-176 in the first round.
Celtic Challenge 2012
The 2012 Celtic Snooker Challenge will be held in Wales in the Terry Griffiths Matchroom in Lianelli on Saturday the 30th June.
Williams Wins 147 Wexford Event
Johnny Williams from Maynooth SC was in fantastic form in winning the 147 Wexford Snooker Open this week in beating Brendan O Donoghue from Nenagh 4 frames to 2 in an exciting final.
Senior Billiards Championships 2012
The Senior Billiards Championships was played down to the semi-finals to-day 29th April in the Ivy Rooms The line-up for the finals weekend in Letterkenny is Larry Drennan v Aidan Murray and Rodney Goggins v Eugene Hughes.
Who will win the Championships?
Rodney Goggins has been in superb form this season winning two of the seven ranking events played to date and never being out of the semi finals all season. He is virtually guaranteed the No.1 spot already sitting 130 points above his nearest rival Joe Delaney.
Tuite wins Cork Open
Mark Tuite from Killarney was crowned Shooters ‘Cork Open Snooker Champion’ at Shooters snooker club in the ‘Sunbeam Industrial Park’ Blackpool today.
PJ in the World Snooker Cue Zone
Irishman PJ Nolan an official world snooker coach was invited by World Snooker to coach in the cue zone at the on Saturday, Sunday and Monday 21st – 23rd at this year’s world championship in the Crucible in Sheffield.
Tierney and Yeates qualify for Intermediate Final
Andrew Yeates from the Royal Snooker Club in Navan and George Tierney from the Roadstone Club in Dublin have qualified to meet in the final of the Irish intermediate championship at the finals weekend in Letterkenny on the 26th and 27th May.
PJ Coaching in Dubai
Last week our National coach PJ Nolan an official world snooker coach travelled to Dubai in the United Arab Emirates to coach the national snooker team in preparation for the upcoming Asian championship which will be held in Qatar later this month.
Masters Ranking Series Event No. 7
The Masters 7th Event was played to-day 22nd April at the Ivy Rooms. The entries was down on previous events but none the less a fantastic tournament was played. The final eventually was contested between Mark Tuite and Brendan Cooney.