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Happy Christmas & New Year Everyone
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to wish all our Members, Affiliated Clubs and everyone involved in Snooker and Billiards in Ireland and around the world a Happy Christmas and New Year. It has been another incredible year on and off the table with so much success achieved by our members and we thank you for your support.
Deepest Sympathy
Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Irish International Snooker player John Farrell from Dublin on the passing of his Father Paddy who has sadly passed away today. SBI offer their condolences to John and all his family and friends at this sad time. May he rest in peace RIP Click Funeral Details
SBI New Junior Age for Events
Earlier in the year Snooker & Billiards Ireland were notified by EBSA / IBSF of their intention to change the age qualification date for junior events – effective for the 2023-2024 season.
Christmas Period in SBI HQ
Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to inform its members about the opening schedule in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow over the Christmas and New Year Period.
Thank You Dylan
On Sunday the 10th of December 2023, Dylan Rees held his final meeting as Chairman of Snooker & Billiards Ireland. Dylan has been Chairman since 2020 and was the driving force behind establishing the SBI HQ in Carlow.
Deepest Sympathy
Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of International player and Coach Tony Seymour from Nenagh on the passing of his father who has sadly passed away. SBI offer their deepest condolences to Tony and all his family and friends at this sad time. May he rest in peace RIP
Munster Win 2023 Inter Provincials
This weekend SBI hosted the Inter Provincial tournament between Leinster, Munster, Connacht and Dublin Leagues. There were 8 players per team which consisted of four men, three masters’ and an U21 player.
2024 EBSA U16, U18, U21, Men Snooker Championships
On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors, LAMBADA TRAVEL & DMC and the Bilijar Snooker Savez (BIH), I have pleasure in inviting you to send players to take part in the U16, U18, U21, and Men Snooker Championships that will be held at the Hills Hotel in Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) , from the 11th to the 23rd March 2024.
England retain 4 Nations Trophy
We had another great weekend of billiards at the Four Nations International event at the superb HSEB-Heeres-Snooker and English Billiards Club in Vienna.
SBI Snooker & Billiards Development Day – 30th Dec
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold a free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Saturday the 30th of December in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches.
Crowley to play in World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out
Congratulations to Ireland’s Leone Crowley from Cork who have been invited to the 2023 World Snooker BetVictor Shoot Out in England.
O’Donoghue Wins Amateur Event 3
SBI held the third Amateur event of the season on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December in the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh. We had 36 entries for this event and after a great first day of play we were down to the last 8 on the Sunday morning.