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Q Club RETAIN All Ireland Club Championship
The Q Club Wicklow Snooker Club retained the All Ireland Club Snooker Champions in the GlenEagles Hotel in Killarney last night.
Senior No.5 Ranking Event – ENTER NOW
The fifth RIBSA Senior Ranking event of the season will be held on Saturday the 14th of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. You can now text your entry to 085 2428701. This is a text number only and you must include your name, club and event you want to enter.
Two Day EBSA Training Camps with PJ
The players who will repersent the Republic Of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association in the 2015 EBSA Under 21 & Team Snooker Championships in Malta in March will have a two day training camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan on the 11th and 16th of February in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am – 4pm.
Cullen Wins Intermediate Billiards 4
The fourth Intermediate Billiards Ranking event of the season was played today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.
Nolan Wins 2015 Peter McNally Memorial
Adam Nolan from Newbridge CYMS won his biggest title to date when he won the 2015 Peter McNally Memorial Snooker tournament in the Edenderry Snooker Club in county Offaly on Sunday.
New Institute – Munster Club Champions
The New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh won the 2015 Munster Club Championship in the Glen Eagles in Killarney on Sunday with a final frame victory over The Crucible Snooker Club in Cork.
Green Baize Carrick Coaching with PJ
On Sunday 18th of January The Green Baize Cue Sports in Carrick on Suir were the first club to avail of a free 3 hour RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session with PJ Nolan. Club owner Stephen Walsh who himself is a regular RIBSA Irish International player is working hard developing a team of juniors in his Carrick Academy and he was delighted with the turn out.
Murray Wins Senior Billiards Event 5
The fifth tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday, 18th of January 2015. The format for the event was 400up with a 90 minute time limit, the time limit being restored after last season’s absence. Aidan Murray of the Ivy Rooms, not having won a ranking tournament since December 2012, was back to his winning ways by taking the fifth tournament title of the season.
Bates Wins RIBSA U-21 Event 4
Shane Bates from the 147 Club in Wexford won the 4th RIBSA Under 21 Snooker Ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Saturday the 17th of January. In the final Shane beat Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS 3 frames to 2 in an exciting final.
0’Driscoll v Arnold in Masters Final No.4
The 4th RIBSA Masters event of the season was played on Sunday the 11th January 2015 in Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. This Masters series is sponsored by the Billiard Company in Dublin and due to the late finish of the semi-finals the final of this event will be played during the next senior event on the 14th of February.
Sherwin Wins Ladies Ranking No.4
The 4th Ladies ranking event took place in Newbridge CYMS on Sat 10th January. Claire Mill took on Ronda Sheldreck in the bottom half of the draw. Claire was in good form and quickly got into her stride, and although Ronda showed some great improvements from the coaching she is getting, Claire was just too strong and showed her experience by running out a 3-0 winner in this match.
Goggins Wins RIBSA Senior Ranking No.4
Rodney Goggins won the 4th RIBSA ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow today. The 147 Club Wexford man won ” Premier Cup’’ when he beat Jason Devaney from Crosmolina SC in Balina 4 frames to 1 in a superb final.