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2013 Home International Champions
The 2013 Home Internationals Snooker Championships have just finished at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds with Wales and England winning the titles.
Home Internationals U-19’s beat N. Ireland
The RIBSA Under 19 team won again this morning when they beat Northern Ireland in the 2013 Under 19 Home Internationals in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The team Of Aaron Tobin, James McGuinness, Dylan Carey and Andrew Doherty have recovered superbly after early defeats.
Jim Leacy Honoured by HIBSF
RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy was presented with a certificate by Home International Committee in the Northern Snooker Club in Leeds this Afternoon. Jim stepped down this year as Chairman of the Home Internationals.
Eamon Kearns made HIBSF Life Vice President
RIBSA President Eamon Kearns was made a Life Vice President of the Home Internationals at the closing ceremony here in the Northern Snooker Club in Leeds this Afternoon.
RIBSA Summer Camp 2013
This week The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association held a summer snooker coaching camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with our National Coach PJ Nolan.
2013 Home Internationals schedule
The Home International Committee have just announced details of the playing schedule for this year’s Home Internationals Competition in Leeds.
RIBSA Successful Training Weekend
RIBSA held a very successful training weekend in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow to prepare our International players for next week’s Home Internationals in Leeds which takes place from the 3rd- 8th in the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. On Saturday there was an open snooker tournament for match play practice and the star performer was RIBSA under 16 player Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS when he put in a stunning display to reach the final but he was beaten by the current National I…
Brendan loses 2-3 in World Games
Irishman Brendan O Donoghue put on a stunning display of match snooker in the first round of the World Games in Cali in Columbia today but he Nenagh player lost 3 frames to 2 to top professional player Joe Perry from England.
RIBSA lead at World Games Opening Ceremony
Jim Leacy President of the IBSF and Brendan O Donoghue led the Irish team into the Stadium at the Opening Ceremony at the World Games in Cali in Columbia.
RIBSA Training Camp this Weekend
This weekend RIBSA will be holding a RIBSA training camp to prepare our International players for the Home Internationals in Leeds. On Saturday there will be an Ivy Rooms Open Snooker tournament for the players to work on their match-play game which will feature a prize fund. To enter Ring 05991 37714.
PJ Coaching in China
Our RIBSA National Coach PJ Nolan held IBSF Snooker Coaching Cue Zones for players participating in the World Under 21 Snooker Championships in the CBSA / WBPSA Coaching Academy in Beijing last week.
Mind Coach to help RIBSA Players
This year RIBSA will be using a sports psychologist to prepare our players for the Home Internationals. Paddy Maher is one of the leading psychologists will work together with our National Coach PJ Nolan on Sunday the 28th of July in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with all the Senior, Masters, Billiards, Under 19 and Under 16 players from 11am – 4pm.