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Murray wins 2021 National Billiards Long-up title
Aidan Murray from Hollywood in Co. Wicklow won the 2021 National Senior Billiards Long-up title on Sunday 19th December at the new Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow to make it a remarkable double as he won the 150up championship in Celbridge 3 weeks previous.
Murray wins National 150up title
Aidan Murray won his fourth national billiards 150up title on Sunday 28th November in Celbridge Snooker Club adding to the tiltes he won in 2013, 2017 and 2018. The 150up championship was played the previous Sunday on the 21st November and the final the following Sunday which Aidan fought off the stern challenge of Joe Doheny.
Dowling wins Timmy Murphy Memorial
The sixth annual Timmy Murphy Memorial took place on Sunday 28th November in Celbridge Snooker Club with 8 players taking part and the event included a handicap system. The quarter finals saw Aonghus McAnally overcome debutante Annette Newman who became the first woman to play in this special event. Liam Byrne, Jason Dowling and Brendan Devlin also had wins against Phil Martin, Joe Doheny and Robert McCrum respectively.
National Billiards Long-Up – Murray v Drennan
The National Senior Billiards Long-up Championship took place on Sunday 14th November in Celbridge Snooker Club. 10 players took part and the finalists for the 19th December are veterans Aidan Murray and Larry Drennan after a long day’s play.
SBI Senior Billiards Championships
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold two National Senior Billiards Championships in the Celbridge SC in November.
McAnally joins World Billiards Board
Snooker & Billiards Ireland are delighted to announce that Aonghus McAnally has joined its Board of Directors in World Billiards (WBL).
Flaherty wins 2020 Intermediate Title
The only National championship that was played before the pandemic was the 2020 Intermediate 150up championship and as the first lockdown took place the final was postponed but eventually it was finally played and Rathkeale’s Anthony O ‘ Flaherty won his first intermediate 150up title and 5th overall as he won the long up format four times before.
Myers wins Intermediate 150up Title
Lloyd Myers completed the Irish intermediate billiards double when he won the National Intermediate Billiards 150up championship on Sunday 24th October at Celbridge Snooker Club as Lloyd Myers claimed a remarkable double to add the 150up title along with his long-up title he won the previous Sunday in the Intermediate grade.
Myers retains Intermediate long up Title
The 2021 National Intermediate Billiards Long-up Championship took place on Sunday 17th October in Celbridge Snooker Club and after a long days play Cork’s Lloyd Myers retained his title having won the last in 2019 that took place before the covid pandemic and his third overall.
SBI Intermediate Billiard Championships – Celbridge SC
Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) would like to announce they will hold both National Intermediate Billiards Championships in Celbridge Snooker Club this year. The Long Up will be held on the 17th of October and the 150up format will be held on the 24th of October.
Senior Billiards Champions Roll of Honour
Brendan Devlin our Billiards Secretary for many years has written a little piece about Irish Billiards. SBI hope everyone enjoys it and it brings back many memories of rolling back the years with all the great Irish Champions we have had the pleasure to watch down the years to the present day.