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Gordan wins Ivy Rooms Handicap Open 1
The Ivy Rooms Handicap Open was held yesterday, Saturday 4th October. With only a fair entry the competition went on all day until 8pm.
PJ Coaching Camp in Poland
Last week our National Coach PJ Nolan travelled to Warsaw in Poland to hold a coaching camp on behalf of the Polish Billiards & Snooker Association. The players who attended the training included the 2011 European U-21 Champion and former Professional player Kasper Filipiak and 2014 IBSF World U-21 Semi Finalist Mateusz Baranjowski.
Hogan wins Abbey Court Hotel Open
The New Institute Snooker Club, Nenagh played host to the 2014 Nenagh Open last weekend, which was sponsored by The Abbey Court Hotel Nenagh ( part of The Great National Hotel Group). There were a total of twenty nine entries for the event. This was the second ever staging of the event and the defending champion, from 2013 was David Hogan. The line up included numerous former Irish No.1’s, former professional players and past European champions.
Garda Vetting Seminar
Chairman John Doherty and Council member Breda Doherty attended a one day seminar at the Garda College in Templemore Co Tipperary this week. The seminar was to explain the changes and responsibilities of governing bodies with the new legislation coming into law later this year with the new Child Protection Act. Also covered was the new Parental Consent form for junior players under the age of 18.
Devenney Wins Northwest SC U-21 Open
The first of this year’s Under 21 Regional snooker tournaments took place at the North West Snooker Club in Letterkenny last weekend. For some it was a matter of wiping the cobwebs off the cue for the first time in a couple of months, but for others who had a busy summer of international junior tournaments it was a short break before this weekend’s tournament.
German National Coach visits PJ
This week the German National Snooker Coach Thomas Hein travelled to the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for a coaching session with our RIBSA and EBSA head Coach PJ Nolan.
Whyte wins U-16 Northwest SC Open
Irish International Ronan Whyte from the Northwest Snooker Club made the perfect start to the season when he won the Northwest Under 16 Open in Letterkenny over the weekend.
McEntegart wins Ivy Rooms U-16 Open
Joe McEntegart wins Leinster U-16 Provincial Open in a very close fought final against Corey Ramsbottom. The final went straight down to the black and Joe emerged the 3-2 winner.
Deepest Sympathy – Noleen Joyce
Everyone involved in Irish snooker will be saddened to hear of death of Noleen Joyce mother of David Joyce from Fermoy who passed away this morning. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association would like to express their very deepest sympathy to David and all his family and friends at this sad time.
Referee association will hold a refresher Course
The Republic of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Referee association will hold a refresher course for all referees in Crossguns Snooker club on Saturday October 4th at 13.00hrs. It is very important that all referees attend this course as the recent rule changes will be explained.
New Level 1 RIBSA Snooker Coaches
The third RIBSA level 1 Coaching Ireland Coaching Education Course was held in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow this weekend on Saturday 30th and 31st of September.
New Institute gearing up for Nenagh Open
The New Institute Snooker Club, Nenagh will host the second ever Nenagh Open on Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September. This event will hopefully provide an opportunity to witness some of the top snooker players from across Ireland, play in Nenagh, while also giving local talent a chance to test themselves against Ireland’s finest. The 2013 renewal saw the New Institute’s David Hogan defeat former professional Michael Judge, from the Q Club in Wicklow in the final.