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Kilkenny win Leinster Club Title
Day 2 of the Leinster Club Championship kicked off with the first of 2 playoff matches to decide 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in group D. 147 Wexford overcame Potters Drogheda “B” by a 3 – 0 score line. Wexford then took on Celbridge to determine 1st and 2nd in the group. Wexford again came out on top 3 – 0.
Leinster Club Championship – Day 1
The Ivy Rooms Carlow played host to The first day of the 2015 Leinster Club Championship with play getting underway this morning Sat 12 Dec at 10am with 13 teams in 4 groups. First to qualify for Q-finals were Newbridge CYMS “A” in Group C winning both their group matches 3 – 0. Also through to the q-finals from this group are Potters Drogheda “C”. Josh Boileau from Newbridge Led the way with breaks of 74,79and 96.
3 New Intro Level Coaches Qualify
On Saturday the 17th of October, RIBSA held an Intro level Snooker Coaching Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow with Jason Dowling and Thomas Enright from Rathkeale in Co. Limerick and RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy from Carlow
Magnificent Morris Wins Nenagh Invitational
There were a total of thirty eight entries for the 2015 renewal of the Nenagh Invitational sponsored by The Great National Abbey Court Hotel, Nenagh. The tournament was played on Saturday and Sunday in the New Institute Snooker Club. There was a high quality entry list from across the Irish snooker scene, which included current world number 59 Davy Morris, 2015 Irish Championship winner Brendan O`Donoghue, last season’s Irish no.1 Rodney Goggins, as well as 2015 European Men`s Team Championship…
Casey wins Cork Close Championship
GREG Casey is the 2015 ‘Cork Close Individual Snooker Champion’ making it two victories in three years as he played brilliant snooker to win the shield back at Shooters snooker club in Blackpool last Saturday evening.
RIBSA Awards 2014 – 2015
This weekend our RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy and RIBSA President Eamon Kearns made the presentations to the 2014 – 2015 RIBSA Volunteer of the Year, Referee of the year and Club of the year awards.
DBSL Snooker Day – Fairview
On Saturday the 26th of September, The DBSL (Dublin Billiards & Snooker Leagues) held a free Open Snooker day for all young players around Dublin in Fairview Snooker Club in Dublin city.
Extraordinary General Meeting
Notice is hereby given of an Extraordinary General Meeting to discuss and vote on the attached motion.
Goggins Wins Fermoy Cross Invitation
147 club Wexford player Rodney Goggins won the 2015 Fermoy Cross Invitation on the 29th & 30th of August. In the final he beat Greg Casey from the Crucible SC Cork in a superb final.
Portarlington Snooker Club Day with PJ
On Wednesday the 26th of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited Portarlington Snooker Club in County Laois to hold a Junior Coaching Session with 15 of their members.
RIBSA Summer Camp 2015
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 on Tuesday 4th and Wednesday the 5th of August.
AOH Cork Coaching Day with PJ
On Monday the 3rd of August our National Coach PJ Nolan visited the AOH Snooker Club in Cork City where he held a free RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session in the Club.