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Aonghus Referees EBSA 6red Final
Irishman Aonghus McAnally from Dublin was selected to refereed the final of the 2026 European 6red Snooker Championships in the Ramada Sofia City Centre Hotel in Bulgaria today. The final featured Aaron Busuttil from Malta Vs Alexander Widau from Germany.
John Referees EBSA Super Seniors Final
Irishman John Tobin from Trim was selected to refereed the final of the 2026 European Super Snooker Seniors Team Championships in the Ramada Sofia City Centre Hotel in Bulgaria today. The final featured Wales A against Wales B.
Desislava Bozhilova Referee Seminar
Desislava Bozhilova World No.1 Professional Snooker Referee from the World Snooker Tour held a Referee Seminar in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow on Wednesday and Thursday the 22nd and 23rd of July.
New Referee Qualified
On Monday 27th 2026 June, Daniel Keenan from Dublin became the first junior class 3 referee After having completed 3 Seminars and an extensive exam Conor Doyle Shane Mason and Neil Shannon were honoured to give him his class 3 we have forward his details to Simon Smith for his certificate
Deepest Sympathy
Snooker & Billiards Ireland sends its sincere condolences to the family of Eamonn Kearns from Dublin who sadly passed away today.
European Championships 2026
Well done to our three SBI International Referees in action at the 2026 European Amateur Snooker Championships in the city of Gandia in Spain. John Tobin, Aonghus McAnally and Steven Foster are officiating at the Championships.
Steven Foster Passing Class 1
SBI would also like to congratulate Steven Foster on passing his class 1 exam at the Gerry Stokes tournament last weekend. The exam consisted of Steven having to referee a best of 5 match followed by questions with referee examiners Shane Mason and Neil Shanahan. Both examiners were very happy with Steven and his knowledge of the rules and look forward to seeing Steven at further events in the future.
New Referee Declan McCarroll
Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to congratulate Declan McCarroll on becoming a Grade 3 Snooker Referee. During the latest SBI Amateur Event over the weekend, Neil Shanahan SBI Referee Examiner put Declan through the steps in good refereeing and went through the rules of the game.
New Referee Declan Cummins
Snooker & Billiards Ireland would like to congratulate Declan Cummins from Dublin on becoming a Grade 3 Snooker Referee. SBI Referee Examiners Neil Shanahan and Shane Mason had trained Declan over the last few months.
SBI Qualify 7 Junior Referees
SBI held its first Introduction to recruiting Junior Referees at Under 21 Tournament in SBI HQ in Carlow on Saturday 4th October 2025. Seven New referees were appointed Class 4 snooker referees by Neil Shanahan EBSA Tutor.
Junior Referees
The SBI Referees Association was in the HQ this Saturday the 26th of July to encourage underage players to become a qualified referee.
SBI Referee of the Year
Snooker & Billiards Ireland presented the 2025 SBI Referee of the year Award to Richie Toal from Mulligar in the SBI HQ in Carlow on Sunday the 18th of May during finals weekend. SBI President Jim Leacy made the presentation in front of the large attendance in the Academy of Excellence.