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Nominations for officer’s Positions
Nominations for officer’s positions of the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association must be emailed to info@ribsa.ie.
Doherty Wins 2016 Northwest Open
Congratulations to Andrew Doherty on winning the 2016 Northwest Snooker Open beating young Ronan Whyte 2-0 in the final at the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkeny County Donegal on Sunday the 20th of March.
O’Donoghue wins 2016 Munster Close
Brendan O Donoghue from the New Institute Snooker Club in Nenagh retained the Munster Close in Youghal CYMS on Saturday the 19th of March. In the final Brendan beat Tom O’Driscoll from the Hawks Nest SC in Waterford 3 frames to nil.
Anthony has the winning ticket
RIBSA held the fund raising draw for the TV in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on Saturday the 12th of March. The winning ticket was drawn by our New European Champion Josh Boileau and the winner was Anthony Bonnar from Letterkenny.
Free Snooker Training booklets
National Coach PJ Nolan and the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have produced a new range of free Snooker Training booklets to help our members practice.
Free Sports Psychology booklet
The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association have produced a free Sport Psychology booklet for our members. The booklet was written by our National Coach PJ Nolan.
Sweeney Wins Anthony Quinn Memorial
Congratulations to birthday boy Charlie Sweeney from Newbridge CYMS who won the 2016 Anthony Quinn memorial on Sunday when he beat John O’Sullivan from the Kilkenny Shed 4-3 in a thrilling final. The two players served up a great final and what a fantastic finish to the Anthony Quinn watched by a crowd of over 40 people.
New Institute SC 2016 Club Champions
The New Institute Nenagh A team of Mark Walsh (Captain), Brendan O`Donoghue, David Hogan, Tony Seymour, Tom Gleeson and Andy McCloskey returned to the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney for the second weekend in succession, to compete in the 2016 All Ireland Club Snooker Championship.
Potters win All Ireland B Club Title
Congratulations to Potters Snooker Club from Drogheda who won the 2016 ALL Ireland B Club Championship in the Gleneagles Hotel in Killarney. In the final they beat Tuam 3 matches to 1.
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