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Green Baize Carrick Coaching with PJ
On Sunday 18th of January The Green Baize Cue Sports in Carrick on Suir were the first club to avail of a free 3 hour RIBSA Snooker Coaching Session with PJ Nolan. Club owner Stephen Walsh who himself is a regular RIBSA Irish International player is working hard developing a team of juniors in his Carrick Academy and he was delighted with the turn out.
Coaching Day held by the D.B.S.L.
On Saturday the 10th of January The DBSL (Dublin Billiards & Snooker Leagues) held a free Under 18 Snooker Coaching day. Young players from all around Dublin, Leinster and Munster attended the training which was held in The D’Arcy Mcgees, Spawell Snooker Club in Templeogue, Dublin.
2015 Munster Club Championships
Opening Fixtures and times of Day One of the 2015 Macau Sporting Club Munster Snooker Club Championships on Friday 23rd of January in Venues 1 & 2 at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney has been made this week.
Kilkenny Win Leinster Club Championship
The Kilkenny Snooker Team won the 2015 Leinster Club Snooker Team Champions in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club on Sunday the 4th of January for the first time.
2015 Leinster Club Championship
The 2015 Leinster Club Team Snooker Championships will be played in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow on 3rd and 4th of January and the draw was made in the Newbridge CYMS this week.
Club Team Championship – Leinster Qualifiers – DRAW
Leinster Club Team Championships 2015 {All Ireland Club Qualifier} Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th January 2015 Venue: The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club Group A Group B 1 Kilkenny {1} 1 Newbridge CYMS {4} 2 Celbridge 2 Q Club, Wicklow 3 Maynooth 3 Potter’s, Drogheda “B” 4 Workman’s, New Ross 4 Group C Group D 1 147 Wexford {3} 1 Potter’s Drogheda “A” {2} 2 St.
Fermoy CYMS Coaching Zone with PJ
On Monday 15th of December, Fermoy (CYMS) Catholic Young Mens Society in county Cork held a 2 hour PJ Nolan Snooker Coaching Zone to help their club juniors develop their game with our RIBSA National Coach. PJ was very impressed with the new modern look of the Club and the three new Shender International level match tables plus the number of talented young players who attended.
2015 EBSA Ladies, Masters, Men’s Team & U-21 Championships
On behalf of the EBSA Board of Directors (EBSA) and the Malta Billiards & Snooker Association (MBSA), I have pleasure in inviting you to send players to take part inThe 2015 European Under 21’s Snooker Championship. (21st – 26th March, 2015 ) and The 2015 European Ladies, Masters and Men’s Team Snooker Championships. (26th March – 1st April, 2015).
Newbridge CYMS featured on IrishTV.ie
This week IrishTV,ie made a program on Kildare and it featured a report on Newbridge CYMS Snooker Club which has been screened on (Channel 191 SKY TV). Many of the well known personalities from the club were Interviewed including current Irish Champions Josh Boileau and Charlie Sweeney.
Devenney wins Connacht Close
A field of 19 players took to the green baize in the Eglinton Snooker Club in Galway city for the second of this year’s Connacht Close tournaments. The No1 ranked player after the first tournament was Christopher Gibbons from Letterkenny.
Tony Thorpe Wins Vinny Sheridan 6 Reds
The 5th annual Vinny Sheridan 6 Reds Snooker Tournament took place on Sunday Nov, 2 in St Conleth’s CYMS Newbridge. 25 players went to post with last years winner Martin Thorpe, Charlie Sweeney and Joe corrigan among the favourites. Joe reached the final accounting for Martin at the quarter-final stage, Joe winning by 3 frames to 1 and beating Charlie 3 – 2 in their semi- final.
Draw for two tickets to watch Legends Cup
RIBSA will be having a fund raising draw for two VIP tickets to watch the Legends Cup on the Monday night session on the 29th of December in Goffs County Kildare.