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RIBSA EGM – Motions Carried
The RIBSA EGM to discuss and vote on the motions listed below was held at 6pm during Senior Ranking Event 1 at the North West SC in Letterkenny on Saturday the 11th of October. The meeting was attended by 29 members. Both items were discussed with contributions from many in attendance.
RIBSA Senior 1 – Live Streaming Available
Live Streaming is available on one table at the first RIBSA Senior Ranking Points Event 1 of the season in the Northwest Snooker Club in Letterkenny in Co Donegal today and it is Local player Johnny Connors who holds the current high break with a 103 break.
Two Day IBSF Training Camps with PJ
The players who will repersent the Republic Of Ireland in the 2014 World Men and Masters IBSF Snooker Championships in Bangalore, India in November will have a two day training camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan on the 15th and 16th of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am – 4pm.
RIBSA – EGM 11th October 6pm
RIBSA would like to advise their members that an EGM will be held in Letterkenny on Saturday the 11th of October to discuss and vote on the following Proposals.
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.