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Doyle Wins 150up Billiards Championships
Wayne Doyle won the 2015 Irish Senior Championship Billiards Final last night in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. The matches were up to 150up and Wayne beat Aidan Murray in an exciting final and the referee was Neil Shanahan.
Fitzgerald Wins RIBSA U-21 Championship
Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal CYMS won the 2015 Irish Under 21 Championship tonight in the Ivy Rooms when he beat clubmate Noel Landers from Youghal 4 frames to 3 in a superb final. Adam now qualifies for the IBSF World U-21 Championships later on this year.
Sarsfield Wins Intermediate Championship
Frank Sarsfield from St Johns CYMS in Limerick won the 2015 Irish Intermediate Snooker Championship tonight in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. In the final he beat John Farrell from Terry Rogers in Dublin 5 frames to 4 in a superb final. The referee was Peter O Brien.
Bulman Wins RIBSA U-18 Championship Final
Ross Bulman from Youghal CYMS won the 2015 Irish Under 18 Championship in the Ivy Rooms when he beat Noel Landers from Youghal. Ross had breaks of 75 and 89 in the final. The match was the best of 7 frames and the referee was Shane Mason.
Sherwin Wins RIBSA Ladies Championship
Michelle Sherwin won the final of the 2015 Irish Ladies Snooker Championship in the Ivy Rooms tonight when the defending the Champion from Q’s Dublin beat team mate Claire Mill from Q’s Dublin 4 frames to nil. The win was Michelle 11th victory of the National Championships. The referee was Stephen Ryan who did a great job.
Doherty Wins RIBSA U-19 Championships
Andrew Doherty from Dublin won the 2015 Irish Under 19 Championship in the Ivy Rooms when he beat Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal in a superb final. Andrew becomes the first Dublin junior player to win a National Junior Title since 2006. The match was the best of 7 frames and the referee was Don O Donoghue. The match was live streamed on www.ribsa.ie
Officials at 2015 Irish Championships
This year RIBSA have a full team of Officials at 2015 Irish Senior Championship in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. All matches will have a qualified referee and if you are around Carlow this weekend why not drop in to view Irelands best Billiards & Snooker National Finals being played.
Intermediate No.1 for O’Regan
The 2015 RIBSA Intermediate Shield was presented to the Number 1 for the season Daniel O Regan from the Crucible SC. RIBSA Chairman John Doherty was on hand today in Carlow to presented the award and RIBSA would like thank all the Intermediate players for competing this season.
2015 Senior Billiards Championships
The 2015 Irish Senior Billiards Championship Semi Finals are being played in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow today. Wayne Doyle faces Rodney Goggins and Aidan Murray plays Larry Drennan. The matches are up to 600 and the referees will be Neil Shanahan and Ger Murray.
RIBSA Senior Championship Semi Finals
The Semi Final of the 2015 Irish Senior Championship was played this morning in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow. Robert Murphy beat John Sutton 6-4 while Brendan O Donoghue had earlier beating Michael Judge 6-2 with a 142 break. The referees are Shane Corr and Neil Shanahan.
RIBSA Senior Championship Q-Finals
The 2015 Irish Senior Championship is now down to the Q-Finals and what a line up we have. The players will now play the best of 9 frames here in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow tonight at 7pm .
RIBSA Senior Championship Last 16
The best snooker players in the Republic of Ireland will battle it out for the 2015 Irish Senior Championship crown this weekend. Action just begun at 2pm here in Carlow in the last 16 round and already Robert Murphy was in great form with a 104 break in frame one.