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U-21 Championship Landers Vs Fitzgerald
The final of the 2015 RIBSA National Under 21 Snooker Championship will be between team mates Noel Landers and Adam Fitzgerald from Youghal CYMS after both played outstanding snooker in one of the biggest U-21’s in years which goes well for the development of the game in Ireland.
Day two of EBSA Training Camps with PJ
The second day of the planned two day RIBSA training camp with our National Coach was held today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow for the players who will represent the Republic Of Ireland for the EBSA European Men’s, Masters and Ladies Snooker Championships which will be held in the Czech Republic.
2015 Ladies Final Sherwin Vs Mill
The ladies played the National championships to the last 2 in Newbridge CYMS on Sunday on the 3rd of May. Maria Murray got off to a great start against Claire Mill winning the opening frame; the 2nd frame was close but Mill narrowly won it to level them at 1-1, and then went on to win the next 2 to win the match 3-1.
Last 16 Confirmed for Senior Championships
After a dramatic weekend of exciting match-play snooker the last 16 line up is now confirmed of the 2015 Irish Senior Snooker Championships. The current high break stands at 136 by Brendan O Donoghue. The championship will be played on during RIBSA Championship weekend of 22nd-24th of May in the Ivy Rooms Carlow.
Irish Championships 128 Stage – Day 2
The final day of qualfying for the 2015 Irish Senior Championships was held in The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. It was another exciting day of snooker after Rodney Goggins, John Sutton, Daniel O Regan, Robert Redmond, Greg Casey, Peter Donegan, Adam Nolan and Robert Murphy qualified on day one. Eight more players qualified on Sunday to play in the last 16 during Championship weekend from the 22nd – 24th of May.
The National Masters Championships
The RIBSA Masters Snooker Championshipsn will take place Sunday 10th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. You can text your entry to 087 6351163 or phone 059-9137714.
Irish Championships 128 Stage – Day 1
The 2015 Irish Senior Championships has just begun in The Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. It promises to an exciting event with all the top players entered. Eight players will qualify on Saturday and Sunday to play in the last 16 during Championship weekend from the 22nd – 24th of May.
Day One of EBSA Training Camps with PJ
Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his first day of a planned two day RIBSA training camp on Sunday 26th of May in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Training was from 11am – 4pm for the players who will represent the Republic Of Ireland in the up comming EBSA Men’s, Masters and Ladies Snooker Championships in the Czech Republic which will be held from the 2nd to the 13th of June.
2015 Intermediate Snooker Championship
The final of the 2015 National RIBSA Intermediate Snooker Championships will be between Johnny Farrell from Dublin and Frank Sarsfield from Limerick .The event was held on Saturday 25th April at the Ivy Rooms, Carlow. All the matches were the best of 5 frames up to the final.
Republic Win North V South Billiards
The Republic Of Ireland team won the Annual North V South Billiards International which was played in N. Ireland this weekend featuring our top billiards players. This event is a very popular event on the calendar and it was another exciting event with only two points difference in the end of play. Well done !!!
World Snooker Cue Zone
Last weekend our National Coach PJ Nolan was invited by World Snooker to be the lead coach on the opening two days of the WPBSA Cue Zone at the Winter Gardens during the 2015 Betfred World Professional Snooker Championships in the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield.
Two Day EBSA Training Camps with PJ
Our National Coach PJ Nolan will be holding a two day training camp to prepare our RIBSA players in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am – 4pm on Sunday the 26th of April and on Tuesday the 5th of May for The EBSA Snooker Championships that will be held from the 2nd – 13th of June in Prague, Czech Republic.