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Deepest Sympathy – Noel Blake
Everyone involved in Irish snooker will be saddened to hear of death of Noel Blake from Dublin. The Republic Of Ireland Billiards and Snooker Association would like to express their very deepest sympathy to his family and friends at this sad time.
Final RIBSA Camp IBSF Qatar with PJ
The final training camp will be held for our Irish players who will compete in the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha, Qatar on Sunday the 23rd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am-4pm. The cost is €5.00 per player.
Level 1 RIBSA Coaching Course held
RIBSA qualified seven level 1 Snooker Coaches in Carlow on Saturday and Sunday the 8th and 9th of October at a Coaching Ireland level 1 Education Course in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club.
RIBSA Camp No. 2 with PJ IBSF Qatar
The second RIBSA training camp was held for our Irish players who will compete in the 2016 IBSF World Snooker Championships in Doha, Qatar on Monday the 3rd of October in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am-4pm.
Doyle wins Senior Billiards Event 2
The second tournament of the Senior Billiards series was played at Celbridge Snooker Club on Sunday, 2nd of October 2016, the format being 400up with a 90 minute time limit. Reigning Billiards double champion, Wayne Doyle, still smarting from his defeat at the hands of Eugene Hughes in the final of the opening tournament of the season, tasted sweet revenge when he turned the tables on Eugene to take the season’s second tournament in a high scoring high quality final.
Paula wins Senior ladies Event 1
The RIBSA Ladies Senior series began in Q’s Snooker Club in Clondalk in Dublin on Sunday the 2nd f October. In the final Paula Judge and Michelle Sherwin faced off in the final which was a repeat of their National Ladies Final last May.
Ronda wins Ladies Intermediate Event 1
The RIBSA Ladies Intermediate series kicked off today in Q’s Snooker Club Clondalkin on Sunday the 2nd of October. The final was a repeat of the National Ladies Intermediate Championship when Ronda Shedreck faced Nicoletti Flynn last season.
McGuirk wins Under 14 Event 2
Ryan McGuirk from Navan won the second RIBSA U-14 Snooker Ranking Tournament in the Newbridge CYMS in Newbridge on Sunday the 2nd of October. In the final Joe beat Joe La Cumbre from Portarlington SC 3 frames to 2 in a superb final.
Bateman wins RIBSA U-21 Event 2
Stephen Bateman from the Kilkenny Shed won the second RIBSA U-21 Snooker Ranking event of the season today in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Sunday the 2nd of October.
RIBSA U-21 Training Day 1
As part of winning the first RIBSA U-21 Ranking event Adam Fitzgerald was in the Ivy Rooms for a training day with PJ on Sunday the 2nd of October. RIBSA Chairman Jim Leacy came in the watch the training session and wish all the players good luck in the U-21 ranking event.
RIBSA U-18 Training Day 1
As part of winning the first RIBSA U-18 Ranking event Ross Bulman was in the Ivy Rooms today for a training day. Ross reached the Q-Final of last week’s Senior Ranking Event and he worked with PJ on fine tuning his game even more.
Hill wins RIBSA Under 18 Event 2
14 year old Aaron Hill from the Crucible Snooker Club in Cork won the second RIBSA U-18 Snooker Ranking event of the season in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow on Saturday the 1st of October.