“ 6 Red Snooker” is a fast attacking new game that is becoming very popular all over the world, and after today’s RIBSA first ever official tournament it was proved right on cue when two of the fastest attacking players in the Republic of Ireland Martin McCrudden and Greg Casey turned on the style in reaching the first ever 6 red final. For results click here.

The Republic Of Ireland International Junior Snooker Players won the annual North Vs South International Snooker Challenge cup in Carlow on Saturday. For results click here.

13 Year old Tom Hogan from County Tipperary is the latest player to attend a one week training camp with the RIBSA National coach P.J. Nolan in Carlow. Tom is the current Irish number NO.1 U-14 player, Tom won every U-14 event last season, when he won the 5 RIBSA ranking events plus the National championships.

Tom trained from the 18th – 23rd August in the Ivy Rooms, and he will then captain the Republic of Ireland team on Saturday in the annual North V South challenge in Carlow. Tom has already broken a lot of the Under 14 records in the PJ Nolan academy of champions and feels his confidence is beginning to come back like it was during the season.

The 2008/09 season is now only a few weeks away kicking off with the RIBSA Masters event and the committee would like you to check out the draft calendar here. Should anyone have any suggestions or idea's on the calendar then please contact the office before Saturday the 23rd when the committee next meets. View Calendar...

Declan Brennan finished off his training camp in Carlow with a big thank you to his new coach when he won the Ivy Rooms under 19 open. In the final he beat fellow member of the academy of champions’ star David Cassidy from Cork 3 frames to 1 in a superb final. The 15 year old snooker star from Newry in Northern Ireland made a string of breaks through out the day and had breaks of 87 and 110 clearance in the final.

15 year old potting sensation from Northern Ireland Declan Brennan from Newry has become the newest member of the PJ Nolan academy of champions. Declan is now half way through his one week training camp in the Ivy Rooms SC in Carlow which started on Monday 28th July. More..

World Trick Shot Champion Bogdan was in Waterford, Ireland over the weekend and "The Magician" popped Waterford's new club for a flying visit. Bogdan was over visiting a friend and local promoter before coming back in October for a series of exhibitions and spent a bit of time in the new club on Saturday. More..

15 year old Northern Ireland snooker star Declan Brennan from Newry who is regarded as one of the best junior snooker players in the world has just announced he will attend a one week training camp with PJ Nolan in Carlow. Declan is the latest player from outside the Republic of Ireland who has contacted PJ to train in the new RIBSA training Academy of Champions. The youngster will begin his training camp in Carlow from the 28th July to the 2nd August. More..

National Coach PJ Nolan has run two practice days for the Juniors Home International teams over the past month to get them ready for September. Each player competed in team and individual events during those days as well as PJ recording their individual scores in preset routines. You can view all the scores right here. View..

Jamie Clarke captured the Under-14 International knockout event last Sunday when he beat Irish player Josh Boileau 2-0 in the final in Carlow last month. All the results and the pictures from the day are listed below. 

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Wales won the Celtic Challenge at the weekend beating Ireland 72-48 after a long days play at the Morriston Snooker Club in Swansea. Even though Ireland's Senior players won their match up our juniors and over-40's unfortunately lost out on the day.