SBI Calendar of Events 2025-2026

Snooker & Billiards Ireland have just produced the new SBI calendar of events to hold competitive Snooker & Billiards events in the Republic of Ireland for the 2025-2026 Season. It is going to be another exciting year of Snooker & Billiards with so many events in all categories and age levels. All events will be

SBI Hold Junior Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held a free Junior Snooker Summer Camp this week for our members in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 15th – 18th of June. The Summer Camp was from 11am-4pm each day and it was hailed a big success. Players who were starting out in the game to current

SBI hold Snooker Development Day

On the hottest day of the year, Saturday the 12th of July, Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) held another National Junior Snooker & Billiards Developmental Day in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow. SBI hold Developmental days to introduce and encourage more juniors to play our beautiful sports. Talented Young Players Payers from

Joe Wins SBI Junior Shoot Out

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a very successful Junior Shoot Out in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Sunday the 29th of June. PJ Nolan was the TD on the day and this event featured the best 32 Junior players from all across Ireland. Conor Doyle was the referee in charge. Joe Shannon

Nenagh Win SBI Club Draw

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a Club draw for all registered clubs on Sunday 29th of June at the SBI Junior Shoot Out in the SBI HQ in Carlow for a bed cloth. The name of the winning club that was picked out by SBI Coach Nigel Cooke and Chairman Tommy O Donoghue was Nenagh

SBI Junior Development Day – 28th December

Snooker & Billiards Ireland (SBI) have just announced they will hold another free National Snooker & Billiards Junior Developmental Day on Sunday the 28th of December in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow from 11am to 4pm with PJ Nolan our National Coach and his fellow SBI Qualified coaches. Tables SBI will use

Happy Birthday Joe

On Saturday 21st of June, we had the pleasure of hosting former Irish amateur finalist from 1973 Joe Bannister and his family to Snooker HQ. To celebrate the occasion of his 90th birthday Joe did a tour of the facility and shared some stories of snooker past. Also, in attendance we’re some greats of Irish

Leinster Close 2025

The 2025 Leinster Close will be held in St Conleth’s CYMS in Newbridge on Saturday the 6th of September. The Entry fee is €20.00 and the Closing date for entries is Thursday 4th of September. The TD is Rodney Goggins and to Enter Text your Entry to 087 9948199 Good Luck to all the players

Free Junior Summer Camp

Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding a free SBI Snooker Summer Camp for all under 21 players in the SBI HQ in Carlow from the 15th – 18th of July. SBI Summer Camps are held each year to allow our members train in a camp with our National Coach PJ Nolan who is also

Three new Level 1 SBI Coaches Qualify

Snooker & Billiards Ireland held a” Level 1 Coaching Ireland” Snooker Education Course in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow to qualify three new SBI Level 1 coaches from Fermoy, Newbridge and Cork on the 24th and 25th of May. This level 1 course is for only for SBI members who have previously