The Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Referees Association
How to become a referee?
A candidate must attend 6 hours’ tuition with a Tutor or Examiner. These 6 hours may be broken down to 3 X 2-hour seminars on Rules of Snooker, Positioning and Match Preparation.
When 6 hours are completed The Candidate is given an oral exam and asked to referee a match minimum of 5 Frames. If the Candidate is successful they are awarded a class 3 Snooker Referee and is also registered with EBSA (European Billiards and Snooker Association)
All Referees must be Garda vetted and have completed Safeguarding 1 Child Protection course.
Class 4 referee is awarded to referees who want to referee at local tournaments only and be examined for class 3 at a later date if they want to become fully qualified SBI referees
All referees will be Contacted by SBI Garda Vetting officer and by SBI Child Protection Officer.
Anyone wishing to become a snooker referee, please contact any of the Committee below who will arrange the Seminar.
Ger Murray
Chairman
Tel: 085 8782974
Email: germurray55@gmail.com
Shane Mason
Vice Chairman
Tel: 085 1661918
Email: shanemason147@yahoo.ie
Neil Shanahan
Secretary
Tel: 086 3578481
Email: nshanahan0@gmail.com
Shane Corr
Treasurer
Tel: 0879881498
Email: shanecorr147@yahoo.ie
Steven Foster
Committee
Tel: 0871631208
Email: stevenfoster13@gmail.com
Brendan Devlin
Committee
Tel: 086 6063420
Email: brendandevlin285@ gmail.com
Please find the profiles of the Current RIBSA Billiards & Snooker Referees for the 2022-2023 Season
Eamon Kearns
Honary Life Member
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Ger Murray
Referee
Snooker: TutorBilliards: Tutor
Neil Shanahan
Referee
Snooker: TutorBilliards: Class 1
Geraldine McQuade
Referee
Snooker: TutorBilliards: Class 1
Shane Mason
Referee
Snooker: ExaminerBilliards: Class 2
Conor Doyle
Referee
Snooker: Class 1Billiards: Class 3
Arthur Greer
Referee
Snooker: Class 1Billiards: Class 1
Brendan Devlin
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: Examiner
Shane Corr
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Breda Doherty
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Patrick Hanafin
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
John Kehoe
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: Class 2
Declan Quinn
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Patrick Mooney
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
John Tobin
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Louis Gunning
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Natasha McAuley
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Steven Foster
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Ritchie Toal
Referee
Snooker: Class 2Billiards: None
Aonghus McAnally
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: Class 1
Jason Dowling
Referee
Snooker: NoneBilliards: Class 3
Kevin Christie
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: Class 2
Dan Carroll
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Dave Earle
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Maurice Walsh
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Joanna Ward
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Peter McDermot
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Stephanie Foley
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Joe Lyons
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Annette Newman
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Shane Gorman
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Rodney Goggins
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Sandra Bryan
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
John O Boyle
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Jennifer Earle
Referee
Snooker: Class 4Billiards: None
Shane Sexton
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
David Joyce
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Declan Cummins
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
Declan McCarroll
Referee
Snooker: Class 3Billiards: None
If anyone needs information on any or the referees, they should contact the Referees Association Secretary Neil Shanahan on 086 3578481 or nshanahan0@gmail.com
Billiards & Snooker Official Rules
WPBSA
The WPBSA have produced a updated booklet on the official rules that govern how to play Snooker and Billiards
A Referee’s Guide to Positioning
EBSA
It is often said that the best referees are not noticed by the players until they are needed to make a vital decision.
25 Tips For Top Refereeing
EBSA
Arrive before the time you have given the players. Should a player not turn up inform the tournament director.
European Referee Scheme
EBSA
The object of this document is to standardise the training of referees in Europe by continually monitoring their progress
