Snooker & Billiards Ireland

31/10/2026

https://snookerscores.net/tournament-manager/sbi-16s-snooker-ranking-2/knockout
Snooker & Billiards Ireland are holding the second 16’s Snooker ranking event of the season in the SBI HQ Carlow on Saturday 31st October.

28/10/2026

Fantastic training session with talented SBI Junior International player Callum Behan from Dublin in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow today ahead of the SBI 16’s Event 2 on 31st October in the SBI Academy in Carlow.

Callum is 12years old and a member of the 2026 Aaron Hill SBI Elite Squad. Today I was working on his Alignment, Tactical Game, Cue Ball Control and Break Building Skills.

Callum has developed into one of the top young stars of the game and already won the National 12’s Title. He is a regular Irish International player. Callum has qualified for Team Ireland in the Celtic Challenge, Home Internationals and European Snooker Championships in 2026.

Watch Callum in Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCnt6kOuksY

Watch Callum in Action: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6-xtDLeCTc

Keep on working hard Callum and Well Done!!!

27/10/2026

Brendan O'Donoghue has successfully defended his Nenagh Open title with an impressive 5-1 victory over Sean Gray in today's final at the New Institute Snooker Club.
Brendan also claimed the High Break Prize with a superb break of 129 in his semi final, capping off an outstanding tournament.
Congratulations to Brendan on another fantastic achievement and to Sean on an excellent tournament and reaching the final.
A massive well done to Paudie Kelly, who claimed the Second Chance title with a 4-1 victory over Dave Garrett in the final.
A huge thank you to all the players, sponsors, referees, volunteers, spectators and everyone who contributed to making the Nenagh Open 2026 a success.
Special thanks to the New Institute Snooker Club for hosting the event and OX Billiards for providing live streaming throughout the tournament.
We sincerely appreciate everyone's continued support and contribution to the event.
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27/10/2026

https://sbireland.ie/goggins-wins-seniors-event-1-2/
Goggins Wins Seniors Event 1
On Friday evening the 23rd October 2026 during the ‘Nenagh Open’ tournament taking place in the New Institute Snooker club, Nenagh, Co. Tipperary, we had local player Brendan O Donoghue playing Wexford player Rodney Goggins in the SBI, Event 1- Pride Craft Cup

27/10/2026

https://sbireland.ie/hughes-wins-paddy-murray-memorial-2/
Hughes Wins Paddy Murray Memorial
The Paddy Murray Memorial handicap billiards tournament took place at Edenderry Snooker Club on Sunday, 25th of October 2026. After a day’s play, which saw many interesting and closely contested games, the trophy went to Eugene Hughes (Carlow), a fitting reward for the consistently high standard of play he showed throughout the day

The Paddy Murray Memorial handicap billiards tournament took place at Edenderry Snooker Club on Sunday, 25th of October 2026. After a day’s play, which saw many interesting and closely contested games, the trophy went to Eugene Hughes (Carlow), a fitting reward for the consistently high standard o...

27/10/2026

PJ holds final Elite Squad Day
Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his final SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 24th October. PJ announced last week of his resignation and SBI wish him continued success in whatever role he moves on too.

SBI President Jim Leacy was in attendance today to watch the camp. Jim was so impressed with the talent on show and he said that SBI will really miss PJ’s development of the game but wished PJ good luck for the future.

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his final SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 24th October. PJ announced last week of his resignation and SBI wish him continued success in whatever role he....

27/10/2026

https://sbireland.ie/sbi-16s-snooker-tour-enter-event-2/
Event 2 16’s – 31st October – SBI HQ – TD Conor Doyle

This season Snooker & Billiards Ireland will be holding four 16’s Snooker ranking events and a National 16’s Snooker Championship. National Coach PJ Nolan said ‘’ It promises to be another exciting year of junior snooker with so many young talented Junior players looking to qualify for the 2...

24/10/2026

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his final SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday the 24th October. PJ announced last week of his resignation and SBI wish him continued success in whatever role he moves on too.

SBI President Jim Leacy was in attendance today to watch the camp. Jim was so impressed with the talent on show and he said that SBI will really miss PJ's development of the game but wished PJ good luck for the future.

PJ Nolan said '' He was delighted with the squad attitudes which bodes well for their future development of the squad '' He wished them all continued success and that it was an honour to be the SBI Head Coach and he thanked Ed Donnelly and Nigel Cooke for all their hard work on junior development.

23/10/2026

Fantastic training session with talented Junior International player Rowan Kelly from Youghal CYMS in the Snooker & Billiards Ireland HQ in Carlow this week ahead of the SBI 16’s Event 2 on 31st October in the SBI Academy in Carlow.
Rowan is a member of the 2026 Aaron Hill SBI Elite Squad and today I was working on his Alignment, Stance, Address Position, Cue Ball Control and Break Building Skills.
Rowan has developed superbly since playing in our SBI events 2-3yrs ago. In May, Rowan won the SBI Irish National 14’s Snooker title, since then he has qualified for Team Ireland in the Celtic Challenge and Home International Championships and is fast becoming one of the top juniors in Ireland.
Keep on working hard Rowan and Well Done!!!
Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUBG70moE-o
Watch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0a68aSVCkEI

23/10/2026

SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad Training No.3
On Saturday the 24th October, Snooker & Billiards Ireland will hold the third of our SBI / Aaron Hill Elite Squad training day for our talented young stars in the Snooker & Billiards Academy of Excellence in Carlow.
SBI would like to thank our Junior Snooker Sponsor Clancy Homes for their continued support.
On the day, the players on the Elite Squad will be coached by our National Coach PJ Nolan. This camp will be about getting the players to understand how to practice better and how to record their scores in their own training booklet. The players will all wear their new Elite Squad polo shirts.