Josh Boileau has reached the final of the European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The Irishman came from 4-3 down to edge Joseph O’Connor in a decider 5-4. Boileau had led his English opponent 3-1 but lost the next three frames and was within one pot of defeat when O’Connor took[Read More…]
Irish Snooker
Boileau and Bulman Seeking European Glory
Ireland’s Josh Boileau has reached the semi-finals of the European Under-21 Championship in Poland. The former runner-up won all of his round-robin games to comfortably reach the last 32 and he has since prevailed in three knockout rounds to reach the last four. Boileau’s best victory arguably came in his[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The RIBSA Masters
By Jonathan Williams My event this time around was quite short lived, although it did not feel like it. I was there from 10am supporting Peter “The Player” Dunne and my first match didn’t get going until 1:30pm. I didn’t feel drained or tired as I am a quick player[Read More…]
Goggins Wins Irish Masters
Rodney Goggins has won his first ranking event of the season after beating Ryan Cronin to lift the Irish Masters cup in Carlow. Goggins, usually a regular at the business end of tournaments in recent years, had struggled to reach the latter rounds at the beginning of this season before[Read More…]
Ivy Rooms Set to Stage RIBSA Masters
The fifth ranking event on the Irish Senior Tour takes place this weekend in the Ivy Rooms. Michael Judge heads a slightly smaller field – of 57 entrants – for the RIBSA Masters, the penultimate tournament before the National Championship takes place on the May Bank Holiday weekend. The former[Read More…]
New Institute Claim All-Ireland Club Championship
New Institute won the 2016 All-Ireland Club Championship at The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney on Sunday. The Nenagh club, which included national champion Brendan O’Donoghue, overcame Cork’s Crucible by three matches to one in the final. O’Donoghue was joined by David Hogan, Mark Walsh, Tony Seymour and Andy McCloskey in[Read More…]
Blondu and Sheridan Win Event 5 in CJS
By Fin Ruane Earlier this month the fifth event in this season’s CrossGuns Junior Series, sponsored by SnookerHQ and The Billiard Co., took place at CrossGuns Snooker Club in Dublin. A good entry saw Jack Sheridan win the Under-14 tournament and Andrei Blondu from Terry Rodgers SC claim the Under-19 event.[Read More…]
All-Ireland Club Championships Kick off in Killarney
While there’s no snooker on the professional Main Tour until next week, this weekend actually represents one of the busiest weekends of snooker in Ireland on the annual calendar. The All-Ireland Club Championships take place in its longstanding home of The Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. It may be in a[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Premier Cup
By Jonathan Williams It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. I’m sure by now players and fans alike are getting bored of my self-proclaimed lack of practice this season so I wont blabber on much about it. The fact of the matter is, though, I’m[Read More…]
Judge Rules in Premier Cup
Michael Judge claimed his second senior ranking title of the Irish season following a 4-2 victory over David Hogan in the Premier Cup on Sunday at the Ivy Rooms. Judge’s triumph adds to the delayed Irish Open that he already captured last November. Among the Dubliner’s scalps were two fine[Read More…]