Paula Judge won her first Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association ranking event of the new season at Sharkx Newbridge last Saturday with a close 2-1 victory over Cathy Dunne in the final. Dunne, who won the Griffith Cup in September, took the first frame and had a good chance[Read More…]
Irish Snooker
David Morris Returns with Victory in Irish Ranking Event
David Morris claimed victory in the Hicksons Centra Open on Tuesday night with a 4-1 defeat of Greg Casey in the final in Carlow. Morris was absent from the Irish scene last season in the year immediately after he fell off the professional Main Tour, but has wasted little time[Read More…]
Changes Afoot for Second Irish Ranking Event
The second senior ranking event of the Irish 2017/18 campaign gets under way this morning at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Michael Judge is the top seed after his victory in the Barracks Classic last month, fronting a field of 61 entrants. The Dubliner has therefore been granted a bye[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: Robert Murphy
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams will be conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this new feature. We hope you[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: TJ Dowling
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams will be conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this new feature. We hope you[Read More…]
Cathy Dunne Wins RILSA Opener
By Dan Carroll Cathy Dunne from Dublin took the first RILSA Ranking, the Griffith Cup at Joey’s, recently in a closely contested final against the Irish number one Annette Newman from Carlow. In the top half of the draw, we saw Cathy meet Irish number two Sandra Bryan in the[Read More…]
Sniper Shot: Brendan O’Donoghue
Over the course of this season, Jonathan “Sniper” Williams will be conducting a series of interviews with players from the Irish snooker scene. Many thanks to Jonathan for his contributions to SnookerHQ and to all the players who have agreed to take part in this new feature. We hope you[Read More…]
Sniper’s Snippets: The Barracks Classic
By Jonathan Williams Where to start with last weekend? In some ways a triumph and in others a total shambles. They say it’s always better to end on a good note so let me start out with some of the grievances that both myself and the majority of players had[Read More…]
Michael Judge Wins Barracks Classic
Michael Judge began the new Irish season by capturing the Barracks Classic at the weekend in Carlow. The Dubliner, twice a ranking event winner during the last campaign, overcame young talent Stephen Bateman 4-2 in the final. Bateman, still only 19 but with plenty of international experience representing Ireland in[Read More…]
Barracks Classic Launches 2017/18 Irish Season
The first senior ranking event of the Irish snooker season takes place this weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. A total of 62 players have entered the Barracks Classic, with Brendan O’Donoghue the top seed as both the defending champion and the reigning national champion. O’Donoghue is one of[Read More…]