As promised, this season will see the return of Jonathan Williams to SnookerHQ as he keeps an eye on the Irish scene for us. It’s great to have the ‘Sniper’ back and, like before, he’ll be documenting his own campaign as well as expressing his views on the rest of the[Read More…]
Tag: Brendan O’Donoghue
O’Donoghue Continues Winning Habit
Brendan O’Donoghue won the RIBSA Classic on Sunday to claim the first ranking event on the season at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. By beating TJ Dowling in the final 4-1, O’Donoghue recorded his third straight victory following successes in the final ranker of the last campaign followed by the[Read More…]
Improved Numbers in Irish Ranking Opener
The senior tour of the 2015/16 Irish season gets under way this weekend with the first ranking tournament at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. There will be six events in total between now and March, before the National Championship weekend takes place at the start of May. After many years[Read More…]
Amateurs Complete Line-up in Riga
The preliminary rounds of the Riga Open have been completed with no Irish amateurs being able to reach the last 128 in Latvia. National champion Brendan O’Donoghue suffered a surprising 4-3 defeat to German unknown Roman Dietzel on Wednesday, while countrymen Dessie Sheehan, Daniel O’Regan and Tony Corrigan also exited[Read More…]
Irish Trio Advance in European Championship
The European Amateur Championship has reached the knockout stage in the Czech Republic with all three Irishmen advancing to the last 64 in Prague. The round-robin stage in these international tournaments tends to be a fairly mundane affair; with so many advancing from each group it is unlikely that any[Read More…]
2015 SHQ Awards: The End of Season Review
As we prepare for a new season that amazingly starts in a mere few days, there’s still just about enough time to reflect on the 2014/15 campaign. Over the last few years on SnookerHQ I have always done an end of season review in May and this year will be[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins National Title
Brendan O’Donoghue won the Irish National Championship on Sunday after a 7-2 victory over Robert Murphy at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. It marks the second time the Nenagh native has got his hands on the prestigious amateur title in what was his fifth appearance in the final. O’Donoghue’s previous[Read More…]
Irish Championship and RIBSA AGM This Weekend in Carlow
The Irish National Championship concludes this weekend in Carlow when a champion will be crowned from the final field of 16 in the Ivy Rooms. Favourite for the title will surely be Rodney Goggins, who captured three titles this season en route to finishing the campaign as the number one[Read More…]
Irish National Championship Commences This Weekend
The 2015 Irish National Championship gets under way today at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. 93 hopefuls have entered this year in an attempt to come away with the coveted title in just over three weeks. The Finals weekend takes place from the 22nd to the 24th of May but first[Read More…]
O’Donoghue Wins Talbot Classic
Brendan O’Donoghue won the seventh and final Irish ranking event of the season after beating top ranked Rodney Goggins 4-3 to claim the Talbot Classic. It was the third time during this campaign that the pair met each other in the final showdown and, somewhat incredibly, all three ties have[Read More…]