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…]
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2015 Highs and Lows – Part One
As 2015 draws to a close it’s time to reflect on what has been another enthralling year in snooker. There have been many talking points over the course of the last 12 months both on and off the table. Tomorrow, we’ll take a look at the best moments to come[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…]
Fin’s Fables: The Rebirth of Junior Snooker in Ireland
By Fin Ruane Last weekend the second day of Junior events in the new Irish snooker season took place in four selected venues throughout the country. This may sound somewhat familiar but these events are different. They are part of a total reinvention of the junior set-up in Ireland and[Read More…]
Fin’s Fables: The future of Amateur Snooker in Ireland
By Fin Ruane With the cancellation of this year’s Irish section of the Snookerbacker Classic, Irish based snooker players now find themselves ruing the lost opportunity of a shot at the end of season Q School and a possible crack at the big time, or will they? This event was[Read More…]
Sniper’s Diary: The World After
By Johnny ‘Sniper’ Williams I know I said before the tournament that if I didn’t make the last 32 I would be upset, and in a way I am because I was one frame away, but then again in another sense I’m not. The standard was incredibly high and I[Read More…]