It is looking increasingly likely that there will be no new Irish additions to the Main Tour for the upcoming 2014/15 campaign. All five players representing Ireland at this year’s Q-School in Gloucester have cued their last shot and are preparing for the flight home. There were two chances for[Read More…]
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Q-School Commences
The 2014 Q-School gets under way today with eight players set to gain entry onto the Main Tour for next season. Prior to this year’s edition, there had been twelve places up for grabs but the introduction of new invitations via other avenues has ensured that the number was reduced.[Read More…]
McCrudden Closes Gap to Murphy with Third Premier Win
Martin McCrudden closed the gap at the top of the Irish rankings after victory in the sixth Premier Tour event of the season on Sunday. McCrudden won his third event of the campaign with a titanic 4-3 victory over Rodney Goggins in the final, having earlier whitewashed John Sutton in[Read More…]
Murphy Wins Premier Tour Event 5
Robert Murphy won his second title of the season in the fifth Irish Premier Tour event in Carlow at the weekend. It was a tough test all the way for Murphy, who enjoyed early wins over Greg Casey and Colm Gilcreest before being taken the distance in his semi-final encounter[Read More…]
Irish Scene: McCrudden wins Event Two
Martin McCrudden won the second Premier Tour event of the Irish season after a crushing 4-0 defeat of Robert Murphy in the final on Sunday. McCrudden joins Rodney Goggins on the champions list so far this season after coming through unscathed at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. In the early[Read More…]
Irish Scene: Judge Wins National Championship
Michael Judge beat Robert Redmond 8-5 in the final of Irish National Championship to claim the title for the first time. The 38 year-old, who has reached the last 16 of the World Championship, returned to the sport after a year out, a decision that now seems fully justified as[Read More…]
Irish Scene: Irish Championship Down to Final Eight
The 2013 Irish National Senior Championship was whittled down to the final eight players at the weekend in Carlow. Most of the country’s best players went head-to-head for the annual end-of-season bragging rights and it was indeed several of the leading names that advanced to the quarter-finals in a couple[Read More…]
Muldoon Wraps up Season with Irish Championship
Vincent Muldoon claimed his third Irish Senior National Championship on Sunday after a comprehensive 10-5 triumph over Martin McCrudden in Letterkenny. In doing so, the Galway potter equals the record of most Irish Championships, joining his final opponent McCrudden and Davy Morris on a hat-trick of victories. The first four[Read More…]
Celbridge All-Ireland Champions
Celbridge Snooker became the 2012 All-Ireland club champions yesterday after beating Northern Ireland outfit Drumaness 3-1 at the Gleneagle Hotel in Killarney. Kildare’s Celbridge had proven to be one of the outright favourites after winning the Leinster title earlier in January and maintained their form by going unbeaten throughout this[Read More…]
McCrudden Falls in Last 32
Martin McCrudden was the first Irishman to be knocked out of the 2011 European Snooker Championship as he succumbed to a surprise defeat in the last 32 in Sofia. The 31 year-old had lost only one match and just seven frames in the group stages and was the 9th seed[Read More…]