Ireland 2 has won the Men’s European Team Championship after a 5-3 victory over Malta 3 at the Dolmen Resort Hotel. The pairing, consisting of Michael Judge and Robert Murphy, overcame the home favourites Tony Drago and Brian Cini in front of a big crowd on Wednesday night. Much had[Read More…]
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Judge Wins RIBSA Masters
Michael Judge won his second Irish ranking event of the season with a dramatic 4-3 victory over Rodney Goggins in the RIBSA Masters on Saturday. The 40 year-old was a stalwart of the professional Main Tour for 20 years before dropping off the circuit in 2011. The following year Judge[Read More…]
Players Set for RIBSA Masters
The RIBSA Masters, the fifth senior ranking event of the Irish season, takes places this weekend at the Ivy Rooms in Carlow. Again, a relatively low number of players have entered the tournament with only 41 due take part. Of these participants, Rodney Goggins will be hoping to consolidate his[Read More…]
Judge Wins President’s Cup
The UK Championship in York wasn’t the only silverware being fought for on Sunday. While Ronnie O’Sullivan battled it out with Judd Trump in a thrilling final at the Barbican Centre, back in Ireland the third ranking event of the season was also coming to a conclusion in Carlow. The[Read More…]
Irish Foursome Head to World Amateurs
105 players from around the globe head to Bangalore for the 2014 IBSF World Championship in India this week. Of that immense number, four Irish hopefuls will attempt to capture the annual blue riband event of amateur snooker. Back-to-back Irish champions came in 1989 and 1990 when wins for Ken Doherty[Read More…]
Wales Deny Ireland Home Internationals Win
Ireland placed second in the Home Internationals for a second successive year as they again finished narrowly behind a strong Welsh team at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The Irish team was hoping to regain the trophy they last captured in 2012 but, needing a 7-5 victory over England[Read More…]
Ireland Bid to Regain Home Internationals
The 2014 Home Internationals gets under way on Saturday at the Northern Snooker Centre in Leeds. The competition pits teams from Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales against each other in an annual bragging rights affair. The Senior event is the main attraction but there are also trophies to[Read More…]
McCrudden Lands Fourth National Title
Martin McCrudden won the Irish National Championship for the fourth time on Saturday – a record in the modern era. The Celbridge potter put the disappointment of failing in his bid to turn professional at Q-School last week behind him by emerging through a tough field at the Ivy Rooms[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…]
All-Ireland Success for Q Club
The annual All-Ireland Club Championship was held last weekend in Killarney with Wicklow’s Q Club emerging victorious for the first time on Sunday. The strong five-man team was headed by current Irish no.1 Robert Murphy and also featured Senior National champion Michael Judge, Keith Sheldreck, Jason Watson and Wayne Doyle.[Read More…]