Dublin Billiards and Snooker League News
 
28th January 2012: All 5 D.B.S.L. teams have won matches on the opening day of the All Ireland Championship in Killarney and Roadstone 'A' are on the verge of winning their group with one match left to play after being undefeated so far. You can keep an eye on the results available so far here.
 
27th January 2012: (Peter Murphy) (Willows 'A') made a 97 in his 2-1 win against Ross Doyle (Glenageary) this week.
 
26th January 2012: Darcy McGee's Snooker Club have introduced a Junior Snooker Academy which will take place every Saturday from 12 noon. Coaching is provided by EBSA coach Peter Troy and offers include 1 hours snooker and coaching for €10.00 or 2 hours snooker and coaching for €15.00. Contact Darcy McGees's at 01-4907710 for further details.
 
17th January 2012: (Robert Redmond) (Roadstone 'A') made a 147 in practise tonight and nearly followed it up in the next frame with another one, missing the black off the last red when on 113.
 
8th January 2012: Roadstone 'A' won the 2012-2012 Dublin Club Championships in Darcy McGees Snooker Club in the early hours of this morning after one of the longest day's play in D.B.S.L. history. They beat Division 1 team Roadstone 'C' in the final which did not finish until after 2am. George O'Hara (Roadstone 'B') made the highest break, a 121. Full results and a report will be available soon.
 
3rd January 2012: Due to clashing with the All Ireland Club Championships. the Irish section of the Snookerbacker Classic 2012 will be held in CrossGuns Snooker Club now on Saturday 4th February 2012. Full details of the change and how to enter are available here. Players entering the Snookerbacker Classic will have the opportunity to earn a place in the Grand Finals of this event where the winner and runner up will earn a place in the Qualifying School with a chance of becoming a full-time professional.

Places in the Snookerbacker Classic are limited to 16 places. Entry is 50 euros.
 
9th December 2011: The Gleneagles Hotel have released their room rates for the All Ireland Club Championship next month.

Weekend of Friday January 27th/Saturday January 28th - Gleneagle Hotel Rates
€49.00 per person sharing B&B nightly (minimum 2 nights - Friday/Saturday)
€55.00 per person sharing for Saturday only
€20.00 single room supplement nightly

Extra nights
€35.00 pps B&B/€20.00 single supplement nightly
€15.00 nightly - child rate - B&B - sharing with 2 adults

Gleneagle River Apartments: Sleeping up to 4 persons
2 night rental @ €289.00 per apartment (No breakfast included)
3 night rental @ €349.00 per apartment
4 night rental @ €399.00 per apartment
 
3rd December 2011: Wayne Doyle (Glenageary) won the 3rd East Intermediate in Celbridge Snooker Club today. He beat Stephen Reddington (Darcy McGees 'B') 3-2 in the final. Stephen made the highest break with a 73. All the results from the day are available here.
 
2nd December 2011: Robert Redmond (Roadstone 'A') had a break of 105 in his league win against Terry Rogers 'A' this week.
 
14th October 2011: Willows Snooker Club are holding a handicapped weekly flyer every Wednedsday at 8pm. Entry is 12 euro (with 1 or 2 buy-backs at 8 euro usually available on the night depending on number of participants). Any players interested in playing can turn up on the night or contact Mark Farrell at 086-3553282 for further details. Full bar is available and all are welcome.
 
4th October 2011: A reminder to everyone that the D.B.S.L. has their own Facebook page which they can look at and join by clicking the link here.
 
4th October 2011: All league clubs are invited to join the Snooker Directory, a new web site that aims to promote snooker clubs across Europe. All clubs will have their own page on the Snooker Directory website where they can advertise their club and use it to increase the number of players playing in their clubs. More information on the Snooker Directory is available here.
 
The Dublin Snooker League is always for looking for new players and teams and if you are interested in playing snooker on a more competitive level you can e-mail dublinsnookerleagues@hotmail.com for more details.