Author: dan

The 2018 Maureen Butler Cup got under way at the RILSA Academy at Sharkx Newbridge recently.  Paula Judge from Dublin retained the title and in doing so is the 3rd player to have done so. The inaugural Maureen Butler Cup event was won by Brid Maxwell in 1969 and Brid went on to retain the title in 1970 along with winning it for a 3rd time in 1972. The late Maureen Butler, herself won the cup in 1974 and with no contest in 1975, Maureen Butler retained it in 1976.  Maureen was an excellent snooker player and avid fan...

With the last RILSA National Ranking event of the season finishing at the end of March 2018, it was a scramble for a number of players to keep within the top 16 while many were trying to improve their seasons ranking. Annette Newman from Carlow was sitting pretty going into the last event having already secured the number 1 spot for the 3rd season in a row, yet another RILSA record.  Annette proved her worth by reaching the final once again in the Kildare Open to finish on a solid position with points, a fantastic achievement for Annette. Cathy...

The Republic of Ireland Ladies Snooker Association held a pre season coaching day at their Academy at Sharkx Newbridge recently.  The RILSA National Coach, Dan Carroll gave a free day’s coaching to the ladies who attended. Dan talked about the importance of psychology and focus combined with self-control as part of the development in improving standards among the players. Technique and skills training was introduced to those in attendance and the need to practice more in developing all areas of their game towards an overall improvement over time. A number of routines were tried out and everyone who attended...