Irish Blackball Association

www.cataloniapoolfestival.com, will be held in Tarragona next march from 20th to 26th, departing on 27th. This festival is a mixing of blackball competitions, holiday and party, you choose your best proportion. The incredible rate includes accommodation and apartment, a good breakfast, lunch and dinner served in buffet, 14 new free play Simply Pool tables, ready to be burned per €299 the all week. Only 2 minutes walking to the Tarragonas nicest beach and some optional visits like a wine tasting trip, a day in Port Aventura, carting, quads, golf, a trip to Camp Nou in Barcelona to watch a live... Messi and friends playing best football ever and much more.

A welcomeparty with live music and lots of sangria, a farewell party too, and between seven competitions and €11.500 in prize money guaranteed, some of the best players from six countries attending at the moment, also and snooker professional player as Tom Ford is not going to loose it. Flyers every day from 12am, and programmed competitions from 6pm, by this way you'll be able to make some tourism or to cure your hangover. 

Registration is still open and if you flight to Reus, we'll collect you for free, we are nervous to be good hosts. I don't have to say that we been preparing this festival from long time ago, people wish to have you here and the lucky ones that can achieve to be there will remember always that week.

For information on visiting Catalonia, please visit here!!

Joan Marminyà and many others,

Catalonia Pool Festival

Send it to a friend, will thank-you coming back. Find us at www.cataloniapoolfestival.com, also in facebook, youtube and the main billiard sites. 

The Slaughtered Lamb Pub, Swords are hosting a brand new 7-man pool competition starting February 8th 2010.  The entry fee is €80 per team with prize money of €5000.

Application forms can be downloaded from the website www.theslaughteredlamb.com or you can get them fom the Slaughtered Lamb pool room which is open from 3pm till late Monday-Sunday!!!

Entry forms must be filled in and submitted directly to the pool room with the entry fee in full, by January 31st 2010. For more information, visit www.theslaughteredlamb.com

We are pleased to announce a brand new venue and dates for the 2010 IrishBlackball Tour. On the Friday night of the tour, there will be a brandnew 5 man team event in preparation for the November Inter County Finals.

The dates for the 2010 Irish Blackball Tour, are as follows: 

fri  26th feb - sun 28th

fri 19th march - sun 21st

fri 16th april - sun 18th

fri 21st may - sun 23rd

fri 25th june - sun 27th

fri 16th july - sun 18th

fri 1st oct - sun  3rd oct  

The new venue, Kettles Hotel Country House, is situated in Lispopple Swords. More information can be viewed below:  

Kettle's Country House Hotel

Lispopple

Swords

Co Dublin

Tel: 01 813 8511

Fax: 01 813 8510Web: http://www.kettleshotel.ie/

Email: reception@kettleshotel.ie

Kettles Country House Hotel was completed in January 2007; it is opened andoperated by the Kettle family who previously operated the Rolestown Innon this site for the preceding 30 years. The hotel has been built to incorporate the highest level of technology available while maintaining the homely atmosphere that they are famous for. The hotel consists of 25 beautifully appointed bedrooms which contain all the comforts and services for the modern traveller including HD Flat screen Television, WI-FI and wired broadband in each room.

On theground floor there are two public bars "Sam's Snug" where you can enjoy a pint with the local characters and possibly pick up a tip for a "surething". "The Inn" lounge serves food all day and is an ideal place to unwind after a long journey, at the weekend there is a variety of entertainment to enjoy from traditional Irish music to lively bands, a large number of plasma televisions show all sports.

The restaurant "Leys Brazeel" is situated on the first floor and serves a selection of modern & traditional hearty Irish dishes, it is named after a local town land in the area consisting of 50 acres in The Rathof Kilrossery.

The PoolKnightShack has now changed venue to the Richmond Road. This venue is due to open in December 2009, breaking the way to various new competitions. One of these competitions a new Blackball 3Man Team Event.

For more information you can visit www.thepoolknightshack.info or contact David Poole by emailing

admin@thepoolknightshack.info or 087 2381202.

The PoolKnightShack has now changed venue to the Richmond Road. This venue is due to open in November 2009, breaking the way to various new competitions. One of these competitions is Dublin's only American 9Ball league and is now open for players for registration for the next league starting in November.

This is a singles league and it is the 1st of its kind In Dublin. This league is growing rapidly and is getting popular with all types of pool players involved including Blackball and 8Ball players.

Places are limited to 20 players and there is only 6 places left so act quickly to secure your place and you wont be dissapointed on missing out on Dublins only 9Ball league.

For more information you can visit www.thepoolknightshack.info or contact David Poole by emailing

admin@thepoolknightshack.info or 087 2381202.

Thank you to all the players who particpated in the event. The following are the list of the winners and runner-ups from each of the different categories

Event 5: Winners & Runner Ups

Main: Stephen Dempsey 10 - 5 Graham Baitson

Seniors: Paul Wright 5 - 1 Cormac Dennis

Ladies: Sandra Byran 6 - 2 Angie Treacy

Juniors: Karl White 4 - 3 Paul Waters

Under 23s: N/A

Event 4: Winners & Runner Ups

Main: Gavin Cleary 10 - 8 Dave Kelly

Seniors: Pat Merrigan 6 - 4 John Timmons

Ladies: Michelle Sherwin 6 - 2 Sandra Bryan

Juniors: Sean Madden 5 - 3 Craig Roberts

Under 23s: Wayne Neeson 5 - 3 Darren Feehan

Event 3: Winners & Runner Ups

Main: Wayne Neeson 10 - 7 Dave Kelly

Seniors: Pat Merrigan 6 - 3 John Timmons

Ladies: Sandra Bryan 6 - 3 Linda Kirwan

Under 23s: Darren Feehan 7 - 2 David Carrie

Juniors: Sean O'Neill 4 - 3 Keith Farrell

Event 2: Winners & Runner Ups

Main: David McQuillan 9 - 6 Wayne Neeson

Seniors: Ray McGuinness 7 - 4 Peter Austin

Ladies: Sandra Bryan 6 - 2 Nicola O'Connor

Under 23s: Darren Feehan 5 - 0 Mark Wilson

Juniors: Karl White 6 - 5 James O'Connell

Event 1: Winners & Runner Ups

Main: Glenn Hannigan 8 - 6 Aaron Sheridan

Seniors: Vincent Collins 5 - 3 Kevin Connolly

Ladies: Sandra Byran 6 - 2 Susan Doyle

Under 23s: Darren Feehan 7 - 3 Joe Boggins

Juniors: Danny Murphy 3 - 1 Karl White