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2010 Irish Blackball Tour
New rules and regulations have been decided by the committee for the 2010 Blacball Tour. All players are advised to read the rules and regulations before they come to the tournament. Within this document is information on rules, eligibility, registration and entrance fees, dress code, tournament format, frame count and general code of conduct. On the Friday night of the tour there will be free practice for all players.
To register online for the Irish Blackball Tour 2010, please visit the online registration section of the website.
We are pleased to announce a brand new venue and dates for the 2010 Irish Blackball Tour. For more information on the Inter County Finals, please visit the tournament section of the website.
Dates
The upcoming dates for the 2010 Irish Blackball Tour, are as follows:
fri 1st oct - Sun 3rd Oct
Venue
The new venue, Kettles Hotel Country House, is situated in Lispopple Swords. It is located 4 miles from Swords on the R125, 15 mins from the airport and 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre. Directions to the venue are take the M1 motorway to Swords village, go straight through the traffic lights at the end of the village, take a left turn at the traffic lights (you will then pass Swords Castel on your right), drive straight for approximately 3 miles and the venue is on your right. A map and more information can be viewed below:
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Kettle's Country House Hotel
Lispopple
Swords
Co Dublin
Tel: 01 813 8511
Fax: 01 813 8510
Lispopple
Swords
Co Dublin
Tel: 01 813 8511
Fax: 01 813 8510
Kettles Country House Hotel was completed in January 2007; it is opened and operated by the Kettle family who previously operated the Rolestown Inn on 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 the ground 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 "sure thing". "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 Rath of Kilrossery.
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 the ground 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 "sure thing". "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 Rath of Kilrossery.
2009 Irish Blackball Tour
The tour for 2009 has now come to a close. We would like to thank all who was involved in setting up the events and all the players who took part. We would also like to thank The Louis Fitzgerald Hotel, Newlands's Cross, Naas Road, Dublin 22, Ireland, for staging the 5 events and our sponsor Superleague.
Please view the photos section of the site for photos of the winners and runner-ups of previous events and overall ranknigs.Some matches from event 5 were broadcast live on the internet with the help of Keith Bowden. These videos will be uploaded shortly to the site.
2009 Overall Rankings
To view the overall rankings, as they stand after the 5 events from the 2009 Irish Blackball Tour, click here. Congratulations to all who participated in the events.
The following are the players who finsihed number 1 in the rankings at the end of the 2009 tour.
Dave Kelly (Main), Peter Austin (Seniors), Sandra Bryan (Ladies), Darren Feehan (Under 23s) and Karl White (Juniors).
The following are the players who finsihed number 2 in the rankings at the end of the 2009 tour.
Gavin Cleary (Main), Vincent Collins (Seniors), Linda Kirwan (Ladies), David Carrie (Under 23s) and James O'Connell (Juniors).
2009 Event Results
To view the results from event 5, click here
To view the results from event 4, click here
To view the results from event 3, click here
To view the results from event 2, click here
To view the results from event 1, click here
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