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Philip Browne makes 6 red Final two years in a row

DBSL would like to congratulate Philip Browne on reaching the final of the National 6 Red Championships for the second year in a row.

He will once again face Rodney Goggins in the final which will be held on the Finals Weekend in Carlow in May.

His route to the 2025 Final consisted of close 5-4 wins over John Thorpey, in round 1, and Dylan Rees, in the last 16.

Philip then moved on to beat Victor McCormack 5-4 in the quarter final and Mark Gleeson 5-0 in the semi Final.

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Peter Conroy wins 2025 Dublin Individual Championships sponsored by First Aid Systems LTD

DBSL would like to wish a huge congratulations to Peter “The Pistol” Conroy, of Pioneers Black, on winning the 2025 Dublin Individual Championships which was held this weekend in Roadstone and Pioneers Snooker Club on the 22nd/23rd March 2025.

Pete’s road to victory began Saturday morning in the Pioneers Venue and included two demolishing 3-0 wins over last year’s runner up Kevin O’Brien in the first round, and people’s champion Brian “Rocket” O Rourke, in the last 16.
The quarter final, however, was a little more cagey for Pete, but he still came through beating Pioneers Blue Joey Kenny 3-2 in a close decider.

Pete was again in fine form heading into the Semi Final, meeting one of Roadstone C’s finest, Paddy Brady. This match had a few ebbs and flows as Pete found himself 1-0 down to Paddy before battling back to 1-1, only for Paddy to push into the lead 2-1, and for Pete to once again battle back to level 2-2 bringing the game to a decider, Paddy looked the stronger as the frame neared its end but Pete’s tactical play marginally gained him the advantage which saw him edge over the line 3-2 and propel him into the final. Waiting for him was another Roadstone C obstacle. This time in the form of Big Dave Goddard.

In the Final showdown, the Pistol started strongly, potting some nice opening balls and playing tight safety, and quickly raced off to a 1-0 lead over his opponent. Dave battled hard in the second frame but Pete once again proved too strong, extending his lead out to 2-0. Dave struggled to contain the Pistol in the third frame and fell behind 38 points with 35 remaining. Dave had one last chance and played a nice red with the rest but couldn’t hold for the much needed pink or black. After a final bit of to-ing and fro-ing, Pete sealed the title by potting the brown for a 3-0 win, taking the match and title.

Dave’s impressive run to the final began in Round 1, beating the reigning champion Dehna Bennett of Pioneers Pink 3-1, and Pat Smullen of Pioneers Black 3-0 in the last 16, before eventually coming out victorious over a fellow Roadstone C team member Lenny Malone with a 3-0 win in the Quarter Final. On Sunday morning, Dave convincingly beat the steady Conor Harkin 3-0 in the semi final to book his place in the final against Peter.

DBSL would like to thank both Roadstone Snooker Club and Pioneers Snooker Club for once again hosting this great event, including Niall Lawless, Kevin O’Brien, Brendan Murphy, Ivor Fitzpatrick and Stephen Merrigan for showing a great deal of hospitality to all the players throughout the event. They would also like to thank Andrew Harvey for helping co-ordinate the latter parts of the Saturday event in Pioneers and a special mention and thanks to Brian “The Rocket” O’Rourke for reffing the Final.

DBSL would once again especially like to thank First Aid Systems Ltd for kindly sponsoring the event, which has hugely helped support not only this great tournament but also the growth of Snooker in Dublin.

Runner-up and Winner: Dave Goddard and Peter Conroy

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Finalist and Referee Brian O’Rourke

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Semi Finalists: Conor Harkin, Dave Goddard, Paddy Brady, Peter Conroy

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Full details of the event below.

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
+37 Michael Kearns 3 v 2 Andrew Harvey +68
+42 Daniel McNamee 0 v 3 Ray Kearns +65
+47 Dave Goddard 3 v 0 Philip McCaffrey +21
Round 1
+28 Kevin O'Brien 0 v 3 Peter Conroy +52
+60 Tony O'Connor 2 v 3 Brian O'Rourke +35
+65 Daniel Brcko 2 v 3 Clayton Cregan +35
+34 Aidan Phelan 2 v 3 Joey Kenny +37
+23 Paddy Brady 3 v 0 Dean Murray +25
+08 Ivor Fitzpatrick 1 v 3 Tommy Murphy +28
+18 Robert Moynihan 3 v 2 Mark Dunne +58
+45 Niall Lawless 3 v 1 Michael Kearns +37
+00 Philip Browne 0 v 3 Brendan Canavan +27
+74 Alex Hooper 0 v 3 Martin McDonald +53
+29 George Murphy 2 v 3 Conor Harkin +28
+17 Robert Kenna 3 v 0 Paul Dunne +05
+38 Tony Kenny 3 v 0 Stephen Byrne Snr +70
+60 Lenny Malone 3 v 0 Brendan Murphy +28
+67 Paddy Smullen 3 v 2 Ray Kearns +65
+52 Dehna Bennett 1 v 3 Dave Goddard +47
Last 16
+52 Peter Conroy 3 v 0 Brian O’Rourke +35
+35 Clayton Cregan 1 v 3 Joey Kenny +37
+23 Paddy Brady 3 v 2 Tommy Murphy +28
+18 Robert Moynihan 1 v 3 Niall Lawless +45
+27 Brendan Canavan 3 v 0 Martin McDonald +53
+28 Conor Harkin 3 v 0 Robert Kenna +17
+38 Tony Kenny 0 v 3 Lenny Malone +60
+67 Paddy Smullen 0 v 3 Dave Goddard +47
Quarter Finals
+52 Peter Conroy 3 v 2 Joey Kenny +37
+23 Paddy Brady 3 v 2 Niall Lawless +45
+27 Brendan Canavan 1 v 3 Conor Harkin +28
+60 Lenny Malone 0 v 3 Dave Goddard +47
Semi Finals
+52 Peter Conroy 3 v 2 Paddy Brady +23
+28 Conor Harkin 0 v 3 Dave Goddard +47
Final
+52 Peter Conroy 3 v 0 Dave Goddard +47
Player Break
Conor Harkin 48
Clayton Cregan 46
Peter Conroy 43
Brendan Canavan 40

Event details
Venue: Roadstone and Pioneers
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Handicaps: DBSL handicaps used
Time: 10.00am start
Dress code: Full Dress Code Last 4 – Polo Shirt and Trousers – Pre Semi Final

Entry for Dublin Individual Championships 2025

ENTER HERE : DBSL Event Entry Form
 

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Entry List
Niall Lawless
Andrew Harvey
Brendan Murphy
Kevin O’Brien
Brian O’Rourke
Ray Kearns
Stephen Byrne Snr
Paddy Smullen
Peter Conroy
Daniel McNamee
Clayton Cregan
Dehna Bennett
Michael Kearns
Dave Goddard
Tony Kenny
Lenny Malone
Martin Mc Donald
Robert Kenna
Alex Hooper
Brendan Canavan
Conor Harkin
Philip Mc Caffrey
Philip Browne
Robert Moynihan
Paul Dunne
Aidan Phelan
Tony O Connor
Dean Murray
Daniel Brcko
George Murphy
Paddy Brady
Tommy Murphy
Joey Kenny
Mark Dunne
Ivor Fitzpatrick

Upcoming Events on the Calendar

Date Event Venue
September 18th DBSL AGM Roadstone
September 21st DBSL Handicap Series Event 1 Roadstone
September 24th DBSL League Commences All Venues
November 10th DBSL Handicap Series Event 2 Pioneers
November 23rd ALL Ireland Club Championship Qualifiers Roadstone/Pioneers
December 07th Interprovincial Championships SBI Carlow
December 19th DBSL League Breaks for Christmas All Venues
January 07th DBSL League re-starts All Venues
January 11th DBSL Handicap Series Event 3 Roadstone
January 30th-Feb 02nd All Ireland Club Championship Glen Eagles Hotel Killarney
February 09th DBSL Handicap Series Event 4 Pioneers
March 22nd/23rd DBSL Individual Championships Roadstone/Pioneers
March 29th DBSL Dublin Club Championships Roadstone/Pioneers
April 12th/13th DBSL Scratch Championships Roadstone/Pioneers
April 26th DBSL Handicap Series Event 5 Roadstone
May 18th DBSL Handicap Series Event 6 Pioneers
May 23rd Presentation Night Faughs GAA Club

Clayton Cregan wins DBSL Event 4 in Pioneers

The DBSL would like to congratulate Clayton “The Celt” Cregan, of Pioneers Blue, on winning the DBSL Handicap Series event 4, held in Pioneer Snooker Club today. Clayton beat DBSL newcomer Conor Finn, of Glenalbyn Blue, 2-1 in a close fought final, potting the final pink to seal the win.

Claytons’s run to the final started off with straight forward 2-0 wins over Martin Garland, of Pioneers White, in the last 16 and Tony O’Connor, of Glenalbyn Blue, in the Quarter finals. The semi final was a tougher affair but Clayton still managed to pull through, beating Glenalbyn Red’s Michael Kearns 2-0 on the black ball to book his place in the final.

On the other side of the draw, Conor had a great run to the Final, beating young Oscar Ellison Gibboins (Pioneers Pink) 2-1 in the pre lim and beating fellow team mate Gerry Sweeney 2-0 (Glenalbyn Blue) in the Last 16. He then advanced through the tournament where he beat Dean Murray (Ierne) 2-0 in the Quarter Final, and ground out a well deserved 2-1 win over Ivor Fitzpatrick (Pioneers Blue) in the semi final.

Dean Murray, of Ierne, had the highest break of the tournament with a 43 break in his last 16 match against Peter Conroy.

DBSL would like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless, and the Pioneer Snooker Club for their fine hospitality throughout the day. Special thanks to Tony O’Connor who reffed the final.

Winner and Runner Up: Clayton Cregan and Conor Finn

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Full details of the event below.

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +40 Jack Sheridan 2 v 0 Ray Kearns +65
09.30am – 2 +25 Jo Jo Whelan 2 v 0 Pat Smullen +67
09.30am – 3 +58 Oscar Ellison Gibbons 1 v 2 Conor Finn +62
09.30am – 4 +25 David Gibbons 0 v 2 Dean Murray +25
10.30am – 5 +20 Eric Pei 2 v 0 Brian O'Rourke +35
10.30am – 6 +65 Daniel Brcko 0 v 2 Martin Garland +33
10.30am – 7 +70 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 1 Padraig Quinlan +51
10.30am – 8 +52 Dehna Bennett 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +37
Last 16
11.30pm +08 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Jack Sheridan +40
11.30am +65 Darragh Maher 0 v 2 Jo Jo Whelan +25
11.30am +60 Gerry Sweeney 0 v 2 Conor Finn +62
11:30am +52 Peter Conroy 0 v 2 Dean Murray +25
12.30pm +60 Tony O'Connor 2 v 1 Eric Pei +20
12.30pm +35 Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Martin Garland +33
12.30pm +56 Ross Dalton 2 v 1 Stephen Byrne Snr +70
12.30pm +45 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +37
Quarter Final
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Jo Jo Whelan
Conor Finn 2 v 0 Dean Murray
Tony O'Connor 0 v 2 Clayton Cregan
Ross Dalton 1 v 2 Michael Kearns
Semi Finals
Ivor Fitzpatrick 1 v 2 Conor Finn
Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Michael Kearns
Final
Conor Finn 1 v 2 Clayton Cregan
Player Break
Dean Murray 43

Event details
Venue: Pioneers: Sunday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

DBSL Series 4 – Draw and Schedule – Pioneers

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:30am – 1 +40 Jack Sheridan 2 v 0 Ray Kearns +65
09.30am – 2 +25 Jo Jo Whelan 2 v 0 Pat Smullen +67
09.30am – 3 +58 Oscar Ellison Gibbons 1 v 2 Conor Finn +62
09.30am – 4 +25 David Gibbons 0 v 2 Dean Murray +25
10.30am – 5 +20 Eric Pei 2 v 0 Brian O'Rourke +35
10.30am – 6 +65 Daniel Brcko 0 v 2 Martin Garland +33
10.30am – 7 +70 Stephen Byrne Snr 2 v 1 Padraig Quinlan +51
10.30am – 8 +52 Dehna Bennett 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +37
Last 16
11.30pm +08 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Jack Sheridan +40
11.30am +65 Darragh Maher 0 v 2 Jo Jo Whelan +25
11.30am +60 Gerry Sweeney 0 v 2 Conor Finn +62
11:30am +52 Peter Conroy 0 v 2 Dean Murray +25
12.30pm +60 Tony O'Connor 2 v 1 Eric Pei +20
12.30pm +35 Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Martin Garland +33
12.30pm +56 Ross Dalton 2 v 1 Stephen Byrne Snr +70
12.30pm +45 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Michael Kearns +37
Quarter Final
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 0 Jo Jo Whelan
Conor Finn 2 v 0 Dean Murray
Tony O'Connor 0 v 2 Clayton Cregan
Ross Dalton 1 v 2 Michael Kearns
Semi Finals
Ivor Fitzpatrick 1 v 2 Conor Finn
Clayton Cregan 2 v 0 Michael Kearns
Final
Conor Finn - v - Clayton Cregan
Player Break

Event details
Venue: Pioneers: Sunday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

Enter Now – DBSL Series 4 Handicap

The 4th DBSL handicap tournament for the 24/25 season will take place on Sunday February 09th in the Pioneers Snooker Club.
Entry fee is €20, which includes all table charges.
Start time 9.30am pre lims
DRESS code is Trousers shoes and polo shirt.
All matches best of 3
Entry closed Friday 6pm
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system below or on the home page

ENTRY LIST
Niall Lawless
Dehna Bennett
Martin Garland
Stephen Byrne Snr
Ray Kearns
Pat Smullen
Brian O’Rourke
Peter Conroy
Tony O’Connor
Conor Finn
Ross Dalton
Dean Murray
Jo Jo Whelan
Gerry Sweeney
Michael Kearns
Padraig Quinlan
Eric Pei
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Daniel Brcko
Darragh Maher
Clayton Cregan
David Gibbons
Oscar Ellison Gibbons
Jack Sheridan

  

DBSL Handicap Event Entry Form
 
 

Pioneers Blue make the Final of the All Ireland Champs

DBSL would like to wish Pioneers Blue a huge congratulations on reaching the Final of the championship section of the 2025 All Ireland Snooker Championships in Killarney.

They done their club and the DBSL proud.

Well done to all the lads, pictured here, from left to right, Brian McPhee, Ivor Fitzpatrick, Kevin O’Brien, Andrew Doherty, Clayton Cregan and Joey Kenny.

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Robert Moynihan wins DBSL Event 3 in Roadstone

The DBSL would like to congratulate Robert Moynihan, of Transport Club, on winning the 3rd DBSL series handicap event, held in the Roadstone Snooker Club.

Robert got off to great start to the tournament, beating Eric Pei 2-0 in his last 32 match, and moving on to beat fellow team mate Alan Byrne in his last 16 match, making it through to the quarter final.

In the Quarter final he took down the well experienced Brendan Thomas of Roadstone A, then progressed into the semi final where he bet Dave Goddard, of Roadstone C.

Due to fantastic support and great entry numbers, we had a late final showdown with Robert coming up against the ever improving Tony O’Connor of Glenalbyn Blue.

Both finalists were up for the challenge and couldn’t be separated at 1-1, forcing the decider. However, Robert proved too strong in the deciding frame, accumulating a nice 69 break, to beat Tony 2-1 and take the title.

Tony, himself, had a good run to the his impressive third DBSL final, beating Alex Hooper 2-0 in the last 32 round and Sean Hart 2-0 in the last 16.

Tony then went on to beat Ivor Fitzpatrick (who previously had beaten Tony in his last two finals) 2-1 in the quarter final and Jack Sheridan 2-1 in the semi final match.

George Murphy had the highest break of the tournament with a break of 84.

DBSL would also like to thank Tournament Director Stephen Merrigan and the Roadstone Club as always for their fine hospitality throughout the day. We would also like to thank Aidan Bergin of the Roadstone Snooker Club for his help in the evening.

Full details of the event below.

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:00am – 1 +27 Brendan Canavan 2 v 1 Robert Kenna +17
09.00am – 2 +35 Brian O'Rourke 1 v 2 Shane Mc Allister +75
09.00am – 3 +29 George Murphy 2 v 0 Stephen Byrne +70
09.00am – 4 +52 Dehna Bennett 1 v 2 Tommy Murphy +28
09.00am – 5 +53 Martin McDonald 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +47
Round 1
12.30pm +08 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Mustafa Alawi +61
10.00am +05 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 0 Paddy Smullen +67
10.00am +60 Tony O'Connor 2 v 0 Alex Hooper +74
10:00am +36 Sean Hart 2 v 1 Lenny Malone +60
10.00am +25 Dean Murray 0 v 2 Tony Kenny +38
10.00am +25 Jo Jo Whelan 1 v 2 Jack Sheridan +40
11.00am +40 Cian Murtagh 2 v 1 George O'Hara +05
11.00am +34 Aidan Phelan 2 v 1 Michael Kearns +37
11.00am +52 Peter Conroy 0 v 2 Brendan Thomas +13
11.00am +74 Glen Foley 2 v 1 Brendan Murphy +28
11:00am +20 Eric Pei 0 v 2 Robert Moynihan +18
12.30pm +23 Alan Byrne 2 v 1 Brendan Canavan +27
12.30pm +28 Kevin O'Brien 1 v 2 Shane Mc Allister +75
12.30pm +35 Clayton Cregan 1 v 2 George Murphy +29
12.30pm +65 Ray Kearns 1 v 2 Tommy Murphy +28
12.30pm +45 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +47
Last 16
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Daniel Merrigan
Tony O'Connor 2 v 0 Sean Hart
Tony Kenny 1 v 2 Jack Sheridan
Cian Murtagh 1 v 2 Aidan Phelan
Brendan Thomas 2 v 0 Glenn Foley
Robert Moynihan 2 v 1 Alan Byrne
Shane Mc Allister 1 v 2 George Murphy
Tommy Murphy 1 v 2 Dave Goddard
Quarter Final
Ivor Fitzpatrick 1 v 2 Tony O'Connor
Jack Sheridan 2 v 1 Aidan Phelan
Brendan Thomas 1 v 2 Robert Moynihan
George Murphy 1 v 2 Dave Goddard
Semi Finals
Tony O'Connor 2 v 1 Jack Sheridan
Robert Moynihan 2 v 0 Dave Goddard
Final
Tony O'Connor 1 v 2 Robert Moynihan
Player Break
George Murphy 84
Robert Moynihan 69

Event details
Venue: Roadstone: Saturday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:00am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt

DBSL Series 3 – Draw and Schedule – Roadstone

Draw

Pre-Lim Round
09:00am – 1 +27 Brendan Canavan 2 v 1 Robert Kenna +17
09.00am – 2 +35 Brian O'Rourke 1 v 2 Shane Mc Allister +75
09.00am – 3 +29 George Murphy 2 v 0 Stephen Byrne +70
09.00am – 4 +52 Dehna Bennett 1 v 2 Tommy Murphy +28
09.00am – 5 +53 Martin McDonald 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +47
Round 1
12.30pm +08 Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Mustafa Alawi +61
10.00am +05 Daniel Merrigan 2 v 0 Paddy Smullen +67
10.00am +60 Tony O'Connor 2 v 0 Alex Hooper +74
10:00am +36 Sean Hart 2 v 1 Lenny Malone +60
10.00am +25 Dean Murray 0 v 2 Tony Kenny +38
10.00am +25 Jo Jo Whelan 1 v 2 Jack Sheridan +40
11.00am +40 Cian Murtagh 2 v 1 George O'Hara +05
11.00am +34 Aidan Phelan 2 v 1 Michael Kearns +37
11.00am +52 Peter Conroy 0 v 2 Brendan Thomas +13
11.00am +74 Glen Foley 2 v 1 Brendan Murphy +28
11:00am +20 Eric Pei 0 v 2 Robert Moynihan +18
12.30pm +23 Alan Byrne 2 v 1 Brendan Canavan +27
12.30pm +28 Kevin O'Brien 1 v 2 Shane Mc Allister +75
12.30pm +35 Clayton Cregan 1 v 2 George Murphy +29
12.30pm +65 Ray Kearns 1 v 2 Tommy Murphy +28
12.30pm +45 Niall Lawless 0 v 2 Dave Goddard +47
Last 16
Ivor Fitzpatrick 2 v 1 Daniel Merrigan
Tony O'Connor 2 v 0 Sean Hart
Tony Kenny 1 v 2 Jack Sheridan
Cian Murtagh 1 v 2 Aidan Phelan
Brendan Thomas 2 v 0 Glenn Foley
Robert Moynihan 2 v 1 Alan Byrne
Shane Mc Allister 1 v 2 George Murphy
Tommy Murphy 1 v 2 Dave Goddard
Quarter Final
Ivor Fitzpatrick 1 v 2 Tony O'Connor
Jack Sheridan 2 v 1 Aidan Phelan
Brendan Thomas 1 v 2 Robert Moynihan
George Murphy 1 v 2 Dave Goddard
Semi Finals
Tony O'Connor 2 v 1 Jack Sheridan
Robert Moynihan 2 v 0 Dave Goddard
Final
Tony O'Connor - v - Robert Moynihan
Player Break
George Murphy 84

Event details
Venue: Roadstone: Saturday
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 3
Time: 09:00am start
Dress code: Trousers and polo neck shirt