Happy Christmas Everyone

I would like to wish my 147academy students and dear friends from all around the world a Wonderful Christmas and New Year.  I would like to thank The Republic of Ireland and European Billiards & Snooker Association for their continued support. I would also like to thank many International Players, Associations and Clubs in Ireland…

Dylan Snooker Training Camp

This week I had the pleasure of welcoming back 17 year old Dylan Emery from Wales for another Coaching session in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow.  Dylan travelled to my 147academy base in Ireland for another session to prepare for the 2019 European U-18 & U-21 Snooker Championships that will be held in…

Austrian Snooker Camp

The HSEBC Cue Sports Academy in Vienna, Austria was the venue for my latest Austrian National Snooker Training Camp organised by the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association with nine selected players invited to attend this two day PJ Nolan camp. The Players Manuel Pomwenger, Oskar Charlesworth, Andreas Ploner, Florian Nüßle, Jérôme Liedtke, Tajmeet Grover, Florian…

Mustafa Training Camp

This week I had the pleasure of holding a five day Snooker Coaching Camp for Mustafa Ansari from Sydney, Australia in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. Mustafa travelled all the way from Australia to Carlow for intensive coaching to improve his fundamentals and learn how to play all the different shots, drills plus…

Vienna Training Camp

My latest Austrian National Snooker Training Camp was held this weekend in the HSEBC Cue Sports Academy in Vienna, Austria. This camp was again organised by the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association with eight players invited to attend this two day PJ Nolan camp. Oskar Charlesworth, Philipp Koch, Florian Nüßle, Jérôme Liedtke, Tajmeet Grover, Florian…

Italian Camp in Milan

This week my 147academy travelled back to the beautiful city of Milan in Italy to hold another snooker training camp in the Ambrosian Snooker Academy in Milan.  Davide Coltro who is an EBSA Coach and the main developer of the sport of snooker within F.I.B.I.S. in Italy organised the camp. New Training Program This three…

World IBSF U-16 Finalist

On Sunday 7th of October Ireland’s 16 year old Aaron Hill from Cork brave run to become the 2018 IBSF World Under 16 Snooker Champion in St. Petersburg, Russia ended with the Corkman losing the final 4 frames to 3 to Ben Mertens from Belgium. The final started off with the young Corkman winning the opening…

Ireland Training Camp

RIBSA held their final IBSF Snooker Training Camp on Friday the 28th of September with National Coach PJ Nolan in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow. As part of ” European Week of Sport ” RIBSA had free admission to the camps to help prepare for their upcoming championships. Today Ross Bulman who will play in the World IBSF…

Ireland IBSF Coaching Camp

Our National Coach PJ Nolan held his first of two planned IBSF Snooker Training Camps on Thursday the 27th of September in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club in Carlow from 11am – 4pm. As part of European Week of Sport RIBSA gave free admission to the camps to help prepare 2018 IBSF World Billiards & Snooker…

Robin Otto Training Camp

This week saw one of the top International German Snooker players Robin Otto attended a training camp in the Ivy Rooms Snooker Club, Carlow in Ireland with World Snooker Coach PJ Nolan.  Robin has competed for Germany at many EBSA and IBSF Snooker Championships along with Qschool’s and PTC’s over the years and he wanted…