Irish contingent in confident mood

Eight Irish snooker players will travel to Egypt this weekend to represent the Republic of Ireland Billiards & Snooker Association (RISBA) in the 2015 World Men’s, Women’s and Masters IBSF Snooker Championships.

The Irish contingent will be hoping to follow in the footsteps of Ken Doherty who won the competition in 1989.

Despite the recent terrorist attacks in the region, national coach PJ Nolan thinks that the squad will still travel to Egypt and take part in the tournament. “Unless something else happens then I can’t see us not going,” he said. “There’s a lot going on over there but at the moment, we’re going,” said Nolan.