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Enter Now – DBSL Series 1 Handicap
The 1st DBSL handicap tournament for the 26/27 season will take place on Sunday 20th September in 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 18th – 6pm
Please enter your name on our website through our online entry system below or on the home page
ENTRY LIST
Brian O’Rourke
Oscar Cowap
Peter Conroy
Kevin O’Brien
Andrew Harvey
Dehna Bennett
Dean Murray
Glenn Foley
Brendan Murphy
Niall Lawless
Paddy Smullen
Jo Jo Whelan
Aidan Phelan
Robert Moyhinhan
Gerrard Farrely
Niall Kelly
James O’Toole
John Maher
Brian Mc Phee
Tony O’Connor
Sean Hart
Cian Keogh
Saad Beg
Daniel Brcko
Tyrek Doran
Stephen Byrne
Jack Sheridan
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Ateeq Ur Rehman
Alan Byrne
Dean Murray wins DBSL Event 6 in Roadstone
The DBSL would like to congratulate Dean Murray, of the Pioneers Whites, on winning the sixth and final DBSL Handicap Series event of the 25/26 Season. The event was held in Roadstone Snooker Club today. Dean made his first DBSL series final where he faced off against Clayton Cregan of Pioneers Blue.
Dean started off a great run to the final by beating Peter Conroy 2-0 in Round 1, before beating Aidan Phelan 2-1 in the last 16. Dean then progressed on through the tournament where he beat Dehna Bennett 2-0 in the Quarter Final and Tony O’Connor 2-0 in the Semi Final.
The Final was a close affair and both players were in good form as they pushed the match down to a decider. The final frame remained tight, with not much in it between them, until Dean managed to build a 27 lead up to, and including the green, incorporating a fantastic positional shot on the brown to track the last red along the way. Clayton fought hard to get the snooker he needed but finally Dean pot brown and then blue to take the frame, match and title.
On the other side of the draw, Clayton beat Paddy Smullen 2-0 in Round 1 and Michael Kearns 2-0 in the Last 16. Clayton then went on to beat a tough Ivor Fitzpatrick 2-1 in the Quarter Final and Brendan Thomas 2-0 in the Semi Final.
DBSL would like to thank Tournament Directors Stephen Merrigan and Niall Lawless, along with the Roadstone Snooker Club, for their fine hospitality throughout the day.
Special thanks to Brian “The Rocket” O’Rourke for reffing the final. A man who always brings magic to the event.
Ivor Fitzpatrick got the highest break of the day, 62.
Runner Up and Winner: Clayton Cregan and Dean Murray – Pictured with Ref: Brian O’Rourke
Full details of the event below.
Draw
| Round 1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | Robert Moynihan (1) | 2 | v | 0 | Mustafa Alawi | +70 |
| +37 | Harry Morgan | 1 | v | 2 | Max Smith | +65 |
| +72 | Stephen Byrne | 0 | v | 2 | Brian O'Rourke | +35 |
| +70 | Glenn Foley | 1 | v | 2 | Brendan Thomas | +13 |
| +45 | Niall Lawless | 2 | v | 0 | Saad Beg | +18 |
| +50 | James Stewart O'Reilly | 1 | v | 2 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | +06 |
| +37 | Michael Kearns | 2 | v | 1 | Brandon Tracey | +37 |
| +28 | Clayton Cregan (4) | 2 | v | 0 | Paddy Smullen | +70 |
| +35 | Jack Sheridan (3) | 1 | v | 2 | Shane Mc Allister | +75 |
| +55 | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 0 | Niall Kelly | +82 |
| +38 | John Maher | 0 | v | 2 | Lenny Malone | +60 |
| +05 | Daniel Merrigan | 1 | v | 2 | Jo Jo Whelan | +25 |
| +27 | Brendan Canavan | 0 | v | 2 | Aidan Phelan | +34 |
| +47 | Peter Conroy | 0 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| +28 | Brendan Murphy | 2 | v | 0 | Alan Byrne | +23 |
| +28 | Kevin O'Brien (2) | 0 | v | 2 | Dehna Bennett | +45 |
| Last 16 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | Robert Moynihan | 2 | v | 0 | Max Smith | +65 |
| +35 | Brian O’Rourke | 1 | v | 2 | Brendan Thomas | +13 |
| +45 | Niall Lawless | 0 | v | 2 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | +06 |
| +37 | Michael Kearns | 0 | v | 2 | Clayton Cregan | +28 |
| +75 | Shane Mc Allister | 1 | v | 2 | Tony O’Connor | +55 |
| +60 | Lenny Malone | 2 | v | 0 | Jo Jo Whelan | +25 |
| +34 | Aidan Phelan | 1 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| +28 | Brendan Murphy | 1 | v | 2 | Dehna Bennett | +45 |
| Quarter Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +18 | Robert Moynihan | 1 | v | 2 | Brendan Thomas | +13 |
| +06 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 1 | v | 2 | Clayton Cregan | +28 |
| +55 | Tony O’Connor | 2 | v | 1 | Lenny Malone | +60 |
| +25 | Dean Murray | 2 | v | 0 | Dehna Bennett | +45 |
| Semi Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13 | Brendan Thomas | 0 | v | 2 | Clayton Cregan | +28 |
| +55 | Tony O’Connor | 1 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Clayton Cregan | 1 | v | 2 | Dean Murray | +25 |
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 62 |
Event details
Venue: Roadstone: Saturday
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 6 Handicap
The 6th DBSL handicap tournament for the 25/26 season will take place on Saturday May 09th in Roadstone 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
Brian O’Rourke
Kevin O’Brien
Paddy Smullen
Jack Sheridan
Glenn Foley
Peter Conroy
John Maher
Brandon Tracey
Niall Kelly
James Stewart O Reilly
Michael Kearns
Max Smith
Dehna Bennett
Saad Beg
Harry Morgan
Brendan Canavan
Stephen Byrne
Aidan Phelan
Robert Moynihan
Alan Byrne
Clayton Cregan
Mustafa Alawi
Brendan Thomas
Shane McAllister
Tony O’Connor
Lenny Malone
Dean Murray
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Jo Jo Whelan
Brendan Murphy
Daniel Merrigan
Roadstone E win DBSL Cup for 2025/26
Congratulations to Roadstone E who won the DBSL cup on Saturday 02nd May by beating rivals Roadstone D in the final
Winners : Max Smith – Lenny Malone – Mustafa Alawi – Shane Merrigan
Runner up : Stephen Reddington – Dane Mulpeter – Conor Harkin – Philip Mc Caffrey
Ivor Fitzpatrick crowned Dublin Snooker Champion for 2026 sponsored by Ink Spot
The DBSL would like to congratulate “The Wolf” Ivor Fitzpatrick, of Pioneers Blue, on winning the Ink Spot 2026 Dublin Scratch Snooker Championships. Ivor beat Stephen Merrigan, of Roadstone A, 3-2 in the final. This great event was held in Roadstone Snooker Club on Saturday 25th April with the final played on Wednesday 29th April.
Ivor Fitzpatrick started the tournament seeded and came up against Dean Murray in the last 16. Ivor took a comfortable 3-0 win over Dean before moving to to face Alan Byrne in the Quarter Final. This match was very tight, and went down to the blue ball in the deciding frame, with Ivor eventually potting it to take him to the Semi Final where he faced Daniel Merrigan.
Daniel got off to a strong start and quickly pushed 2-0 ahead of Ivor, and looked certain to book his place in the final. Ivor, however, showed his patience and experience, and chipped away in both frames, clawing back the deficit with his usual grit and determination, to take the match to a decider. The final frame was neck and neck with both players fighting hard for a spot in the final. The match finally came down to a nail biting black ball finish, where both players had attempts at a pot, but finally, Ivor slotted it home to secure his spot in the final against the mighty and steady Stephen Merrigan.
As the final got underway on Wednesday evening, you could cut the tension with a knife. An atmosphere of a Pioneer v Roadstone clash enveloped the room as each player desperately wanted to take the opening frame and assert dominance over the other. Both players were locked level on 38 points each as they went into the colours, where Stephen got the upper hand to take the first frame and lead 1-0.
The second frame was tight with both players getting in early but failing to capitalise and gain any real leads. Ivor eventually potted the final pink to level the match 1-1.
The third frame could have gone either way, and the frame looked in the balance until Stephen took his chance on the green, potting it and following up with a nice brown, blue and pink to lead 2-1.
Ivor then went on to take the 4th frame with his own yellow to pink dish, including a great green, to level the match 2-2 and take the final to a decider.
The deciding frame saw Stephen develop a slight lead of 30-3 with 6 reds left but failed to get safe off a snooker escape, leaving the wolf in. Ivor then kept his nerve and compiled a steady break of 49 to go 22 ahead with 22 on. It looked like it was over but a final piece of drama unfolded when Ivor pot the brown and the cue ball followed it into the pocket leaving Stephen ball in hand with now enough points to win. Stephen slotted home the brown and blue but failed to move the pink off the cushion enough to leave him with an easy pot. After a bit of safety and a few half attempts at the pink by both players, Ivor finally potted the pink to win the match and take the title for the first time.
Stephen’s route to the final saw him beat Clayton Cregan, of Pioneers Blue, 3-1 in the last 16 match, before impressively taking down Paul Dunne, of Transport Club, 3-2 in the Quarter Final and fellow team mate Johnny Farrell, 3-1 in the Semi Final.
DBSL would also like to thank Tournament Directors Kevin O’Brien and Niall Lawless, along with the Roadstone Snooker Club for their fine hospitality throughout both days.
A special thanks to Mick Kearns for reffing the Final.
DBSL would also like to give an extra special thanks and mention to the sponsor of the event, Ink Spot.
Highest Break of the tournament was a brilliant 106, compiled nicely by Paddy Brady.
Full details of the event below.
Winner: Ivor Fitzpatrick
Runner Up and Winner: Stephen Merrigan and Ivor Fitzpatrick
Finalists with Ref Mick Kearns
Semi Finalists: Stephen Merrigan and Johnny Farrell
Semi Finalists: Daniel Merrigan and Ivor Fitzpatrick
Draw
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Last 16 | Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| 09:30am | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 3 | Brian O'Rourke |
| 09:30am | Kevin O'Brien | 2 | v | 3 | Brendan Murphy |
| 09:30am | Robert Moynihan | 3 | v | 1 | Brendan Thomas |
| 09:30am | Dane Mulpeter | 3 | v | 0 | Conor Finn |
| 09:30am | Alan Byrne | 3 | v | 0 | Max Smith |
| 11:00am | Dave Goddard | 0 | v | 3 | Dean Murray |
| See Last 16 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| 11:00am | Jo Jo Whelan | 3 | v | 0 | Andrew Harvey |
| 11:00am | Kristian Hayes | 2 | v | 3 | Paddy Brady |
| 11:00am | Niall Lawless | 2 | v | 3 | George Murphy |
| See Last 16 | Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Clayton Cregan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | James Stewart O'Reilly | 2 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Paul Dunne | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| Last 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30pm | Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Brian O'Rourke |
| 12:30pm | Brendan Murphy | 0 | v | 3 | Robert Moynihan |
| 12:30pm | Dane Mulpeter | 2 | v | 3 | Alan Byrne |
| 12:30pm | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 0 | Dean Murray |
| 12:30pm | Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 1 | Jo Jo Whelan |
| 13:30pm | Paddy Brady | 3 | v | 1 | George Murphy |
| 13:30pm | Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 1 | Clayton Cregan |
| 13:30pm | James Stewart O'Reilly | 1 | v | 3 | Paul Dunne |
| Quarter Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 1 | Robert Moynihan |
| Alan Byrne | 2 | v | 3 | Ivor Fitzpatrick |
| Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 2 | Paddy Brady |
| Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 2 | Paul Dunne |
| Semi Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Merrigan | 2 | v | 3 | Ivor Fitzpatrick |
| Johnny Farrell | 1 | v | 3 | Stephen Merrigan |
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 2 | Stephen Merrigan |
High Breaks
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Paddy Brady | 106 |
| Johnny Farrell | 73 |
| Dane Mulpeter | 68 |
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 65 |
| Robert Moynihan | 58 |
| Brendan Murphy | 53 |
| Brendan Thomas | 51 |
Event details
Venue: Roadstone
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Full Attire
2026 Scratch Snooker Championship Draw
Dress code is full attire, shirt and waistcoats, trousers and shoes, NO POLO SHIRTS
Draw
| Round 1 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See Last 16 | Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| 09:30am | Tony O'Connor | 2 | v | 3 | Brian O'Rourke |
| 09:30am | Kevin O'Brien | 2 | v | 3 | Brendan Murphy |
| 09:30am | Robert Moynihan | 3 | v | 1 | Brendan Thomas |
| 09:30am | Dane Mulpeter | 3 | v | 0 | Conor Finn |
| 09:30am | Alan Byrne | 3 | v | 0 | Max Smith |
| 11:00am | Dave Goddard | 0 | v | 3 | Dean Murray |
| See Last 16 | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| 11:00am | Jo Jo Whelan | 3 | v | 0 | Andrew Harvey |
| 11:00am | Kristian Hayes | 2 | v | 3 | Paddy Brady |
| 11:00am | Niall Lawless | 2 | v | 3 | George Murphy |
| See Last 16 | Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Clayton Cregan | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | James Stewart O'Reilly | 2 | v | 0 | Bye |
| See Last 16 | Paul Dunne | 3 | v | 0 | Bye |
| Last 16 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:30pm | Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 0 | Brian O'Rourke |
| 12:30pm | Brendan Murphy | 0 | v | 3 | Robert Moynihan |
| 12:30pm | Dane Mulpeter | 2 | v | 3 | Alan Byrne |
| 12:30pm | Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 0 | Dean Murray |
| 12:30pm | Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 1 | Jo Jo Whelan |
| 13:30pm | Paddy Brady | 3 | v | 1 | George Murphy |
| 13:30pm | Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 1 | Clayton Cregan |
| 13:30pm | James Stewart O'Reilly | 3 | v | 1 | Paul Dunne |
| Quarter Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Merrigan | 3 | v | 1 | Robert Moynihan |
| Alan Byrne | 2 | v | 3 | Ivor Fitzpatrick |
| Johnny Farrell | 3 | v | 2 | Paddy Brady |
| Stephen Merrigan | 3 | v | 2 | Paul Dunne |
| Semi Finals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Merrigan | 2 | v | 3 | Ivor Fitzpatrick |
| Johnny Farrell | 1 | v | 3 | Stephen Merrigan |
| Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 3 | v | 2 | Stephen Merrigan |
High Breaks
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Paddy Brady | 106 |
| Johnny Farrell | 73 |
| Dane Mulpeter | 68 |
| Ivor Fitzpatrick | 65 |
| Robert Moynihan | 58 |
| Brendan Murphy | 53 |
| Brendan Thomas | 51 |
Event details
Venue: Roadstone
Entrance Fee: 20 Euro entry fee includes table charges
Format: All matches are best of 5
Time: 09:30am start
Dress code: Full Attire
Entry for Dublin Scratch Championship 2026
ENTER HERE : DBSL Event Entry Form
Entry List
Niall Lawless
Kevin O’Brien
Brian O’Rourke
Kristian Hayes
Tony O’Connor
Andrew Harvey
Johnny Farrell
Dave Goddard
Brendan Thomas
Dean Murray
Clayton Cregan
Brendan Murphy
Daniel Merrigan
Paddy Brady
Jo Jo Whelan
Conor Finn
James Stewart O’Reilly
Stephen Merrigan
Robert Moynihan
Paul Dunne
Alan Byrne
Max Smith
Ivor Fitzpatrick
Dane Mulpeter
George Murphy
Jack Sheridan wins DBSL Event 5 in Pioneers
The DBSL would like to congratulate Jack Sheridan, of the sensational Pioneer Whites, on winning the fifth DBSL Handicap Series event of the 25/26 Season. The event was held in Pioneers Snooker Club today. Jack made his third final of the season, where he faced last event’s winner Robert Moynihan.
Jack started off a great run by beating the mighty Niall Lawless 2-0 in the last 16 before beating Glenn Foley 2-0 in the Quarter Final. Jack then progressed to the Semi Final where he beat the ever improving Shane McAllister 2-1 before moving on to the Final to beat Robert Moynihan 2-1.
On the other side of the draw, steady Moynihan beat Stephen Byrne 2-1 in the last 16 and Paddy Brady 2-0 in the Quarter Final. Robert then went on to beat Joey Kenny 2-0 in the Semi Final.
DBSL would like to thank Tournament Director Niall Lawless, and the Pioneers Snooker Club for their hospitality throughout the day.
Robert Moynihan got the highest break of the day, 52.
Winner: Jack Sheridan
Full details of the event below.
Draw
| Pre Lim | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Brian O'Rourke | 2 | v | 0 | Michael Kearns | +37 |
| +50 | Mark Dunne | 2 | v | 1 | Derek O'Rourke | +28 |
| +65 | Daniel Brcko | 0 | v | 2 | Shane Mc Allister | +75 |
| +55 | Tony O'Connor | 1 | v | 2 | Glenn Foley | +70 |
| +23 | Alan Byrne | 2 | v | 0 | Paddy Smullen | +70 |
| +45 | Niall Lawless | 2 | v | 0 | Niall Kelly | +82 |
| +38 | Oscar Cowap | 0 | v | 2 | Andrew Harvey | +68 |
| Last 16 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Kevin O'Brien (1) | 2 | v | 0 | Brian O'Rourke | +35 |
| +00 | Mark Dunne | 0 | v | 2 | Shane Mc Allister | +75 |
| +70 | Glenn Foley | 2 | v | 1 | Alan Byrne | +23 |
| +35 | Jack Sheridan (4) | 2 | v | 0 | Niall Lawless | +45 |
| +28 | Clayton Cregan (3) | 2 | v | 0 | Andrew Harvey | +68 |
| +37 | Joey Kenny | 2 | v | 1 | John Maher | +38 |
| +18 | Paddy Brady | 2 | v | 1 | Ray Kearns | +65 |
| +18 | Robert Moynihan (2) | 2 | v | 1 | Stephen Byrne | +72 |
| Quarter Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +28 | Kevin O'Brien | 0 | v | 2 | Shane Mc Allister | +75 |
| +70 | Glenn Foley | 0 | v | 2 | Jack Sheridan | +35 |
| +28 | Clayton Cregan | 1 | v | 2 | Joey Kenny | +37 |
| +18 | Paddy Brady | 0 | v | 2 | Robert Moynihan | +18 |
| Semi Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +75 | Shane Mc Allister | 1 | v | 2 | Jack Sheridan | +35 |
| +37 | Joey Kenny | 0 | v | 2 | Robert Moynihan | +18 |
| Final | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +35 | Jack Sheridan | 2 | v | 1 | Robert Moynihan | +18 |
| Player | Break |
|---|---|
| Robert Moynihan | 52 |
| Clayton Cregan | 44 |
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 5 Handicap
The 5th DBSL handicap tournament for the 25/26 season will take place on Sunday April 12th in 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
Brian O’Rourke
Jack Sheridan
Oscar Cowap
Niall Kelly
Glenn Foley
Kevin O’Brien
John Maher
Clayton Cregan
Paddy Smullen
Stephen Byrne
Daniel Brcko
Andrew Harvey
Ray Kearns
Tony O’Connor
Mark Dunne
Alan Byrne
Michael Kearns
Shane McAllister
Paddy Brady
Robert Moynihan
Derek O’Rourke
Joey Kenny