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Longford youngster battles back to win second snooker ranking event

Longford’s Joe Shannon won the second Snooker & Billiards Ireland U-14 Snooker Ranking event of the season in the HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow on Saturday, April 9. In February, the talented 12-year-old Joe, from Kilmore Lower, Longford also ...

13 Apr 2022 at 14:15

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People divided as Irish snooker star puts request for 'freebie' on social media

Social media is full of opinions and that is certainly the case for a request made by Mark Allen recently. The Antrim snooker player, nicknamed 'The Pistol', said he needed a band, singer or DJ to perform for 'free' during an event in March. ...

31 Jan 2024 at 12:38

Longford Sport

Longford snooker star Joe Shannon to compete in a World Tour event

Son of Damien and Vivienne Shannon, the rising star will become the youngest ever Irish player to compete in a tour event when he takes part in the quickfire tournament from 4-7 December in Leicester. All matches are played over a maximum ...

23 Oct 2024 at 14:11

Longford Sport

Longford snooker star Joe Shannon representing Ireland in the European Championships

The 12 year old will represent Ireland at both under 16 and under 18 level and is the youngest member of the Irish team. Joe will play some of the best young snooker players in the world alongside his Irish teammates in what is promised ...

03 Mar 2023 at 09:28

WATCH: Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship

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Protesters force stoppage at World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

Protesters disrupted the evening session of the World Championship in Sheffield by invading the arena and tipping orange paint powder onto one of the tables shortly after play resumed. A man wearing a ‘Just Stop Oil’ T-shirt ...

18 Apr 2023 at 09:47

Longford Sport

Longford snooker star Joe Shannon rapidly rising

Achievements Season 2022-2023 Represented Ireland at European championships in Malta at under 16 & 18 Represented Ireland at home internationals in Leeds at U-16 as captain Represented Ireland in Celtic Challenge at under ...

29 Nov 2023 at 16:56

Longford Sport

Longford’s Joe Shannon wins National U-14 Snooker title

Son of Damien and Vivienne Shannon, the event was Joe’s first National victory in SBI. In the final Joe beat Max Kennedy from Athenry, Co Galway 2-0 in a high quality match. The Event Director was National Coach PJ Nolan ...

16 Feb 2022 at 15:59

Arts & Entertainment

WATCH: Amazing Irish boy smashes unique world record live on TV in Italy

Snooker and pool prodigy Adam Wynne has done it again. The terrifically talented 12-year-old has made it into the official Guinness World Records by potting 99 snooker balls in 58 seconds during a televised test in ...

09 Apr 2024 at 13:22

Local News

Longford teen snooker sensation Joe Shannon extremely unlucky to lose to Robert Milkins in Leicester

14-year-old Longford snooker star Joe Shannon, winner of the Junior Sportsperson of the Year in the Longford Leader Sports Star Awards, in association with Longford Sports Partnership, lost out agonisingly and ...

04 Dec 2024 at 15:03

Longford Sport

Longford Leader Sports Star Awards 2024: JUNIOR SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR - JOE SHANNON, SNOOKER

JUNIOR SPORTSPERSON OF THE YEAR - JOE SHANNON, SNOOKER Taking the snooker world by storm is Longford’s own Joe Shannon, the 13-year-old snooker sensation from Kilmore Lower in Newtownforbes. A worthy winner ...

28 Nov 2024 at 10:15

Sport

Talented Longford snooker player Joe Shannon wins back-to-back national titles

Longford's Joe Shannon has won back-to-back national snooker events in recent weeks and is the current number 1 seed in the Irish Under 14 and 16 rankings. The 2023/24 Irish snooker season has proven to be ...

26 Feb 2024 at 14:14

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Women need not apply: On this day in 1976 a woman was denied membership to Longford Snooker Club

On this day in 1976, a female student from Longford applied to join the local Snooker Club but was denied. Carmel Breadon was studying psychology at a Dublin University at the time and played snooker ...

18 Jan 2021 at 11:56

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