Snooker academy aiming to put Irish female players on world stage

“We’re looking at a ten-year plan to produce women who will knock on the door at the European and World championships” It was an ad on DoneDeal that led to the birth of what is now Female Cue Sports Ireland. Husband-and-wife team Dan Carroll and Annette Newman – who is Ireland’s most successful cue sports player of all time and …

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Douglas and Hendry clash as his inadequate research on Women’s world champion is exposed

Snooker legend Stephen Hendry grabbed headlines for all of the wrong reasons yesterday, exposing himself as ill-informed when it comes to some of the world’s top players at the Champion of Champions tournament in Bolton. The Scottish pundit, who was himself one of the most successful players of the 1990’s, was involved in ITV 4’s coverage of the first day …

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