Carlow Pool Association

Last call today for entries to ranking 1. Massive numbers so far so don't miss out on what is sure to be a great season for Carlow.

Send name and money to Jim O'Connor before 7pm tonight to secure entry.

Reminder last 5 days to enter the first ranking of the new season, get your entries in asap 🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳

Entries will now be taken for Mens ranking event 1 kindly sponsored by Tile n Style.
Entries to be sent to Carlow Pool Facebook and will be confirmed with payment via revolut to Jim O'Connor. Entry deadline Friday 28th at 7pm any queries contact a committee member and we'll help as best we can.

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❗️Hi all August's draw is now sold out, numbers are available for September's draw onwards. Thanks everyone for your support it means so much❗️

Hi All,
🎱 Carlow Pool Killarney 2027 Fundraiser 🎱
We’re heading to Killarney in 2027, and to help support the trip costs, we’ll be running a recurring Bonus Ball fundraiser based on the Irish Lotto.
🔢 Numbers: 1–47
💰 Entry: €10 per number
🏆 Winner receives: €300
Full details are attached.
Every bit of support is greatly appreciated and will help us make the trip a success.
Thanks everyone 🇬🇳🎱

Reminder to pay membership to Jim O'Connor via revolut for the upcoming season, contact the page or committee members with any questions.

Also see dates for the ranking events for this year, entries will be open in the coming weeks for ranking event 1 in The Pool Room. Any enquires about the rankings contact the page or county secretary

All at Carlow Pool are wishing the Carlow ladies the best of luck in Croke Park on Sunday in the Junior ladies all-Ireland football final.
🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳BEST OF LUCK GIRLS🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳

Hi all see below membership criteria, ranking event dates and structure for the year ahead. Ladies rankings and other category rankings will be finalised at a later date Any queries contact a committee member and we'll help as best we can.

Tournament Structure & Schedule
• ​Check-in: 10:15 AM to 10:45 AM
• ​Start Time: 11:00 AM
• ​Format: 8 groups
​Group Seeding
• ​Ranking 1: Open draw (no seeds).
• ​Rankings 2 to 6: One seed placed per group.
​Match Lengths
​Group Stage : Race to 5
​Cup:
• ​Knockout Rounds: Race to 6
• ​Semi-Finals: Race to 7
• ​The Final: Race to 8
​Shield:
• ​Knockout & Semi-Final Rounds: Race to 3
• ​The Final: Race to 4
​Knockout Stage
• ​Cup Knockout: Top 2 players from each group.
• ​Shield Knockout: 3rd and 4th place players from each group.
​Points Distribution System
​Points are accumulated through attendance, group placement, and knockout wins.
​1. Attendance Points
5 points when checked in
​2. Group Stage Points

Group Finish
Points Awarded

1st Place (Group Winner)
25 points

2nd Place
15 points

3rd Place
5 points

4th Place and below
0 points

3. Knockout Points
• ​Cup Games: 20 points per match win.
• ​Shield Games: 5 points per match win.

Team Panels
1. Carlow A
The Carlow A Team panel shall consist of ten (10) players, selected via the following criteria:
• Ranked Selection (9 Spots): The nine (9) highest-ranked players based on the official Carlow Pool Association ranking standings at the time of selection shall receive automatic entry into the panel.
• Wild Card Selection (1 Spot): The tenth and final spot shall be reserved as a "Wild Card". This spot is to be awarded at the discretion of the committee to an overseas player or a player with verified extenuating circumstances that prevented them from qualifying through standard rankings.

Managerial Appointment
The team manager shall be selected by the 9 players subject to the following procedure:
• Candidates interested in the managerial position must formally submit their names for consideration.
• The 9 automatically qualified, ranked players shall hold voting to elect the manager from the list of submitted nominees.

2. Carlow B
The Carlow B Team panel shall consist of ten (10) players, selected via the following criteria:
• ​Ranked Selection (9 Spots): The nine (9) next available, highest-ranked players on the official Carlow Pool Association ranking standings (following the selection of the A Team) shall receive automatic entry into the panel.
• ​Wild Card Selection (1 Spot): The tenth and final spot shall be reserved as a "Wild Card" and may be awarded to any valid, registered member of the Carlow Pool Association, regardless of their current ranking status.

Managerial Appointment
The team manager shall be selected by the 9 players subject to the following procedure:
• Candidates interested in the managerial position must formally submit their names for consideration.
• The 9 automatically qualified, ranked players shall hold voting to elect the manager from the list of submitted nominees.

Updates for the coming season will be posted here soon 🎱

It's that time of the year again where we sit and talk about the upcoming season, we hope to see as many of you as possible in the talbot hotel Wednesday 8th July at 7.30pm

Anyone wanting to see what Carlow Pool is all about come along and see the plan for the year.

All ages and all abilities welcome to come along.

We also have openings on the committee for 2 new roles, a youth rep for the Carlow junior players and a standard committee member (both roles open to anyone over 18 with the time to commit to managing any youth players in Carlow), contact the current committee to submit your interest for these roles or your suggestions of others for these roles.