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Welcome to my 147 Academy My name is PJ Nolan and i am the National Snooker Coach of Ireland.

I am a 1st4sport Level 2 WPBSA Coach and Head Coach of the European Snooker Association. I have been coaching players for national associations around the World over the past 25yrs. My website www.147academy.com is aimed at giving you the best training advice anywhere on the web. If your looking for one on one coaching or online coaching then my 147 Academy can deliver that whether in Ireland or further afield.

02/11/2026

Thank You Team Austria 🇦🇹

Last month I resigned after 17years working for the Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association. It has been a big honour to be the head coach of this professional association of players, coaches and all officials here in Austria.

I know the players will only improve more in the future and I wish them all continued success on and off the table.

I would personally like to thank the Austrian Association for their support and inviting me to hold camps with their National Teams players from 2008 to 2026 as it was a fantastic honour. I am very proud of what we achieved through out the last 17years.

We ended with a fantastic camp this weekend which included two 147 breaks on the shovel break and the star break by our professional player Florian Nuessle and 139 by Emil Becker plus 6 red maximum 75 by Josef Wimmer.

It was very emotional weekend and thank you to every Austrian player who made this journey a fantastic one.

🏆🇦🇹🏆 Team Austria

I would like to thank Austrian President and sporting director Patrick Stegmeier, former Austrian President Christian Fock plus National Coach Chau Zi Kim and EBSA Coach Florian Schidla along with the ÖSBV Academy for their assistance during this camp and for everything down the years.

Auf Wiedersehen 💚

https://147academy.com/final-austrian-training-camp/

22/04/2026

Every year when I watch Snooker in the Crucible in Sheffield.

I remember back to 2010 when Jason Devaney from Mayo won the Junior Pot Black live on BBC TV.

Fantastic 🇮🇪🏆🇮🇪 memory and something that I will never forget in coaching Jason Devaney to win it.

Having my mentor Terry Griffiths present the cup to Jason made it even more special.

https://147academy.com/devaney-wins-pot-black-title/

06/10/2025

My 147academy had the pleasure of training Haikel Abouda from Tunisia in the SBI Academy in Carlow, Ireland this week. His passion was fantastic, and he worked very hard on developing good fundamentals and learning my Academy drills.
My 147academy wishes Haikel good luck and I hope to see him back in Ireland in future.
Watch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlRhanR6wcs

05/10/2025

https://youtu.be/114FsK2i1Qw?si=l7634sV1EXzyfM64

13year old 147 Academy Snooker Player Scott Cooke training in Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow with the Chris Henry ‘’ The Balls ‘’
The Balls are endorsed and recommended by all the leading Professional players and Coaches. The Balls are the Ultimate Cue Ball Striking & Aiming Tool.
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01/10/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4emlUMKwFlU&t=36s

11year old 147 Academy Snooker Player Callum Behan from Dublin training in Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow with the Chris Henry ‘’ The Balls ‘’
The Balls are endorsed and recommended by all the leading Professional players and Coaches. The Balls are the Ultimate Cue Ball Striking & Aiming Tool. Callum is the 2025 National U-12 Champion and No.1 U-14 player in Ireland in 2025.

11year old 147 Academy Snooker Player Callum Behan from Dublin training in Snooker & Billiards Ireland Academy in Carlow with the Chris Henry ‘’ The Balls ‘’...

10/09/2025

Great session with 11year old Irish Junior International player Callum Behan in the SBI HQ in Carlow this week.

Watch the action by this talented player from Dublin who is the current U-12 National Champion and No.1 in the 14’s rankings at present.

We worked on his Scoring, Safety and Technique in the session. Well done Callum !!!

The London Break – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JNQcIV9igmQ
The Lithuania Break - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StrTe3Nggfc

08/09/2025

https://147academy.com/austrian-snooker-camp-11/

Another great camp in Vienna for Snooker Austria 🇦🇹

Last weekend I returned to Austria on Saturday 6th and Sunday 7th of September to hold an official Austrian Billiards & Snooker Association training camp in the ÖSBV Academy in the city of Vienna. Venue The training facilities again were top class in the ÖSBV Academy and I was delighted to see all...

30/08/2025

https://147academy.com/christian-training-camp-2/

Another great camp in the SBI Academy in Carlow with a top class International Junior. Well done Christian !!!

This week my 147academy again had the pleasure of coaching one of the most talented young players when the 2024 World IBSF U-17 Champion Christian Richter from Germany returned for another training camp in the SBI HQ Academy of Excellence in Carlow in the Republic of Ireland. This talented German re...

23/08/2025

https://147academy.com/filip-coaching-camp/
Another fantastic camp with a top International Junior - Well done Filip

Last week my 147academy welcomed back 17-year-old Filip Vidak from Belgrade in Serbia for a another training camp in the SBI Academy of Excellence in Carlow, Ireland. It was an honour to hold another camp for this International student who is preparing for the upcoming WSF Snooker Championships in B...

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