O'Brien misses out on British Open last-eight Fergal O'Brien has missed out on a spot in the Cazoo British Open quarter-finals after a 4-2 defeat to Jack Lisowski in Cheltenham. Snooker • 28 Sep
O'Brien continues run with victory over Stevens Fergal O'Brien is into the last-16 of the British Open after a comeback 4-3 victory over Matthew Stevens in Cheltenham. Snooker • 27 Sep
Rocket Ronnie fooling no one as he chases immortality Fergal O'Brien says that Ronnie O'Sullivan loves snooker, despite what he often tells the press, but the Dubliner says he can't stand by some of … Snooker • 19 Apr
O'Brien still dreaming despite tough wake-up call Fergal O'Brien tells RTÉ Sport that although he can see the end of his professional snooker career on the horizon, he still has dreams of … Snooker • 04 Apr
O'Brien to sidestep Cheltenham with Hullnback Fergal O'Brien believes top novice hurdler Hullnback would struggle to handle the hustle and bustle of the Cheltenham Festival. Racing • 20 Feb
Fergal O'Brien reaches final 32 at Snooker Shoot Out Fergal O'Brien was among the players to reach the final 32 at the Snooker Shoot Out in Leicester. Snooker • 27 Jan
O'Brien confirms Hullnback is ready for Haydock Fergal O'Brien has the Sky Bet Supreme Trial Rossington Main Novices' Hurdle at Haydock in mind for Hullnback after the five-year-old opened his hurdling account … Racing • 10 Dec 22
O'Brien and Brown fail to qualify for English Open Fergal O'Brien has failed in his attempt to qualify for the English Open after being outclassed in a 4-0 defeat to Chang Bingyu in Leicester. Snooker • 26 Oct 22
Fergal O'Brien realistic over what the future holds Snooker stalwart Fergal O'Brien says his fortunes on the table must improve or he will have to call time on his professional career. Snooker • 18 Oct 22
15-year-old Davies beats O'Brien in qualifying Days after becoming the youngest ever winner of a World Championship game, Welsh teenager Liam Davies has made it into round three of qualifying by … Snooker • 08 Apr 22
Comeback from Milkins sees Allen beaten in Gibraltar Mark Allen missed out on a place in the last 16 of the Gibraltar Open after being beaten 4-3 by Robert Milkins. Snooker • 26 Mar 22
Highfield lays Selby low at Welsh Open Mark Selby crashed out of the Welsh Open in the second round as the world champion was beaten by Liam Highfield in Newport. Snooker • 02 Mar 22
O'Brien wins decider on the black to reach last 32 Fergal O'Brien had to show nerves of steel as he battled into the last 32 of the Welsh Open in Newport, winning the deciding frame … Snooker • 01 Mar 22
Champion Brown out at Welsh Open as Allen beats Doherty Jordan Brown's defence of his Welsh Open crown was ended at the first hurdle after he went down to a 4-3 defeat to Mitchell Mann … Snooker • 28 Feb 22
O'Brien thwarted in Turkish Masters qualifying bid Fergal O'Brien missed out on a place at the Turkish Masters after falling to a 5-1 defeat to Lyu Haotian in Leicester on Sunday. Snooker • 06 Feb 22
Amateur Astley stuns Robertson at UK Championship Fergal O'Brien has lost his last-128 clash at the UK Championship to Joe O'Connor, going down 6-4 after threatening a comeback in the closing stages. Snooker • 01 Dec 21
O'Brien hoping to build on early season form in Belfast Fergal O'Brien is looking forward to the only professional tournament on the island of Ireland, which is taking place in Belfast over the next week. Snooker • 10 Oct 21
O'Brien advances at Championship League after whitewash Fergal O'Brien booked his place in winners' week at the BetVictor Championship League in Leicester after winning Group 6 at the Morningside Arena. Snooker • 20 Jul 21
Hendry's hopes of Crucible return ended by Xu Si Stephen Hendry's hopes of returning to the Crucible were dashed by a 6-1 defeat to China's Xu Si in the World Championship second qualifying round … Snooker • 07 Apr 21
Battle of the Fergals as Irish octet eye Crucible spots The World Snooker Championship qualifiers kick off on Monday with eight Irish players battling for the 16 available spots for the game's biggest event. Snooker • 04 Apr 21
Hendry gets White as Irish players learn qualifier fate The eight Irish players who will compete in next month's World Snooker Championship qualifiers learned their fate this afternoon, while the draw of the first … Snooker • 24 Mar 21
Doherty, O'Brien and Hill beaten as O'Sullivan advances All three Irish players in action on Tuesday were beaten at the Scottish Open, as Ken Doherty, Fergal O'Brien and Aaron Hill were eliminated from … Snooker • 09 Dec 20
Higgins sweeps past O'Brien at the UK Championship John Higgins showed glimpses of brilliance as he ended Fergal O'Brien's UK Championship in Milton Keynes in the first round. Snooker • 23 Nov 20
Early exits for Doherty and O'Brien at the English Open Ken Doherty and Fergal O'Brien both lost their first-round matches at the English Open, while world number one Judd Trump survived a scare in seeing … Snooker • 13 Oct 20
'Today vital if O'Sullivan is to chase down Hendry' Fergal O'Brien believes today's conclusion to snooker's World Championship will be vital if Ronnie O'Sullivan is to eventually match or even beat Stephen Hendry's all-time … Snooker • 16 Aug 20
