Six-red snooker feature shorter frames, due to fewer red balls. Other formats are being considered as well. It was hoped that the format would revive the popularity of snooker as a spectator sport, in the same way Twenty20 has done to cricket. Jimmy White said that six-red snooker could be one way of helping boost the game's popularity. Ali Carter also said he would be interested in playing the format. The first international tournament in this format was contested in July 2008, with Ricky Walden defeating Stuart Bingham in the final. A six-red tournament was held during the 2009 World Snooker Championship
Killarney RFC runs a successful Tag Rugby league during the summer months. Early Years<br> Rugby was first played in Killarney towards the latter end of the 19th century, however there are no records detailing an official club being founded at the time. Rugby matches were played at the Cricket Field which was situated on the northern bank of the River Flesk, opposite where the present Gleneagle Pitch & putt course now stands. Among the great players at the time was Dr. William O’Sullivan who became the first Killarney man to represent Ireland at International level when he earned his first cap against