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Killester Retain Domino’s Women’s Super League Title

Killester have made it back-to-back Domino’s Women’s Super League titles, following a 83-63 victory over Utility Trust St. Paul’s in Sunday’s final at the National Basketball Arena.   Utility Trust St. Paul’s made a solid start and were up by five points, 9-4, four minutes in after Mathilde Diop’s basket. For Killester, Destiny Strother and Michelle Clarke were the driving …

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Claire Melia Makes History With FIBA Euro Cup Silver Medal

Ireland international Claire Melia has become the first Irish woman to pick up a European club medal, but her side Baxi Ferrol were unable to overturn a four-point deficit in the second leg of the FIBA Women’s Euro Cup Final.   The Spanish outfit lost out 84-70 on the night and 162-145 on aggregate against Villeneuve d’Ascq LM of France …

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Meet Izzy Sullivan – The Irish-Born Star Playing Division 1 Basketball

Meet Izzy Sullivan, the Dublin-born guard for the University of Nevada. Izzy left Ireland with her family at age 2 and moved to Washington. Izzy’s cousin Kate is an All-Ireland Champion with Dublin, so sporting success is no stranger to the Sullivans! https://www.instagram.com/p/C3Wh01qrIaD/ She found immediate collegiate success in Nevada, winning a school-record four Mountain West Freshman of the Week Awards, …

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Ireland Embarks on First Ever FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Series Campaign

Photo credit: @basketball_ireland Ireland’s women’s basketball team made their FIBA 3×3 Women’s World Series campaign debut this past Friday, 14 June, in Clermont-Ferrand, France. This marks a significant milestone for Irish basketball as they compete in a global tour event for the first time. The FIBA Women’s 3×3 is a global tournament series comprising 20 stops around the world between …

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Basketball Ireland and TG4 Agree To A Two-year Broadcast Partnership

Basketball Ireland and TG4 have agreed to a new two-year partnership, which will see 18 games broadcast on the station over the next two years. TG4 will be the home of Irish international basketball, with home and away fixtures in the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifiers and FIBA Basketball World Cup European Pre-Qualifiers shown live. .@BballIrl & @TG4TV today announced …

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Playoff For MissQuote.ie Super League Title, As Pyrobel Killester And FloMAX Liffey Celtics Finish Joint Top

Pyrobel Killester and FloMAX Liffey Celtics will face each other in a one-off playoff at the National Basketball Arena at 1930 next Saturday to decide who lifts the MissQuote.ie Super League title, after both sides finished with equal 17-3 records at the end of the regular season. Pyrobel Killester won 85-70 at Gurranabraher Credit Union Brunell, while FloMAX Liffey Celtics …

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Kieran Donaghy Appeals to Basketball Ireland to withdraw from EuroBasket qualifier vs Israel

Retired Kerry footballer and current Tralee Warriors basketballer Kieran Donaghy has appealed to Basketball Ireland to withdraw their women’s team from today’s EuroBasket 2025 qualifier versus Israel. The Irish side are scheduled to play at the Rimi Olympic Centre, in Riga, Latvia, at 4:00pm today, but the Austin Stacks man has called on the organisation to “have a rethink and …

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Ireland-Israel basketball fixture to go ahead despite boycott of some players

Basketball Ireland has confirmed that the Ireland Women’s game with Israel will go ahead next week, despite some players’ decision to boycott in protest of Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Basketball Ireland is obliged to fulfill this fixture, as failing to do so will result in a significant fine from FIBA Europe of €80,000,” said a spokesman. The game, which will …

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Ambitious Plan Revealed For €35 Million Upgrade Of National Basketball Arena

Basketball Ireland has announced ambitious plans for a €35m redevelopment of the National Basketball Arena, with planning permission submitted and a proposed start date for construction in 2025. The new multi-sport and multi-use arena will double its current capacity from 1,600 to 3,300. The proposed works are expected to take 18 months and be completed in time for the start …

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