Limerick Celtics defeat Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 64-55 to win Division 1 National Cup

Limerick Celtics defeated defending champions Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 64-55 to win the InsureMyHouse.ie Women’s Division One National Cup for the first time. After a scoreless opening two and a half minutes, the side’s exchanged threes, Samantha Coleman’s basket matched by Emily Smyth moments later. Sophia Widmeyer put Abbey Seals Dublin Lions 7-6 up with four minutes gone, but after …

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Final Ireland u18 squad named ahead of FIBA European Championship

Ireland U18 women’s head coach Tommy O’Mahony has named his final 12-person-squad ahead of the FIBA U18 Women’s European Championship in Bulgaria, which gets underway on June 30th.   It comes after the squad tasted success in the U18 Four Nations tournament in Cardiff, beating England, Scotland and Wales earlier this month.   Ireland secured a 9th place finish following a successful FIBA …

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