Chief executive Bernard O’Byrne has revealed that Basketball Ireland (BI) will stump up the €4,000 shortfall to continue a development officer programme in Cork, mired in controversy, through the rest of this year.

FORTY FIVE years later, Castleisland’s Christmas basketball blitz in Kerry is still going strong. But getting stronger?

I write in response to the article "Blood-thinning drug’s guidelines may be flawed" (Irish Examiner, July 23).

A German pharmaceutical firm has agreed to pay $650m (€478m) to settle the majority of lawsuits filed over its blood thinner Pradaxa, which has been linked to more than 500 patient deaths.

Former FAI chief executive Bernard O’Byrne has been given an extended contract by Basketball Ireland (BI) to continue his role as secretary general until December 2016 with an option for a further two years thereafter.