Organisation: Griffith Swords Thunder

Mark Scannell wants Glanmire ‘focused’ for fourth double bid

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire bid to clinch the Women’s Super League regular season title when they host HUIG Mystics at the Upper Glanmire complex tomorrow.

Fri, 03 Mar, 2017

Mark Scannell happy as Glanmire hit back

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire returned to winning ways in the Women’s Super League after an impressive 93-71 victory over Cork rivals Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell.

Mon, 20 Feb, 2017

Mark Bernsen targets top four for Tralee Warriors

A Champions Trophy place is the main carrot for Garvey’s Tralee Warriors when they host Killester at the Tralee Sports complex tomorrow in the Men’s Super League.

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Positive Glanmire zone in on another double dream

Cup champions, Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire, continued their winning ways in the League when hammering Meteors 102-46 at Upper Glanmire Sports complex.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Killester fail Swords' Spanish inquisition

Griffith Swords Thunder 72 Pyrobel Killester 51: It was a Saturday night to savour for Griffith Swords Thunder following their impressive 72-51 win over Killester in the Men’s Senior Cup final.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

Struggling UCC Demons tumble to 40-point defeat

UCC Demons suffered their biggest defeat since the inception of the Men’s Super League when they were demolished by Griffith Swords Thunder 99-59 at the Alsaa in Saturday.

Mon, 16 Jan, 2017

UCC Demons’ blow as Kyle Hosford ruled out for rest of the season

UCC Demons will be without star point guard Kyle Hosford for the remainder of the season. Hosford, one of the outstanding point guards in the league over the last three years, will undergo surgery to resolve a knee problem.

Fri, 13 Jan, 2017

Bernard O’Byrne to launch bid for OCI top job

Bernard O’Byrne was last night poised to enter the race to succeed Pat Hickey as president of the Olympic Council of Ireland (OCI) and the Basketball Ireland chief has his eyes set on a potential clearout of the troubled organisation.

Tue, 10 Jan, 2017

Star man Jermaine Turner goes into overdrive

A masterclass from veteran Killester American Jermaine Turner was key to an unexpected 81-69 win over UCD Marian in the Men’s National Cup semi-final.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Three standout players from the weekend's basketball in Cork

These players played a big part in helping their teams into the national finals...

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

MARY McGUIRE: Kevin Lacey and Griffith Swords Thunder try again

January 30, 2016 was both a low point, and a starting point, for Kevin Lacey and Griffith Swords Thunder.

Fri, 06 Jan, 2017

Swords Thunder storm back to reign over Killester

A top-class second-half display saw Griffith Swords Thunder secure maximum points against Killester on a scoreline of 85-64 in the Men’s Super League.

Mon, 02 Jan, 2017

Basketball: Demons hoping to turn things around

UCC Demons will be hoping to complete 2016 on a winning note in the Men’s Super League when they travel tonight to play Garvey’s Tralee Warriors.

Sun, 01 Jan, 2017

Mark Keenan delight at ‘resilience’ of Templeogue players

Templeogue remain at the summit of the Men’s Super League following their 78-71 win over Griffith Swords Thunder.

Mon, 19 Dec, 2016

Glanmire survive late drama to reach cup semis

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire were given a mighty scare before prevailing over WIT Wildcats 61-56 in the Women’s National Cup.

Mon, 05 Dec, 2016

Basketball: Scannell rallies Glanmire for cup quarter-final trip to Wildcats

Champions Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire face a tricky test away to WIT Wildcats in the pick of the weekend’s National Cup quarter-finals.

Fri, 02 Dec, 2016

Tralee Warriors take major scalp in UCD Marian

Tralee Warriors produced the shock of the weekend in the Men’s Super League, defeating UCD Marian on a night to remember at the Tralee Sports complex. 

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Basketball: Injured Donaghy still produces crucial cameo for Tralee - all this weekend's talking points

Five talking points from the Irish basketball weekend.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

Dynamic UCC Demons storm back to down UL Eagles

UCC Demons had to show huge resilience in the fourth quarter to see off UL Eagles in the Men’s Super League at the UL Arena on Saturday.

Mon, 21 Nov, 2016

UL Eagles lie in wait for troubled UCC Demons

UL Eagles welcome champions UCC Demons to the UL Arena in a Munster derby this weekend, with the Cork visitors struggling for form since last month’s Cup loss to Templeogue.

Fri, 18 Nov, 2016

Major blow for Tralee Warriors as sponsors pull plug

Tralee Warriors are on the hunt for a new sponsor after Irish TV have been forced to withdraw due to financial difficulties.

Mon, 14 Nov, 2016

Basketball Ireland Super League Preview: November 3 - 6

It’s back to Super League action this weekend and all eyes are on Cork this evening [Thursday] as Singleton SuperValu Brunell prepare for their first home game of the season, which sees them up against local rivals and League leaders, Ambassador UCC Glanmire.

Thu, 03 Nov, 2016

Mark Keenan hopes Templeogue can continue winning streak