Person: Áine O’Connor

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Liffey Celtics defeat Brunell to win their first Women’s National Cup

Courtyard Liffey Celtics were crowned the Women’s Paudie O’Connor National Cup champions for the first time in the clubs history when they had a comfortable win over Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell at the National Basketball Arena today.

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Unbeaten Liffey Celtics and Brunell face off in decider

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Miriam O’Callaghan hands bovine passports to Angus beef competition finalists

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Glanmire bid to finally edge Liffey Celtics

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Gabriel Byrne: From the seminary to the screen

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Mark Scannell: ‘We’ll learn a lot from it and Ireland will come back stronger’

Double delight for Irish basketball teams

Ireland’s Men’s and Women’s Senior Basketball teams secured semi-final berths at the FIBA European Championships for Small Countries yesterday with impressive victories on day two.

Thu, 30 Jun, 2016

Irish basketball sides triumph in Euro outings

Ireland’s first Senior International in European Competition since 2009 ended in a win as the Women’s side beat Wales 84-43 in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Gibraltar.

Wed, 29 Jun, 2016

Ireland call for Glanmire Basketball quartet

The pre-eminent force in women’s basketball, Glanmire, provides four players to Ireland’s 12-person squad for the European Championships for Small Countries in Gibraltar next month.

Fri, 27 May, 2016

Ireland’s women prepare for European basketball return

Collegiate freshman at Quinnipiac University, Edel Thornton is one of five overseas inclusions in Mark Scannell’s provisional Senior Women’s squad for Ireland’s re-entry into international tournament play after a six-year hiatus.

Thu, 10 Mar, 2016

Mangan leads the way as Desmonds deliver the goods

Castleisland Desmonds (Kerry) 2-11 Clonbur (Galway) 1-6

Mon, 01 Dec, 2014

Celtics will put it up to unbeaten Montenotte

Team Montenotte’s unbeaten record in the Women’s Premier League is sure to be tested when they play joint leaders Courtyard Liffey Celtics at Upper Glanmire Sports Centre tomorrow.

Fri, 28 Nov, 2014

Icy Reply looks set to deliver in mares’ maiden

Ireland houses two rather drab programmes this weekend, but a winner is a winner and Dessie Hughes’ Icy Reply is fancied to deliver in the Irish Stallion Farms’ EBF Mares’ Hurdle at Navan this afternoon.

Sat, 06 Sep, 2014

Murtagh off the mark with Dalkova

Johnny Murtagh trained his first winner at the Galway Festival when Dalkova turned over hot pot, Dermot Weld’s Trusted, in the Listed Arthur Guinness EBF Corrib Fillies Stakes yesterday.

Fri, 01 Aug, 2014

Dawn delivers after Capital tragedy

Bright New Dawn justified favouritism in the Grade 2 boylesports.com Michael Purcell Memorial Novice Hurdle at Thurles yesterday, but the race was marred by the fatal fall of Venture Capital.

Fri, 01 Mar, 2013

Rocky Horror show brings out the fan(g)s

Pic 1: Suzanne Kelly and Janet Fitzharris.

Sun, 11 Nov, 2012

Double wraps up trainers’ title for Tyner

Robert Tyner left yesterday’s second-stage of the two-day South Union Foxhounds point-to-point festival at Farrangalway outside Kinsale virtually assured of victory in the trainers’ championship after saddling two winners on the six-race card.

Mon, 04 Jun, 2012

Cnoc Seoda the highlight as Queally records second double of career

Declan Queally, younger brother of top flat jockey Tom, recorded the second racecourse double of his career (had a double at Limerick on January 25th) at Cork yesterday.

Tue, 10 Apr, 2012

Compensation for Walsh as Seabass does the business

HAVING missed the ‘cut’ for the Paddy Power Chase at Leopardstown, the Ted Walsh-trained Seabass gained a degree of compensation when making virtually all the running to land the Tim Duggan Memorial Handicap Chase at Limerick yesterday.

Wed, 28 Dec, 2011

Peamount daring to dream of stunning PSG

PEAMOUNT UNITED versus Paris Saint-Germain.

Wed, 28 Sep, 2011

Vinnie’s winner tests positive for banned substance

BOAVISTA, who walked away with this season’s Coursing Greyhound of the Year award after an unbeaten season, has tested positive for a prohibited substance following his victory in the Irish Cup, which carried a prize of €80,000, at Kilmallock, Co Limerick, three weeks ago.

Wed, 15 Mar, 2006