DCU Mercy 72 Ambassador UCC Glanmire 71: “Good game sense in the last few minutes,” reckoned DCU Mercy coach Mark Ingle.

Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell will have it all to do tonight against reigning U20 Women’s champions DCU Mercy in the cup decider at the National Basketball Arena.

It’s a crucial weekend in the Women’s Super League for Ambassador UCC Glanmire with leaders DCU Mercy in town tomorrow.

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors coach Mark Bernsen believes his side will face a true test of character when they travel to Dublin tomorrow for a crucial Men’s SuperLeague clash against in-form Killester.

UCC Demons produced the result of the weekend when they toppled league leaders Griffith Swords Thunder 96-95 in an epic Men’s Super League clash at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

A paralysed woman is heartbroken because plans to build her “dream home” in Co Limerick were refused planning permission by An Bord Pleanála.

Team Ambassador UCC Glanmire will put their Women’s Super League title on the line tomorrow at the new WIT Arena court when they face Killester in the semi-final.

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors produced the performance of the weekend in the Men’s Super League.

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

Kell Brook has defended trainer Dominic Ingle amid criticism of his decision to throw in the towel during his WBC and IBF middleweight title defeat by the fearsome Gennady Golovkin.

Team Montenotte, Glanmire won their third Women’s Premier League and Cup double in scintillating style yesterday when defeating DCU Mercy 72-69 in an epic final at the Watershed in Kilkenny.

Team Montenotte coach Mark Scannell has warned his side against complacency ahead of tomorrow night’s Women’s Premier League play-off semi-final with Killester at the Upper Glanmire Sports complex.

Templeogue will be hoping to get back to winning ways in Basketball’s Men’s Superleague when they travel north to play Belfast Star tomorrow.

John Coughlan previews the weekend’s basketball action.

Swords Thunder produced magnificent basketball to defeat Templeogue 80-69 in a rehearsal of the Men’s National Cup final at the National Arena on January 30.

A crucial weekend for C & S UCC Demons as they face a double header, beginning tomorrow with a visit to the capital for a clash with Eanna, following by a mouth-watering home clash against Swords Thunder on Sunday.

Basketball’s big game of the weekend is in the Women’s premier league when leaders DCU Mercy host the champions Team Montenotte.

Swords Thunder coach Dave Baker is adamant his side can bounce back following last weeks 81-80 defeat to leaders Templeogue when they face UCD Marian in a Dublin derby.

Columnist Róisín Ingle has opened up about having an abortion, saying it was the right decision for her.

Singleton’s Supervalu Brunell have their sights on a first ever women’s Premier league final when they travel to play DCU Mercy on Sunday’s semi-final second leg.

C&S UCC Demons were crowned Men’s Premier league champions following an emphatic 112-83 win over UCD Marian at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

Team Montenotte suffered their first defeat of the Women’s Premier league season when going down to DCU Mercy (61-56) at Upper Glanmire Sports Centre.

After the excitement of National Cup, it’s back to Premier league action this weekend, with Belfast Star and Travelodge Swords Thunder topping the bill.

Basketball: Women’s National Cup

The Women’s Premier League semi-final clash between Team Montenotte and DCU Mercy on Sunday is sure to capture the imagination of basketball fans in the capital.

Team Montenotte 62 DCU Mercy 53

Team Montenotte coach Paul Kelleher is hoping his side can maintain their recent rich vein of form in the Women’s Premier League when they entertain Killester at Upper Glanmire tomorrow.

DCU MERCY coach Mark Ingle added a new dimension to this week’s training sessions in the form of noise in preparation.

PRIVATE sector pension provision is under “severe threat” as nine out of 10 companies say they are altering their pension investment strategy.

A former pet-shop worker, who claimed she was brain damaged after an infection caught from exotic birds, said today that she has been "imprisoned" in a hospital room since developing the illness.

NEWLY-crowned National Cup champions UCD Marian crashed back to earth when they suffered back-to-back defeats at the hands of 11890 Killester and a resurgent DCU Saints in the men’s SuperLeague over the weekend.

DEFENDING champions, DCU Mercy, and last year’s beaten finalists, Team Montenotte Hotel from Cork, will once more face off for theWomen’s SuperLeague National Cup title in a fortnight.