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Pete Strickland reshuffles Ireland squad for Euros

Head coach Pete Strickland has made two changes to the Ireland senior men’s team ahead of their 2018 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries campaign, which tips off in San Marino next week.

Fri, 22 Jun, 2018

Basketball: Where’s there’s a will, there’s a way for Warriors

Garvey’s Tralee Warriors retained their Men’s Champions Trophy title following a magnificent 73-61 win over Cup champions Templeogue in a pulsating final at Waterford IT on Saturday.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2018

Marian and Killester face off in title battle

Basketball

Mon, 12 Mar, 2018

Controversial call left ‘stain’ on win, admits Templeogue coach

Templeogue 68 UCD Marian 62: Templeogue won the Hula Hoops Pat Duffy Men’s National Cup final in a low-scoring game at the National Basketball Arena on Saturday.

Mon, 29 Jan, 2018

Black Amber Templeogue win Hula Hoops National Cup

Black Amber Templeogue were crowned Hula Hoops National Cup champions with a 68-62 point win over UCD Marian at the National Basketball Arena this evening.

Sat, 27 Jan, 2018

In basketball’s pecking order, Cork can’t complain with second city status

UCC Demons 77 Templeogue 98: They hadn’t even started sweeping the floor at the Mardyke Arena on Saturday night when the barbs kicked off.

Mon, 08 Jan, 2018

Liffey Celtics top the table after superb victory over Glanmire

Liffey Celtics are the outright leaders of the Women’s Super League following a thrilling 66-60 win over UCC Glanmire at the Mardyke Arena.

Mon, 20 Nov, 2017

Joey Boylan's faith pays off as DCU Saints stun Thunder

DCU Saints produced the shock of the weekend when defeating holders Griffith College Swords Thunder 75-70 in the first round of the Pat Duffy National Cup.

Mon, 23 Oct, 2017

Basketball: UCC Demons shock league leaders Griffith Swords Thunder

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.

Mon, 02 Oct, 2017

The Monday Interview: Living the...ice-cream

Pádraig Hoare speaks to Thea Murphy, managing director of Silver Pail Dairy in Cork, the biggest independent ice-cream maker in Ireland, and which has entered the lucrative liqueur market

Mon, 28 Aug, 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

Gutsy Swords Thunder upset Templeogue in thriller

Swords Thunder 88 Templeogue 81: Griffith Swords Thunder produced champagne basketball to dethrone National cup champions Templeogue in a thrilling quarter final at the National Basketball Arena last night.

Thu, 08 Dec, 2016

Aidan O’Shea’s All Star sacrifice pays off for Ej Sligo All-Stars

Five talking points from the weekend in Irish basketball.

Mon, 28 Nov, 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

Templeogue’s first-half blitz ends UCC Demons’ Men's National Cup hopes

Templeogue produced an awesome first half of basketball to see off UCC Demons 94-85 in the Men’s National Cup before a capacity attendance at the Mardyke Arena yesterday.

Mon, 31 Oct, 2016

UCC Demons silence the Thunder

UCC Demons stunned a fancied Griffith Swords Thunder 90-74 in yesterday’s thrilling Men’s Super League tie at the Mardyke Arena.

Mon, 10 Oct, 2016

Isaac Westbrooks provides the cutting edge for Swords Thunder

Swords Thunder had to withstand a tremendous Killester second half comeback before eventually prevailing 91-86 in the Men’s Super League clash at Clontarf.

Mon, 26 Sep, 2016

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

Ireland’s senior women’s basketball squad finished their first campaign in seven years with a silver medal following defeat to Malta in the final of the FIBA European Championships For Small Countries in Gibraltar last night.

Mon, 04 Jul, 2016

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

Silver lining for Demons

Champions elect C&S UCC Demons will receive their Men’s Premier League trophy and medals after Sunday’s game against basement side Eanna at the Mardyke Arena.

Fri, 04 Mar, 2016

Three Basketball matches to watch

The Premier Men’s National Cup decider between Templeogue and Swords.

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Mark Keenan gritty tactician with soft skills

Mark Keenan will coach in another National Cup final tonight. The challenge is new for his team Templeogue, but this is Keenan’s stage, says Pat Price

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Swords Thunder slayed by UCD Marian

UCD Marian produced the performance of the weekend by defeating Cup finalists Swords Thunder 86-76 in a thrilling Men’s Premier league game at Belfield.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

Double delight lifts UCC Demons

C & S UCC Demons returned to the summit of the Premier Men’s National League with double-header wins over Eanna and Swords Thunder.

Mon, 30 Nov, 2015

Schools basketball All-Ireland finals

U16 A boys

Fri, 10 Feb, 2012

15 vie for places in Club of Year final

FIFTEEN clubs have been named as the elite group of semi-finalists in the AIB Club of the Year competition.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2011

Diggins recognised for three decades of coaching

BEYOND the confines of women’s or schools basketball, he may not have instant recognition, but there can’t be many coaches who have made a greater contribution to the sport over the last three decades than Jimmy Diggins of Tralee.

Sat, 10 Jul, 2010

Sceilge face injury crisis in four-in-a-row chase

REIGNING champions Coláiste na Sceilge have an injury crisis ahead of tomorrow’s crucial Irish Examiner Corn Uí Mhuirí clash with Coláiste Choilm, Ballincollig, at Kilcummin.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2003