Person: Marty Conlon

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Double trouble for Ireland senior teams

THERE was little joy for Irish basketball at the weekend, with the national senior teams slumping to defeats in European Championship qualifiers.

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Swiss scrape a victory as Irish face Romania in next round

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Swiss two points too good

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O’Reilly nets pro deal with Essen

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Denmark squeeze Ireland out of Europe's top tier

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Strong Irish squad face hectic schedule

Ireland roll Swiss

Ireland came away with victory from a tight match against Switzerland at the ESB Basketball Arena last night, and now travel to Bratislava for their forthcoming match against Slovakia on Saturday.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2004

Irish warm up with victory over Swiss

THE Irish men came away with victory from a tight match - 79-68 - against Switzerland at the ESB Basketball Arena, and travel to Bratislava full of confidence for their forthcoming match against Slovakia on Saturday.

Thu, 16 Sep, 2004

Ireland hoping to sink Swiss

Following a winning start to their European Championship campaign against Malta last Saturday, Ireland’s men will take on the Swiss on Wednesday, September 15 at the ESB Basketball Arena, Dublin at 7.30pm.

Tue, 14 Sep, 2004

Ireland warm up for Euro qualifiers

IRELAND’S basketball teams begin the countdown to European Championship action tonight with the first in a series of friendlies.

Thu, 02 Sep, 2004

Ireland lose to Bosnia in Euro qualifiers

Ireland's European Championship campaign concluded in Sarajevo on Saturday night in a disappointing 94-77 defeat to Bosnia.

Sun, 26 Jan, 2003

Ireland finally wear down brave Cyprus

IT WAS always going to be close but it took two hours and 34 minutes and two periods of overtime for Ireland to achieve a five point victory over Cyprus in a European championship semi-final round tie at The Mardyke Arena in Cork last night.

Thu, 23 Jan, 2003

Coach hopes Ireland can end on a high note

THE Irish basketball team want to end what has been a topsy turvy campaign in the best possible fashion when they play Cyprus in the last home game of the European championships semi-final round at the Mardyke Arena in Cork next Wednesday.

Wed, 15 Jan, 2003

Irish coach announces squad for Cyprus

Irish coach Gerry Fitzpatrick has announced the squad that will line out against Cyprus for Ireland's last home game of the current European Championships series.

Tue, 14 Jan, 2003

Irish face uphill challenge after Bowdler withdrawal

JUST when things were right on target for tonight’s European championships semi-final round game against Macedonia Irish hopes of bouncing back where dealt a crushing blow by the enforced withdrawal of top scorer Cal Bowdler for family reasons.

Wed, 27 Nov, 2002

Double blow won’t deflate Ireland

IRELAND’S hopes of making next year’s finals of the European championships in Sweden may be fading but the country is fast becoming a force at this level.

Tue, 26 Nov, 2002

Croatia end Irish dream

Ireland's European Championship finals dream looks almost certain to be over, following a devastating 87-69 result against Croatia.

Sat, 23 Nov, 2002

Fitzpatrick boost with full panel

HEAD coach of the Irish basketball team, Gerry Fitzpatrick, has announced his squad for next week’s friendly against England and the European Championship semi-final round games against Germany, Croatia and former Macedonia (FYROM).

Wed, 13 Nov, 2002

Fitzpatrick names Ireland squad

National team coach Gerry Fitzpatrick has named a panel of 17 for Ireland's European Men's Basketball Championship games next month.

Wed, 30 Oct, 2002