She’s come an Offaly long way

Hall of Famer Susan Moran is probably the greatest female basketballer Ireland has produced. Today in Manhattan, her contribution to college basketball in America will be recognised. We spoke to the Tullamore native about her career in Philadelphia and her official elevation to legendary status

It’s a grey, sharply cold Sunday afternoon outside one of the oldest sports facilities in the US, the Rose Hill Gym, home to the basketball teams of New York’s Fordham University.

Dede Danagher has been waiting around to say hello to Susan Moran before the Tullamore native hops on the St Joseph’s University team bus and heads back to Philadelphia. Later, after the Irish Examiner gets our turn to chat with the former Irish international basketballer, widely regarded as the greatest the women’s game in Ireland has ever produced, Ms Danagher is waiting outside the stone walls of the venerable old Bronx institution.