Club built on Eastern promise continues to grow

It’s almost 13 years since a basketball club was founded in the Carlow village of Ballon to cater for recreational female players aged 30 or over.

Tonight, an arm of that club called Dublin Inter will face defending men’s National Cup champions Bord Gáis Neptune for a place in the final of this year’s blue riband event with a roster dominated by players from Eastern European.

Quite the journey, then, so let’s start from the off.