The Big Interview: UCC Demons' Niall and Colin O’Reilly

The straight-talking, record-breaking O’Reilly brothers are on the verge of another Cup final win for UCC Blue Demons tonight in the National Basketball Arena. They discuss how little coaching there was back in the day and how there’s plenty of it going on in the Mardyke these nights.

The Big Interview: UCC Demons' Niall and Colin O’Reilly
Sat, 24 Jan, 2015 - 00:00
Kieran Shannon
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ou can hardly talk about Irish basketball right now without mentioning the O’Reillys. It’s just a matter of which one to start with.

Twenty-three year-old Orla is playing terrific ball in her second season in the Spanish Premier Division, the best domestic league in Europe.

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