Parochial Hall misses out on National Cup semi-finals

In Kieran Shannon’s seminal tome,
, the Parochial Hall was universally acknowledged as the heartbeat of Cork basketball — and by extension a national cornerstone too.Traditionally, the old Hall in Gurranabraher still shares weekend billing with Neptune Stadium for the National Cup semis in Cork, but the relentless necessities modern technology dictate that Basketball Ireland, the governing body, will stream live coverage of each of the cup semi-final clashes across all grades for the first time next month — and the wifi reception at the Parochial Hall is not up to scratch yet to provide a live stream.