Basketball Ireland CEO ‘disappointed and staggered’ by axing of Cork programme

The development officer at the centre of the funding row is Irish international Ciarán O’Sullivan.

Ladies basketball officials in Cork are facing local protests and strong criticism from Basketball Ireland over a proposal to axe funding for the sport’s local development programme, run by UCC Demons star Ciarán O’Sullivan, writes Tony Leen.

A notification from Cork Ladies Basketball Board (CLBB) chairman George Meade to clubs has confirmed that a decision had been taken to withdraw funding from the development programme. It said the decision had not been taken lightly and was arrived at after “much deliberation and consultation”.