Basketball: Ireland's men and women learn dates and opponents for European qualifiers

The women are bidding to qualify for EuroBasket 2023 which will be jointly hosted by Slovenia and Israel, while the men enter at the pre-qualifier stage

Ireland captain Jason Killeen celebrates with team-mates after the FIBA Men's European Championship for Small Countries win over Malta. Picture: Eóin Noonan/Sportsfile

Ireland's men and women's international basketball teams have got their roadmaps to their respective European Championship as FIBA have announced the dates and groups for the qualifiers.

The women are bidding to qualify for EuroBasket 2023 which will be jointly hosted by Slovenia and Israel and will play Belarus, Netherlands and Czech Republic home and away between November this year and February 2023.