New CEO John Feehan: 'We don’t want basketball to be a secret anymore'

One of approximately 70 candidates for the role, Feehan's appointment is something of a coup for basketball as it seeks to build on recent gains on and off the court and leave the summer’s Bernard O’Byrne controversy behind

John Feehan at the National Basketball Arena in Dublin after being announced as the new CEO of Basketball Ireland. Photo by Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

John Feehan’s stint as Basketball Ireland’s new CEO doesn’t begin until mid-November but the former Six Nations and British & Irish Lions boss has wasted no time in setting ambitious targets for the sport.

One of approximately 70 candidates for the role, his appointment is something of a coup for basketball as it seeks to build on recent gains on and off the court and leave the summer’s Bernard O’Byrne controversy behind.