Ireland veteran Gráinne Dwyer not relying on past glories  

"I’m not going to come here and not be able to compete," says Dwyer, ahead of European qualifier

Gráinne Dwyer is the lone survivor from Ireland’s last Eurobasket qualifying campaign in 2008-09. Picture: Brendan Moran/Sportsfile

Basketball legend Gráinne Dwyer takes no offence when you raise her age and liken her to Johnny Sexton ahead of tomorrow’s historic European qualifier in the Netherlands.

“Sure it’s a hot topic right now,” grins the Tipperary woman who is also 36 and co-captains her country.