When Glanmire needed a spark, Claire Melia caught fire

When you drive through the gates of the National Basketball Arena, you are greeted with an image of Claire Melia in the Ireland kit on a giant billboard. In the Cup final, she showed why.
When Glanmire needed a spark, Claire Melia caught fire

The Address UCC Glanmire's Claire Melia receives her MVP award. Picture: INPHO/Evan Treacy

When you drive through the gates of the National Basketball Arena, you are greeted with an image of Claire Melia in the Ireland kit on a giant billboard.

On Sunday night, in the white heat of the final stretch in the premier women’s Cup final, she showed why.

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