Weldon pushes positives as Ireland run out of steam 

EVASIVE ACTION: Ireland’s Claire Melia evades the attentions of Netherlands’ Lisanne De Jonge during the match at the National Basketball Arena, Dublin. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho

Ireland fell to an agonising three-point defeat (59-56) defeat to the Netherlands, despite leading for the majority of their EuroBasket 2023 Qualifier at the National Arena on Sunday night. 

Head coach James Weldon said his team would “take a lot of positives” from the performance, ahead of their final qualifier against Czech Republic in February.