Feehan believes new €35m National Basketball Arena will be completed without any debt

NEW DEVELOPMENT: Basketball Ireland has announced plans for a €35m redevelopment of the National Basketball Arena, with planning permission submitted on Tuesday (19th December).

IRISH basketball’s blue riband event, the national Cup finals, could temporarily return to their spiritual home in Cork in 2026 to fill the vacuum left by the construction of a new €35m National Basketball Arena in Dublin.

Planning permission was submitted yesterday to build a new stadium at the game’s existing HQ in Tymon Park. Construction is expected to take 18 months, from the summer of 2025 to the start of the 2026-27 season.