Irish basketball chief says boycotting Israel clash would be 'ruinous'

Ireland will play Israel on Thursday in a Eurobasket qualifier in Latvia.

Glanmire's Amy Dooley is in line for a first senior cap: Pic Larry Cummins

Basketball Ireland CEO John Feehan says boycotting Thursday's EuroBasket qualifier with Israel would be 'ruinous' for Irish women's basketball.

Thursday’s contest was originally due to take place in Israel on November 9th, but was postponed due to the conflict in the region and has been rescheduled to a neutral venue in Riga, Lativa, with a tip-off at 4pm Irish time.