Claire Melia back, Lorraine Scanlon set for European bow as Weldon's Ireland gear up for qualifiers

Ireland begin their Women’s EuroBasket 2027 campaign with two home games at the National Basketball Arena - Luxembourg on Wednesday, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday

DUAL ACE: Lorraine Scanlon (left) celebrates Kerry's 2025 All-Ireland SFC final win over Galway with Jadyn Lucey. Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile

Kerry All-Ireland winning midfielder Lorraine Scanlon is one of three new European basketball debutants in James Weldon's Irish squad for this week's start of Ireland's FIBA Women’s EuroBasket qualifying campaign for 2027.

Claire Melia will also hook up again with the Ireland squad for her first appearance since claiming a silver medal with BAXI Ferrol in the FIBA EuroCup Women last April. The Kildare native is named in Weldon’s 12-person squad for the three-game window having missed the friendly wins over Norway in July.