Kieran Shannon: A Saturday night beyond wildest dreams of what Ballincollig could become

Saturday's National Cup final victory was more about Ballincollig’s excellence than Tralee’s flaws. It was a showcase of the excellent coach Ciarán O'Sullivan has become. 

Ballincollig's Latrell Jossell scored eight three pointers in his side's National Cup final victory over Tralee Warriors. Pic: ©INPHO/Tom Maher

It no longer commands the attention or awe that it used to back in the day, now that so many other sports, including the celebration of community that is the All-Ireland GAA club finals, have moved into January that it used to have much to itself.

But last Saturday night out in Tallaght and on TG4 was a reminder how the national basketball cup finals weekend remains one of the most special and enduring events in Irish indoor – and general – sport and how, just like the Dingle footballers, it too has teams and stories with the Kickham spirit of doing it for the honour of the village.