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Full game video: UCD Marian vs Pyrobel Killester
BallinEurope’s live stream of UCD Marian’s 74-62 win over Killester didn’t entirely go to plan, we had to switch from YouTube to Periscope at basically zero notice, but despite that we still managed to keep over 400 over you happy during the live stream of this cracker from the Irish men’s Superleague. Check out the […]
Ireland fall but the return is what matters
So many boxes have been ticked for Irish basketball this summer but Friday’s loss to Iceland may have been the most important of them all, writes Emmet Ryan The Small Countries was important, it was the step back into international play, but the big factor always was coming home. As we cleaned up press row […]
LIVE: Ireland vs Iceland
It’s the first home international basketball game for Ireland since 2009 and it’s live and free right here, right now, on BiE. The Irish women’s team take on their counterparts from Iceland in the National Basketball Arena in Dublin. The full stream will be available to view afterwards if you miss it live, but do […]
League preview – Ireland: What’s in a name?
The first of BallinEurope’s league previews stays close to home with Ireland expanding and rebranding for 2016/17 It’s a big time of change in Irish basketball. The national teams returned in the summer, with the men coming fourth at the European Small Countries Championship and the women earning the silver medal. While the women still […]
Replace this man
No not me, I’m not going anywhere, but if you want to work in basketball you should really consider another role that has just opened up Over the past couple of years, you may have noticed a bit more of a buzz around Irish basketball. Naturally, this corner has played its part, along with a […]
Podcast: Jordan Blount on life as a prospect
It’s episode 4 of the Creatively Titled Basketball show and we’ve got a really special one for you this edition. Jordan Blount is the most discussed Irish basketball prospect in roughly forever and he caught up with BiE’s Emmet Ryan to chat about his time playing with the Irish national program, his development at CBA […]
PODCAST: Sylvia Hatchell, Mark Scannell, & more on the CTBS
The Creatively Titled Basketball Show returns because, well, some useful folk essentially came to us. More specifically the UNC Tar Heels’ women’s team came to Dublin and that gave BiE the chance to catch up with Hall of Fame coach Sylvia Hatchell along with Ireland national team head coach Mark Scannell. Hatchell talked about the […]
LIVE: Ireland vs UNC Tar Heels
BallinEurope brings you live and free coverage of the Irish senior women’s team against the University of North Carolina Tar Heels. The Irish women head into this game on the back of a second place finish at the European Small Countries Championship, their first participation in international hoops this decade. The Heels come to Dublin […]
Now come the questions
Irish basketball made it’s comeback last week at the FIBA European Small Countries Championships, now Emmet Ryan says the questions are what the next steps will be There was a lot to take in last week. Huge highs came early for both teams before deflating finishes were followed by a realisation of what this is […]
Did I tell you about that time Ireland played a game or two?
The long wait is over. The opponents, the locations, and the competitive nature of the games really didn’t matter. The important thing was that Ireland is back on the map, writes Emmet Ryan “Do they play basketball in Ireland?” “Is basketball big in Ireland?” “I didn’t know they had basketball in Ireland.” It’s always friendly, […]
Podcast: Triple sport superstar Louise Galvin shares her story
In episode two of BallinEurope’s podcast, The Creatively Titled Basketball Show, Louise Galvin joins Emmet Ryan to talk about her career making it to the top in three sports Louise Galvin has won everything there is to win in Irish women’s basketball but that’s only the beginning of her story, which she shares with us […]
Colbert and Boone claim Irish MVP titles
The Irish basketball end of season awards have been announced with Lehmon Colbert of UCC Demons and Jazmen Boone of WIT Wildcats taking the top honours Fresh off claiming a second straight league title as well as the Champions Trophy with C&S UCC Demons, Lehmon Colbert has been named the MVP of the Irish men’s […]