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AUDIO: O’Reilly says Irish players are better than ever
UCC Demons player coach Colin O’Reilly leads the reigning champions into the Irish Cup final this Saturday night. Ahead of their battle with UCD Marian, O’Reilly spoke with TG4 about the game in Ireland right now and the challenge presented from UCD Marian. Despite Demons being undefeated in all competitions this season, after suffering just […]
LIVE: Irish Cup semi finals
BallinEurope is in the Mardyke Arena in Cork to broadcast Friday night’s two huge Irish Cup semi finals. First up it’s UCD Marian vs UL Eagles (19.00 GMT/20.00 CET) and that’s followed by UCC Demons vs Swords Thunder (21.00 GMT/ 22.00 CET). Tweet us during the game @bie_basketball and I’ll try to read them out […]
BiE to stream Irish Cup semi finals LIVE on Friday
Huge news for BallinEurope today as we can confirm that we will be streaming the Irish men’s Cup semi-finals live from the Mardyke arena in Cork this Friday night. BiE has directly streamed three games this season and carried the stream of a further four from the Irish Premier League. This combo however will be […]
Neil Baynes shows no mercy
Watch this dunk and let your inner Jim Ross go “BA GAWD HE IS BROKEN IN HALF” That’s Neil Baynes of UCD Marian making the big jam in his side’s 88-63 win over DCU Saints on Saturday night.
LIVE: DCU Saints vs Belfast Star and UCD Marian vs Swords Thunder
Once more BiE is delighted to carry Basketball Ireland and TG4’s live streams of two games from the Irish Men’s Premier League. The broadcast is split across two streams, one for each game. DCU Saints vs Belfast Star – Live from 14.00 GMT/ 15.00 CET Today’s first game sees DCU Saints (3-3) take on cellar […]
Cup campaigns are the hottest flings
Cup basketball brings the rawest emotions to the fore, Emmet Ryan witnessed that first hand on Saturday night. A league season, particularly in one of those rare leagues where the post-season is a secondary concern, is all about emotional balance. Sure there are some particularly high and low points but by and large it’s a […]
LIVE: UCD Marian vs Neptune
Watch BiE’s live coverage from the Irish Cup first round as UCD Marian host Neptune in Dublin. The first of the two-leg match up sees two recent champions look to begin another magical cup run. We have live video coverage throughout. There won’t be running commentary but Emmet Ryan will have regular analysis during all […]
VIDEO: Preview of UCD Marian vs Neptune
There’s just under an hour until UCD Marian take on Neptune in the Irish Cup, live on BiE. Emmet Ryan is on site in Belfield to give his quick preview of what to expect.
Finding a rhythm
BiE got a first look at the team everyone expects to win it all in Ireland on Sunday while the new kids on the block showed why time is something they badly need. DCU Saints have dominated in games where they have been able to set the tone this season. Sunday was not one of […]
A look at the WTF promos for a live double header
Basketball Ireland is holding a double header in the National Basketball Arena on Sunday. Those of you with a functioning understanding of the calendar will be aware that Sunday is not Halloween but we’ll give BI the benefit of the doubt here because: (A) You can watch both games for free here from 15.00 CET […]
Highlights: Extended coverage of DCU Saints rout of UL Eagles
In pre-season, it looked like DCU Saints were facing a long season in the Irish League. The North Dublin club looked wildly behind schedule at the Harry Boland Cup but through three rounds of the regular season they have put paid to the doubters. After a narrow defeat to open the campaign, it’s been back […]
Ross finds his mean streak
After opening the season with a pair of narrow defeats, UCD Marian finally got their first W with a convincing 79-56 rout of Templeogue. Almost as important as the win however was Preston Ross ascending into his role on the floor with authority, writes Emmet Ryan. It’s the story of any import coming into the […]