Killester BC 26
The luckiest number
It was a clash of dominant men wearing 13 as UCD Marian took on Killester for a place in the Irish cup final. Royce Williams wore it for the orange of Killester, Mike Garrow in the yellow of UCD. On Saturday in Cork, they went to war. Emmet Ryan on a cracker in the Mardyke […]
Narbon shows he’s in a different class as Swords claim cup
It was a stellar performance from Jose Maria Gil Narbon that made the difference as Swords Thunder claimed their first ever Irish cup. Emmet Ryan explains how the Real Madrid academy product is the different piece that makes him stand out in the Irish Superleague The casual fan in Ireland is no different to the […]
Killester players on the role of the Irish national team
Ahead of this Saturday’s Irish cup final, BallinEurope’s Emmet Ryan spoke with Jermaine Turner and Al Casey of Killester about the current rules on import players and the role of the Irish national team in the game in Ireland At 42, and having spent most of his adult life in Ireland, Jermaine Turner isn’t your […]
The evolution of Isaac
Isaac Westbrooks has been waiting for Sunday’s Irish cup final since the final shot of last year’s decider. Emmet Ryan looks at what makes the standard setting guard in the Irish Superleague a man to watch on Saturday night It wasn’t exactly an open look but Isaac Westbrooks was out of options. Down three with […]
Old man power fuels Turner to another final
Jermaine Turner doesn’t need to roll back the years. Despite the date on his driver’s licence, he’s never stopped being a beast in the Irish league and he showed why in a huge win for Killester on Saturday night The mohawk wasn’t always there. It might be a way of pre-empting any thinning hairline. Back […]
LIVE: Killester vs UCD Marian – Irish men’s cup semi final
It’s the fourth and final stream on BiE from the Neptune Stadium this weekend as Killester take on UCD Marian in a Dublin derby for a place in the Irish men’s cup final. Having taken the honours in their league clash last month, UCD Marian are favourites but don’t count out the veteran talent of […]
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 […]
National League Preview: Ireland
BallinEurope is going to cast its eyes over a few of Europe’s top and not so top national league over the next week or so as we get back into the regular grind of European basketball. First up, the league in the same nation as BiE Towers, Ireland Last year was a true first for […]
Highlights: Round-up from the Irish Cup semi finals
It was a big weekend in Irish basketball as UCD Marian and UCC Demons booked their spots in the men’s cup final while DCU Mercy and the gloriously named Team Montenotte Hotel secured spots in the women’s decider. We’ve highlights from all four teams semi final victories here for those who missed our live broadcast […]
Sharpening up on the Westside
BiE’s editor headed to Ireland’s National Basketball Arena in Tallaght for a double-header in the nation’s top flight. He found four teams still getting in gear during the second round of the regular season. It’s a sprint. Make no mistake of that. The Irish season may take close to six months to complete but an […]
LIVE: Dublin Inter vs Neptune and Killester vs UCD Marian
We…are…live and with big time thanks to Basketball Ireland and TG4 who are allowing us to carry this stream. It’s a double-header of free live basketball on BiE courtesy of Basketball Ireland’s stream. The action tips off at 15.00 CET (2pm Irish time) with Dublin Inter vs Neptune in a re-match of last year’s shocking […]
Free live basketball this Sunday because we love you
Greetings BiE readers, it’s time for some good news. This Sunday BallinEurope will be carrying Basketball Ireland’s stream of two Irish men’s Premier League games. At 2pm local/3pm CET we’ll carry coverage of Dublin Inter vs Neptune, a repeat of last year’s cup semi-final where Inter pulled off a huge upset to knock out the […]