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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 […]
Basketball Ireland chief takes the executive chair
Basketball Ireland chief executive was the guest on the executive chair slot on Newstalk last Sunday. O’Byrne gave plenty of information about his background in industry and running Ireland’s governing body of soccer, the FAI, before getting to his hopes for the year ahead in Irish basketball O’Byrne pulls no punches over what he sees […]
Preston Ross claims the Iron Throne
Given Game of Thrones is partly shot around Belfast, it seems reasonable enough for Basketball Ireland to go all iron throne with Preston Ross of UCD Marian in this promo. The double-header in the national arena sees Dublin Inter take on Neptune before reigning league champs Killester battle UCD Marian.
VIDEO: Demons and Neptune players preview season opener
Ciaran O’Sullivan of UCC Demons and Ian McLoughlin of Neptune spoke to BiE ahead of Saturday’s season opening Cork derby in the Irish Premier League.
VIDEO: WIT’s Olivia Mitchell and Diara Moore on adjusting to life in Ireland
WIT Wildcats in the Irish Premier League have two former NCAA D-1 players this season. Olivia Applewhite (Dayton) and Diara Moore (Ole Miss) spoke to BiE about adjusting to life in Waterford.
VIDEO: Dublin Inter hopes to leap forward this season
After a Cinderella run to the Irish Cup final last year, Lorcan Glennon and Aurimas Statkus of Dublin Inter spoke to BiE about how the club looks to show more consistency in Irish Premier League the year ahead.
VIDEO: Aine O’Connor and Meagan Hoffman on Liffey Celtics hopes for the new season
BiE spoke with Aine O’Connor and Meagan Hoffman of Liffey Celtics on their hopes for the year ahead in the Irish Premier League.
VIDEO: Killester’s Conor Gordon on their cup draw against UCC Demons
Reigning Premier League champions Killester were drawn against reigning cup champions UCC Demons in the first round of the Irish Cup. Conor Gordon of Killester gave his thoughts on the draw to BiE.
Breaking down a compellingly awful basketball report
Update: I like my intro but…this isn’t a community station, it’s an actual real-life commercial operation. What were they thinking? Community media has its upsides, volunteer radio and TV stations keep people informed about what is going in their locality and gives groups and clubs who get limited, if any, mainstream attention a forum. Across […]
A pleasant touch of order for the regular season
The decision by the ABA Liga to change its playoff format is the latest in a string of moves around Europe’s leagues that should make it far easier to understand what’s going on this season. Final fours are fun. Everything is at stake in a terribly short and sudden format. A year’s preparation rests entirely […]
The fresh dank of pre-season
It was quite the change from the adventure around Spain but BiE’s Emmet Ryan felt right at his alma mater for pre-season action in the Irish men’s Premier League. There were, at best, 40 people in the bleachers. It was a far cry from the hordes in Palacio de los Desportes for the 2014 FIBA […]