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Third time’s the charm as Brunell finally make the breakthrough
Brunell knew all about semi finals and the pain of defeat at the hands of a team from cross city but on Friday on Leeside, they proved they were ready to be the big dogs in Cork and go for all the glory as they progress to the Irish women’s cup final. Emmet Ryan reports […]
The calm before the storm
With six different sides claiming the six trophies across Irish men’s and women’s basketball last season, there was a surprising calm at the season launch this month. Emmet Ryan on how the friendly faces hid the potential for another season of insanity on the court for Irish hoops DCU Mercy’s dramatic one point win over […]
Dwyer driven by insatiable thirst for victory
Beaten up, knocked down, but never phased. Gráinne Dwyer is a competitor who can never have enough of winning. Emmet Ryan watched her go to work as Glanmire sought to reach the 2017 Irish women’s cup final There are times, well really one type of time, where Gráinne Dwyer doesn’t look like she wants to […]
Colin O’Reilly nabs unique double
The Irish league awards have been announced and the big news is that Colin O’Reilly has been named as both league MVP and coach of the year in the men’s Premier League. O’Reilly led UCC Demons to an unprecedented perfect season, going 18-0 in the league, 4-0 in the cup, and 2-0 in the playoffs […]
VIDEO: Grainne Dwyer reacts to winning Irish Cup MVP
BiE’s Aidan Geraghty caught up with Grainne Dwyer, MVP of the Irish women’s Cup final, after Team Montenotte Hotel mounted a third quarter charge to rout Killester 62-36. Dwyer, who has also been named as Her.ie sports star of the month and is on the Irish 3×3 team, finished the game with 21 points and […]