Category: National Basketball League

Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Premier League 2013-2016

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BI Women’s Premier League 2013-14

 PWLPFPAPts
*UL Huskies16142  44
*DCU Mercy16133  42
*Team Montenotte Hotel Cork16124  40
*Killester16106  36
*WIT Wildcats1688  32
*Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell1679  30
^Ulster Rockets16511  26
^Liffey Celtics16214  20
^Meteors16115  18

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Shield Semi-Final   
 Liffey Celtics65Meteors66
 Shield Final   
 Ulster Rockets76Meteors93

[2][3]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork77Singleton’s SuperValu Brunell70
 Killester64WIT Wildcats61
 Semi-Finals   
 UL Huskies63Killester50
 DCU Mercy54Team Montenotte Hotel Cork65
 Final   
 UL Huskies71Team Montenotte Hotel Cork84

[2][3]

BI Women’s Premier League 2014-15

 PWLPFPAPts
*Team Montenotte Hotel Cork14131  40
*DCU Mercy14104  34
*Singleton SuperValu Brunell1495  32
*Courtyard Liffey Celtics1486  30
Meteors1468  26
Killester14410  22
Maxol WIT Wildcats14311  20
UL Huskies14311  20

[4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals 1st Leg   
 Courtyard Liffey Celtics39Team Montenotte Hotel Cork69
 Singleton SuperValu Brunell53DCU Mercy50
 Semi-Finals 2nd Leg   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork78Courtyard Liffey Celtics44
 DCU Mercy52Singleton SuperValu Brunell69
 Final   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork77Singleton SuperValu Brunell64

[5]

BI Women’s Premier League 2015-16

 PWLPFPAPts
*DCU Mercy16133  42
*Team Montenotte Hotel Cork16124  40
*Pyrobel Killester16115  38
*Meteors16106  36
*Maxol WIT Wildcats16106  36
*Singleton SuperValu Brunell16610  28
Courtyard Liffey Celtics16412  24
Portlaoise Panthers16313  22
UL Huskies16313  22

[6]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Meteors59Maxol WIT Wildcats57
 Pyrobel Killester87Singleton SuperValu Brunell83
 Semi-Finals   
 DCU Mercy75Meteors65
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork73Pyrobel Killester61
 
Final
   
 DCU Mercy69Team Montenotte Hotel Cork72

[7]

References

____________________________________________________________________

Sources

[1] (2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 10, 2014. pp. 64-65.

[2] (2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 2014. pp. 62-63.

[3] (2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 24, 2014. pp. 52-53.

Websites

[4] Basketball Ireland (2015) Women’s Premier League 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1115 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[5] Basketball Ireland (2015) Women’s Premier League Shield 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1209 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[6] Basketball Ireland (2016) Women’s Premier [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenspremier/ [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[7] Basketball Ireland (2016) Women’s Premier Playoffs [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/womenspremierplayoffs/ [Accessed 21 September 2016]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 10 February 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Premier League 2013-2016

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Basketball Ireland Men’s Premier League 2013-14

 PWLPFPABPPts
*Killester18171  152
*UCC Demons18162  149
*Bord Gais Neptune18117  134
*DCU Saints18108  232
^UL Eagles18108  131
^Belfast Star1789  428
^UCD Marian18810  226
^Dublin Inter17611  321
SSE Moycullen18216  17
Templeogue18117  47

[5]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 League Cup   
 
Semi-Finals
   
 UL Eagles75Belfast Star83
 Dublin Inter82UCD Marian67
 Final   
 Dublin Inter73Belfast Star65

[2][3][4]

[2][3][4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Champions Trophy   
 Quarter-Finals   
 Maree63DCU Saints83
 Titans86Neptune82
 Semi-Finals   
 Killester76DCU Saints64
 UCC Demons106Titans68
 Final   
 Killester60UCC Demons79

[2][3][4]

Basketball Ireland National League 2014-15

 PWLPFPABPPts
*C&S UCC Demons18180  054
*Travelodge Swords Thunder18135  039
*Templeogue18117  134
*Killester18117  134
^UCD Marian1899  431
^Belfast Star18711  627
^BFG Neptune18711  122
^DCU Saints18612  220
UL Eagles18513  419
Dublin Inter18315  312

[6]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 SSE Airtricity Moycullen72Killester75
 Maree61Black Amber Templeogue84
 Semi-Finals   
 C&S UCC Demons73Killester71
 Travelodge Swords Thunder73Black Amber Templeogue73
 Final   
 C&S UCC Demons85Templeogue73

[7]

Basketball Ireland National League 2015-16

 PWLPFPAPts
*C&S UCC Demons18162  48
*Pyrobel Killester18144  42
*Templeogue18144  42
*UCD Marian18108  30
GCD Swords Thunder1899  27
DCU Saints18711  21
Belfast Star18612  18
UL Eagles18612  18
SSE Airtricity Moycullen18315  9
Eanna18315  9

[8]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Pyrobel Killester94Templeogue76
 C&S UCC Demons75UCD Marian71
 Final   
 C&S UCC Demons82Pyrobel Killester77

[9]

References

________________________________________________________

Sources

(2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 10, 2014. pp. 64-65.

(2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 2014. pp. 62-63.

(2014) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 24, 2014. pp. 52-53.

Websites

[1] Sligo Sports and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

[5] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2013-14 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2013-14.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[6] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) Men’s Premier League 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1075 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[7] Basketball Ireland Comortais (2015) Men’s Champions Trophy 2014-15 [Internet] Available from: http://bi.comortais.com/competition.aspx?oId=1001&id=1211 [Accessed 27 October 2016]

[8] Basketball Ireland (2016) Men’s Premier 2015-16 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/menspremier/ [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[9] Basketball Ireland (2016) Men’s Champions Trophy 2015-16 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/championstrophy/ [Accessed 21 September 2016]

[10] Basketball Ireland (2018) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/history/ [Accessed 26 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 31 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and World Gridiron Archive 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Basketball Ireland National League Women’s Super League 2003-2013

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BI Women’s Super League 2003-04

 PWLPFPAPts
University of Limerick14140  28
Scruffy’s St. Paul’s1486  16
Bausch & Lomb Wildcats1477  14
Vienna Woods Glanmire1477  14
XLR8 Autos Drimnagh Dynamos1468  12
DART Killester1468  12
Peugeot Meteors14410  8
Tolka Rovers14410  8

[21][35]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Glanmire69Drimnagh Dynamos79
 Wildcats80Killester79
 Semi-Finals   
 UL Aughinish78Drimnagh Dynamos70
 Scruffy’s St. Paul’s60Wildcats83
 Final   
 UL Aughinish73Wildcats71

[22]

BI Women’s Super League 2004-05

 PWLPFPAPts
*UL Aughinish14140  28
*DART Killester14122  24
*Mercy Coolock1486  16
*Vienna Woods Glanmire1486  16
*Bausch & Lomb Wildcats1459  10
*St. Paul’s14311  6
XLR8 Autos Drimnagh Dynamos14311  6
Peugeot Meteors14311  6

[16][23]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 UL Aughinish90DART Killester55

[17][24]

BI Women’s Super League 2005-06

 PWLPFPAPts
Carna Transport Coolock14122  24
Vienna Woods Glanmire14104  20
Bausch & Lomb Wildcats1495  18
UL Aughinish1486  16
DART Killester1477  14
Mustang Sally’s St. Paul’s1459  10
Peugeot Meteors14410  8
Oblate Dynamos14113  2

[36]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 University of Limerick89DART Killester61
 Bausch & Lomb Wildcats58Scruffy’s St. Paul’s46
 Semi-Finals   
 Carna Transport Mercy78UL Aughinish51
 Vienna Woods Glanmire79Bausch & Lomb Wildcats54
 Final   
 Carna Transport Mercy Vienna Woods Glanmire 

BI Women’s Super League 2006-07

 PWLPFPAPts
UL Aughinish15132  28
DCU Mercy16124  28
Bausch & Lomb Wildcats16115  27
DART Killester1587  23
Meteors15411  19
Team Montenotte Hotel Cork14410  18
Tolka Rovers15114  16

[25][37]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 DCU Mercy79UL Aughinish65

[26]

BI Women’s Super League 2007-08

 PWLPFPAPts
*Team Montenotte Hotel Glanmire18171  35
*DCU Mercy18153  33
*UL Aughinish18126  30
*Waterford Wildcats18810  26
Meteors18513  23
DART Killester18513  23
Tolka Rovers18117  19

[27]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Team Montenotte Hotel79Waterford Wildcats55
 DCU Mercy56UL Aughinish53
 Final   
 Team Montenotte Hotel67DCU Mercy56

[28]

BI Women’s Super League 2008-2009

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Final Leg 1   
 Bausch & Lomb Wildcats73DCU Mercy94
 UL Aughinish48Team Montenotte Hotel Cork61
 Semi-Final Leg 2   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork61UL Aughinish66
 DCU Mercy81Bausch & Lomb Wildcats60
 Final   
 DCU Mercy67Team Montenotte Hotel Cork87

[29][30][31][32]

BI Women’s Super League 2009-10

 PWLPFPAPts
*Team Montenotte Hotel Cork13130  39
*DCU Mercy13112  35
*UL14104  34
*Killester1486  30
Meteors1459  24
Tolka Rovers1459  24
Bausch & Lomb Wildcats14212  18
Sligo All-Stars14113  16

[18][33]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork54Killester39
 DCU Mercy68UL56
 
Final
   
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork64DCU Mercy57

[19][20]

BI Women’s Super League 2010-11

 PWLPFPAPts
*UL Basketball12111  34
*Team Montenotte Hotel Cork12102  32
*DCU Mercy1293  30
*Black Forge Oblate Dynamos1257  22
Waterford Wildcats1248  20
11890 Killester12210  16
Meteors12111  14

[34]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 UL72Black Forge Oblate Dynamos30
 Team Montenotte Hotel Cork75DCU Mercy71
 Final   
 UL68Team Montenotte Hotel Cork54

BI Women’s Super 2011-12

BI Women’s Super League 2012-13

References

__________________________________________________________________

Sources

[16] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 7, 2005. pp. 42-43.

[17] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 21, 2005. pp. 36-37.

[18] (2010) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 2010. pp. 52-53.

[19] (2010) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 22, 2010. pp. 58-59.

[20] (2010) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 29, 2010. pp. 56-57.

[21] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 8, 2004. pp. 32-33.

[22] (2004) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 15, 2004. pp. 26-27.

[23] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 7, 2005. pp. 40-41.

[24] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 14, 2005. pp. 28-29.

[25] (2007) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 19, 2007. pp. 32-33.

[26] (2007) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 26, 2007. pp. 30-31.

[27] (2008) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 2008. pp. 28-29.

[28] (2008) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 31, 2008. pp. 26-27.

[29] (2009) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 9, 2009. pp. 34-35.

[30] (2009) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 16, 2009. pp. 30-31.

[31] (2009) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 23, 2009. pp. 26-27.

[32] (2009) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 30, 2009. pp. 28-29.

[33] (2010) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 8, 2010. pp. 30-31.

[34] (2011) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 7, 2011. pp. 24-25.

Internet Archive

[35] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Basketball Ireland (2004) SuperLeagues Womens Results – League Table from the 17th of July [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20040717140926/http://www.basketballireland.ie/asp/results.asp?leagueID=13 [Accessed 26 March 2017]

[36] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Basketball Ireland (2006) SuperLeagues Womens Results – League Table from the 26th of May [Internet] Available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20060526043315/http://www.basketballireland.ie/asp/results.asp?leagueID=13 [Accessed 26 March 2017]

[37] Wayback Machine Web Archive – Basketball Ireland (2007) Womens – SuperLeague [Internet] available from: https://web.archive.org/web/20070703030653/http://www.superleagueball.ie/ [Accessed 26 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Basketball Ireland National League Men’s Super League 2003-2013

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Basketball Ireland National League 2003-04

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*DART Killester1812624
*MDS Star1811722
*UCD Marian1810820
St. Vincent’s1881016
Shamrock Rovers Hoops1861212
Southern Conference
*Tralee Tigers2016432
*Gleneagle Lakers2011922
*UCC Demons2011922
Neptune2091118
Burger King Limerick2071314
Waterford Crystal204168
DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
MDS Star81UCC Demons79
Gleneagle Lakers86UCD Marian79
Semi-Finals
Tralee Tigers96MDS Star77
DART Killester65Gleneagle Lakers58
Final
Tralee Tigers69DART Killester54

[6][7]

Basketball Ireland National League 2004-05

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*Roma St. Vincent’s2115630
*DART Killester2114728
*UCD Marian2113826
Ballina21101120
MDS Star2171414
Shamrock Rovers Hoops2151610
Southern Conference
*Tralee Tigers2118336
*UCC Demons2114728
*Neptune2112924
Limerick Lions21111022
Waterford Crystal214178
Gleneagle Lakers213186

[20]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
UCC Demons84Roma St. Vincent’s59
Tralee Tigers101DART Killester79
Final
UCC Demons91Tralee Tigers81

[1][2][8][9]

Basketball Ireland National League 2005-06

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*Ballina1912724
*Roma St. Vincent’s1911822
*DART Killester1991018
MDS Star1961312
UCD Marian1951410
Shamrock Rovers Hoops1951410
Southern Conference
*UCC Demons1815330
*Limerick Lions1811722
*Gleneagle Lakers1811722
Tralee Tigers1810820
Neptune1871114

[21]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
Roma St. Vincent’s98Gleneagle Lakers91
Limerick Lions66DART Killester60
Semi-Finals
Roma St. Vincent’sWUCC DemonsL
Limerick LionWBallinaL
Final
Roma St. Vincent’s104Limerick Lions74

Basketball Ireland National League 2006-07

PWLPFPAPts
North
*Killester2015535
*Ballina2014634
*Shamrock Rovers Hoops2012832
St. Vincent’s2011931
MDS Star2091129
UCD Marian2031723
South
*Tralee Tigers1811729
*UCC Demons1810828
*St. Paul’s Killarney1881026
Neptune1871125
Limerick Lions1851323

[22]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
UCC Demons82Shamrock Rovers Hoops78
Merry Monk Ballina108St. Paul’s Killarney88
Semi-Finals
Tralee TigersMerry Monk Ballina
KillesterUCC Demons
Final
Killester95Merry Monk Ballina90

[10][11]

Basketball Ireland National League 2007-08

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*DART Killester211741888172338
*DCU Saints211471986180935
*Belfast Star2110111769185531
Hoops219121879194230
UCD Marian218132024202929
University of Ulster213181885213324
Southern Conference
Abrakebabra Tigers211561780165636
UCC Demons211472059194635
Neptune211381866168534
Mustang Sally St. Paul’s2110111924195231
Limerick Lions217141656179728
Merry Monk Ballina216151852204127
[Reference: 23; 30]

[23]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
UCC Demons99Belfast Star94
Neptune114DCU Saints97
Semi-Finals
Final
Abrakebabra Tigers Tralee66DART Killester62

[12][13]

Basketball Ireland National League 2008-2009

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*Killester181441460130046
*UCD Marian181261397132942
*Belfast Star181081467146138
DCU Saints188101370140534
Ulster Elks182161436163422
Southern Conference
*UCC Demons181711684130652
*Neptune181081360141438
*Limerick Lions186121287137730
Abrakebabra Tigers186121248135730
Hoops185151386151228
[Reference: 24; 31]
DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
Neptune80Belfast Star72
UCD Marian71Limerick Lions61
Semi-Final Leg 1
Neptune63Killester85
UCD Marian78UCC Demons78
Semi-Final Leg 2
DART Killester97Neptune75
UCC Demons87UCD Marian59
Final
UCC Demons81Killester76

[14][15][16][17]

Basketball Ireland National League 2009-10

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*Killester1712541
*Belfast Star1810838
*DCU Saints #(-1)1881033
UCD Marian1851328
Ulster Elks1851328
Southern Conference
*UL Eagles1714345
*Neptune1813544
*UCC Demons1812642
Hoops1851328
Moycullen1851328

[25]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
Neptune84DCU Saints98
Belfast Star79UCC Demons83
Semi-Finals
Killester104DCU Saints88
UL Eagles90UCC Demons82
Final
Killester74UL Eagles64

[3][4][5][18]

Basketball Ireland National League 2010-11

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*11890 Killester2016452
*DCU Saints2013746
*Belfast Star2081236
UCD Marian2081236
Ulster Elks2041628
Southern Conference
*UL Eagles1914547
*UCC Demons1913645
*Bord Gais Neptune1911841
Moycullen1911821

[26]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Quarter-Finals
UCC Demons86Belfast Star88
DCU Saints69Bord Gais Neptune83
Semi-Finals
11890 Killester96Belfast Star67
UL Eagles88Bord Gais Neptune90
Final
11890 Killester84Bord Gais Neptune80

[19]

Basketball Ireland National League 2011-12

PWLPFPAPts
Northern Conference
*DCU Saints2116553
*Killester2115651
*UCD Marian2161533
Belfast Star2141729
Southern Conference
*UCC Demons2116553
*Bord Gais Neptune2112945
*UL Eagles21111043
Moycullen2141729

[27]

Basketball Ireland National League 2012-13

PWLPFPAPts
UL Eagles2116553
Neptune2113847
UCC Demons2113847
DCU Saints21111043
Killester21101141
UCD Marian2181337
Moycullen2181337
Dublin Inter2151629

[28]

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was created in 1945, and in 1971 set up the National League. the modern era began in 1980 when the ABAI changed its name to the Irish Basketball Association (IBBA) and sanctioned the introduction of paid professional imports from America. In 1991 the First and Second Divisions were merged into One Division with two conferences, which in 1993 were split again into a Super League (First Level) and Division 1 (Second Level). They were again merged in 1998 and split once again in 2001. The Association rebranded in 2003 as Basketball Ireland and in 2013 the Super League was rebranded the Premier League for three seasons, reverting back to the name Super League in 2016. [29]

This document provides an Overview of the Super League of the Basketball Ireland Men’s National League from 2003 to 2013, which was First Level of Men’s Basketball in Ireland, and was a period when the League reverted to a Two Conference format, with each team playing Home & Away against teams in their own conference, and once against teams in the other conference, following which a series of Playoffs decided the National Champions.

In 2013, with revelations that Basketball Ireland was €1.4 Million in debt following the economic collapse in Ireland at that time, it was decided that the League was in need of restructuring in order to fix it and a Single Division, playing Home & Way was again re-introduced, with the League Rebranded as the Premier League.

References

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Sources

[1] (2005) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 7, 2005. pp. 42-43.

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[18] (2010) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 8, 2010. pp. 30-31.

[19] (2011) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 7, 2011. pp. 24-25.

Websites

[20] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2004-05 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2004-05.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[21] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2005-06 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2005-06.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[22] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2006-07 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2006-07.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[23] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2007-08 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2007-08.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

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[25] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2009-10 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2009-10.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[26] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2010-11 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2010-11.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

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[28] Eurobasket (2014) Basketball Ireland Super League 2012-13 [Internet] Available from: www.eurobasket.com/Ireland/basketball-Super-League_2012-13.asp [Accessed 22 September 2016]

[29] Basketball Ireland (2018) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/history/ [Accessed 26 May 2018]

[30] Basketball Ireland (2008) Superleague Tables 2008 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/superleague/mens/tables.jsp?year=2008 [Accessed 6 December 2009]

[31] Basketball Ireland (2008) Superleague Tables 2009 [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/superleague/mens/tables.jsp?year=2009 [Accessed 6 December 2009]

Images

[1] Sligo Sports and Recreation (2017) Basketball Ireland logo [Internet] Available from: http://www.sligosportandrecreation.ie/wp-content/uploads/basketball-ireland-logo.jpg [Accessed 10 March 2017]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 29 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Reserved.

Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1993-2003

IBA National League Men’s Division 1 1993-94

 PWLPFPAPts
Delta Notre Dame14122  24
Dungannon14113  22
Marian1495  18
Marathon1477  14
St. Paul’s Killarney1468  12
Slevin Group Mid Sutton-Baldoyle1459  10
St. Gall’s14410  8
Tolka Rovers14212  4
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 1st Leg   
 Dungannon70Queens Strongbow80
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 2nd Leg   
 Queens Strongbow93Dungannon62

IBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1994-95

 PWLPFPAPts
*Kerry Spring Water Killarney16133  42
North Monastery 96’ers16133  42
*Dungannon16115  38
Sligo Dairies16106  36
Marathon Limerick1697  34
Tolka Rovers16610  28
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle16511  26
Marian16412  24
St. Gall’s16115  18

IBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 1 1995-96

 PWLPFPAPts
Marian14140  42
Queen’s Strongbow14113  36
Sligo Dairies14104  34
Tolka Rovers1495  32
Marathon Limerick1459  24
St. Gall’s1459  24
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle14113  16
Trident14113  16
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Queen’s Strongbow80Sligo Dairies102
 Tolka Rovers96Marian115
 
Final
   
 Sligo Dairies85Marian78

IBA National League Men’s Division 1 1996-97

 PWLPFPAPts
Longnecks Ballina14113  36
Dungannon14113  36
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle14104  34
Riverisland Castleisland1495  32
Tridents1459  24
Tolka Rovers14410  22
St. Gall’s14311  20
Burger King Limerick14311  20
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
     
     
 
Final
   
 Mid Sutton-Baldoyle89Longnecks Ballina63

IBA Men’s Division 1 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Sligo Dairies18144  46
Waterford Crystal18135  44
Burger King Limerick18126  42
Tolka Rovers18108  38
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle18108  38
Riverisland Castleisland18810  34
Team Oscar Tridents18513  28
St. Gall’s18018  18
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Waterford Crystal87Limerick75
 Sligo Dairies74Tolka Rovers67
 
Final
   
 Waterford Crystal90Sligo Dairies68
Note: Division 1 was merged with the Super League in 1998 and recreated as a second level in 2001. There was no second level at National League level from 1998-2001.

IBA Men’s Division 1 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Longnecks Ballina1192  18
*Queens University Belfast1394  18
*Neptune B1192  18
*Moycullen1284  16
Castleisland1266  12
Tegral Athy1257  10
Westaro Castlebar1257  10
Lundy Foods Ballina1239  6
Crescent13013  0
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Longnecks Ballina77ADC Moycullen52
 Neptune70Queens University67
 
Final
   
 Longnecks Ballina83Neptune76

IBA Men’s Division 1 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*Longnecks Ballina14131  26
*Moycullen14113  22
*Queens University Belfast14113  22
*Westaro Castlebar1486  16
Tyrone Towers14410  8
Longford Falcons14311  6
Lundy Foods Ballina14311  6
Newport14311  6
DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Longnecks Ballina85Westaro Castlebar73
 Moycullen76Queens University77
 
Final
   
 Longnecks Ballina82Ballina72

The Men’s Division 1 was the 2nd Level of the IBA National Basketball League from 1993-2003. There was automatic Promotion and Relegation to and from the Super League.

Delta Notre Dame of Firhouse, playing in the National Basketball Arena, won the Division in 1993-94 by one game from Dungannon of Tyrone. The following season Killarney and North Monastery 96ers of Cork finished tied at the top. Marian, from South-East Dublin, ran away with the title in 1995-96, winning all fourteen games, with Queen’s University in second. Sligo All-Stars won the Top four Playoffs.

Ballina (Mayo) and Dungannon finished tied at the top in 1996-97 with MSB of North Dublin winning the Playoffs. Sligo won the title in 1997-98 but lost the Playoff Final to Waterford.

The Second Level was merged with the Super League after the 1997-98 season and re-established in 2001. Ballina won the Playoff Final in 2001-02, and completed the double in 2002-03.

In 2003 The irish Basketball Association underwent a rebranding as Basketball Ireland.

References

__________________________________________________________________

Magazine Articles

(1994) “Budweiser Superleague Final”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 27. March 1994 pp. 16-17

(1995) “Budweiser League Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pg. 24

(1995) “Gateaux Women’s League Final Standing”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pp. 30

(1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 16

(1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser SuperleagueMarian: Back in big-time after unbeaten campaign”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 27

(1996) “Wildcats take league title”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 28

(1996) “MSB return to top flight”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 29

Sources

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 28, 1994. pp. 26-27.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.

(1995) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.

(1995) “Vincent’s have winning formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 27, 1995. pp. 22-23.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1995. pp. 24-25.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 10, 1997. pp. 28-29.

(1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1997. pp. 26-27.

(1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 2, 1998. pp. 20-21.

(1998) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 16, 1998. pp. 34-35.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 15, 1999. pp. 42-43.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 22, 1999. pp. 46-47.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Saturday, March 27, 1999. pp. 46-47.

(1999) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 29, 1999, pp. 40-41.

(2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 13, 2000. pp. 38-39.

(2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Saturday, March 18, 2000. pp. 24-25.

(2000) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 2000. pp. 38-39.

(2001) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, February 26, 2001. pp. 28-29.

(2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 11, 2002. pp. 94-95.

(2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 18, 2002. pp. 28-29.

(2002) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 25, 2002. pp. 74-75.

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(2003) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 24, 2003. pp. 34-35.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, February 28, 1994. pp. 26-27.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 7, 1994. pp. 22-23.

(1994) “Rose Breen Orchestrates Victory”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 20-21.

(1994) “Basketball”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1994. pp. 18-19.

(1995) “Brunell lift league title for first time”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 6, 1995. pp. 14-15.

Websites

[1] Basketball Ireland (2018) History [Internet] Available from: http://www.basketballireland.ie/history/ [Accessed 26 May 2018]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

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Last Updated: 20 January 2019

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Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Ladies Division 2 1982-1991

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1982-83

 PWLPts
*Eagle Lodge Tralee1413126
*Moyle Park1412224
*Athlone1410420
*Eagles146812
Marian145910
Sporting Belfast145910
St. Joseph’s143116
Portlaoise142124

[8]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Tralee68Eagles42
 Moyle ParkLAthloneW
 
Final
   
 Tralee65Athlone37

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1983-84

 PWLPts
Athlone1816232
St. Louis1815330
Killester Kittens1813526
Atlantis1812624
Beaumont Celts189918
Castledermot1881016
Galway Democrats1851310
Team Satzenbrau1851310
Marian184148
Eagles183156

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 St. Louis39Killester Kittens26
 Athlone93Atlantis83
 
Final
   
 Athlone52St. Louis40

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1984-85

 PWLPts
Killester Kittens1614228
Yoplait Silhouette [Marian]1613326
Team Burgerland [Limerick]1612424
Beaumont Celts169718
Castledermot168816
Team Satzenbrau168816
Traffic1661012
Galway Democrats162144
Navan O’Mahony’s160160

[2]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Killester KittensWBeaumont CeltsL
 Yoplait MarianLBurgerland LimerickW
 
Final
   
 Killester Kittens67Burgerland Limerick65

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1985-86

 PWLPts
*Team Lyonara Wildcats1614228
*Team Satzenbrau Belfast1612424
*St. Louis1611522
*Castledermot1610620
Traffic167914
Athlone1651110
Team Burgerland Limerick1651110
Beaumont164128
Moyle Park164128

[3]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 WildcatsWCastledermotL
 Satzenbrau BelfastLSt. LouisW
 Final   
 Wildcats53St. Louis47

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1986-87

 PWLPts
Athlone1412224
Swatch Castledermot1412224
Team CSB1410420
Moyle Park Columbas149518
St. Colm’s146812
Opel Sport144108
Dublin Celtic143116
Bray140140

[4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Castledermot63Team CSB53
 Athlone46Moyle Park45
 Final   
 Athlone46Castledermot44

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1987-88

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Fitzpatricks Shannon87Premier Milk Killester86

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1988-89

 PWLPts
*Marathon129318
*Premier Milk Killester129318
*Satzembrau Belfast129318
*Moyle Park Columbas128416
Kyer Kelts12396
Pacers12396
Dublin Celtic121112

[5]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Final		   
 Marathon79Premier Milk Killester77

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1989-90

 PWLPts
*Tolka Rovers1817134
*Brunell1814428
*Columbas Moyle Park1811722
*Drimnagh Dynamos1811722
Eagles189918
Carrick-on-Shannon1881016
Castledermot1881016
Gateaux Athlone1881016
Pacers182164
Satzenbrau Belfast182164

[6]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Tolka Rovers63Brunell68

IBBA NBL Ladies Division 2 1990-91

 PWLPts
Corinthians1413126
Thor Sporting Belfast149518
Athlone149518
Drimnagh Dynamos149518
Eagles147714
Castledermot146812
Carrick-on-Shannon143116
Keltic140140

[7]

Report

________________________________________________________

The Irish Basketball Association (IBBA) started the Ladies National Basketball League in 1979-80, and the Ladies Division 2 in 1982-83, with automatic Promotion and Relegation between them.

The 1982-83 season was won by Eagle Lodge of Tralee who went on to defeat Athlone 65-37 in the Top-Four Playoffs. Athlone would make up for the loss the following season winning Division 2 and beating St. Louis in the Top-Four Final by a score of 52-40. The 1984-85 season would see the start of the Killester Kittens long-term success, winning the Division and beating Burgerland Limerick 67-65 in the Top-Four Final.

Wildcats of Waterford would start their road to Super League success winning the double in 1985-86, with St. Louis losing another Top-Four Final, 53-47. Athlone, back in Division 2 for 1986-87, would play out a fantastic tussle all-season with Kildare’s Castledermot – the two would finish level on points at the top of the league, before Athlone would beat the Kildare team 46-44 in the Top-Four Final.

The 1987-88 season Finale would be won by Shannon 87-86 over a Killester team back in Division 2. Killester would lose out the following season also, 89-87 to Marathon. Tolka Rovers of Dublin would win the League in 1989-90, only to lose to Brunell, 68-63 in the Final. Corinthians would win the last League under the IBBA Ladies NBL name.

The League underwent rebranding in 1991 – The IBBA became the IBA and the Men’s Division 1 became a Super League. In the Ladies Leagues, the IBA changed the name of the competition to the Women’s National League Divisions 1 & 2, a Super League would be a further 6 years off for the Women.

References

________________________________________________________

Articles

[1] (1984) “National league 1983-84”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. October 1984.

[2] (1985) “Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Autumn 1985.

[3] (1986) “National League Standings 1985-86”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1985-86 Season.

[4] (1987) “National League 1986-87”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1986-87 Season.

[5] (1989) “National League 1988-89 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 12. 1988-89 Season. pg. 28

[6] (1990) “National League 1989-90 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 15. March 1990 pp. 18

[7] (1991) “National League Tables 1990/91”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 18. May 1991 pp. 14

Sources

[8] (1983) “Scene is set for top-four showdown”. Irish Press. Monday, March 16, 1983.

[9] (1988) “Dawn Milk leave it to last seconds”. Irish Press. Monday, March 21, 1988. pp. 12-13.

[10] (1989) “Neptune find right formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1989. pp. 14-15.

[11] (1990) “Ballina overtime ban hands it to Vincents”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 19, 1990. pp. 12-13.

[12] (1991) “Last gasp Neptune!”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 25, 1991. pp. 22-23.

[13] (1983) “Vincent’s, North Mon on top”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 21, 1983. pp. 14-15.

[14] (1984) “Top two titles stay in Dublin”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 19, 1984. pp. 16-17.

[15] (1985) “Formula finally right”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1985. pp. 16-17.

[16] (1986) “Dubliners basket top four honours”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 1986. pp. 12-13.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Irish Basketball Association National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1979-1991

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1979-80

 PWLPts
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Corinthians97Tuam80
 St. Colm’s77Annadale60
 
Final
   
 Corinthians85St. Colm’s68

[1]

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1980-81

 PWLPts
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune115Annadale90
 Ballina75Galway Democrats58
 
Final
   
 Neptune119Ballina91

[1]

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1981-82

 PWLPts
Sporting Belfast1616032
Sligo All-Stars1613326
St. Colm’s Limerick1613326
Annadale1610620
North Monastery1661012
Galway Democrats1651110
Portarlington Hawks164128
Athlone163136
Tuam162144

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Sporting Belfast Sligo All-Stars 

IBBA National Basketball League Men’s Division 2 1982-83

 PWLPts
North Monastery1614228
Annadale1613326
Tuam1612424
Corinthians169718
St. Colm’s169718
Galway Democrats1651110
St. Declan’s1651110
Team Trimgas [Trim]164128
Portarlington Hawks161152

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 North Monastery75Corinthians59
 AnnadaleLTuamW
 
Final
   
 North Monastery70Tuam67

[9]
[14]

National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1983-84

 PWLPts
Team West1815330
Yoplait [Marian]1812624
St. Declan’s1811722
Team Hoffmans [Limerick]1811722
Galway Democrats1811722
Portarlington Hawks189918
Star of the Sea189918
Glentworth [Limerick]1871114
Trim1851310
Claremont Admirals180180

[2]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 3rd Place Playoffs   
 St. Declan’s72Galway Democrats64
 St. Declan’s101Team Roadspeed83
 Team Roadspeed102Galway Democrats83
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Roadspeed Corinthians90Team West Ballina89
 St. Declan’s96Yoplait Marian64
 
Final
   
 St. Declan’s76Roadspeed Corinthians74

[15]

IBBA National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1984-85

 PWLPts
Team Tudor [St. Gall’s]1814428
Team Roadspeed [Corinthians]1813526
Star of the Sea1812624
Team Hoffmans [Limerick]1811722
Avon Arlington Hawks1810820
Galway Democrats1810820
Annadale-Cleveland1881016
Team Callaghan Concrete [Trim]1861212
St. Declan’s1861212
Claremont Admirals180180

[3]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Tudor St. Gall’sWHoffman’s LimerickL
 Roadspeed CorinthiansLStar of the SeaW
 
Final
   
 Tudor St. Gall’s82Star of the Sea54

[16]

National Basketball Leagues Men’s Division 2 1985-86

 PWLPts
Avon Hawks2218436
St. Declan’s2218436
Team Danny Mann2215730
St. Vincent’s Cork2214828
Galway Democrats22121024
Annadale22111122
Team Butter22111122
Team Hoffmans22111122
Team GWI [Sligo]2281416
Trim2261612
Claremont Admirals2251710
Cashmans223196

[4]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 St. Vincent’s Cork102St. Declan’s76
 Avon Hawks73Danny Mann Killarney75
 Final   
 St. Vincent’s Cork84Danny Mann Killarney81

[17]

IBBA National Leagues Men’s Division 2 1986-87

 PWLPts
*Galway Democrats1611522
*Southern Hotel Sligo1611522
*St. Colm’s1611522
*Smithwicks1611522
Marian169718
Star of the Sea169718
Annadale1641212
Gleneagle [Killarney]163136
Claremont Admirals163136

[5]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Smithwicks91St. Colm’s89

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1987-88

 PWLPts
*Cookstown Glenavon1611522
*St. Gall’s Belfast1611522
*Jonathan’s St. Colm’s Limerick169718
*Marian Dublin169718
Annadale Belfast169718
Smithwick’s Belfast168816
Woodfield Marathon167914
Portarlington Hawks1651110
Cashman’s Crosshaven163136

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Cookstown Glenavon94Jonathans Limerick84

[10]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1988-89

 PWLPts
*Garvey’s Tralee1614228
*Tennents Sligo1613326
*Annadale1612424
Club Orange Marian168816
Limerick George Marathon168816
Galway Democrats167914
Star of the Sea1661012
Snowcream Wildcats163136
Corrib161152

[6]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Annadale86Tennents Sligo85
     
 

Final

   
 Garvey’s Tralee104Annadale100

[11]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1989-90

 PWLPts
*Cookstown Glenavon1410420
*Marathon Limerick George1410420
*St. Gall’s1410420
*Star of the Sea1410420
Snowcream Wildcats147714
Galway Democrats144108
Annadale143116
Marian142124

[7]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Cookstown Glenavon86St. Gall’s71

[12]

IBBA National League Men’s Division 2 1990-91

 PWLPFPAPts
Annadale1293  18
Star of the Sea1293  18
Garvey’s Tralee1275  14
Sligo All-Stars1266  12
Galway Democrats1248  8
Woodchester Marian1248  8
St. Gall’s1239  6

[8]
[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Final   
 Sligo All-Stars70Star of the Sea59

[1][13]

References

_________________________________________________________

Bibliography

[1] Shannon, Kieran (2009) “Hanging from the Rafters: The Story of Neptune and the Golden Age of Irish Basketball” City Print, Cork, Ireland. Pg. 517-527

Articles

[2] (1984) “National league 1983-84”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. October 1984.

[3] (1985) “Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Autumn 1985.

[4] (1986) “National League Standings 1985-86”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1985-86 Season.

[5] (1987) “National League 1986-87”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. 1986-87 Season.

[6] (1989) “National League 1988-89 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 12. 1988-89 Season. pg. 28

[7] (1990) “National League 1989-90 Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 15. March 1990 pp. 18

[8] (1991) “National League Tables 1990/91”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 18. May 1991 pp. 14

Sources

[9] (1983) “Scene is set for top-four showdown”. Irish Press. Monday, March 16, 1983.

[10] (1988) “Dawn Milk leave it to last seconds”. Irish Press. Monday, March 21, 1988. pp. 12-13.

[11] (1989) “Neptune find right formula”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 20, 1989. pp. 14-15.

[12] (1990) “Ballina overtime ban hands it to Vincents”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 19, 1990. pp. 12-13.

[13] (1991) “Last gasp Neptune!”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 25, 1991. pp. 22-23.

[14] (1983) “Vincent’s, North Mon on top”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 21, 1983. pp. 14-15.

[15] (1984) “Top two titles stay in Dublin”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 19, 1984. pp. 16-17.

[16] (1985) “Formula finally right”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 18, 1985. pp. 16-17.

[17] (1986) “Dubliners basket top four honours”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 17, 1986. pp. 12-13.

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 20 January 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Irish Basketball Association Women’s Super League 1997-2003

BI Women’s Super League 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats16160  48
Openet Naomh Mhuire16133  42
Tolka Rovers16124  40
Meteors16106  36
Blarney Spring1688  32
Killester1679  30
Supermacs Limerick16511  26
Riverisland Castleisland16115  18
Lee Strand Tralee16115  18

[1]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Snowcream Wildcats65Meteors43
 Tolka Rovers64Naomh Mhuire61 ot
 Final   
 Snowcream Wildcats82Tolka Rovers68

[2]

BI Women’s Super League 1998-99

 PWLPFPAPts
Avonmore Snowcrem Wildcats16142  44
Tolka Rovers1697  34
Meteors1697  34
Killester16610  28
Supermacs Limerick16214  20

[3]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Quarter-Finals
   
 Crusaders55Killester91
 Meteors59Supermacs Limerick36
 Firhouse Coasters50Tolka Rovers73
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Snowcream Wildcats84Tolka Rovers82
 Killester63Meteors45
 
Final
   
 Snowcream Wildcats68Killester61

[4][5][6]

BI Women’s Super League 1999-2000

 PWLPFPAPts
Tolka Rovers20173  34
Avonmore Snowcream Wildcats20173  34
Meteors20119  22
University of Limerick20812  16
Killester20614  12
Crusaders20119  2

[7]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Quarter-Finals
   
 Tolka Rovers81Portlaoise Panthers50
 Meteors87Blarney30
 Killester61University of Limerick46
 Snowcream Wildcats106Crusaders32
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Snowcream Wildcats80Killester53
 Meteors52Tolka Rovers48
 
Final
   
 Snowcream Wildcats57Meteors44

[8][9]

BI Women’s Super League 2000-01

 PWLPFPAPts
*Wildcats15132  26
Tolka Rovers14104  20
University of Limerick1578  14
Sasha Meteors15411  8
Killester15312  6

[10]

League abandoned 7 March 2001 due to outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease and title awarded to Wildcats as they couldn’t be caught by their nearest challengers

BI Women’s Super League 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Tolka Rovers15123  24
*Waterford Wildcats15114  22
*University of Limerick15105  20
*DART Killester1569  12
Meteors15510  10
Glanmire15114  2

[11]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 
Semi-Finals
   
 Tolka Rovers59Killester50
 Bausch & Lomb Wildcats41University of Limerick65
 
Final
   
 Tolka Rovers66University of Limerick59

[12][13]

BI Women’s Super League 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*University of Limerick16151  30
*Bausch & Lomb Wildcats16133  26
*St. Paul’s Killarney16106  20
*Sasha Meteors1697  18
DART Killester1688  16
Tolka Rovers1679  14
Drimnagh Dynamoes1679  14
Glanmire16313  6
Tipperary Talons16016  0

[14]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 

Semi-Finals

   
 St. Paul’s Killarney62Wildcats57
 University of Limerick72Sasha Meteors57
 

Final

   
 University of Limerick70St. Paul’s Killarney56

[15]

Report

_________________________________________________________

The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was founded in 1947 and set up the first National League for men in 1971. In 1979 the League brought in professional players from America and the ABAI became the Irish Basketball Association and also started up the first Women’s League with a 1st and 2nd Division.

In 1997 the two Divisions were merged into one Women’s Super League, with a Regional League bbelow this, which in 2003 reverted back to two Divisions – Super League and Division 1 – with another rebranding of the Association to Basketball Ireland.

Wildcats of Waterford won the first Super League title in 1997-98 defeating Tolka Rovers 82-68 in the Final, and the following year they defeated  Killester 68-61, They completed a hat-trick of Super League titles in 1999-2000 winning against Dublin’s  Meteors 57-44. In the 2000-01 season they were awarded the title after the league was abandoned due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease as they were too far ahead to be caught by their nearest challengers.

The 2001-02 season saw the wildcats knocked off the top spot when Tolka Rovers finally won the title 66-59 in the Final against the University of Limerick. The students of Limerick, however, would come back stronger the following year and win the final 70-56 against St. Paul’s Killarney in an All-Munster Final.

This marked the end of an era as in 2003 the IBA rebranded as Basketball Ireland.

References

__________________________________________________________________

Sources

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Internet Archive

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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Last Updated: 13 January 2019

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Irish Basketball Association Men’s Super League 1993-2003

IBA Men’s Super League 1993-94

 PWLPFPAPts
Jameson St. Vincent’s14113  22
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee1495  18
Connacht Gold Ballina1495  18
Neptune1486  16
Star of the Sea1468  12
Queens Strongbow1459  10
Oscar Taylor’s Killester1459  10
North Monastery 96’ers14311  6

[8][31]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 1st Leg   
 Dungannon70Queens Strongbow80
 Promotion/Relegation Playoff 2nd Leg   
 Queens Strongbow93Dungannon62
DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals Leg 1   
 Connacht Gold Ballina55Garvey’s Tigers Tralee98
 Neptune59Jameson St. Vincent’s69
 Semi-Finals Leg 2   
 Garvey’s Tigers Tralee95Connacht Gold Ballina66
 Jameson St. Vincent’s81Neptune82
 Final   
 Jameson St. Vincent’s82Garvey’s Tigers Tralee75

[2][9][32][33][34]

IBA Men’s Super League 1994-95

 PWLPFPAPts
*Neptune14104  34
*Oscar Taylor’s Killester1495  32
*Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s1486  30
*Delta Notre Dame1486  30
*Chambourcy Ballina1477  28
*Star of the Sea1468  26
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee1468  26
Queen’s Strongbow14212  18

[3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Round 11st Leg
12.03.1995Neptune107Marian83
12.03.1995Oscar Taylors Killester100MSB88
12.03.1995Chambourcy Ballina107Sligo Dairies83
12.03.1995Garvey’s Tigers Tralee97Dungannon92
12.03.1995Delta Notre Dame91Marathon71
12.03.1995Queen’s Strongbow61Kerry Spring Water83
12.03.1995Star of the Sea108North Monastery77
12.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s118Tolka Rovers65
Round 12nd Leg
19.03.1995Kerry Spring Water122Queens Strongbow79
(Kerry win 206-144 on agg.)
19.03.1995MSB91Oscar Taylors Killester122
(Killester won 222-179 on agg.)
19.03.1995Sligo Dairies80Chambourcy Ballina77
(Ballina won 184-163 on agg.)
19.03.1995Dungannon102Garveys Tigers Tralee92
(Dungannon won 197-175 on Agg.)
19.03.1995Marian74Neptune94
(Neptune won 201-157 on agg.)
19.03.1995Marathon Limerick86Delta Notre Dame90
(Notre Dame won 181-157 on agg.)
19.03.1995Tolka Rovers100Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s88
(St. Vincent’s won 206-165 on agg.)
19.03.1995North Monastery82Star of the Sea90
(Star won 198-159 on agg.)
Quarter-Finals
24.03.1995Neptune74Star of the Sea73
24.03.1995Delta Notre Dame77Chambourcy Ballina70
25.03.1995Oscar Taylors Killester70Kerry Spring Water75
25.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’sWDungannonL
Semi-Finals@NBA, Tallaght
25.03.1995Kerry Spring Water75Oscar Taylors Killester70
25.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s78Dungannon70
Final@NBA, Tallaght
26.03.1995Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s103Delta Notre Dame88

Reference: [37-43]

IBA Men’s Super League 1995-96

 PWLPFPAPts
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18144  46
Marathon Sport’s St. Vincent’s18135  44
TNT Killester18117  40
Star of the Sea18117  40
Denny Notre Dame18108  38
Neptune1899  36
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18810  34
North Monastery 96’ers18711  32
Chambourcy Ballina #(-1)18612  29
Dungannon18117  20

[4]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Marathon St. Vincent’s93TNT Killester83
 Star of the Sea88Garvey’s Tigers Tralee74
 Final   
 Star of the Sea106Marathon St. Vincent’s83

[5]

IBA Men’s Super League 1996-97

 PWLPFPAPts
Neptune Camlec18171  52
Star of the Sea18153  48
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s18126  42
Denny Notre Dame18117  40
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18810  34
TNT Killester18711  32
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18711  32
AMEV Marian # (-1)18612  29
Sligo Dairies18414  26
Queen’s Annadale18315  24

[12]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune Camlec98Denny Notre Dame96
     
 Final   
 Star of the Sea90Neptune Camlec85

[13][14]

IBA Men’s Super League 1997-98

 PWLPFPAPts
Star of the Sea18171  52
Denny Notre Dame18135  44
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s18108  38
Killester18108  38
Dungannon1899  36
Longnecks Ballina18810  34
UCD Marian18711  32
Kerry Spring Water Killarney18612  30
Neptune18513  28
Garvey’s Tigers Tralee18513  28

[15]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 Star of the Sea94Killester72
 Denny Notre Dame97Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s70
 Final   
 Star of the Sea92Denny Notre Dame74

[16]

IBA Men’s Super League 1998-99

 PWLPFPAPts
Star of the Sea26215  68
Waterford Crystal26197  64
Killester26179  60
Esat Telecom Blue Demons26179  60
Marathon Sports St. Vincent’s26179  60
Denny Notre Dame261610  58
Burger King Limerick261214  50
Neptune261214  50
UCD Marian261214  50
Kerry Spring Water Killarney261115  48
Sligo Dairies261016  46
Dungannon26818  42
Dublin Bay Vikings26818  42
Tolka Rovers26224  30

[17]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Star of the Sea82Neptune59
 Waterford Crystal83Burger King Limerick80
 Killester Denny Notre Dame 
 Esat Blue Demons51Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s80
 Semi-Finals   
 Killester95Waterford Crystal65
 Star of the Sea72Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s86
 Final   
 Marathon Sp St. Vincent’s86Killester78

[18][19][20]

IBA Men’s Super League 1999-2000

 PWLPFPAPts
Neptune26233  46
Esat Blue Demons26197  38
St. Vincent’s26188  36
Denny Notre Dame26179  34
Star of the Sea26179  34
Kerry Spring Water Killarney261313  26
Killester261214  24
Hibernian UCD Marian261115  22
Tolka Rovers261016  20
Clare Jets26917  18
Waterford Crystal26917  18
Sligo Dairies26917  18
Burger King Limerick26818  16
Dungannon26719  14

[21]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 Neptune76UCD Marian70
 Esat Telecom Blue Demons95Killester93
 KSW Killarney87St. Vincent’s106
 Denny Notre Dame85Star of the Sea76
 Semi-Finals   
 Denny Notre Dame83Neptune71
 St. Vincent’s70Esat Telecom Blue Demons68
 Final   
 Denny Notre Dame93St. Vincent’s74

[22][23]

IBA Men’s Super League 2000-01

 PWLPFPAPts
*Thorn Killester21174  34
Star of the Sea23167  32
Burger King Limerick22157  30
Big Al’s Notre Dame23158  30
Frosties Tigers Tralee21147  28
Hibernian UCD Marian22148  28
O’Hagan Saints23149  28
Waterford Crystal21138  26
Neptune22139  26
Esat Demons22715  14
Tolka Rovers20614  12
Tyrone Towers23419  8
Abbey Foods Sligo21318  6
Killarney22210  4

[24]

League abondoned 7 March 2001 due to outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease and Killester declared champions 29 March 2001

IBA Men’s Super League 2001-02

 PWLPFPAPts
*Waterford Crystal26215  42
*Frosties Tigers Tralee26206  40
*Killester26188  36
*Limerick26188  36
*Esat Demons261511  30
*Neptune261511  30
St. Vincent’s261412  28
UCD Marian251213  24
SX3 Star251114  22
Notre Dame261115  22
Gleneagle Lakers261016  20
Tolka Rovers26818  16
Abbey Foods Sligo26719  14
Tyrone Towers26115  2

[25]

 PWLPFPAPts
Pool A      
*Limerick220  4
*Waterford Crystal211  2
Esat Demons202  0
Pool B      
DART Killester220  4
Frosties Tigers Tralee211  2
Neptune202  0

[26][27]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Semi-Finals   
 DART Killester99Waterford Crystal81
 Limerick85Frosties Tigers Tralee96
 Final   
 Frosties Tigers Tralee78DART Killester69

[26][27]

IBA Men’s Super League 2002-03

 PWLPFPAPts
*Neptune22184  36
*SX3 Star22166  32
*Notre Dame22148  28
*ITP Saints22148  28
*UCD Marian22139  26
*UCC Demons221210  24
*Burger King Limerick221210  24
*DART Killester221111  22
Tolka Rovers22715  14
Gleneagle Lakers22517  10
Waterford Crystal22517  10
Tigers Tralee22517  10

[28]

DateHome Team Away Team 
 Quarter-Finals   
 DART Killester75Neptune78
 Notre Dame114UCC Demons90
 ITP Saints82UCD Marian74
 SX3 Star97Burger King Limerick89
 Semi-Finals   
 Neptune80ITP Saints90
 Notre Dame99SX3 Star81
 Final   
 ITP Saints115Notre Dame84

[29]

The National Basketball League was again split into two levels in 1993, with St. Vincent’s winning at their third attempt in 1993-94, defeating Garvey’s Tigers Tralee 82-75 in the Final. The Dublin club would win again the following year 103-88 against Notre Dame.

St. Vincent’s  would be in the Final for the fifth year running in 1994-95 losing to Belfast’s Star of the Sea 106-83. This would start a run of four wins in a row for the Belfast side, defeating St. Vincent’s Glasnevin 106-83 in 1995-96 and Neptune of Cork 90-85 in 1996-97. They would top this off with another Final victory in 1997-98, 92-74 against Notre Dame, another agonising defeat for the Firhouse club based in the National Basketball arena in Tallaght.

St. Vincent’s Glasnevin would again take the honours in 1998-99, defeating fellow Dubliners Killester 86-78 in the Final. That season would see the Super League and Division 1 merged yet again after being split into two levels since 1993. The 1999-2000 season would finally see another Dublin team, Notre Dame make the breakthrough, beating St. Vincent’s 93-74.

The 2000-01 season would be cut short due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth-disease and the title would be awarded to Killester who were ahead on points. They would lose the Final the following year 78-69 to Tralee Tigers, a Kerry team finally winning the title after a long absence from the winners roll for the county. St. Vincent’s, now known as Saints would again be the winners in the 2002-03 season, beating Dublin rivals  Notre Dame 115-84 in the Final.

This would be the end of another era as the Association changed its name to Basketball Ireland in 2003, and reverted to a two-division format, with the both the Super League and Division 1 divided into Northern and Southern Conferences.

References

________________________________________________________

Magazine Articles

[1] (1992) “Budweiser Superleague Finals”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 21. April 1992 pp. 17

[2] (1994) “Budweiser Superleague Final”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 27. March 1994 pp. 16-17

[3] (1995) “Budweiser League Final Standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pg. 24

[4] (1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 16

[5] (1996) “Tralee Tops in Budweiser Superleague Marian: Back in big-time after unbeaten campaign”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pg. 27

[6] (1996) “MSB return to top flight”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 29

References

Magazines / Sources

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Newspapers / Sources

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Acknowledgements

Thanks to John Folan.

About this document

Researched, compiled and written by Enda Mulcahy for the

Eirball | Irish North American and World Sports Archive

Last Updated: 9 December 2019

(c) Copyright Enda Mulcahy and Eirball 2019

You may quote this document in part provided that proper acknowledgement is given to the authors. All Rights Resereved.

Irish Basketball Association Women’s National League Division 1 1991-1997

IBBA NBL Women’s Division 1 1991-92

PWLPts
Naomh Mhuire1411322
West Coast Cooler Meteors1411322
Lee Strand Tralee1410420
Snowcream Wildcats1410420
Dairygold Blarney144108
Tolka Rover144108
Corinthians144108
Lucozade Sport Killester142124

[1]

IBBA Women’s National Basketball League Division 1 1992-93

PWLPts
Naomh Mhuire1413126
West Coast Cooler Meteors1410420
Snowcream Wildcats1410420
Lee Strand Tralee149518
Tolka Rovers146812
Drimnagh Dynamos143116
Snowcream Wexford143116
Dairygold Blarney141132

[2]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Final
1993Lee Strand Tralee49Naomh Mhuire48

IBA Women’s National Basketball League Division 1 1993-94

PWLPts
Naomh Mhuire1411322
Snowcream Wildcats1411322
Lee Strand Tralee1411322
West Coast Cooler Meteors1410420
Tolka Rovers145910
Oscar Taylor’s Killester144108
Dairygold Blarney143116
Drimnagh Dynamos141132

[3]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Final
1994Lee Strand Tralee59Naomh Mhuire46

[7][9]

IBA Women’s National Basketball League Division 1 1994-95

PWLPts
Naomh Mhuire1413140
West Coast Cooler Meteors1411336
Snowcream Wildcats1411336
Lee Strand Tralee148630
Tolka Rovers145924
Crown Wexford145924
Oscar Taylor’s Killester1421218
Slevin Group Mid Sutton-Baldoyle1411316

[4]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Final
1995Snowcream Wildcats51Naomh Mhuire49

IBA Women’s National Basketball League Division 1 1995-96

PWLPts
*Snowcream Wildcats1412238
*West Coast Cooler Meteors1411336
*Naomh Mhuire1411336
*Tolka Rovers147728
Lee Strand Tralee146826
Wexford145924
Atlantic Ballybunnion1421218
Brunell1421218

[5]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Semi-Finals
1996Wildcats69Tolka Rovers64
1996Meteors76Naomh Mhuire66
Final
1996Meteors79Wildcats61

BI Women’s National Basketball League Division 1 1996-97

PWLPts
Snowcream Wildcats1211134
West Coast Cooler Meteors129330
Openet Naomh Mhuire129330
Tolka Rovers126624
Mid Sutton-Baldoyle123918
Brunell123918
Lee Strand Tralee1211114

[6]

DateHome TeamAway Team
Final
1997Naomh Mhuire76Tolka Rovers69

[8]

Report

The Ladies National Basketball League was given a slight name-change in 1991 to the Women’s Basketball League. The new decade brought plenty of success for Naomh Mhuire (Inchicore, Dublin), Meteors (Stillorgan, Dublin), Lee Strand Tralee (Kerry), and new team to the ranks of the Champions, Snowcream Wildcats from Waterford.

Lee Strand Tralee caused a shock in both the 1992-93 and 1993-94 seasons, winning the Top Fours, after Naomh Mhuire and Meteors had dueled it out for the League title (both finishing on equal won-loss records at the top both seasons).

Naomh Mhuire won the League title in 1994-95, but Snowcream Wilcats won the Top fours, and the pattern of the League winners losing out in the Top Fours continued the next year, as Wildcats won the League with a 13-1 record, but lost to Meteors in the Final. The pattern was again repeated in the 1996-97 season as Wildcats again won the League title but lost the Top Four Final to Naomh Mhuire.

Following the 1996-97 season, the Women’s Divisions 1 and 2 were merged into one 9-team Super League.

Snowcream Wildcats (Waterford) Women’s Basketball Team 1990s [Ref: 10]

Bibliography

Articles

[1] (1992) “Citrus Spring League Final standings”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 21. April 1992 pp. 7

[2] (1993) “WOMENS NATIONAL LEAGUE”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 24. April 1993 pp. 15-17

[3] (1994) “Budweiser Superleague Final”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 27. March 1994 pp. 16-17

[4] (1995) “Gateaux Women’s League Final Standing”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 30. March 1995 pp. 30

[5] (1996) “Wildcats take league title”. IBA Official Basketball Magazine. Number 33. April 1996. pp. 28

Sources

[6] (1997) “Basketball”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 3, 1997. pp. 28-29.

[7] (1994) “A Stroll for Lee Strand”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 24-25.

[8] (1997) “Star make amends by taking top four title”. Irish Independent. Monday, March 17, 1997. pp. 26-27.

[9] (1994) “Rose Breen Orchestrates Victory”. Irish Examiner. Monday, March 14, 1994. pp. 20-21.

Images

[10] Folan, John | Irish Basketball Memories of the 80s And 90s Facebook Group (2017) Post to Page, August 21, 2017“A TEAM I ALWAYS ADMIRED WATERFORD WILDCATS” [Internet] Available from: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/21032387_475279026189587_7928038181444510144_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&_nc_sid=07e735&_nc_ohc=FZ5zlf3O7mkAX9w81FZ&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=64b7bfef521ea2a81bd568e0e096bc3c&oe=5EA0D60F [Accessed 25 March 2020][Adjusted]

Acknowledgements

Thanks to Ann Hanley, Killester and Ireland National Team.

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