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In February 2010, Basketball Ireland deactivated both the senior men's and women's national teams due to a financial crisis within the organisation. The full effect of the financial crisis was a debt of €1.2m, which made the continued funding of the national program too much of a financial burden. [4]
The Ireland men's national basketball team (Irish: Foireann cispheile náisiúnta na hÉireann) represents the island of Ireland in international basketball. It is governed by Basketball Ireland with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Ireland plays their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght, Dublin.
In 2013, Basketball Ireland rebranded the competition and changed the name from SuperLeague to Premier League. [20] Over the next three seasons, UCC Demons won seven of the nine trophies, including going unbeaten in the 2014–15 season. [21] In 2015, Basketball Ireland's representative team Hibernia played in the FIBA Europe Cup. The team's ...
The 2021–22 Irish Super League season was the 48th running of Basketball Ireland's premier men's basketball competition, following the cancellation of the 2020–21 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The season featured 12 teams from across the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. [1]
After finishing last in the Super League table in 2016–17, UL Eagles were demoted to the Basketball Ireland Men's Division One National League for the 2017–18 season. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] However, in September 2017, the team withdrew from the National League entirely. [ 18 ]
The Ireland men's national 3x3 team is a national basketball team of Ireland, administered by Basketball Ireland. [1] It represents the country in international 3x3 basketball competitions. References
The National Basketball Arena serves as the headquarters of Basketball Ireland. [7] It serves as the home court of the Ireland national basketball team and the Ireland women's national basketball team [8] and regularly hosts Super League games. [9] It has previously served as the home court of Hibernia Basketball and Shamrock Rovers Hoops.
The Women's Super League (formerly known as the Women's Premier League) is the top tier women's basketball league in Ireland.The league has 10 teams, all in the Republic of Ireland, and is an active member of Basketball Ireland, which is recognized by FIBA (also known as the International Basketball Federation) as the national governing body for basketball in Ireland.