Image Bballireland logo.jpg thumb BasketballIreland Logo File Ire v Lux 02.jpg thumb right 150px Ireland white against Luxembourg blue in 2009 BasketballIreland BI is the National Governing Body for Basketball in Ireland . The association has responsibility for the promotion, development and administration of all basketball activities in the Republic of Ireland Republic and Northern Ireland . Despite ... and Rugby union rugby , basketball is Ireland s third largest sport in participation terms with over ... content.jsp?newsid 53 BasketballIreland Bot generated title ref Superleague BasketballIreland is responsible for the administration of the top league in Ireland, the Superleague. Currently, for the 2009 .... See also Ireland national basketball team Superleague Ireland Superleague References references External links http www.BasketballIreland.ie Official BasketballIreland Website http www.streetballireland.com Irish Basketball and Streetball Fan Site http www.tolkaroversbasketball.com Tolka Rovers Homepage http WWW.METEORS.IE Meteors International basketball FIBA Europe teams FIBA Europe associations IrishSport Category Basketball governing bodies in Europe Ire Category Basketball in Ireland Category Sports governing bodies in IrelandBasketball it Federazione cestistica dell Irlanda ... clubs cater for basketball players around the country, with approximately 1,200 teams participating ... font Moycullen Basketball Moycullen NUIG Kingfisher Galway City Neptune Neptune Stadium Cork ... 10 DCU Mercy Tolka Rovers Dart Killester Team Montenotte Hotel Cork Meteors Basketball Club UL Aughinish Bausch and Lomb Wildcats Sligo All Stars Financial Crisis In early 2010 it was announced that BasketballIreland s finances were in turmoil. The governing body is apparently 1.4 million in debt ... rte http www.rte.ie sport basketball 2010 0224 ireland2.html RT news article, Feb 24th ref This has caused huge disappointment within the game in Ireland, in particular as the senior national teams ... more details
Missing image removed Image BBallNi.jpg thumb 300px Basketball Northern Ireland Logo Basketball Northern Ireland BNI is the National Governing Body for Basketball in Northern Ireland . The Association is affiliated to BasketballIreland has responsibility for the promotion, development and administration of all basketball activities in Northern Ireland. ref http basketballni.com index.php?option com frontpage&Itemid 33 BasketballNI.com Home Bot generated title ref Basketball Northern Ireland Affiliated Clubs Image MattBlock.jpg thumb 250px right North Stars Matt Quin blocks a shot from Tyrone Towers Justin DeBerry Omagh Thunder Basketball Club br Queens Basketball Club br North Star Basketball Club br Lisburn Basketball Club br Belfast Star br Newry Oaks br Ballymena Blackstone br Belfast Tropics br Andersontown Basketball Club br University of Ulster Jordanstown br University of Ulster Colraine br Tyrone Towers br Queens University Belfast br Letterkenny Heat br Letterkenny Institute of Technology Letterkenny IT br Strabane br Omagh br Lisnaskea Lakers br Magherafelt TItans br Belfast Storm Dissolved br Carrick Flyers br Bangor Sharks Basketball Club br External links http www.basketballni.com Official Basketball Northern Ireland Website http www.northstarbasketball.com North Star Basketball Club http www.queensbasketball.org Queens Basketball Club http quis.qub.ac.uk ladiesbball Queen s University Belfast Basketball Club http www.bangorsharks.com Bangor Sharks Basketball Club References reflist International basketball Category Basketball governing bodies in Europe No Category Basketball in Northern Ireland Category Sports governing bodies in Northern IrelandBasketball ... more details
Use dmy dates date October 2011 Infobox national basketball team country Ireland color1 009A63 color2 FFFFFF fiba ranking T 75th fiba zone FIBA Europe joined fiba national fed BasketballIreland oly appearances ... Ireland is a men s international basketball team representing the Ireland island of Ireland . It is organised by BasketballIreland , with players from both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland . Ireland play their home matches at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght , Dublin ... home. Division C was hosted there the following year, and Ireland beat Cyprus national basketball ... Irish financial crisis Ireland in the midst of a serious economic decline , BasketballIreland announced ... 97 40 bgcolor ddffdd 64 58 col end 15 Aug Ireland 50 66 Sweden, National Basketball Arena , Eurobasket B 19 Aug Ireland 73 98 Georgia, Vere Basketball Hall, Tbilisi , Georgia Eurobasket B 22 Aug Ireland 100 83 Luxembourg, National Basketball Arena, Eurobasket B 29 Aug Ireland 68 75 Slovakia, Inter ... basketball year 1983 month 4 date 14 pos F m 1.95 club Dart Killester nat Ireland compyear 2010 compmonth ... Cal Bowdler National Basketball Association NBA player for Atlanta Hawks , but not born in Ireland Jay Larranaga former captain of Ireland national team, and European basketball star Billy Donlon ... women s national basketball team BasketballIreland References Refimprove date February 2010 reflist External links http www.basketballireland.ie BasketballIreland Official site International basketball FIBA Europe teams DEFAULTSORT Ireland National Basketball Team Category Basketball teams in Ireland Category National basketball teams Category National sports teams of IrelandBasketball national ... File Ire v Lux 02.jpg thumb left 150px Ireland white against Luxembourg blue in 2009 Ireland s basketball association affiliated to FIBA in 1947. In 1948 the team was invited to the Basketball ... absent in the aftermath of World War II. The team finished last, losing every match heavily. Ireland ... more details
The Ireland women s national basketball team represents Ireland in International women s basketball, the team play in Eurobasket Women Division B second tier of international women s basketball in Europe . the team is coached by Mark Scannell and plays their home games in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght .In February 2010, with 2008 2010 Irish financial crisis the Republic of Ireland in the midst of a serious economic decline , BasketballIreland announced that it was 1.2m in debt and was deactivating its senior international squads to cut costs. ref cite news url http www.irishtimes.com newspaper sport 2010 0224 1224265091401.html title BasketballIreland pull plug on international sides last Duggan first Keith date 24 February 2010 work The Irish Times accessdate 24 February 2010 ref Squad Michelle Aspell flagicon Ireland Bausch & Lomb Wildcats Aishling Sullivan flagicon Ireland Dart Killester women s team Dart Killester Rachel Clancy flagicon USA Cal Pony San Luis Obispo Niamh Dwyer flagicon Ireland Montenotte Hotel Cork Susan Moran Unattached Lindsay Peat flagicon Ireland DCU Mercy Mary Fox flagicon Ireland DCU Mercy Emma Dyer flagicon Ireland Tolka Rovers Caroline Jane Nixon flagicon Spain Arranz Jopisa Burgos Stephanie O Shea flagicon Ireland Bausch & Lomb Wildcats Famous players Susan Moran Played in the WNBA for the New York Liberty . See also Ireland national basketball team References reflist DEFAULTSORT Ireland Women s National Basketball Team Category Women s national basketball teams Category Basketball teams in Ireland it Nazionale di pallacanestro femminile dell Irlanda lv rijas sievie u basketbola izlase pl Reprezentacja Irlandii w koszyk wce kobiet ... more details
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Use mdy dates date June 2011 Two other uses the sport the ball used in the sport Basketball ball pp semi ... Jordan goes for a slam dunk at the old Boston Garden union International Basketball Federation ... ball Basketball ball Basketball olympic 1936 Summer Olympics 1936 Basketball commonly nicknamed ... or Shooting shooting a basketball ball ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of Rules of basketball rules . Basketball is one of the world s most popular and widely viewed ... invented basketball accessdate September 14, 2011 date September 20, 2010 work BBC News first Sian last Griffiths ref A regulation basketball hoop consists of a rim 18 inches in diameter and 10 feet high mounted to a Backboard basketball backboard . A team can score a field goal by shooting the ball through the hoop during regular play. A Field goal basketball field goal scores two points for the shooting ... it to a teammate. It is a violation Traveling basketball traveling to walk with the ball, Carrying basketball carry it, or to double dribble to hold the ball and then resume dribbling . Various Basketball ... foul basketball personal foul is penalized, and a free throw is usually awarded to an offensive player ... occur, most commonly for unsportsmanlike conduct on the part of a player or Coach basketball coach . A technical foul gives the opposing team a free throw. Basketball has evolved many commonly used techniques of shooting, passing, and dribbling, as well as specialized Basketball position player ... members of a team will play Center basketball center , small forward , or Power forward basketball ... and speed play point guard or shooting guard . While competitive basketball is carefully regulated, numerous variations of basketball have developed for casual play. Competitive basketball is primarily an indoor sport played on carefully marked and maintained basketball court s, but less regulated variations are often played outdoors in both inner city and rural areas. History Main History of basketball ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 All Ireland is an attributive which emphasises the island of Ireland . It contrasts with expressions such as Republic of Ireland the South or Northern Ireland which apply only to regions. Many sports are organised on an all Ireland basis. All Ireland is often used as an abbreviation of All Ireland Championship , held by sports organised on All Ireland basis. In particular All Ireland Senior Football Championship in Gaelic football All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship in Hurling Many sports are organised on an all Ireland basis, for example basketball , boxing , cricket , curling , Gaelic games , field hockey hockey , golf , rugby league and rugby union rugby , in which case the international team is usually referred to simply as Ireland . Others are organised primarily on an all Ireland basis, but with both Ireland and Great Britain international teams, in which case players from Northern Ireland may opt for either these include Ireland Davis Cup team tennis , Swimming sport swimming , track and field athletics athletics and any events at the Olympic Games Olympics . Some others have separate Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland organisations and teams ... in reference to annual competitions in certain traditional music and art forms All Ireland Fleadh in Music of Ireland Irish music see Fleadh Cheoil All Ireland Feis in Irish Dance Irish dance List of All Ireland Champions in Traditional Irish music The All Ireland Talent Show It is also used in the title Primate of All Ireland , the senior clergyman in each of the Roman Catholic Church in Ireland Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland In Irish republicanism , expression Counties of Ireland ... 6 of Northern Ireland. Archbishops of Armagh Primate of All Ireland Catholic Archbishops of Armagh Primate of All Ireland Church of Ireland Category Sports competitions in Ireland Category Irish culture Category Ireland ... more details
The Superleague is the top tier men s basketball league in Ireland . 10 clubs compete in 2 conferences, North & South with 5 teams in each conference. The competition is currently sponsored by Nivea for men, having previously been sponsored by ESB . The current champions are UCC Demons who beat Dart Killester in the 2009 final in the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght , Dublin . Neptune have won the competition 11 times. Past winners class wikitable width 370px style float left margin left 1px colspan 3 Superleague Season Winner Runner up 1999 00 Neptune 2000 01 Dart Killester Killester Star of the Sea basketball Star of the Sea 2001 02 Abrakebabra Tigers Tigers Dart Killester Killester 2002 03 Neptune Belfast Star 2003 04 Abrakebabra Tigers Tigers Dart Killester Killester 2004 05 UCC Demons Abrakebabra Tigers Tigers 2005 06 St. Vincents DCU Saints Limerick Lions 2006 07 Dart Killester Killester Ballina 2007 08 Abrakebabra Tigers Tigers Dart Killester Killester 2008 09 UCC Demons Dart Killester Killester 2009 10 Dart Killester Montenotte 2010 11 Dart Killester Killester UL Aughnish Men s Teams 2011 12 class wikitable width 22 Team width 38 Stadium width 40 City Area style background navy colspan 3 font color white North Conference font Belfast Star DLS Andersonstown Andersonstown , Belfast DCU Saints DCU Sports Complex Glasnevin , Dublin Dart Killester Killster IWA Clontarf , Dublin UCD Marian UCD Sports Centre Belfield, Dublin Belfield , Dublin style background red colspan 3 font color white South Conference font Moycullen Basketball Moycullen NUIG Kingfisher Galway City ... , Limerick See also BasketballIreland External links http www.superleagueball.ie Official website http www.basketballireland.ie BasketballIreland http www.eurobasket.com Irelandbasketball League ESB Superleague.asp Superleague onEurobasket.com Category Basketball in Ireland Category Basketball leagues in Europe Category Sports leagues in Ireland gl Liga de baloncesto de Irlanda ... more details
Unsourced date September 2011 Infobox Ethnic group group Americans in Ireland image Image Eamon de Valera c 1922 30.jpg 80px caption small amon de Valera Erskine Hamilton Childers small poptime 38,000 popplace Dublin and rural towns of Ireland langs Irish language Irish English language English Hiberno English Irish American English American rels Christianity Roman Catholic Church Roman Catholicism Protestantism related Irish American s Americans in the United Kingdom Americans in Ireland comprise Irish citizens and residents of United States origin or ancestral background. Notable people Erskine Hamilton Childers 4th President of Ireland amon de Valera 3rd President of Ireland Matt Doyle tennis Matt Doyle Irish professional tour tennis player Constantine Fitzgibbon Historian and novelist Chryss Goulandris American Businesswoman Lennie McMillian Irish professional basketball player Tom Molineaux Bare knuckle boxer Charles Stewart Parnell Founder and leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party Darren Randolph Irish football goalkeeper Kevin Shields American born Irish musician Des Bishop American raised Irish comedian Americans abroad Immigration to the Republic of Ireland Category Ethnic groups in Ireland Category American diaspora Ireland Category American emigrants to Ireland Category Irish people of American descent ... more details
ref was an United States American basketball coach who led Loyola University Chicago to the 1963 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament 1963 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Championship . Background Ireland was an All America n basketball player at the University ...For the New Zealand politician George Ireland politician George Ireland June 15 , 1913 in Madison, Wisconsin ..., Illinois , which he led to 262 87 record from 1936 to 1951. In 1951, he succeeded John Jordan basketball ... orgs phoenix sept19ire.htm . ref Ireland encouraged full court press and a high speed style ... history.htm . ref 1963 Championship main 1962 63 Loyola Ramblers men s basketball team The highlight of Ireland s coaching career occurred in 1963, when he guided the Loyola Ramblers to the national collegiate championship. Ireland s team, led by Jerry Harkness and Les Hunter , compiled a 23 ... American players in the everyday line up. Later career Under Ireland, the Loyola Ramblers returned to the NCAA Tournament in 1964 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament 1964 , 1966 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament 1966 , and 1968 NCAA Men s Division I Basketball Tournament 1968 , although they never repeated the success of 1963. During the late 1960s and early 1970s, Ireland coached ... http www.rockymountainnews.com drmn sports columnists article 0,1299,DRMN 83 4402063,00.html . ref Ireland ... http www.luc.edu orgs phoenix sept19ire.htm ref See Also Black participation in college basketball References Reflist Loyola Ramblers basketball coach navbox 1963 Loyola Ramblers men s basketball navbox Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ireland, George ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1913 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2001 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Ireland, George Category 1913 births Category 2001 deaths Category American basketball coaches Category American basketball players Category Loyola Ramblers men s basketball coaches Category Notre Dame Fighting ... more details
The island of Ireland is divided into two jurisdictions Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . Religion in Ireland may refer to Religion in the Republic of Ireland Religion in Northern Ireland Christianity in Ireland Roman Catholicism in Ireland History of Roman Catholicism in Ireland Protestantism in Ireland Islam in Ireland Islam in Northern Ireland Hinduism in Ireland Hinduism in Northern Ireland History of the Jews in Ireland History of the Jews in Northern Ireland Neo paganism in Ireland Disambig ... more details
Ireland in the Middle Ages Early Medieval Ireland History of Ireland 800 1169 Norman Ireland 1167 1536 See also History of Ireland Early Modern Ireland Gaelic Ireland disambig ... more details
See also Ireland national basketball team Basketball is an emerging sport in Ireland. http www.basketballireland.ie BasketballIreland is the governing body and organises the main competitions such as the SuperLeague. The main basketball arena in Ireland is the ESB Basketball Arena in Dublin ...Refimprove date February 2008 Life in the Republic of Ireland In Ireland many sport s , such as boxing ... island basis, with a single team representing the whole of Ireland in international competitions. Other sports, such as soccer and netball , have separate organising bodies in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . The many sports played and followed in Ireland also include horse racing , show jumping , greyhound racing , basketball , fishing , Gaelic handball handball , motor sport , target shooting , and tennis . ref name esri22 At the Olympic Games , a person from Northern Ireland can choose to represent either Ireland at the Olympics Ireland or Great Britain at the Olympics Great Britain . Citation needed date August 2011 Gaelic football is the most popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance, and represents 34 of total sports attendances at events in the Republic of Ireland and abroad, followed by hurling one of the official sports of Ireland at 23 , soccer at 16 and rugby ... sports audiences showed the sport s highest profile match, the All Ireland Football Final , to be the most ... publish article 10004396.shtml title Initiative s latest ViewerTrack study shows that in Ireland ... played team sport in Ireland. Swimming, golf, aerobics, cycling, Gaelic football and billiards ... of Ireland. ref name esri22 cite web url http www.esri.ie UserFiles publications 20070223162340 ... in Ireland publisher The Economic and Social Research Institute accessdate 2008 10 15 ref Gaelic football ... for centuries in Ireland as Caid sport Caid , Gaelic football was formally arranged into an organised ... popular sport in Ireland in terms of match attendance in the senior football championship in the summer ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 YearInIrelandNav 1973 Events January 1 Republic of IrelandIreland joins ... of the 20th D il National Coalition of Fine Gael and the Labour Party Ireland Labour Party win the Irish ... The new Taoiseach , Liam Cosgrave , receives his seal of office from President of Ireland President ... election voters go to the poll to find a successor to President of Ireland President amon ... President of Ireland . After the ceremony at Dublin Castle the President inspects a guard of honour .... 14 December Pat Burke , basketball player. 14 December Amanda Byram , television presenter. 24 December ... Miss Ireland and journalist. Mark Geary , singer songwriter. Mickey Joe Harte , singer songwriter ..., Minister for Lands and Minister for Justice b. 1885 in Ireland 1885 . 10 January Denis Rolleston Gwynn , journalist, author and professor of Modern Irish History b. 1893 in Ireland 1893 . 12 January Maurice Collis , colonial administrator and writer b. 1889 in Ireland 1889 . 19 January Max Adrian , actor b. 1903 in Ireland 1903 . 31 January Jack MacGowran , actor b. 1918 in Ireland 1918 . January Willie Clancy , uileann piper b. 1918 in Ireland 1918 . 22 February Elizabeth Bowen , novelist and short story writer b. 1899 in Ireland 1899 . 13 March Eddie Ingram , cricketer b. 1910 in Ireland 1910 . 8 April E. R. Dodds , classical scholar b. 1893 in Ireland 1893 . 9 April Warren Lewis , soldier and historian, brother of C. S. Lewis b. 1895 in Ireland 1895 . 21 May Eugene O Callaghan , Bishop of Clogher 1943 1969 b. 1888 in Ireland 1888 . 24 May Bryan Cusack , doctor, Sinn F in Member of Parliament MP , member 1st D il b. 1882 in Ireland 1882 . 7 April John Charles McQuaid , Archbishop of Dublin Roman Catholic Catholic Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland b. 1895 in Ireland 1895 ... Minister b. 1893 in Ireland 1893 . 25 July Michael J. Davern Michael Davern , Fianna F il TD for Tipperary South D il ireann constituency Tipperary South 1948&ndash 1965. b. 1900 in Ireland 1900 ... more details
The term Education in Ireland may refer to either of two Education education systems in Ireland Education in the Republic of Ireland Education in Northern Ireland disambig ... more details
Conservation in Ireland may refer to Conservation in the Republic of Ireland List of Special Areas of Conservation in Northern Ireland National nature reserves in Northern Ireland disambig ... more details
Andrew Ireland may refer to Andrew Ireland footballer , Australian rules footballer and administrator Andrew Ireland rower , Canadian rower Andy Ireland , former member of the United States House of Representatives hndis Ireland, Andrew ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1723 Events Avoca Handweavers , Ireland s oldest surviving business, was established. Category Years of the 18th century in Ireland Category 1723 by country Ireland Category 1723 in Ireland Category 1720s in Ireland ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1719 Events Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719 passed by the British Parliament. Category Years of the 18th century in Ireland Category 1719 by country Ireland Category 1719 in Ireland Category 1710s in Ireland ... more details
Football in Ireland can refer to Association football in the Republic of Ireland Association football in Northern Ireland Gaelic football Rugby union in Ireland Rugby league in Ireland disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
Abortion in Ireland may refer to Abortion in the Republic of Ireland , abortion in the sovereign state of Ireland Abortion in the United Kingdom Northern Ireland , abortion in Northern Ireland, a constituent country of the United Kingdom disambig ... more details
John Ireland may refer to list in order of probable death date John Ireland martyr , died 1544 , English religious leader John Ireland biographer died 1808 , biographer of William Hogarth John Ireland Dean of Westminster 1741 1842 , Anglican priest and philanthropist John Ireland politician 1827&ndash 1896 , American politician John Ireland archbishop 1838&ndash 1918 , American religious leader and academic John Ireland composer 1879&ndash 1962 , English composer John Ireland actor 1914&ndash 1992 , Canadian born actor and director John de Courcy Ireland 1911&ndash 2006 , Irish historian and activist hndis name Ireland, John DEFAULTSORT Ireland, John cs John Ireland de John Ireland fr John Ireland nds John Ireland pl John Ireland sv John Ireland ... more details
In Ireland there are two countries, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland . The politics of these are managed separately but share a common history of Ireland. Respective articles are as follows Politics of the Republic of Ireland Demography and politics of Northern Ireland Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages disambig ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1594 Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 26 November Sir James Ware , historian, politician and Auditor general for Ireland d. 1666 in Ireland 1666 . Deaths Category 1594 in Ireland Category 1590s in Ireland Category 1594 by country Ireland Category Years of the 16th century in Ireland ... more details
YearInIrelandNav 1566 Events Empty section date July 2010 Births 13 October Richard Boyle, 1st Earl of Cork , Lord High Treasurer of Ireland d. 1643 in Ireland 1643 . Deaths Category 1566 in Ireland Category 1560s in Ireland Category 1566 by country Ireland Category Years of the 16th century in Ireland ... more details
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