As the proud principal of St Muredach’s College, I extend my heartfelt congratulations to our talented and dedicated players on their crowning as All-Ireland senior ‘B’ basketball champions last Tuesday.

LLR League  Team Merry Monk 73  Mayo Meteors 68  Daragh Coyle at Ballina Sports Centre  In a game where it seemed that Team Merry Monk had the win wrapped up, a ...

Mayo owned the National Basketball Arena in Dublin today with both their representatives in the All-Ireland Schools finals returning west with the silverware in tow.

Bonfires will blaze brightly across Ballina this evening as the town welcomes home its newest All-Ireland champions.

Two Mayo schools are aiming for All-Ireland glory today. St Muredach’s College, Ballina, and St Brendan’s College, Belmullet are seeking to bring a national title back to Mayo. The schools take to the court in the National Basketball Area today.

Expansion. Expansion. Expansion. Talk of a potential NBA expansion has been everywhere recently. Having been brewing away on the hob for a while, the subject is now coming to a boil.

The Westaro Masters League is ready to commence with a record number of teams.

It’s still early days in the season but the return of Ballina to basketball’s national ranks has been both poignant and exciting, writes Daragh Coyle.

Wonderful news for Mayo AC members; Ballinrobe picks up prestigious award