With one team already set for Tallaght, Merry Monk Ballina will look to make it a double when their U20 side takes on Templeogue in the National League semi-final.

Merry Monk Ballina have missed out on the playoffs in the Basketball Ireland Development League (BIDL) despite enjoying a comfortable 91-53 win over Atlantic Eagles in their final group game last Saturday evening in Ballina Sports Complex.

Basketball Ireland U16C Girls Schools League Final  St Flannan’s, Ennis 41  St Attracta’s, Tubbercurry 40  At NBA Tallaght  It proved the most dramatic close to the ...

It was a mixed day for Merry Monk Ballina and Mayo Meteors as both were in action in the Basketball Ireland Development League (BIDL) last Saturday evening.

The dream of St Muredach’s College to win the All-Ireland Schools senior ‘A’ basketball cup for the first time fell agonisingly short on Tuesday afternoon, as they suffered a 67-58 defeat to St Mary’s of Portlaoise, at the National Basketball Arena.

Basketball Ireland Development League  Merry Monk Ballina 83  Shannon Jets 55  Stuart Tynan at Ballina Sports Complex  Merry Monk Ballina remain top of the ...

The students who have been part of this mission to help St Muredach’s College win the biggest prize of all in schools’ basketball are part of a journey the likes the Ballina school has never seen since its doors opened in 1906.

These are heady days in St Muredach’s College as the Ballina secondary school looks to pull off a monumental feat.

Basketball Ireland Development League  Merry Monk Ballina 81  Fr Matthews (Cork) 50  Stuart Tynan at Ballina Sports Complex  A storming third quarter by experienced ...

National U20 Basketball League  Team Merry Monk 88  KCYMS Killorglin 46  Daragh Coyle at Ballina Sports Centre  Team Merry Monk have now picked up their third win in ...

Merry Monk Ballina put on a clinic in the Ballina Sports Complex last night after running out 42-point winners over Killorglin in the U20 National League.

Just four days after St Muredach’s national semi-final cup win, much of that team was back in action for Merry Monk Ballina in their second U20 National League game last Sunday against Titans in Colaiste Iognaid.

All-Ireland Schools U19 A Semi-Final  St Muredach’s College 76  Coláiste Éanna (Dublin) 71  National Basketball Arena, Tallaght  Back-to-back league and cup doubles ...

St Muredach's College defeated Coláiste Éanna of Dublin 76-71  at the National Basketball Arena, Tallaght, to reach a second consecutive All-Ireland Schools Final.

Basketball Ireland North West U16 ‘A’ Regional League Final  Summerhill College 64  St Gerald’s College 56  Stuart Tynan at De La Salle Hall  St Gerald’s College of ...

Basketball Ireland North West Regional U19 ‘A’ League Final  Jesus and Mary, Gortnor Abbey 61  St Muredach’s College 56  Stuart Tynan at De La Salle Hall, Castlebar  ...

Basketball Ireland National U20 League Team Merry Monk 77 Ballincollig 75 Daragh Coyle at Ballina Leisure Centre Down by two points in the final moments of the game, Team Merry Monk will be delighted to have clawed their way back in front on ...

Basketball Ireland Development League  Mayo Meteors (Castlebar) 66  Team Merry Monk (Ballina) 83  In Tourmakeady Hall  Team Merry Monk won the county bragging rights ...

North West Regional U19 League Semi-Final  St Muredach’s College 76  Abbey VS, Donegal 62  Stuart Tynan at Ballina Sports Complex  It was not without a scare or two ...

The date and venue for the All-Ireland U19 'A' Boys Basketball semi-final between St Muredach's College, Ballina and Coláiste Éanna, Dublin has been confirmed.

All-Ireland Schools U19 ‘A’ Boys Quarter-Final  St Muredach’s College, Ballina 83  St Mel’s College, Longford 51  Stuart Tynan at Ballina Sports Centre  History ...

Team Merry Monk Ballina will look to make it two wins from two in the Basketball Ireland Development League (BIDL) when they take on Limerick Celtics tomorrow (Saturday) at 1. 30pm.

Ballina Braves Basketball Club have taken another big step ahead of the the upcoming season with confirmation that an under-20 team will compete in the National League and Cup.

The Ballina duo of Trinie Naylor Kennedy and Anthony McHale were both in action for Ireland at the European Masters Basketball Championships which took place in Italy last week, concluding on Sunday, June 30.

This season’s NBA Finals began last Thursday night in Boston as the Celtics hosted the Mavericks in Game One of the series.

Basketball: Deora Marsh, American born but Ballina by heart, received the ultimate honour from basketball’s governing body in Ireland on Saturday night when he was inducted into the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame.

Basketball Ireland Development League – Plate Final Dublin Raiders 83 Mayo Meteors 78 At NBA Tallaght Hot on the heels of lifting the LLR title a week previous, Mayo Meteors fell agonisingly short of completing a national double on Friday night ...

It is only fitting that in recognition of his contribution to Irish basketball as a player, captain, coach and role model over the last 40 years that Ballina legend Deora Marsh will be inducted into the Basketball Ireland Hall of Fame.

BIDL Merry Monk Ballina 86 Mayo Meteors 54 in Ballina Sports Centre It was a nostalgic night at the Community Sports Centre in Ballina on Saturday night as two of ...

Team Merry Monk welcomed back basketball royalty last Thursday night during their Men’s LLR match against Sligo All-Stars.

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.

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.

BIDL – Division 2  Mayo Meteors 78  Phoenix Wolves 71  Daragh Coyle at De La Salle, Castlebar  Mayo Meteors had a nervy, tense and tight affair in De La Salle sports ...

BIDL – Division 2  Team Merry Monk 92  Tolka Rovers 78  Daragh Coyle at Ballina Leisure Centre  Team Merry Monk claimed their first win of the National League season ...

Ballina Braves/Team Merry Monk are inviting all those with an interest in local sport to attend their next home game against Tolka Rovers this Sunday (December 17), which is the team’s final home game before Christmas.

All-Ireland U19B Boys Semi-Final St Muredach’s 65 Coláiste Chú Chulainn (Dundalk) 61 At the National Arena, Dublin St Muredach’s basketball team booked their place in the schools first basketball All-Ireland final since 2007 with an entertaining ...

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.

National Intermediate Cup – Round 1  Team Merry Monk 71  Castleisland St Mary’s 77  Daragh Coyle at Ballina Sports Centre  It wasn’t to be for Team Merry Monk on ...

Fresh of a remarkable campaign last year, Ballina Braves Basketball Club will be competing on two fronts for the upcoming season as they enter the newly-formed Division 2 National League.

Basketball: A Mayo born player was among the stars for Ireland at last week’s U16 Four Nations at the National Basketball Arena in Tallaght.