U16 Boys take Cup ‘Silver’
A super performance from our U16 boys team who played an exciting cup final versus Dublin Lions in the Dublin Cup final on Sunday, February 28th. It was a great game which was up for grabs up to the very end, with Lions winning on a scoreline of 37 points to 35. Congratulations to Dublin Lions, and well done to…
Liffey Celtics take the U14 Cup
Liffey Celtics U14 boys continued their good season form when they became Dublin Cup champions at the Oblate Hall on Sunday, February 28th. The lads played Templeogue and played well to take a good 48 to 28 points victory. Commiserations to a great Templeogue team who fought all the way.
U15 Boys are Dublin Cup champions
Congratulations to Liffey Celtics U15 boys and mentors who took the DMBB U15 Cup with a good win over Ongar Chasers at the Oblate Hall on Saturday February 27th. A great game, which the Celtics lads led from the start but Ongar always kept in touch. Well done to our lads on another cup victory, and to Ongar Chasers for making…
U12 Boys doing well
Well done to the under 12 boys on Sunday who had a great win against Eanna in the League. First 3 quarters were neck and neck with only a score in it all the way through. Celtics dug deep in the final quarter pulling away from the opposition with a good win. Well done to all the boys; Jamie, Kurt, Kent, Aaron, Andre, Tristan, Daniel, Mathew,…
Front Page News
It is not often that basketball takes the front page of our national newspapers. Well it happened on January 26th 2016, with the All-Ireland U16A cup champions, Colaiste Phadraig Lucan, making the front page of the Irish Independent. A great photo – and great the see so many Liffey Celtics Basketball club members in it. Congratulations and well done to…
U15 Boys Make Another Final !
Our U15 boys travelled to Cork on 2nd January to compete in the Cork County Board U15 John Coughlan tournament. It was an early start to the New Year as boys and their families hit the road at dawn to make their way to the Parochial Hall. The boys started brilliantly with two wins in their pool games against Limerick…
Liffey Celtics U17s – Cup Tied
Liffey Celtics U17’s made it a family occasion when they were drawn to play each other in the second round of the Dublin Cup. The U17(1) and U17(2) team played out a competitive and friendly match on December 11th and all came together for pizza, teas and coffees afterwards. Well done to all.
U14 Boys in Cork Final
Super performance by the U14 Boys and mentors in the Cork U14 tournament last weekend. After an early morning start and long journey to the Parochial Hall, the boys kicked off with good group victories over UCC Demons and Maree which saw them through to the tournament semi-final against St. Brendan’s Tralee. The lads took victory over their Kerry opponents…
Ireland U15 Development Panel 2015
After a busy few weeks of school inter-regional tournaments and international trials, the Ireland U15 Girls and Boys panel have a number of Liffey Celtic players. Well done to all our players who were selected to take part in the inter-regionals, and to all those who were selected for the final international trial, including Ada, Ciara, Ciara, Fatimah, Katie, Cian, Kabir,…
Liffey Celtics Players getting International Caps
Friday October 31st at the National Basketball Arena in front of a large crowd, the Liffey Celtics girls and boys were awarded their Ireland international caps following their exploits with Ireland squads over the past season. Congratulations and well done to Beatrice, Ciara, Meadhbh, Niamh, Sorcha, Calum and Tiernan.