Celtics boys tour the Mansion House
Two of last seasons Liffey Celtics U14 boys were invited to a reception in the Mansion House last week by the Lord Mayor. Kris and Calum attended along with the rest of the Dublin U14 squad. The trophy was on show as they were the first Irish Team to win the International tournament in Wanze, Belgium for over 15 years….
Tournament Weekend
Watch out for two tournaments this weekend. Liffey Celtics U14 Boys are hosting Belfast Star, Portlaoise and Moycullen in Confey GAA on Saturday – see separate News items for the full schedule of games. The U18 girls are taking part in the Laura Brennan U18 Memorial Tournament hosted by Killester. They play DCU Mercy this evening, September 12th at 8pm,…
Celtics player heading to the European Olympics
One of Liffey Celtics newest recruits has booked her place to the European Olympics with the Irish womens 3×3 team. Suzanne Maguire competed this past weekend in 3×3 European Championships in Bucharest. A 10th placed finish has guaranteed the Irish womens team a spot in the Olympic games in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2015. Team Ireland beat Ukraine in overtime and…
U14 Boys hosting tournament
The Celtics U14 boys are hosting a tournament on Saturday 13th September from 10.00am in Confey. Teams participating are Liffey Celtics, Belfast Star, Moycullen & Portlaoise Panthers. The schedule of matches for the tournament is below. All support welcome.. 9.30 Gym open for warmup 10.00 Liffey Celtics v Portlaoise 11.00 Belfast Star v Moycullen 12:00 …
Shelby’s here for 2014/2015
With the new season just upon us we are glad to report that all of last years panel are with us for the coming season, except Irene Sanchez who returned to Spain. So we are looking forward to seeing Alana, Aine, Ailbhe, Aoife, Erin, Fiona, Maud-Annie, Megan, Rebecca, Shauna, Shelby in action during season 2014/2015. A warm welcome back to…
Season 2014 / 2015 – Upcoming Events
Welcome to season 2014 / 2015, which officially kicks off over the next few weeks. All teams should be back to regular training at the end of August / first week of September. Our academy girls and boys will resume on Saturday September 6th. A few upcoming events and dates to be aware of: August 12th – Dublin Ladies Senior…
U15’s get Ireland Caps
Liffey Celtics was well represented at the International Caps presentation on May 29th in the National Basketball Arena. Six of the Celtics girls, who are all on the Ireland U15 Development squad received their international caps from Basketball Ireland president Gerry Kelly, and chairperson Jackie Dunne. The girls Eimear Bowler, Ciara Broderick, Niamh Masterson, Lauren O’Dwyer, Kate O’Toole and Sorcha Tiernan…
XlR8 Summer Skills camp 2014
Our now annual XLR8 summer skills camp took place over two weeks at the end of June and start of July. The camp was another great success and is growing every year. Over 100 campers provided 10 days of enjoyable basketball skills and competition. See our photo gallery of camp photos. Well done to all of the participants and of…
Ada, Alex, Ellen, Laura and Laura with Dublin South
A great day for Liffey Celtics U13’s, Ada Bowler, Alex O’Shaughnessy, Ellen Devine, Laura Furlong and Laura McDermott who played for the Dublin South team in the annual U13 Liffey Challenge on Sunday April 13th. Following the Liffey Challenge the team stayed together, trained and worked hard to give a great performance in the SheHoops tournament played in Belfast on…
Double Success for Dublin U14 Girls
The Dublin Ladies Board U14 representative team comprising girls from Naas, Kubs, Oblate Dynamos, DCU Mercy and Liffey Celtics made it a double tournament success when they were victorious in the Shehoops U14 Tournament in Belfast at the end of May, and they followed this up with an impressive victory in the U14 FIBA International Summer Slam Tournament, in Sterling,…