Basketball Ireland All-Stars
There were no Basketball Ireland All-Stars for our premier league players this year, but Courtyard Liffey Celtics players were in the shake-up. Well done to Suzanne Maguire, Shelby Smith and Aine O’Connor who all made it to the second pick squads. See the full list on the Basketball Ireland website. http://www.basketballireland.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3040:all-stars&catid=36:slideshow-fp
U14 Boys Make Dublin Panel
Congratulations to our U14 boys Cholo, Tiernan, Jack, Kabir and Cian. They all made the Dublin U14 panel last week. The Dublin team will compete in an inter regional tournament on Easter Monday in the University of Limerick. The team will be coached by Keith Maguire who was selected by the DMBB. Best of luck to the boys !
Celtics Win 3 Dublin Cups
Great weekend for the club in the Oblates as the DMBB hosted the mens underage cup finals. The club had 4 teams participating at U12, U13, U14 & U16. The weekend started early Saturday morning as the U14 boys were playing their 3rd cup final in a row. The boys played a fantastic game of basketball showing skill beyond their…
DMBB Cup Finals Weekend 2015
This weekend March 21st and 22nd is DMBB Cup Final weekend! The boys had tremendous results last year and are hoping for more success this year. The atmosphere is always fantastic in the Oblate Hall, Inchicore during this weekend so please come along and support the boys. Liffey Celtics will be represented by our U12, U13, U14 and U16 teams….
Premier League Playoff – Saturday March 14th
Good luck to our Premier Ladies when they take-on Glanmire (Team Montenotte Hotel) in the Basketball Ireland Women’s Premier League playoff over the next two weekends. The home tie is on this Saturday, March 14th at 4.15pm in Leixlip Amenities. Come down to support.
Celebrating International Women’s Day
Basketball Ireland was well represented at that International Women’s Day celebration at Aras An Uachtarain on Sunday March 8th. Amongst the attendees meeting the President, and flying the Liffey Celtics flag was club secretary Annette O’Toole.
U13’s are Dublin Cup Winners
Pride of place goes to the U13 girls who today won their second consecutive Dublin Cup final with a 45 to 24 points victory over Meteors. Meteors started the game really well and had the best of the first half to lead at half-time 16 to 13.The Celtics girls got into their stride in the third quarter and a mix…
Its Dublin Ladies Cup Final Weekend
Come out and support all of our teams this weekend March 7th and March 8th, in the Dublin Ladies Cup Finals. It is a super weekend of basketball for all of the teams and their clubs, and we will be well represented there by our U13, U14, U15, U16 and U17 girls. Wear your green and shout out for Liffey…
Courtyard Liffey Celtics make league playoffs
Our premier league team, Courtyard Liffey Celtics, made history this month when they finished in fourth position in the premier league. This is our highest ever finishing position and for the first time ever we will play in the premier league playoffs. The girls have worked really hard, with a super first half of the season which sustained them in…
U11’s at the Blitz
The U11 girls attended the DLBB blitz at Firhouse on Saturday last, with their mentors Sinead, Mary and Louise. The girls played four games, playing well in all. Well done to Firhouse Basketball Club for hosting and organizing.