The organising committee behind St. Mary’s Basketball Club National League Ladies Team is to hold a fundraising ‘Monster Bingo Session’ at Castleisland Community Centre on Tuesday August 28th. Prize Fund of €4,250 A total prize-fund of €4,250 must be won on the night including a guaranteed jackpot of €1,000. The players and officials will also…
The following officers were elected at the AGM of St. Mary’s Basketball Club on Monday night. President: Fr. Noel Spring; Chairman: Eamon Egan; Vice chairman: Maurice Casey; Senior Secretary: Fiona O’Connor; Registrations and assistant secretary: Reidín O’Loughlin; Juvenile secretary: Jennifer Ahern; Treasurers: Donal O’Connor, Síle Kenny, Angela O’Donoghue, Bríd Kenny, Reidín O’Loughlin and Nelius Lyons;…
There is more good news for Kerry basketball this week as St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced that its ladies team will take part in the division one national league over the coming season. It was in the 2015/16 season that the club last competed at this level but having won the NICC Cup final…
The Community Games basketball national finals were on in the University of Limerick campus his year for the first time and a huge crowd from Castleisland travelled up both days to support the 40 youngsters playing. By: Bríd Kenny PRO The first games took place Saturday morning at 10am and we had three teams playing…
St. Mary’s Basketball Club has put out the call for entries to the 48th annual Christmas Blitz. The blitz will commence on December 26th and will run for five days catering for teams from national school upwards including all grades of KABB competitions categories right through to national level. Who to Contact: Closing date for…
As the 2017/18 basketball season gets underway, St. Mary’s Basketball Club has announced a new appointment to its coaching panel. Liam Culloty is to take over as head coach for the U-18 and U-20 girls and the senior ladies. “The club has made the decision not to enter the division one national league but instead…
St. Mary’s Basketball club announced details of the 47th Annual Basketball Blitz at a programme launch which was held at Nana Bea’s Cafe on Friday evening. The Blitz is the biggest of its kind in the country and continues to be a source of entertainment for players and spectators alike. Once again the event will…
It used to be unethical, bad mannered and often downright dangerous to announce, mutter or even let slip a lady’s age. Now, baloons, banners and bunting shamelessly scream it from all corners of the party room and from Facebook pages. So, Joanne Walmsley celebrated her …….. – there I just can’t do it. Look at…
The Friday Favourite / Postcard from the Past this week is all about Cordal and on a special Saturday in June 2004. Their youth club of the time won the All-Ireland YC Basketball title and they arrived home in triumph on that Saturday evening in June. There was great hulabaloo on the street and I just…
