The dates and times for the InsureMyHouse.ie National Cup finals have been confirmed for one of Basketball Ireland’s biggest weekends of the year.
The InsureMyHouse.ie Pat Duffy Cup final between DBS Éanna and the University of Galway Maree will take place on Saturday, January 21st at 8 pm and will be televised live on TG4.
The marquee women’s game, the InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor Cup final, which sees Trinity Meteors face Killester, tips off at 5:30 pm on Sunday, January 22nd, and will also be shown live in full on TG4.
In total over the weekend, 11 Finals will be decided and all of them will be streamed live on the basketballireland.tv service.
The Irish Wheelchair Association National Cup final between defending champions Rebel Wheelers and Limerick Celtics kicks off the weekend on Friday, followed by the InsureMyHouse.ie U18 Men’s Billy Coffey National Cup final.
Saturday’s action begins at 10 am with the InsureMyHouse.ie Women’s National Intermediate Cup Competition (NICC) final between Glanmire BC and Liffey Celtics, followed by the InsureMyHouse.ie U20 Women’s National Cup final as University of Galway Mystics face Limerick Sport Huskies.
At 2:30 pm the battle for the InsureMyHouse.ie Presidents’ Cup commences, as Moy Tolka Rovers play Ulster University, while it’s a 4:45 pm start for the InsureMyHouse.ie Women’s Division 1 National Cup final, between Phoenix Rockets and Abbey Seals Dublin Lions. The day’s play concludes at 8 pm when University of Galway Maree – aiming to pick up their maiden Pat Duffy Cup – come up against 2020 finalists DBS Éanna.
UCD Marian and Leixlip Zalgiris kickstart Sunday’s proceedings at 10 am in the InsureMyHouse.ie Men’s National Intermediate Cup Competition (NICC). Blue Demons and Tolka Rovers hit the court at 12:15 pm for the InsureMyHouse.ie U20 Men’s National Cup final, followed by the InsureMyHouse.ie U18 Women’s National Cup final between Singleton SuperValu Brunell and Meteors.
The weekend concludes with the InsureMyHouse.ie Paudie O’Connor Cup, it’s an all-Dublin affair between Trinity Meteors and 2020 champions Killester.
“Firstly, congratulations to all 22 teams who’ve reached the InsureMyHouse.ie National Cup finals, it’s a terrific achievement.,” said Basketball Ireland CEO John Feehan.
“The InsureMyHouse.ie National Cup finals are our showpiece event in the Irish domestic calendar and it’s always a thrilling atmosphere at the National Basketball Arena.”
“We’re delighted to have TG4 broadcasting the Pat Duffy and Paudie O’Connor Cup finals once more.”
“Our OTT streaming platform basketballireland.tv will also broadcast all 11 finals, while live scores and match trackers from every game can be found on the Swish All-Hoops, which you can download from your app store. It promises to be another brilliant weekend of Irish domestic basketball.”
Sport for Business Perspective:
This is a special weekend for the sport and one of the noisiest and most exuberant sporting occasions of the year. It is great to have the full TG4 coverage and the streaming of all games to reach the widest possible audience, though there is nothing quite like being there if you get the chance.
