Basketball
National Cup final heartbreak for Portlaoise Panther’s U-20 Women
Portlaoise Panthers 52 DCU Mercy 62
Hula Hoops U-20 Women's Cup Final
A Rachel Huijsdens inspired DCU Mercy claimed back-to-back National U-20 Women's Cup titles in Tallaght...
Marvellous Mountmellick make it through to Leinster basketball final
Mountmellick CS 31 Castleblayney 25
Boys U-16 Leinster Basketball Semi Final
After a string of hard-earned wins, the U16 Mountmellick Community School boys team are deservedly...
My Club and I: Portlaoise Panthers U-20 captain Claire Melia going for the National...
Claire Melia is a name known in all basketball circles throughout Ireland.
The Portlaoise Panthers U-20 captain worked for a lifetime's worth of achievements, including...
Mountmellick Community School just edged out in quest to reach All-Irelands
Mountmellick Community School 34 Colaiste Na hlnse 37
Boys U-19 Leinster Basketball Semi Final
There was heartbreak for Mountmellick Community School U-19 Boys basketballers last week as...
PROFILED: The Portlaoise Panthers U20 Womens squad aiming for National League victory
History has been made in Portlaoise Panthers basketball club as they are in their first ever National Cup final.
This weekend sees the top, elite...
Portlaoise Panthers U-20 National Cup final fixture confirmed
Just a couple of days after the Portlaoise Panthers U-20 Women's team qualified for the National Cup final, the date and venue for the...
In Pictures: Some class Sportsfile pictures from Portlaoise Panthers’ National Cup weekend
The showpiece weekend on the basketball calendar took place over the last few days in Tralee.
Laois club Portlaoise Panthers had an unprecedented four teams...
Portlaoise Panthers coach shares his elation at being in U-20 Women’s Nation Cup final
'Phenomenal', 'amazing', 'unbelievable'.
These were just some of the words used by Portlaoise Panthers U20 Women's coach Jack Dooley to describe being in a National...
Star-studded Belfast too strong for brave Portlaoise Panthers U-18 Men
Portlaoise Panthers 71 Belfast Star 81
Hula Hoops U-18 National Cup Semi Final
The curtain came down on the National Cup weekend for Portlaoise Panthers in...
Scarbrough inspired Elks end Portlaoise Panthers Women’s Cup journey
Portlaoise Panthers 50 Ulster University Elks 71
Hula Hoops Women’s Division 1 Cup Semi Final
Portlaoise Panthers Women's National Cup dreams were dashed this evening by...
Second quarter costs Panthers U-20s as National Cup dream ends
Portlaoise Panthers 62 Dublin Lions 67
Hula Hoops Under 20 Men's Cup Semi Final
A poor second quarter showing cost Portlaoise Panthers U-20s dearly as their...
Powerful Panthers U20 women push through to National Cup final
Portlaoise Panthers 74 Liffey Celtics 66
Hula Hoops Under 20 Women
What an achievement for Portlaoise Panthers and this group of players.
This was a nail-biting, exhilarating game...
Preview of the Panthers teams competing in this weekends Hula Hoops National Cup
Four Portlaoise Panthers teams will play in this weekend's Hula Hoops National Cup semi-finals in Cork where they will all be hoping for big...
‘It’s a dream come true’ – Portlaoise Panthers chairman speaks about excitement national cup...
Four Portlaoise Panthers basketball teams are set to play in this weekend's prestigious Hula Hoops National Cup semi-finals in Cork.
The Portlaoise senior women and...
Scoil Chríost Rí preparing for Battle of Clontarf
Scoil Chriost Ri basketballers face a very tough battle when they face Holy Faith Clontarf in the All Ireland Senior A Schools Basketball Cup...
Melia and Pierre lead sides to first 2019 wins as Portlaoise Panthers continue National...
The first games of the 2019 National League season kicked off this weekend as the Portlaoise Panthers men and women took to the court.
Both...
Strong Laois connections on Ireland U-20s basketball squad
Three strong Laois connections have been revealed on the Ireland under 20 women's basketball squad.
Head coach of the national team is Portlaoise man Martin...
Panthers Women end 2018 on a high with another National League win
Portlaoise Panthers 65 Limerick Celtics 40
Women’s Division 1 National League Basketball
The Portlaoise Panthers women took to the court for their last game of 2018...
A Cup semi-final and mixed fortunes in back to back games for Portlaoise Panthers
It was a busy weekend for the Panthers men in the Division 1 National league as they took on WIT Viking on Saturday evening...
Calls for a new community sports hall and basketball centre in Laois
Calls have been made for a new community sports hall in Portlaoise in a Sport, Recreation and Play Strategy plan.
The Laois County Council Strategic...
Manager of the Month award for Portlaoise Panthers boss
The efforts of the manager of the Portlaoise Panthers' Women's team have been recognised by Basketball Ireland.
Peter Duignan was announced as Manager of the...
Mixed fortunes for Panthers in action packed basketball weekend
Portlaoise Panthers covered opposite ends of the country today as the women traveled North and the men traveled south.
It was a super win for...
Portlaoise school looking forward to two All Ireland Semi Finals
Scoil Chriost Ri can look forward to two All Ireland Semi Finals after Christmas after superb wins by their Senior A and U14 A...
Double win for Portlaoise Panthers as both the Men and Women take to the...
There were wins all around for Portlaoise Panthers in both the Men's and Women's National League as they took to the court this evening.
The...
Thrilling win as Portlaoise Panthers see off UL Eagles
Portlaoise Panthers 84 UL Eagles 83
Men’s Division 1 National League Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers pulled off a super win over UL Eagles in a thrilling game...
Another win for Portlaoise Panthers as ladies continue unbeaten start
Portlaoise Panthers 73 UL Huskies 64
Women’s Division 1 National League Basketball
Portlaoise Panthers welcomed the UL Huskies to St Mary's Hall this evening in...
Portlaoise school are through to World Basketball Championships in Greece
The Scoil Chríost Rí U-18 basketball team have achieved the remarkable and are now representing Ireland at the World Schoolgirls Championships in Crete next...
Portlaoise school bid for world championship place
The Scoil Chríost Rí U-18 basketball team from Portlaoise will bid for the honour of representing Ireland at the World Schoolgirls Championships in Crete...
Portlaoise Panthers Men get back to winning ways
Portlaoise Panthers 67 WIT Vikings 64
Men's Division 1 National League Basketball
Away from the women's first game of the season, Portlaoise Panthers Men were back...
Brilliant start to basketball season for Portlaoise Panthers Women
Portlaoise Panthers 77 St Mary's Castleisland 61
Women's Division 1 National League Basketball
The Portlaoise Panthers Women got their National League season campaign off to a...