Three Irish teams selected for FIMBA European Championships

Three squads have been selected to represent Ireland at the upcoming FIMBA European Championships. 

They'll take place from June 24th to July 3rd in Malaga, with Ireland sending one team to compete in the women's over 55 competition and two sides will enter the men's over 60 draw. 

Speaking after the Women’s team selection Head Coach Debbie Flynn said:

”I am delighted to get the opportunity to coach the Women's over 55's  team in this year’s FIMBA European Championships in Malaga in June. 

We have a talented and committed squad and they are looking forward to the challenge and competing against our European counterparts. 

We are training hard, putting in the work and I have no doubt this group of players, with their commitment and hard work will make themselves and their country proud.”

Full squad list

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Ireland O55 Women

Name	Position	Club
Sue Lakes	Centre/Forward	Glasnevin
Fidelma Bonass	Guard	Glasnevin
Therese Traynor	Guard/Forward	Aer Lingus
Liz Nolan	Forward	Pegasus
Jackie Clerkin	Point Guard	Pegasus
Sarah McCann	Centre/Forward	Glasnevin
Maureen McDermott	Forward	Glasnevin
Patricia O'Connor	Guard	Pegasus
Paula Ryan-Kavanagh	Guard/Forward	Glasnevin
Orla Curran	Guard/Forward	Glasnevin
Regina Joye	Guard/Forward	Pegasus
Siobhain Monerawela	Guard	Tigers Maynooth
Carol Chubb	Guard	Glasnevin
Orlaith Boylan	Guard	Glasnevin

Head Coach: Debbie Flynn

Assistant Coach: Collette Boylan.

Manager: Ann-Marie Lenihan

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Ireland 'A'

Name	Position	Club	Height
Pat Quirke	Point Guard	Iona, Cork	178cm
Todd Gfeller	Shooting Guard	North Star, Derry	180cm
Anthony McHale	Forward	Ballina, Mayo	193cm
Ed Randolph	Forward	Raiders, Dublin	195cm
Jerome Westbrooks	Centre	Killester, Dublin	200cm
Denis Sheehan	Guard	Cork	180cm
Mick Lowth	Forward	St. Declans	193cm
Denis Lawson	Forward	Chicago	200cm
Owen O'Callaghan	Forward	UCD Marian, Dublin	185cm
David Mills	Forward	Belfast	185cm
Owen O'Brien	Guard	Inchicore, Dublin	178cm

Coach:  Owen O Brien

Assistant Coach: Adrian Payne

Manager: Liam Lavelle

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Ireland 'B'

Name	Position	Club	Height
Eamonn Molloy	Point Guard	Killester, Dublin	180cm
Sean Wynne	Shooting Guard	Queens, Belfast	183cm
Eddie Gilmartin	Forward	Templeogue, Dublin	190cm
Mick Ryan	Forward	St. Vincent's, Dublin	190cm
Jim Edgar	Centre	Queens, Belfast	198cm
Noel Cosgrove	Point Guard	Templeogue, Dublin	175cm
Michael Chubb	Shooting Guard	Kubs,Dublin.	180cm
Brendan Burke	Forward	UCD Marian, Dublin	193cm
Jim Walsh	Centre	Maynooth, Kildare	196cm
Liam Lavelle	Forward	UCD Marian, Dublin	190cm
Vincent O'Connor	Guard	UCD Marian, Dublin	177cm
Anthony Payne	Guard	Boston, USA	183cm

Coach: Deryck Payne

Assistant coach: Eddie Guilmartin

Manager: Brendan Burke

Head Coach Deryck Payne has been impressed with the fitness levels of the 23 players chosen, but admits that the competition will be tough for the Irish teams:

“There are 16 teams in the division from some top basketball nations like Italy, Lithuania, Germany and Slovenia.

We will be giving away a lot of height and will have to rely on our quickness to compensate. There will be no easy games for either team.”