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On the week where Maigh Cuilinn native James Connaire was called up to the Irish Senior Men’s squad, his team were unable to overcome a polished Griffith College Éanna outfit who left Galway with a well deserved 65 to 90 road win.

After last weekend’s epic clash in the Kingfisher, Maigh Cuilinn and Maree do it all again at the same venue this Friday evening in the Basketball Ireland Men’s Superleague.

The Superleague Galway derby between Maigh Cuilinn and Maree is often a highlight of the basketball season west of the Shannon. Due to an issue with the University of Galway Sports Arena in November 2023, the first meeting of these great Galway rivals was postponed so that now we have two in as many weeks.

Maigh Cuilinn enter this weekend’s Basketball Ireland Superleague matchup in the rare position of being favourites away from home when they travel to Dublin to face St. Vincent’s of Glasnevin.

Shane Boland played the captains role in leading Mayo to the Christy Ring Cup final after a hard fought 2-23 to 2-18 win over Derry in Hastings Insurance MacHale Park on Saturday.

Mayo have shown plenty of resolve in the Christy Ring Cup this season - getting well beat by Kildare in round one, after a poor league showing the season looked like it could have been slipping through their fingers and a route straight back to the Nickey Rackard Cup could have been a very real possibility.

It has been a long wait, but the elite of Irish basketball, including Moycullen and Maree, are once again preparing to take the court for the start of a new Superleague season.

Basketball returns to the courts with Galway clubs, Moycullen and NUIG Maree, back in Super League action for another season.

There was yet more success for Galway athletes at the second weekend of action at the National Senior Track and Field Championships in Morton Stadium.

Moycullen head to Templeogue for Saturday's next Super League basketball outing with a renewed spring in their step.