Basketball Ireland has had to jump through hoops

After years in the doldrums, the sport hopes to compete again at an international level this year

Bernard O’Byrne, chief executive, Basketball Ireland Picture: Feargal Ward
Ireland’s Conor Grace (left) and Keelan Cairns (right) try to block Wang ZL of Team China at the Sino-European Championships in China, earlier this year

When Bernard O’Byrne took over as chief executive of Basketball Ireland in 2011, the sport was in brutal shape on the island. The governing body was saddled with debt of €1.2 million, ...