Ireland’s basketball results in 1948 Olympics

Mexico 71 Ireland 9   Iran 49 Ireland 22   Cuba 88 Ireland 25   France 73 Ireland 14   Great Britain 46 Ireland 21   Switzerland 55 Ireland 12

Irish basketball panel for 1948 Olympic Games

Irish basketball panel for 1948 Olympic Games   Lt Paddy Crehan Eastern Command Air Corps, GormanstownSgt Christy Walsh Eastern Command McKee BarracksLt Donal O’Donovan Curragh Command Curragh CampLt James Flynn […]

Irish Olympic Council’s attitude ‘niggardly and mean’

The aftermath of the games highlighted the fragile nature of relations between the Irish Olympic Council and the FAIFS. There had been a mix-up over deadlines for the submission of […]

The team

The team consisted of Paddy O’Reilly (Athlone Town), Jack McCarthy (Bohemians), Bertie Kerr (Bohemians), Tommy Muldoon (Athlone Town), John Joe Dykes (Athlone Town), Ernie McKay (St James’s Gate), Michael Farrell […]

Won both singles and doubles

The Dubliner won both of his matches in the group stage of the singles competition, although it may seem curious that one of the rubbers was a best-of-five-set affair, while […]