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Irish Basketball Association Sprite Men’s U19 Junior National Cup 1997-98
The Irish Basketball Association Men’s U19 Junior National Cup was won in 1997-98 by Killester from Dublin who defeated New Balance Blue Demons from Cork 67-52 in the Final. The Cup was divided into four Preliminary Round Pools, with the Winners of the Four Pool Finals being: Sligo Dairies (57-55 v Tolka Rovers), Killester (74-57…
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Schoolgirls Basketball Association of Ireland U15 Girls Inter-Regional Championship 1997-98
Midlands won the Irish Basketball Association Under 15 Girls Inter-Regionals in 1997 defeating Kerry 53-36 in the Final. They had won all three Pool matches and defeated South East in the Semi-Finals. Kerry had defeated arch-rivals Cork 54-35 in the other Semi-Final. In the Plate Final North West triumphed 39-36 over Dublin.
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Rugby League Ireland Irish Challenge Cup 1997
History was made in early June 1997 when the Tallaght Tigers Rugby League team travelled to Clonmel, Co. Tipperary to take on Kilkenny in the first ever Irish Challenge Cup match, which the Dublin side won 52-44, going on to meet Clonmel in the next round. The Tigers went all the way to the Final…