Basketball Ireland Overview
Basketball Ireland Overview
Basketball in Ireland • Active in 32 counties • Equal split male/female participants • 300,000 people play basketball in Ireland • 225 clubs & 520+ schools affiliated with Basketball Ireland • 17K+ club members & 28K school players registered • Ireland’s number 1 indoor sport • Most popular sport played in P.E. in Ireland • 3rd most popular sport for teenagers in Ireland - Recent ‘Census At School’ survey • Number 1 sport for females U16 in Ireland • Among the top six participation sports in Ireland • A truly grassroots sport
Basketball Clubs in Ireland 32 Counties 225 Clubs 17,000 registered members
Basketball Ireland • Full support of the Irish Sports Council & the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport • Governing board oversees Basketball Ireland • Host the general assembly of FIBA Europe in 2016 - 200 delegates from FIBA’s 51 member countries • Full support from Minister of Sport & Fáilte Ireland
Media Partners • Potential to leverage sponsorships through our media partners TG4, Irish Daily Star, and Inpho photography • Basketball Ireland receives full page spread in the Irish Daily Star for 28 weeks a year • In 2014 Basketball Ireland secured a 3 year agreement with free-to-air channel, TG4 • TG4 broadcast the National Cup Finals live • Basketball Ireland stream 59 games a season
Irish Daily Star
Media Coverage Recent Media Coverage • TV viewing figures of 2015 National Cup: reach 250,000, hold 22,000 • National Cup received live coverage on TG4, RTE Six One News & Newstalk • Coverage in all National & local newspapers for all Cup Finals Media Impressions • Twitter: 3,500 followers • Facebook: over 9,000 fans • YouTube channel: Currently at 50,000 views • BI website: Over 100,000 users generating 1,144,635 unique page views • Online streaming: 10,000+ viewers watched the National Cup Weekend in January 2015
Recent Media Coverage
Premier League and National Cup • The men’s and women’s Premier Leagues have teams nationwide including teams from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Kilkenny, Belfast and the Midlands. • International professional players from USA and Eastern Europe • Continued expansion with the addition of new teams each year • 2015 National Cup was sold out for the third successive year with over 10,000 attendees over the weekend. • Over 10,000 people attended the National Cup Semi Final Weekend in Cork in January 2015
Premier League Overview • The Premier Leagues for Men and Women showcase the best Basketball players in the country • The season runs from September to March • Premier league teams occupying all of the hotbeds of Irish basketball • A separate competition for all Premier League teams, the National Cup, takes place from September to January - televised live by TG4 and live streamed globally • Guaranteed National and local regional paper coverage for both the National Cup and weekly Premier League progress
Premier League
National Cups Overview • There are 8 National Cups played for each year: The National Cup – Men & Women U18 National Cup – Men & Women U20 National Cup – Men & Women Senior National Cup – Men & Women
• All Semi Finals are played in one city over one weekend – typically Cork City • All Finals are played in the National Basketball Arena, Dublin
• The Men’s & Women’s National Cup finals are televised live on TG4, the other finals are all streamed live
National Cups
More Information • If you require anymore information please contact: JP Montgomery
[email protected] 086 854 9370
Basketball in Ireland • Active in 32 counties • Equal split male/female participants • 300,000 people play basketball in Ireland • 225 clubs & 520+ schools affiliated with Basketball Ireland • 17K+ club members & 28K school players registered • Ireland’s number 1 indoor sport • Most popular sport played in P.E. in Ireland • 3rd most popular sport for teenagers in Ireland - Recent ‘Census At School’ survey • Number 1 sport for females U16 in Ireland • Among the top six participation sports in Ireland • A truly grassroots sport
Basketball Clubs in Ireland 32 Counties 225 Clubs 17,000 registered members
Basketball Ireland • Full support of the Irish Sports Council & the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport • Governing board oversees Basketball Ireland • Host the general assembly of FIBA Europe in 2016 - 200 delegates from FIBA’s 51 member countries • Full support from Minister of Sport & Fáilte Ireland
Media Partners • Potential to leverage sponsorships through our media partners TG4, Irish Daily Star, and Inpho photography • Basketball Ireland receives full page spread in the Irish Daily Star for 28 weeks a year • In 2014 Basketball Ireland secured a 3 year agreement with free-to-air channel, TG4 • TG4 broadcast the National Cup Finals live • Basketball Ireland stream 59 games a season
Irish Daily Star
Media Coverage Recent Media Coverage • TV viewing figures of 2015 National Cup: reach 250,000, hold 22,000 • National Cup received live coverage on TG4, RTE Six One News & Newstalk • Coverage in all National & local newspapers for all Cup Finals Media Impressions • Twitter: 3,500 followers • Facebook: over 9,000 fans • YouTube channel: Currently at 50,000 views • BI website: Over 100,000 users generating 1,144,635 unique page views • Online streaming: 10,000+ viewers watched the National Cup Weekend in January 2015
Recent Media Coverage
Premier League and National Cup • The men’s and women’s Premier Leagues have teams nationwide including teams from Dublin, Cork, Limerick, Galway, Kilkenny, Belfast and the Midlands. • International professional players from USA and Eastern Europe • Continued expansion with the addition of new teams each year • 2015 National Cup was sold out for the third successive year with over 10,000 attendees over the weekend. • Over 10,000 people attended the National Cup Semi Final Weekend in Cork in January 2015
Premier League Overview • The Premier Leagues for Men and Women showcase the best Basketball players in the country • The season runs from September to March • Premier league teams occupying all of the hotbeds of Irish basketball • A separate competition for all Premier League teams, the National Cup, takes place from September to January - televised live by TG4 and live streamed globally • Guaranteed National and local regional paper coverage for both the National Cup and weekly Premier League progress
Premier League
National Cups Overview • There are 8 National Cups played for each year: The National Cup – Men & Women U18 National Cup – Men & Women U20 National Cup – Men & Women Senior National Cup – Men & Women
• All Semi Finals are played in one city over one weekend – typically Cork City • All Finals are played in the National Basketball Arena, Dublin
• The Men’s & Women’s National Cup finals are televised live on TG4, the other finals are all streamed live
National Cups
More Information • If you require anymore information please contact: JP Montgomery
[email protected] 086 854 9370
