UL Men and Women’s Basketball Team, November 2013.
Aertv and Basketball Ireland were in the news over the past week for all the right reasons, as Aertv streamed not one but two live Basketball Premiere League matches last Saturday. We saw the UL Huskies take on the WIT Wildcats in the ladies’ fixture, and for the men’s, the Belfast Star faced off against the UL Eagles. Aside from the high number of viewers and basketball fans who watched our live stream on Saturday, several national newspapers also featured the event, and Aertv, including The Irish Daily Star, The Herald, The Evening Echo, The Irish Independent and the Irish News. See further details below.
WALKING ON AER!
IRISH DAILY STAR, 27th November 2013
ELAINE CAFFREY ALL eyes will be on Limerick this Saturday night when Aertv SportsLive broadcast two Premier League games from University of Limerick’s Sport Arena. The first battle will see UL Huskies take on WIT Wildcats in a top-of-the-table Women’s Premier League clash at 5.0. Currently WIT Wildcats lead the pack by one point with a game in hand having endured two losses so far this season. Meanwhile, UL Huskies sit impatiently in second position after suffering one heart-breaking defeat. Confidence is high amongst both Huskies and Wildcats after their impressive victories against Singleton SuperValu Brunell and Liffey Celtics respectively fast weekend.
BASKETBALL:
IRISH DAILY STAR, 28th November 2013
THIS Saturday Aertv SportsLive will broadcast two basketball games live from Limerick. UL Huskies play WIT Wildcats at 5pm and reigning men’s champs UL Eagles face Belfast Star, at 7.30pm. Log onto Aertv.ie and Basketballlreland. ie. Pictured are UL Eagles (l-r) Neil Campbell, Seamus Hickey, Jack Kelly and Delwan Graham; and UL Huskies (l-r) Raphael Vanderwal, Aoife McDermott and Fiona Lynch.
KEENAN’s EAGLES TARGET STAR IN BID TO GET BACK TO WINNING WAYS:
IRISH INDEPENDENT, 29th November 2013
UL EAGLES will be looking to bounce back from two straight defeats when they host Belfast Star in the Men’s Premier League tomorrow. The Eagles, who surprisingly lost to Dublin Inter in the National Cup two weeks ago and then went down to Bord Gate Neptune in the league, will face a Star side that trail them by just two points. Eagles head coach Mark Eeenan is eager for his team to get back to winning ways. “We are obviously disappointed but we need to get ourselves back on track,” he said. Keenan admitted Star’s young talent Paul Dick is a major threat to his side, but believes they have an attacking threat throughout their side.
TWO GAMES LIVE FROM UL ON AERTV:
EVENING ECHO, 29th November 2013
TOMORROW Aertv SportsLive will broadcast two Basketball Ireland Premier League games live from University Limerick’s Sport Arena. In the Women’s Premier League defending National Cup and Premier League Champions, UL Huskies, will take on WIT Wildcats at 5pm. Meanwhile in the Men’s Premier League, reigning Premier League Champions, UL Eagles, face off with newcomers, Belfast Star, at 7.30pm. Tune into Aertv.ie and Basketballlreland.ie from 4:45pm for live coverage of the games.
BASKETBALL IRELAND HITS THE AER-WAVES:
THE HERALD, 30th November 2013
BASKETBALL IRELAND HITS THE AER-WAVES THIS EVENING, Aertv SportsUve will broadcast two Basketball Ireland Premier League games live from the University of Limerick’s Sport Arena. In the Women’s Premier League, defending National Cup and Premier League Champions, UL Huskies, will take on WIT Wildcats at 5.0pm. Meanwhile in the Men’s Premier League, reigning Premier League Champions, UL Eagles, face off with newcomers, Belfast Star, at 7.30pm. Pictured at the announcment are UL Huskies players (l-r) Aoife McDermott, Fiona Lynch and Rachael Vanderwal, who was a member of Great Britain’s Olympic Women’s Basketball Team that took part in the London 2012 Games.
STAR FACE HUGE UL TEST:
IRISH NEWS, 30th November 2013
Basketball By Tony McGee
BELFAST Star and Ulster Rockets both head south this weekend for Premier League clashes, with the men hoping to shine on television when they take on the might of UL Eagles in Limerick this evening. Rockets will then take centre stage tomorrow afternoon as they face Killester at Clontarf, and they will be hoping to get back on the winning trail after the home defeat to Glanmire last Sunday, The Star v Eagles battle (7.30pm) will go out live on Aertv.ie and Basketballlreland.