Ahead of this weekend’s Hula Hoops National Cup finals, Balls.ie is delighted to announce that they will be partnering with Basketball Ireland as a digital content partner for Irish basketball for 2019.
The partnership will encompass on-site content, video streaming, in-depth features and social media coverage. The announcement comes at a hugely exciting for Irish basketball, as the sport continues to grow in popularity and expand its commercial profile.
Donny Mahoney of Balls.ie commented: “We’re so delighted to be content partners with Basketball Ireland. Irish basketball is on a real high at the moment and we’re delighted we’ll be sharing the many great stories in Irish basketball across our platforms.”
“We are delighted to welcome Balls.ie on board as our digital media partner,” said Media and Communications Manager at Basketball Ireland, Mary McGuire. “Balls.ie have produced some fantastic content over the last three years through their partnership with Hula Hoops, and we are thrilled that they are coming on board now with Basketball Ireland for 2019.”
Balls Media have partnered with Hula Hoops over the last three years to create content around the National Cup semi-finals and finals as well as the inaugural Hula Hoops 3x3 event which took place for the first time last May. Balls Media also recently produced a short documentary series on one of most fascinating team in Irish basketball, Garvey’s Tralee Warriors.
Founded in 2010, Balls.ie has established itself as one of Ireland’s leading digital sports publishers. This is the first kind of partnership in its history
