Maybe Ballincollig could do with this run snapping now to clean the slate for the January 17th Cup final against Tralee’s Warriors? Ballincollig had an edginess to their Cup semi-final squeaker against Limerick Celtics that gave off a whiff of handbrake about it. Nobody had us here in pre-season – top of the league and in the Cup final. Superleague new boys Limerick Celtics hung around til the half and went four ahead in Q4 to set up the shock of the semi-final weekend. Eventually Ballincollig ground out five minutes of overtime, a brick of a session, with no score – repeat no score – from open play.

Source: Irish Examiner January 05, 2026 07:30 UTC