Basketball Ireland has nine Development Officers located around Ireland

Learn more about the team

Ciaran O'Sullivan

Head of Development, Cork 

Ciaran is the Head of Development for Basketball Ireland based in Cork as the Cork Development Officer. Ciaran works with the Cork Sports Partnership and works to develop, support and promote basketball participation in Cork.

You can contact Ciaran by email on cosullivan@ireland.basketball or by phone on 087 968 0320.

Laura Deeney

Development Officer, North West

Laura is the Development Officer for the North West and is based out of LYIT college in Letterkenny. Her work serves the North West Area Board region and he works with the college, clubs and schools at all levels running programmes like Urban Hoops Basketball Blitzes, 3x3, Active Schools, Elites in Schools and Green Shoots. Laura also organises the Basketball Ireland I U14 and U15 Academies.

She also organises coaching and officiating courses in the region.

If you wish to contact Laura, you can get er on email at ldeeney@ireland.basketball 

Mike Murray

Development Officer,  Galway

Mike is the Basketball Ireland Development Officer for Galway and is also the Director of Basketball at the University of Galway. He is responsible for directing the basketball programme at the University of Galway and co ordinates the rollout of Basketball Ireland’s Development programme within the region. 

He is also Basketball Ireland's Masters Lead, co-ordinating the Masters National Cup and international programme each year.

You can contact Mike on: mmurray@ireland.basketball

Casey Tryon

Primary Schools Mini-Basketball/JrNBA

Casey, who hails from New Hampshire, grew up playing basketball and started coaching in 2011. She is currently coaching Killester’s U18 women’s team. Previously Tryon spent four seasons with Killester’s Division One women, winning the NICC Women’s National Cup in 2019, with victory over Fr. Mathews in the final at the National Basketball Arena.

She has also represented Basketball Ireland at the 2018 FIBA Women’s Summit in Slovenia and also spent three years in Belfast with PeacePlayers International, doing basketball development and conflict resolution.

You can contact Casey on: ctryon@ireland.basketball

Kevin Lacey

Development Officer, Fingal 

Kevin started playing basketball with Swords Basketball Club when he was 9- years-old and continued playing for the club all the way up to Super League level before switch to  St.Vincents Basketball Club.

He has been a part of several national team programmes and played in the U16 and U18 FIBA European Championships. Kevin was also a selected for the Irish team which played in China in the SinoEuro Championship and following this, in the FIBA European Championship for Small Countries.

Over the past 15 years, he has continued his association with the sport through coaching both clubs and schools. 

You can contact Kevin on: klacey@ireland.basketball

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