IRELAND’S SENIOR MEN’S team pushed Switzerland to their limit, but ultimately fell to 83-72 defeat in their FIBA EuroBasket 2025 Pre-Qualifiers game in Fribourg. A strong second quarter got Mark Keenan’s side within four points of their opponents by half-time. They trailed by the same score with a minute to go in the contest too, but couldn’t grab their second away win of the campaign. It’s a defeat which head coach Keenan said had left the squad “very deflated” at the missed opportunity.