The heart of the Eagles.
Ronan Cregan learned the game here, with the Limerick Lions, aged ten, and stayed with the club all the way to captaining the senior side.
Every good side has a player who holds the middle of it together, and for the Eagles that's Cregan. He sits between the senior imports, the returning core and the young Lions lads coming through, and keeps the whole thing pulling one way. That's the captain's job, and he does it without making a fuss about it. The composure goes back a while: two Irish European Championship teams at U16 and U18, and a national schools title won on a buzzer-beater.
Across the 2025-26 double-winning run he was the constant. Top of the Southern Conference, the National Cup won, the Division One title won, promotion to the Domino's Men's Super League sealed. Through all of it the captain set the standard at training and on game night. He came up through Limerick from the start.
“Started with the Lions at under-10. Two European Championship teams. A buzzer-beater for a national schools title. Now lifting the double as captain.”
From the Eagles' 2025-26 captain announcement
2025-26 with the Eagles
Captain of the double-winning squad. The Eagles topped the Southern Conference, beat Drogheda Wolves 83–67 in the Men's Division 1 National Cup final (18 January), and beat Titans BC 82–63 in the Division One final (11 April) to seal promotion to the Super League.
2025-26 Averages
| PPG | RPG | 2PT | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.8 | 2.5 | 77% | 18 |
Season high: 11 points off the bench against Tipp Talons.Domino's Men's Division One, 2025-26
Honours
- Double champion 2025-26, National Cup & Division One, as captain
- Promotion to the Domino's Men's Super League
- Ireland youth international (U16 & U18 Europeans)
- National schools title on a buzzer-beater
The Lions Pathway
- Started with the Limerick Lions aged 10
- Captained the Eagles as a homegrown leader
- Part of the youth system that feeds the senior team
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