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Dec 18, 2024          Added St Mary's Castleisland Christmas Blitz to the Tournaments Page           

Nov 13, 2024         Added 1989 Roy Curtis Tournament Preview - Russian Dynamo 7 Footers !

Oct 25, 2024          Added a Picture of the Sligo All Stars vs Marian G.W,I. Tournament Finalists

June 12, 2024        Updated Iona History with 1960's Info Including A Cork Musical Basetball Team Article

June 12, 2024        Updated the Basketball Camps Page ( Approx 50 Summer Camps Listed) 

May  2, 2024          Added a New 1984  "Tiny" Article to the Dan Trant Story Page   

Feb 19, 2024          Added John Cooney Drinks for Free to the Stories & Books Page

Feb 7, 2024            Updated Blue Demons Page for 2024 National Cup Championship

Dec 19, 2023          Added a Page About the Clash of  Giants & the History of Irish Basketball on TV 

Nov 12, 2023          Added a Page to Check on Favourite Clubs & Daily News

October 16, 2023   Added A Weekly Bit of Irish Basketball History Page & FB Post   

August 15, 2023    Added a Bulletin Board Post to the Irish Basketball History and More FB Group 

August 9, 2023      Added a Page Listing Recent Posts from the Irish Basketball History + More FB Group 

July 22, 2023        Added an Article About Demons Signing 2 American Collegiate Players   

July 7, 2023          Added the Story of the Irish Basketball Star Who Won an NBA Title

June 22, 2023       Added the Page - The Legendary Camp at Dungarvan  

June 13, 2023       Updated the Basketball Ireland Link Page with the Instagram Link   

June 11, 2023        Udated the Basketball Ireland Magazine Page with New Issues

June 5, 2023          Update the Glance Back Page with the 1983 Year in Review info,

May 28, 2022        Added a Page for Summer Basketball Camps Info

May 24 2023         Updated the Stories + Books Page with Lists of Basketball Movies You May Like

May 23, 2023        Updated Legends - HOF Page for 2023 HOF Inductees

May 22, 2023        Turned on the Irish Basketball History and More (Facebook Group)

May 22, 2023        Added the Who Is Bob Gihbu Page - Why I started this web site !

May 17, 2023        Added Pat Duffy and Paudie O'Connor National Cups Link to Tournament Page

April 29, 2023       Added the Irish Basketball News Links Page 

April 28, 2023       Updated Tournament Programme Page with Billy Kelly U17 info

April10, 2023        Added Basketball Classic Series to Tournament Page

March 31, 2023      Udated the Sligo All Stars History

March 29, 2023     Added a Page for the Basketball History of Douglas in Cork

Mar 12, 2023         Updated the Sligo Tournament Page thru the 1980''s

Mar 3, 2023           Added the History of the Billy Kelly U17 Tournament

Jan 22, 2023          Updated Irish Defence Forces History thru 1965

Sept 26, 2022         Added Cork Tigers to More Clubs from the Early Days Page

Aug 30, 2022         Added 1960 Ulster Cup Champions Photo to US Navy Derry Page

July 19, 2022         Added Mary Whelan's Book "The Whistleblower's Secrets" to the Book Page

July 3, 2022           Added a Short Story of an Irish Basketball Visitor to the States

June 29, 2022        Updated Roy Curtis Tournament Page with Mid 1980s Results

June 15, 2022        Updated Olympic Team Page with Player Profiles from Olympedia.org

May 9, 2022          Added the Book Basketball Shooting by Dave Hopla to the Books Page

May 1, 2022           Added 1948 Olympic Team Photo to the Treasure Hunt List            

April 23, 2022       Added a Page for the True Pioneers of Irish Basketball ( the Irish Defence Forces )

April 8, 2022          Added More St Gall's History to the More Clubs from the Early Days Page

April 8, 2022          Added 1979 St Vincent's Dublin Team Photo to Club Page  

March 31, 2022     Updated Our Treasure Hunt List page for Championship Trohies and Medals

Jan 22, 2022           Added Hoops Across the Ocean by Conor Meany to the Book page.

Jan 21, 2022           Updated Neptune Team Page with 1961 + 1968 Team Photos

Dec 31, 2021           Updated  Home Page with How the Site was Visited by Fans from Around the World

Nov 17, 2021           Updated Years in Review Page with Info thru 1973

Nov12, 2021            Added the Trinity College (Dublin) Page

Nov 12, 2021            Added a Link to Basketball Ireland's Historical Timeline     

Aug 17, 2021            Updated National Team Info for 2021 European Small Country Championship

Jan 24, 2021            Updated Stories/Books Page and added List of Films  (Thanks Liam Hackett)

Jan 9, 2021              Added A Book for Irish Youth - Be The Best You Can Be In Sport  by Paul Kilgannon
Nov 28, 2020          Added Info about Bill Bradley of the NY Knicks Playing Against the McGregor All Stars
Nov 26, 2020          Added Info to the McGregor All Stars Barnstorming Story 
Nov 25, 2020          Added Info on Jim McGregor's Book "Called for Travelling"

Nov 14, 2020          Added Some Info about Dan Trant (Yoplait)

Oct 30, 2020           Updated Blue Demons page with Contributions from Demons Alum Sean O'Sullivan

Oct 26, 2020           Updated the Roy Curtis Tournament info from the 1980s

Oct 15, 2020           Added Gods of the Lee by Neptune Legend Jim O'Donoghue to Books Page  

                                   Great Memories of Cork and Neptune  Basketball

Oct 10, 2020           Added 1982 Burgerland Champs to Roy Curtis History   (Thanks Ray Armstrong)

Sept 11, 2020          Added Info about Dan Trant's Magic to the Legends Page

Aug 10,2020           Added Facebook and Twitter links to the Home Page 

July 29, 2020          Added 2004 Article Remembering the Athlone Olympic Six
July 26, 2020          Added a Page Looking Back (Years in Review)
July 8, 2020            Added I Like it Loud (A Basketball Tour Through Europe) to the Book Page
July 2, 2020            Added the Belfast Celtics to the Teams Page 
June 6, 2020           Updated 1976 Roy Curtis Tourney Results
June 5, 2020            Added Neptune's Attempt at Basketball Marathon Record
May 21, 2020           Added an Article about Neptune Stadiums 25 th Anniversary
May 19 , 2020          Added The Man that Invented the Jump Shot to the Stories and Books page
May 17 , 2020          Added Info about Liam McHale and Paul Meaneys Hall of Fame Inductions
May 12, 2020           Updated Marian Team Page with 1973 National Cup info
May 9, 2020             Updated the Noel Gahan Tournament Page with 1980s info
May 5, 2020             Updated Glen Abbey and New York Hawks with Joe DeSantis All Star Medal info
Apr 30, 2020            Added article detailing Neptune Club History
Apr 19, 2020            Added Info about Tom Wilkinson's Hall of Fame Induction
Feb 26, 2020            Added a link to Old Neptune Photos that need your help
Feb 9, 2020              Updated the Corinthians Team Page
Feb 5, 2020              Updated Story of Neptune Stadium
Jan 29, 2020            Completed update to Demons' Major Extra Size Tournament Page
Jan 15, 2020             Completed the full update to the Lota Tournament Page
Jan 7, 2020              Added the Dr James Naismith Video to the Stories Page
Jan 4, 2020              Added the Noel Gahan Tournament Page (1972 - 1979)
Dec 29, 2019           Completed Update to Roy Curtis Tournament Page thru 1996
Dec 26, 2019           Added Pictures from St Vincent Killarneys 21st Anniversary Articles
Dec 26, 2019           Added 1977, 1979, 1988 Roy Curtis Article(s)
Dec 20, 2019          Added more info about Cork Gunners on More Teams Page
Dec 17, 2019           Added Cork Celtic,UCC, Ardglass Sharks and Belfast Celtic Info to More Teams Page
Dec 13, 2019          Added Pics and Articles re: 48 Olympics and National Team During the 50s, 60s and 70s.
Dec 12, 2019          Added 1960 Senior Team Picture to Neptune Page
Dec 7, 2019            Added Misc 1982 Club News Items to Neptune's Team Page
Dec 6, 2019            Article about 1971 Inaugural GWI Tournament
Dec 6, 2019            Added Articles 1973 to 1975 Major Extra Size Tournament
Dec 6 , 2019           Added Newspaper Clippings to NY Hawks Story
Dec 6, 2019            Added more info to Glen Abbey Tournament including Transition to Newpark in 1975
Dec 4, 2019            1978 Lota Tourney Champs to Killester History
Dec 3, 2019            1971 Cork Award for Seanie Murphy to Demons History 
Dec 2, 2019            1973  Iona Trip to European Minor Championships in London
Dec 2, 2019            1966 Echo Article about the early years of DePaul
Nov 28, 2019          Thanks to Denis Caffrey (Blue Demons Cork)
                             .. 1978/79 National Cup Champs Blue Demons 
                             .. 1979 Roy Curtis ( Full Program) 
                             ,. 1978 - 1979 Neptune National League Team  
Nov 13. 2019          The Story of Bunny Levitt ( Globetrotters Shot Doctor)
Nov 13. 019            Dave Hopla the Shot Doctor from St Galls
Nov 7, 2019            Killarney Basketball and the Busby Babes  - Kerryman Article
Sept 3, 2019           More Neptune Stadium Photos  - Thanks to David O'Brien (Neptune Cork)