Cork basketball player launches campaign to prolong brother's life in cancer battle 

Mayfield native Garreth requires vital immunotherapy treatment which costs €7,000 per dose

Garreth Blount Jr with his brother Jordan at a Neptune Super League basketball game. Picture: Ger Noonan

A Cork basketball player has launched a fundraising campaign to assist in paying for urgent treatment to extend his brother's life — two years after their father died from the same disease.

Garreth Blount Jr, whose brother Jordan plays for Neptune, was first diagnosed with advanced oesophageal cancer in early 2022, while working as a teacher and basketball coach in Spain.