Neptune’s new wave making a splash

When Neptune dominated Irish basketball in the 80’s and 90’s, players like Tom Wilkinson, Tom O’Sullivan, Jim Nugent, Joe Healy and Brendan O’Flaherty were household names.

The Blackpool side hoovered up national titles at will but, in the cyclical nature of these things, suffered a slump that saw a drought in the last decade as their arch rivals UCC Demons began making their presence felt in the top flight.

How times have changed again, with Demons out of the Cup and struggling while Neptune went 3-3 from the weekend’s National Cup semi finals to ensure a strong club presence on finals weekend in three weeks.