Tributes paid to Neptune coach Martin Aherne

Cork basketball is still reeling from the passing at the weekend of one of its most popular and respected figures, Martin Aherne, coach of the 2003 Neptune team that delivered the illustrious club the most recent of its 11 Superleague titles.
Tributes paid to Neptune coach Martin Aherne
Mon, 11 May, 2020 - 18:47
Kieran Shannon

Martin Aherne (centre), Assistant Coach with the Irish U20 Basketball team, pictured at Neptune Stadium in 2006 with Niall Murphy, Blue Demons, and Garry Walsh, Neptune. Pic: Cillian Kelly
Martin Aherne (centre), Assistant Coach with the Irish U20 Basketball team, pictured at Neptune Stadium in 2006 with Niall Murphy, Blue Demons, and Garry Walsh, Neptune. Pic: Cillian Kelly

Cork basketball is still reeling from the passing at the weekend of one of its most popular and respected figures, Martin Aherne, coach of the 2003 Neptune team that delivered the illustrious club the most recent of its 11 Superleague titles.

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