Island hopping: how the Aran Islands got its own basketball club

Three months after Kevin O'Meara lobbied the local hall committee to allow him and others play pick-up games, Inis Mór has its own basketball club. 

Halla Ronain on Inis Mór. Picture: Kevin O'Meara

A few months back, Kevin O'Meara watched a short film on the NBA website about a group from the village of Lecanvey in Mayo who play weekly pick-up basketball games. He was inspired.

Days later, he was lobbying the Inis Mór community hall committee to allow him and others play at Halla Ronain on a Wednesday night.