Neptune Cork

Neptune
Leagues	National League Division 1
Founded	1948
Arena	Neptune Stadium (capacity: 1,600)
Location	Cork
Team colors	Blue and white
Championships	11
Website	neptunebasketballclub.com

Neptune is a basketball club based in Cork, Ireland. Established in 1948 through the Slua Muirí, Neptune is the oldest and most successful civilian basketball club in the country, having won the Irish Premier League title 11 times.^[1]

In July 2015, Neptune withdrew from the Premier League following a major loss of player personnel, deciding instead to join the second-tiered National League Division 1 for the 2015–16 season.^[2]

Honours

Irish Superleague champions: 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1997, 2000, 2003^[1]
Irish National Cup champions: 1985, 1988, 1990, 1992, 2013^[3]

Notable former players

Michael Bonaparte ◆ ◆
Roy Downey ◆ ◆
Ian O'Boyle ◆ ◆ ◆

Notes: ◆ Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time.; ◆ Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club.; ◆ Performed very successfully during period with the club or at later/previous stages of his career.

References

External links

Official website

Cork City

Districts

Culture

Events	Cork Jazz Festival Cork Film Festival Cork International Choral Festival Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award Live at the Marquee SoundEye Festival

Venues	Cork Opera House Crawford Municipal Art Gallery Everyman Palace Theatre Lewis Glucksman Gallery

Education

Third level	Cork College of Commerce Cork Institute of Technology St. John's Central College University College Cork

Secondary	Bishopstown Community School Christian Brothers College Coláiste Chríost Rí Coláiste Stiofáin Naofa Douglas Community School Griffith College Cork North Monastery Mount Mercy College Presentation Brothers College Hamblin and Porter's Grammar School

Health

History

Media

Print	Cork Independent Evening Echo Irish Examiner

Radio	Cork's 96FM Red FM

Parks and
recreational areas

Religion

Sport

Clubs and Organisations

Basketball	Neptune UCC Demons

Cricket	Cork County Cricket Club

GAA	Bishopstown Blackrock Brian Dillons Delaney Rovers Douglas Glen Rovers Mayfield Nemo Rangers Redmonds Seandún St. Finbarr's St. Michael's St. Nicholas' St. Vincent's UCC Tower Street

Rugby	Cork Constitution Dolphin Highfield Sundays Well UCC

Soccer	Cork City Cork City WFC Tramore Athletic UCC Albert Rovers Cork Athletic Cork Celtic Cork F.C. Cork Hibernians

Venues

Cricket	The Mardyke Cricket Ground

GAA	Páirc Uí Chaoimh Páirc Uí Rinn The Mardyke Cork Athletic Grounds

Rugby	Musgrave Park * The Mardyke

Soccer	Turners Cross Stadium * The Mardyke * Bishopstown Stadium

Streets

Water bodies

Other buildings
and structures

Italics indicate proposed developments. Smaller font-size indicates locations or organizations that no longer exist.

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