Finals 1968-1978
| Year | Winners | Runners-Up | ||
| 1968 | St. Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1969 | St. Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1970 | St. Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1971 | St. Vincent’s | |||
| 1972 | Corinthins (Dublin) | 44 | Meteors (Dublin) | 36 |
| 1973 | St. Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1974 | Marathon (Dublin) | 47 | Killester Kaleidoscopes (Dublin) | 38 |
| 1975 | Corinthians (Dublin) | 57 | St. Louis Meteors (Dublin) | 53 |
| 1976 | Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1977 | Louis Meteors (Dublin) | |||
| 1978 | Louis Meteors (Dublin) | 65 | Marathon (Dublin) | 49 |
Report
Louis Meteors won their record seventh All-Ireland Blitz Title since 1968 in the Final edition of the competition in 1978 [Reference: 8]. Other winners of the All-Ireland Blitz were Corinthians (also from Dublin) in 1972 and 1975, St. Vincent’s (1971) and Marathon, another Dublin team, in 1974.
About
The Ladies All-Ireland Championship was the Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland’s Annual Blitz to determine the Irish Club Champions. In 1978 the Blitz was replaced by a National League in line with the Men’s which had also replaced the All-Ireland Championship in 1973. (see https://eirball.ie/2018/12/19/ibba-ladies-national-basketball-league-1980-1991/ for the Ladies National Basketball League 1980-1991).
The Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland was organised very like the Gaelic Athletic Association prior to 1973, with All-Ireland County & Club Championships, and after the introduction of the National Leagues based on clubs, was renamed the Irish Basketball Association in 1980.
References
Newspapers
[1] Anon. (1971) “Basketball” Irish independent. Friday, December 31, 1971. pg. 14-15. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
[2] Anon. (1972) “Corinthians best Killarney in Basketball test” Irish Examiner. Tuesday, April 11, 1972. pg. 13. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
[4] Anon. (1974) “Marathon win All-Ireland ladies Championship” Irish Examiner. Monday, April 22, 1974. pg. 14. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
[5] Anon. (1975) “Senior Title Regained” Irish Press. Monday, April 7, 1975. pg. 10. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
[8] Anon. (1978) “Louis Meteors win title for a third time” Irish Examiner. Monday, April 3, 1978. pg. 13. [Available on the Internet at the Irish Newspaper Archive: https://www.irishnewsarchive.com/ which is a subscription service]
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Fiona Corrigan
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