Mehta confirmed that Basketball Ireland’s Instagram page is now back up, saying: “The account was deleted in error.”
On Saturday, Basketball Ireland contacted the Government and Sport Ireland claiming its Instagram page had been “permanently disabled”.
The association said in a statement that its social media pages were no longer accessible on Sunday, February 11, and were notified by Instagram’s parent company Meta on Wednesday, February 14, that they had been permanently disabled.
Basketball Ireland said it would appeal the decision, saying “Meta has no valid reason to do so”, and in the meantime has launched a new Instagram page.
Basketball Ireland was in the spotlight following last week’s controversial EuroBasket 2025 qualifier against Israel by the women’s senior team, which was also mentioned in the statement.
“Basketball Ireland is receiving increased media and social media attention around the Ireland vs. Israel FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2025 Qualifier, and during this period Since nothing has been posted, this decision by Meta is well deserved. Basketball Ireland has raised the issue with the Government and Sport Ireland. ”
When contacted by RTÉ Sport for comment, Meta, which is also the parent company of social media platforms Facebook, WhatsApp and Threads, said: “The account was deleted in error but has now been restored and we are in contact. ” he replied. basketball ireland. ”