American model Emily Ratajkowski has sponsored a local teenage basketball team in Cork. Bantry Basketball Club announced that the Hollywood A-Lister’s clothing brand, called Inamo Rata (which means ‘being in love’), will be sponsoring the jerseys for its under-15/16 team. The model’s father John played for Bantry Basketball Club in the 1980s and the family regularly visit the town. "She [Emily] has very good friends here and they're all connected to the basketball club." In 2018, the high-profile model took to Twitter to congratulate a local Bantry school on becoming All Ireland basketball champions.

Source: Irish Independent July 21, 2021 17:48 UTC