claim: One of the co-executive producers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer was Jane Espenson.
evidence: Basketball Ireland -LRB- BI -RRB- is the national governing body for the sport on the island of Ireland .. Ireland. Ireland. Part of FIBA Europe , the European governing body , and of FIBA , the World governing body , BI is responsible for the promotion and administration of basketball throughout Ireland and for Irish international participation .. FIBA Europe. FIBA Europe. Ireland. Ireland. FIBA. FIBA. The organisation was founded in 1945 as the Amateur Basketball Association of Ireland -LRB- ABAI -RRB- .. Ireland. Ireland. The name of the organisation changed from the original ABAI to the Irish Basketball Association -LRB- IBA -RRB- in 1980 .. BI operates as a conduit with Government Departments , particularly the Department of Transport , Arts , Tourism & Sport who have significantly funded BI in the past .. BI is also the main conduit for the Irish Sports Council who provide significant funding .. BI positions itself as a service centre for all levels of the game , facilitating all aspects of promoting and running the sport .. At national level , BI acts under the direction of the Board of Basketball Ireland whose remit includes financial governance and business strategy formation .. Ireland. Ireland. BI also supports the National Council , the body on which every facet of the sport is represented , which acts as the sport policy formation and activation centre of the sport .. BI seeks to promote the game , in all its forms , to supporters and prospective supporters by emphasising the great attributes of basketball .