Coarse angling world championship coming to Cork
Coachford will be epicentre for the two-day event which is expected to generate a vital cash injection from the visiting competitors along with their friends and families as anglers are traditionally big spenders in local hotels, B&Bs, pubs and restaurants.
The world championships float fishing event for the representatives of the angling clubs in their countries will take place on July 26/27.
The event is being hosted by the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland (NCFFI) on the Inniscarra reservoir at Coachford.
Representing Ireland will be BSI Sensas AC and the CM Lakelands Club who will be hoping for a podium finish on home waters.
It is the 44th such world championships and the event will be hosted in partnership with the ESB, Cork County Council, and Inland Fisheries Ireland.
Many of the elite team members recently travelled to the Inniscarra venue to check it out.
Before the fishermen cast off there will be a 'Parade of Nations' with the anglers marching through Coachford on Monday, July 21. It will coincide with a family-friendly event.
It is anticipated that the event will generate more than 2,000 bed nights for the region, providing a welcome boost to local businesses and also reinforcing Inniscarra's reputation as a world-class angling destination.
The event is expected to be covered by a number of TV fishing channels, which will hopefully increase its profile and entice more foreign anglers to visit.
Suzanne Campion, the acting chief executive of Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), said the angling sector contributes almost €1bn to the Irish economy every year and supports over 11,000 Irish jobs and this event 'will provide a significant and welcome boost to the local economy".
The competition will take place along a stretch of the reservoir which includes the panoramic 2,8km linear park and the Coachford Greenway, which has Sport Ireland National Trails status.
The organisers are appealing for volunteers to sign up as stewards for the event saying they need in the region of 120 people to aid monitoring the activities of the anglers and keep a note of the fish caught.
Volunteers can contact event organisers Tommy Lawton at tommylawton4@gmail.com or at 086 104 3040 and Helen Rainsford at email pr@ncffi.ie or 0044 7711 607200.
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