The Irish Federation of Sea Anglers report on the FIPS-M World Shore Angling Championships 2016 – Launch
We are delighted to announce that the official launch of the 2016 World Shore Angling Championships takes place in Clayton Whites Hotel, Wexford on Friday 16th September at 7.00pm. In attendance will be senior officials for the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Wexford County Council, Event Ireland and members of both the Men’s and Ladies Irish teams. The 2016 event will be historic for many reasons but most notably for the first time ever, Ireland will have a Ladies team competing in the Championships.
Ladies team:
Anne Whitty Captain, Bannow Bay Anglers.(Wexford)
Jane Cantwell, Wexford Garda SAC
Janet Snoddy, Glengormley and District Sea Angling Club (Antrim)
Lisa Gormley, Glengormley and District SAC (Antrim)
Margaret Truesdale, Carrickfergus Beach and Rockers SAC (Antrim)
Pat Short, Bray Sea Anglers (Wicklow)
Manager: Jim Snoddy, Glengormley and District SAC (Antrim)
Senior (Mens) team:
Martin Howlin, Wexford Sea Angling Club
Alan Mulcahy RINNASHARK SAC (Waterford)
Harry McKee Jnr, East Antrim Surfcasters SAC
Joe Byrne, Kilmuckridge Sac (Wexford)
Paul Tyndall, Ballybrack SAC (Dublin)
Tim O’Sullivan, Galway Bay Sea Angling Club
Manager: John OBrien, Tramore/Waterford SAC
The World Shore Angling Championship is a major international event on the angling calendar and will attract over 250 competitors from 30 countries for a week long competition across many of the South East’s finest beaches. In addition, many teams will arrive a week early for practice along with hundreds of spectators, officials, coaches, family and friends. It will have a significant economic impact on not only the town of Wexford, but the country of Ireland as a whole and is a wonderful showcase for Wexford, Ireland, the IFSA but more importantly, the sport of angling as a whole. We expect the 2016 World Shore Angling Championships to be the biggest and best yet!
Please follow the championships on the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/seaanglingIFSA
