Arnold Donnelly, IFI Limerick, reports that Ballinlough was the venue for the recently held Annual Donnellan Cup on Sunday 11th of June hosted by Lake O’Flynn & District Angling Association. This event is fished annually in memory of Noel Donnellan Ballinlough and features prominently in the events calendar for the village every year. Blustery and showery conditions greeted an excellent entry of (32 Anglers) and as always this event is a keenly contested affair between the locals and visiting anglers who come mostly from all nearby counties with a few travelling from across the Shannon.
Fishing was reasonably good on the day with most boats returning fish on a variety of fly patterns with Roscommon pair of Dennis Kelly and John Finn winning out on the day with a catch of 6-fish for 11-lb 11.6 oz thus ensuring the much coveted Donnellan Cup remains on home soil for (2017. The heaviest fish winner was Jim Woods with a fish 2-lb 08.0 oz.
Results were as follows
- John Finn & Denis Kelly 6 – fish for 11-lb 11.6 oz
- Paddy Purcell & Jim Glynn 5 – fish for 8-lb 04.8 oz.
- Daniel McDermott & Ronan Baggott 4 – fish for 8-lb 04.6 oz
- John Gaffey & Chris Connaughton 4 – fish for 7-lb 10.2 oz
Heaviest fish winner = Jim Woods 2-lb 08.0 oz
Afterwards, refreshments were served in Donnellan’s Ballinlough where club Chairperson Ronan Baggott congratulated and presented the prizes of the day and proceeded to thank all the visiting anglers who travelled to support the club. Ronan went on to acknowledge the contribution of our sponsors and thanked them for their generosity over the years in particular Michael Donnellan main sponsor. Ronan continued by thanking fellow club members for their input and cooperation in running a very successful event and praised John Devanney of I.F.I., for his cooperation in running this competition. The Malone family were also thanked for providing refreshments.
Next Club Event Malone Cups Sunday, July 23-rd.
