It may still be 2023, but festival organisers are already planning ahead for 2024. With the success of Irish tourism in recent years, booking accommodation well in advance is vital, so planning so far ahead gives people plenty of time to book in before all beds are gone!

The Daiwa Irish Pairs is a fantastyic sea angling festival that has been running for many years. Based in Dingle, it is held in September and attracts anglers from far and wide, including many from the UK.

Next year the festival runs from Saturday 21st to Friday 27th of September. The festival consists of several pegged matches on the beaches of the Dingle peninsula, and a specimen hunt is also held throughout the week, with prizes for the best fish of each eligible species. The main prizes are also worth chasing, with £1,500 in 2023 on offer to the winning pair, and many more prizes down the placings.

Check out the poster below for details and how to enter. Follow the Daiwa Pairs festivel on Facebook here to keep up to date with news, and details of how to enter