FOUR Donegal fishing projects will benefit from a €30,000 sponsorship grant from Inland Fisheries Ireland(IFI) designed to support sustainable angling tourism and provide coaching events for young anglers.
On Monday IFI announced that the following Donegal projects would benefit.
They are Getting Community Hooked on Angling workshops organised by the Deele Community Anglers, Raphoe.
Half-day Angling Trips, organised by the Arranmore Charters, Arranmore Island; Defence Forces All Army Sea Fishing competition, organised by the Defence Forces Sea Angling Club, Rathmullan and World Sea Boat Championships Under 21s, organised by the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Rathmullan.
The €30,000 sponsorship is supporting83 angling events and initiatives in 2024.
These break down into 37 coaching events for novice and juvenile anglers, 26 events run by fishing clubs/federations, 12 locally-hosted international competitions and will also assist elite teams competing overseas in 2024.
Suzanne Campion IFI’s Head of Finance and Corporate Services said: “IFI has allocated €300k in sponsorship supports in the past decade.
This has made angling in Ireland more accessible, more sustainable, and more attractive to young people and families.
“Based on uptake in previous years, we expect more than 800 overseas anglers to take part in competitions featuring in 2024, with an additional 600 novice anglers expected to try fishing.
“Our annual sponsorship initiative attracts both domestic and overseas angling tourism to rural communities, thus contributing significantly to local economies,” she said.
Events and initiatives awarded subsidies by IFI in 2024 thus far include: Introductory day to fly fishing for women, organised by the Irish Ladies Flyfishing Association in counties Cavan/Donegal; World Championship Shore Angling Under-16 and Under-21 competitions, run by the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers on County Wexford; 22nd Annual National Junior Sea Angling Competition organised by the Newport Sea Angling Club in County Mayo; Novice angler development days run by the National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland in various locations; CAST coaching programme for juvenile anglers, run by the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers in counties Mayo, Wexford, Wicklow, Waterford.
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