Ireland's Anglers Score First Medal On World Stage

31st July 2014

#Angling - Following Team Ireland's gold-medal performance at the 2014 Shore Angling Home Nations Internationals earlier this month comes news of Irish anglers' first medal at world championship level in the Feeder Worlds in Co Cork last week.

The Irish claimed silver on home turf in the fourth World Feeder Championships at Inniscarra just behind favourites England in a competitive field comprising 125 anglers from 25 countries, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

Ireland also topped the table for heaviest individual catch thanks to Richard Pratt's 20.176kg haul on the first day of fishing.

The Belfast Telegraph has much more on the story HERE.

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