Sam Merry from Leicester got his first Irish Festival placing at the Ballinamore Angling Festival this week. A five day festival fished entirely on Garadice Lake, Ballinamore, County Leitrim.

Sam and Graham travelled to Ireland with us specifically to fish the festival and stayed at Hamills B&B ideally located in the centre of town and a favourite amongst our match anglers

Great hospitality, a superb breakfast and they will even fill your flask for you each morning.

Drying facilities, bait storage, off road parking and free WIFI is available to complete your Irish angling holiday.

For details of Hamill's B&B and our range of accommodation in Ballinamore click here

The Munster Coarse Angling Council hold a three day St.Patrick's weekend festival each year at the Inniscarra Reservoir, Coachford, Co.Cork.  The first of many held on the reservoir throughout the summer season.

39 competed with anglers coming from across Ireland and the UK. Fishing was mainly for Roach on the feeder with weights improving throughout the weekend.

The sections of the reservoir fished were 'Garden Centre', 'Graveyard' and ''Concrete and not the new match stretch which is currently under construction ready for the World Feeder Fishing Championships in July.

Cathal Hughes from Galway produced 16kg on the final day to become the festival winner with 28.700kg. In second place was Will Freeman, Suffolk, England with 27.550kg and in third Julian Kendrick, Edenderry, Co. Offaly with 26.250kg.

Now available to download, your own copy of the Irish Festival Calendar compiled by Ireland Travel Plus.