Fishing classes perfect bait for youths

A GROUP of teenagers from one of Limerick’s four regeneration estates are finding new challenges on the banks of the Shannon, thanks to a local initiative.

Twelve boys and girls, aged between 10 and 14, are tackling the great skill of fly fishing, as part of at local Maritime Project in St Mary’s Park.

Veteran angler, Seanie Quinlivan, who is a senior member of the Limerick & District Angler Association, supervises a structured tuition programme which has introduced scores of young people from St Mary’s Park to fly fishing.