Business closures may see pandemic-hit Cork fishing festival scrapped for good

There used to be two hotels in Fermoy. The last closed recently and there has also been a fall-off in the number of B&B’s

IE MUNSTER SUPPLEMENT (FOR JOE DERMODY) 27/5/11 ... /Fishing on the River Blackwater, Fermoy. Picture Denis Minihane.

A renowned Cork coarse angling festival which has been cancelled three times due to Covid-19 has now fallen victim to a lack of accommodation and is in jeopardy of being scrapped for good.

Around 120 anglers from all over the country and Britain would normally attend such festivals when held on the River Blackwater in Fermoy, Co Cork – generating huge revenue for the local economy.