Coarse angling world championship coming to Cork

Event will provide a welcome boost to local businesses and also reinforcing Inniscarra's reputation as a world-class angling destination

It is the 44th such world championships and the event will be hosted in partnership with the ESB, Cork County Council, and Inland Fisheries Ireland.

Ireland will, for the first time, host a coarse angling world championship with more than 20 countries competing at a venue in Co Cork.

Coachford will be epicentre for the two-day event which is expected to generate a vital cash injection from the visiting competitors along with their friends and families as anglers are traditionally big spenders in local hotels, B&Bs, pubs and restaurants.