June bank holiday weekend, 3day coarse fishing competition with rotating venues, 4th, 5th & 6th
€3000 in prize money to be won
Get more details by emailing loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com or ring Liam on 0851698032
June Competition
March 7, 2016 By
Table Quiz News
March 7, 2016 By
TABLE QUIZ THANKS: The Lough Ree Lanesborough angling hub wish to thank everyone for supporting last Friday night’s successful Table Quiz for the Hub at the Lifebelt Bar in Ballyleague. Congrats to the winners on the night. Special thanks to our quiz master Eamonn Bolger, Tina and Eithne who co-ordinated the quiz and Mike Sorohan and staff for the hospitality. Thanks also to everyone who provided a spot prize.
This quiz was the second of FOUR taking place in the run up to thesummer and the staging of 5 major fishing events here on Lough Ree in Lanesborough/Ballyleague in 2016.
The other 2 table quiz dates and venues are :Friday April 1st at 9.30pm :The Swan Tavern, Lanesborough Friday May 6th at 9.30pm,: Clarkes Bar, Lanesborough
All funds raised will help us to promote and market the area at home and abroad in advance of these major events which are taking place in the area this year:
June Bank Holiday weekend : June 3-6th: International Coarse Fishing Competition. July 2/3: Qualifying event No 1 for places on the Irish team to take part in World Predator Boat championships here in October. August 6/7: Qualifying event No 2 for places on the Irish team to take part in World Predator Boat championships here in October. September: All Ireland Boat Championship here on Lough Ree on a date to be confirmed. October 5-10: World Predator Boat Fishing Championships with 200 competitors from 15 countries coming here for 6 days and 5 nights.
It is now expecteds that local angling clubs will also hold additional Pike competition events between June and September
October 7/8 : Lakelands International Food & Craft Festival at the Marquee in Lanesborough Car park
2016 is a major year for the regeneration of angling tourism locally with new accommodation and boat hire now required
If you would like to take part please contact Hugh Keane at 087 1010032 or e mail : loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com
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Please support us along the way – THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP
Table Quiz
March 4, 2016 By
Tonight Friday 4th of March @ 9:30, a great night to be had, with raffle and great prizes to be won on the night, be there — at The Lifebelt BAR (An Crios Tarrthala) “Sorohan’s”.
URGENT, PUBLIC MEETING
February 11, 2016 By
17 Months after the discovery of HIGHLY invasive Asian Clams in the River Shannon – NOTHING is being done to protect fish stocks and manage the spread of a shell fish that is reproducing at an alarming rate and lives on the exact same feed stock as our own fish. After a visit to the European Commission this week the Lough Ree Angling hub invites YOU to a public information meeting on this URGENT issue this Thursday night June 11th at 9pm in St Mary’s Hall, Lanesborough. If you have any interest in saving our angling tourism market from going down the tubes please come along and learn more. Thank YOU
Table Quiz
January 26, 2016 By
TABLE QUIZ FUNDRAISERS FOR LOUGH REE ANGLING HUB
The hub is co-ordinating FIVE major angling events in the Lanesborough Ballyleague area this year and is raising funds to help meet costs. The first table quiz will be in the Yacht Bar, Lanesborough on Friday February 5th at 9.30pm. The 2nd quiz will be in Sorohans in Ballyleague on Friday March 4th. The 3rd quiz will be in the Swan Tavern on Friday April 1st. Your support for these events would be very much appreciated.Teams of 4 for 40 euro For further details on the angling hub events e mail: loughreeanglinghub@gmail.com