#Angling - Following the news that Ireland's bronze-winning anglers will host next year's Shore Angling Worlds in Wexford comes confirmation that the FIPS-ed Youth Worlds will be held in Cork in 2017.

According to The Corkman, more than 40 teams from around the globe will make the trip to Coachford for the championships that will be fished on Inniscarra Reservoir.

And it's set to be the biggest world championship angling event ever staged in Ireland, says National Coarse Fishing Federation of Ireland (NCFFI) president Der Casey.

The Corkman has more on the story HERE.

#Angling - Following Team Ireland's gold-medal performance at the 2014 Shore Angling Home Nations Internationals earlier this month comes news of Irish anglers' first medal at world championship level in the Feeder Worlds in Co Cork last week.

The Irish claimed silver on home turf in the fourth World Feeder Championships at Inniscarra just behind favourites England in a competitive field comprising 125 anglers from 25 countries, according to the Belfast Telegraph.

Ireland also topped the table for heaviest individual catch thanks to Richard Pratt's 20.176kg haul on the first day of fishing.

The Belfast Telegraph has much more on the story HERE.