Team Ireland Home Nations Boat Champions 2018

 

 

              HOME NATIONS BOAT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018

              COBH , COUNTY CORK , Wednesday 13th – Saturday 16th June

The event was hosted by Munster Provincial Council IFSA , teams from all four countries participated and were welcomed to Cobh by our IFSA President Mr. Pat Walsh who opened proceedings on Wednesday night at headquarters for the event the Commodore Hotel, among the guests was the owner of the hotel Mr Pat o Shea who is an accomplished angler himself , also present were Mr Danny Kane Chairman and Mr Sean McShane Treasurer Munster Provincial Council,

 

Pictured are team members representing from left England, Ireland, Wales ,and Scotland.

All teams had practice sessions in the designated zones and the weather at the beginning of the week was calm and fishing was good, as the week progressed winds increased and the official practice day had to be confined to the harbour , however the outlook was for better weather on the competition days , team England were looking for a third victory in a row but it was team Ireland who got off to a flying start with 3 boat wins and 2 seconds to give a lead of 130% on day 1, on day 2 Ireland had 3 more boat wins which increased the lead by another 100% to give a historic victory for Ireland , the team consisted of Dan Lynch , Pat Condon , Padraic Clear, John Dennehy , Graham Garvey and Michael Callaghan.

 

Munster Provincial Council would like to thank the following for helping to make this one of the most memorable championships in recent years , Mr Joe Birney Treasurer and Mr John Martin Secretary from Irish Federation of Sea Anglers, Cork County Council and Mr Paraig Lynch Municipal District Officer, Inland Fisheries Ireland, Mooney Boats Killybegs / Grunden wet gear, the Management and staff of the Commodore Hotel, Tradewinds Restaurant, BMC Supermarket, Charter skippers, Stewards Pat Wright, Liam o Callaghan, Brian Whelan, Joe Byrne, Sean og McShane,  local councillors ,Cathal Rasmussen, Diarmuid o Cadhla , Shay McShane, Tronix Pro, Halfway Angling Centre, Superseal window systems, Tim o Herlihy Munster Council, Bait suppliers ,  all our sponsors , we would also like to thank everyone who sent good wishes and congratulations on social media and especially Mike Bardsley from Cobh Edition for his assistance,

 

 

IFSA President Pat Walsh keeping an eye on proceedings.

The backroom team Brian Whelan , Sean McShane , Sandra o Shea , Danny Kane.

Anglers busy preparing bait aboard Wreckhunter and Osprey

 

Osprey II standing off ready for a busy day at sea

Skipper of Lagosta II heading out of Cork Harbour

Steward Sean Og McShane distributing bait on board Lagosta II

Sean McShane and Danny Kane from IFSA on Kennedy Pier, Cobh.

Results from Day 1.

Team Managers Steve Batchelor, Dan Lynch, Rob Roberts, Don Campbell , pictured with President of the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers Mr Pat Walsh.

Chairman of Munster Provincial Council Danny Kane pictured with IFSA President Pat Walsh.

Team Ireland ,Michael Callaghan, Graham Garvey, Padraic Clear, John Dennehy, Dan Lynch, Pat Condon, Pat Walsh.

With the result going our way the evening was topped off with a presentation to our Life President who celebrated his 90th birthday on the night and a special presentation by Manager Dan Lynch of a Gold medal to Pat Walsh.

Mr Pat Walsh holds a special place in many peoples hearts as he was the Home Nations Manager for many years and guided many of the current crop of anglers in their early years as International anglers.

Pat and his wife Treasa are senior members of the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers for many years and it was our privilege that they travelled from Achill to be with us for the championships. Munster Provincial Council would like to thank all the anglers who took part in the championships and we hope you enjoyed your time in Ireland and that we see you again in the future.

Team Scotland , Scott Rennie, Tom Lessels, Don Campbell, Gillies Mackenzie, Darren Rose, Mick Duff, and Malcolm McDonald.

Another Gold for Mr President.

Team England members, John Bellamy, Martin Bobbit, Richard Day, Peter Bailey, Steve Batchelor, Gary Geoghegan, Brett Lomas Results of Home Nations 2018 (1)

Overall results

Mr Pat Walsh Life President Irish Federation of Sea Anglers.

Team Wales , Mark Northam, Colin Orme, Thomas, Medwyn Jones, Phil Clarke, Gareth Prothero, Rob Roberts, Ray Eyers.

 

Team Ireland Manager Dan Lynch with President Pat Walsh.