Newport SAC hosted the golf equipment thirty fourth annual Nationwide Junior Competitors with all Junior anglers fishing for the distinguished Daniel Peacock Memorial Trophy on Sunday thirtieth June. The membership’s very first competitors devoted to the Junior members started way back to 1992 and has been held yearly since!
On thirtieth of June, thirty seven younger anglers headed out to sea, unfold throughout 4 boats, all skippered by native boatmen and accompanied by membership committee members as mentors. On provide had been a spread of prizes together with total winner, 8yrs to 13yrs class, 14yrs to 18yrs class, Novice part, largest fish and first fish class. Former membership secretary Sue Steer, grandmother of the late Daniel Peacock, additionally sponsored a beanie hat embroidered with the membership emblem and badge for all members within the competitors.
When all outcomes had been in and tallied up, Laoise Fynnes was introduced because the 2024 Nationwide Junior Champion to rapturous applause! Laoise was offered with the Daniel Peacock Memorial trophy & duplicate, a rod and reel set and a voucher on behalf of the Peacock household by Sue Steer & Ann Taylor. Laoise had a formidable haul of 26 dogfish and a pair of ray giving her a complete of 170 factors on the day. Congrats to Laoise from all on the membership!
Different class winners included Liam Moran who received the 8yrs to 13yrs class with 21 fish and 165 factors. Shane Durkan received the 14yrs to 18yrs class with 20 fish and 130 factors. James Hastings was the winner of the Novice part with 14 fish and 100 factors. The prize for the most important fish was shared between Shane Durkan & Liam Moran with each anglers touchdown a 52cm ray. Boatmans prize went to Reg Roynane who skippered the Girl Helen.
Each one of many juniors began and completed the day with a smile on their face. Each single junior angler caught fish on the day and nobody went residence empty handed. There was even a lot of raffle prizes for each junior angler adopted by a dad and mom raffle. The day was an amazing success and the committee wish to thank all the anglers who took half, the skippers, the stewards, the dad and mom (and notably those that helped out on the day), those that headed out to sea and took pictures in the course of the competitors, Nevins Bar for offering the venue and refreshments, Keane’s butchers (for offering the morning sausages), the Port Chipper and certainly anybody who helped to make the day so particular and assist to make glad recollections for the 37 Junior anglers.
The membership would additionally prefer to thank each considered one of our sponsors together with important sponsor Sue Steer & household, Councilor Brendan Mulroy, BIM, Inland Fisheries Eire, MOWI Eire, The Marine Institute Furnace, Westport Credit score Union, Hastings Insurance coverage, Westport Lodge Group, Midwest Furnishings, Burrishoole GAA, Ann Taylor,
Padraic McCormack, Keane’s butchers, Nevins Bar, Port Chipper, Eamonn Kennedy, Mayo Film World, O’Malley Transport, Doherty’s Mulranny, With out this monetary assist the occasion wouldn’t have taken place. A really profitable day all spherical and we sit up for the subsequent occasion!
Please contact any member of the membership should you want to get entangled in serving to out at any of our occasions all year long!
We at the moment are taking entries for our subsequent competitors scheduled for third and 4th of August (58th Annual Sea Angling Pageant). Contact any member of the committee for extra particulars.
A bunch of Junior anglers on board the White Water IIThe outcomes of the 2024 Daniel Peacock Memorial / Nationwide Junior Competitors had been as follows:
The general winner was Laoise Fynes with a complete of 28 fish and 170 factors. Congrats to Laoise from all on the membership!
Novice Class:
- 1st place – James Hastings (14 fish – 100 pts)
- 2nd place – Theo Bronkal (12 fish – 60 pts)
- third place – Aoife Fynnes (8 fish – 60 pts)
- 4th place– Sean Óg Ó Ruain (8 fish – 60 pts)
- fifth place – Kayden O’Rourke (7 fish – 55 pts)
- sixth place – Sarah Cheatle (3 fish – 35 pts)
- Joint seventh place – Tyler Donnellan & Anthony McNeela (5 fish – 25 pts)
- eighth place – Coleman Moran (4 fish – 20 pts)
- ninth place – Toby McNeela (2 fish – 10 pts)
- tenth place – Alfie Moogan (1 fish – 5 pts)
8 years to 13 years class:
- Winner: Liam Moran (21 fish – 165 pts)
- Runner up: Leah Moran (12 fish – 80 pts)
- third place: Jack O’Haire (10 fish – 80 pts)
- 4th place: Muirinn Mulchrone (7 fish – 75 pts)
- fifth place: John O’Sullivan Irwin (8 fish – 70 pts)
- sixth place: Molly Mulchrone (8 fish – 70 pts)
14 years to 18 years class:
- Winner: Shane Durkan (20 fish – 130 pts)
- Runner up: Shauna Moran (20 fish – 120 pts)
- third place: Sean Nevin (11 fish – 115 pts)
- 4th place: Daithi Nevin (17 fish – 105 pts
First Fish on Boat Winners:
The Finnaun – Coleman Moran
White Water II – Finn Grealis
Girl Helen – Laoise Fynnes
Mo Chara – Cian Moran
Largest Ray: Liam Moran & Shane Durkan (52cms)
Boatmans Prize: For greatest angler common rating was Reg Royanne who skippered the The Girl Helen.
Congrats to all winners and due to everybody who took half on the day! Full picture shoot of all the day’s motion within the gallery beneath…
