European Championships Ireland 2019

Mid Ulster was host to the 25th European Coarse Angling Championships played out on the Lower River Bann; the first FIPSed event in Northern Ireland since the World Championships were held on the River Erne in 1992, and the Newry Canal in 1982.
Seventeen high profile angling teams including former World and European champions commenced training on the venue on Monday 24th June with the competition played out on Saturday & Sunday 29th & 30th June.
Significant investment from Waterways Ireland and Mid Ulster District Council and the generosity of local landowners led to the enhancement of the existing coarse fishing facility providing Ireland with its first World class angling facility on a river. The competition delivered a welcome boost to the local community in the Bann Corridor, which with further planned developments will leave a legacy for angling in this area of outstanding natural beauty.