This year's Bank of Ireland National Disabled Angling Championships were won by Tipperary. In a thrilling final in Aughrim, Co Wicklow, last Sunday, Tipperary emerged as clear winners over Carlow, with a total of 33 trout.
The Minister for the Environment, Mr Howlin, Wicklow TD, Mr Liam Kavanagh and Bank of Ireland representative, Ms Saranna Condell, presented the winning team with a perpetual trophy and a cheque for £500. Results: 1, Tipperary, 1,492 pts (33 fish); 2, Carlow, 1,274 (28); 3, Wicklow, 1,164 (26); Clare, 910 (21).