Mayo anglers scoop prize in video competition

MAUD Finn and her twin boys from Claremorris have been selected as winners in the ‘Why I love to fish’ national video competition that was ran as part of Inland Fisheries Ireland Go Fishing Week 2021.

Maud and her twins filmed their winning video entry on fishing trips at Clare lake and Derry lake in Claremorris.

Entries were received across Ireland under the title ‘Why I love to fish’ and the videos showed how much people love to fish and how fishing has positively benefited their lives.

The overall winner is Michael Galvin and his son Cathal from Longford and runners-up prizes are awarded to Angela Byrne, Anthony Murnane, Christopher Eleker, Maud Finn and her twin boys, and Michael Heron.

You can view a compilation of the winning videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y7omlHOt4A

The entries will be shared across all IFI’s social media platforms and YouTube channel over the coming weeks.

Go Fishing Week 2021 is taking place all this week, until Monday, May 3, webinars, videos, social media content and competitions. For information on #GoFishingWeek2021 and how to get involved, visit https://www.fisheriesireland.ie/gofishingweek.