SUPPORTING LOCAL EDUCATION

Karen Buckley, representing the Loughguittane National School Parents Council, accepts the proceeds of the Fossa Two Mile Comhaltas Annual Ceili from Catherine Joy (Fossa Two Mile Comhaltas).

Pictured at the presentation in Fossa Community Centre on Sunday are (front row, from left): Fionn O’Donoghue, Ronan Carey, Jemma Reid, and Ruby O’Donoghue. (Second row, from left): Chloe O’Connor, Sean O’Brien, Ellie O’Donoghue, and Peg O’Donoghue. (Back row, from left): Jenny O’Donoghue, Luke Hannon, and Aine O’Brien.
Photo: Michelle Cooper Galvin

The Lough Lein Anglers Association, in partnership with main sponsor Lee Strand Cooperative Creameries Limited, has officially launched this year’s Open Wet Fly Charity Angling Competition.

Known locally as “The Charity,” the event will take place on Lough Lein, Killarney, on April 26.
Now in its 38th year, the competition remains one of the most popular fixtures on the angling calendar.

This year, the organisers have chosen the Rise & Shine Trust (formerly the Irish Pilgrimage Trust) as the beneficiary.

The Trust provides fully supported Easter pilgrimage holidays to Lourdes for children and young people with additional or special needs, a mission entirely funded through volunteer fundraising.

The launch, held at Ross Castle, brought together representatives from the angling community, the primary sponsors, and the charity to mark nearly four decades of local sporting philanthropy.