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Feeder fishing world championship sees Team Ireland take gold

Northern Ireland anglers who netted a gold medal at the Feeder Fishing World Championship for Nations have described it as the “biggest honour”.

They were speaking after Team Ireland took the title at the competition in Mérida in Spain earlier in May.

Johnny McKinley, 41, the first ever recipient of two gold team medals in Irish coarse angling, said the win was “still sinking in”.

It was “the biggest honour you could win”, he told BBC News NI.

Mr McKinley, from County Armagh, said it had been “surreal” and while he would have been happy to bring home any medal, “nothing else can top” taking the gold.

Team Ireland are non-professional anglers who staved off competition from 20 other countries during the competition.

It was “hard work” but according to Mr McKinley they still managed to have “a good laugh”.


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