Ballybrack SAC

31/08/2026

Ballybrack SAC Master Angler – Kilgorman Beach, Saturday 29/08/2026

Saturday evening saw the Brackers back in action for the 6th qualifying competition of the year, held on Kilgorman Beach.

Conditions were favourable, with a light breeze and an overcast evening. Fishing got underway at 5pm and continued into darkness until 10pm.
The fishing started slowly in both zones, with Darragh Mulligan first on the scoreboard with a bass in Zone B, while Sean Hickey wasn’t far behind. As the first hour passed, anglers began to pick up a few small bass and flounder at close range.

In Zone A, Joe Cannon produced the fish of the early stages with a lovely 62cm bass. Unfortunately, there’s no photo of this fish as Joe is camera shy! He was nearly straight into another good fish shortly afterwards, only to lose it in the surf. Jay Shaw, already with a fish on the card, then picked up a nice bass — and judging by the screams of delight, the whole beach was well aware of it! Meanwhile, Paul Tyndall found himself tangled up with a massive bird on his line and managed to carry out one of the best rescues I’ve ever seen. It turns out Paul is very good with animals, and thankfully the bird was unharmed in the exchange. Well done, Paul!

Midway through the competition, Darragh Mulligan shocked the beach with a superb catch — a cracking 41cm gilthead bream! A fantastic fish and even better to have one turn up during a competition.

Zone A fished very slowly overall, with only a few good-scoring fish needed to put anglers into contention. Eric Gasparro, with a few fish already on the card, held out at range in the final hour in search of a smoothound. His patience paid off when he landed a fine 80cm fish, enough to secure the Zone A win and also take the biggest round fish pool on the day.
Well done, Eric — great fishing as always!
Joe Cannon finished 2nd in the zone, with Ramunas Butkus claiming 3rd.

Zone B was a tight battle between Darragh Mulligan, Sean Hickey and Paul Tyndall.
John Keane, who had started off very slowly, eventually found a nice run of bass and flounder in front of him and worked his way back into contention. He finished strongly to take the Zone B win and the overall competition win. John beat Eric Gasparro by just 1 point for the overall win — it doesn’t get much tighter than that! Sean Hickey took 2nd place in Zone B after fishing a great match, with Darragh Mulligan finishing 3rd. Biggest flatfish pool was shared by Darragh Mulligan and Denis Brock well done lads.

Juniors
In the Juniors, it was Sean Keane fishing from the end peg who took the win with 4 bass, all of which he worked hard for. Jesse Murphy was close behind with 3 fish, while Donnacha Brock finished 3rd with 2 fish.

A great competition to get us back into the swing of things after the summer break, with plenty of good fishing, a few quality fish and some close results throughout. Species for the day were: Flounder, Bass, Gilthead Bream, smoothound, Dab, Gurnard, Pouting, Po***ck, and lots of undersize weavers.

We’re already looking forward to the next outing.
Tight lines! 🎣🎣🎣

22/08/2026

What an incredible turnout for the first Wexford Pairs Competition on Ballinesker Beach! A fantastic total of 86 anglers travelled from all corners of the country, and they were greeted by a beautiful day for fishing.

Conditions saw a very slight north to north-east breeze, combined with small tides and a residual blanket of w**d in the first cut of gully along the entire stretch of beach. The horn sounded at 11:01 a.m., with fishing commencing after a minute's silence was held as a mark of respect for fellow angler and friend to many, Jack Keegan.

From the very start right through to the final casts, anglers were rewarded for dropping their baits into the murky w**d, with flounder coming in singles, doubles and trebles for some competitors. The beach was fished across four zones, with fantastic numbers of fish recorded in every zone, making it a brilliant competition.
From the outset, it was clear that two pairs were performing exceptionally well. The formidable pairing of Stephen O'Donovan and Troy Francis battled it out with JP Molloy and Barry O'Rourke right until the final whistle, with two fantastic results to show for their efforts.

JP and Barry took the overall win with an impressive 36 fish, becoming the winners of the first Wexford Pairs Competition. A close second place went to Troy and Stephen, while third place overall was claimed by David Keating and Curtis Connolly with 28 fish.

Overall Winners
1st JP Molloy & Barry O Rourke
2nd Stephen O Donovan & Troy Francis
3rd David Keating & Curtis Connolly

Individual Zone Winners
Zone A
Evan Ryan & Stephen Griffiths
Zone B
Stephen Glynn & Joe Cannon
Zone C
Paul Tyndall & Jesse Murphy
Zone D
Eamonn Birmingham & Thomas Keogh

Big Fish Pool Winners
1st: Evan Ryan & Stephen Griffiths
2nd: Alex O'Grady & Jamie O'Grady

Full results are listed in the photos. Total prize money paid out on the day was €2,580.

On behalf of Ballybrack SAC and Ringsend Irishtown Angling Club, I would like to thank everyone who helped make this such a fantastic competition. A special thanks also goes to everyone who purchased raffle tickets at check-in to support the Irish Under-16 World Team.

An incredible €559 was raised for the team, and there were some fantastic prizes won.
A huge thank you to our sponsors, Kit Dunne Boat Charters and Southside Angling, as well as everyone who donated drinks and hampers for the event.

Until next year, tight lines to you all! 🎣🎣🎣

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

21/08/2026

Remembering our dear friend and comrade, Jack Keegan, on the first anniversary of his passing.

As a former Chairman of Ballybrack SAC, Jack played a huge part in making the club a place where people could enjoy fishing without drama or stress. He helped create a club built on friendship and camaraderie rather than competition—and that is what Ballybrack SAC still is today, and always will be.

Our thoughts are with Jack’s wife, Jackie, and all his family today as we remember a great friend and all the wonderful memories we were lucky enough to share with him.
As a mark of respect, a minute’s silence will be held at the start of tomorrow’s Wexford Pairs Competition in memory of Jack.

Gone but never forgotten. 🎣

01/08/2026

Congratulations to Shane Kavanagh winner of the century eliminator X90. Thanks to everyone for purchasing a ticket and supporting Team Ireland under 16’s for the world championships. 🇮🇪🎣

31/07/2026

All numbers now gone and paid for lads no payment came in for two of them so number 23 now sold to David Healy and number 31 now sold to Kevin O Hara. Winner will be the bonus ball in tomorrow’s Irish lotto main draw. Best of luck to everyone 🎣🎣

1. Anthony Hayes ✅
2. Aaron Bewley ✅
3. Liam Fraher ✅
4. Paul Tyndall ✅
5. Re-Raffle (Dave Coleman) ✅
6. Joe Cannon ✅
7. Orlajane Walsh ✅
8. Brendan Byrne ✅
9. Ciaran Fogarty ✅
10. Alex Murphy ✅
11. Darragh Farrell ✅
12. Dylan Walsh ✅
13. Sean Hickey ✅
14. Cian Corcoran ✅
15. Mikey Byrne ✅
16. David Healy ✅
17. Mikey Byrne ✅
18. Sean Kinsella snr ✅
19. Niall Carabini ✅
20. Martin Ryan ✅
21. Denis Brock ✅
22. Donnacha Brock ✅
23. David Healy ✅
24. Stuart Maher ✅
25. Paul Tyndall ✅
26. Shane Kavanagh ✅
27. Luke Kinsella ✅
28. Brendan Byrne ✅
29. Denis Brock ✅
30. Dave Coleman ✅
31. Kevin O Hara ✅
32. Seamus Kinsella ✅
33. Darius Gricius ✅
34. Ciaran Fogarty ✅
35. James Ryan ✅
36. Lar Mooney ✅
37. Alex O Grady ✅
38. Scott Andrews ✅
39. Sean Kinsella ✅
40. Jeff Nolan ✅
41. Sean Keane ✅
42. Charlie Murphy ✅
43. Brian Mullen ✅
44. Alby Allan ✅
45. Mo Chara Fraher ✅
46. Re-Raffle (Brendan Byrne)✅
47. Josh O Rourke ✅