Daiwa Irish Pairs

Daiwa Irish Pairs One of the top UK annual sea-match angling festivals, based on the Dingle peninsula Co. Kerry September at 4pm. The competition is solely 'measure and return’. PS.

Whilst it is a very competitive event, the Daiwa Irish Pairs is very much an ‘angling festival’, inasmuch as there is something for everyone, be it the match-man, the specimen hunter, the 'social’ angler, or the novice. The 2015 angling week starts with Registration on the evening of Thursday 17th. September; the first of the pegged matches is on the Friday, then one on Sunday and one on Tuesday;

the rest of the week, up to Thursday at 4pm, is open for anglers to do their own thing and go fishing! A specimen competition runs throughout the week 24/7 from end of the first pegged match until Thursday 24th. The beaches are generally fairly easy to fish and there are stacks of options for the specimen hunter and miles of coastline, rocks and estuaries to explore. Outside of the pegged matches the entrants can pace the week as they wish; there is always results/leaders boards posted at the Match HQ if a little evening social is preferred! In actual fact, the measure and return system, which is now universally adopted through the UK now, was pioneered at The Pairs in the early 90’s. We have excellent sponsorship from Daiwa Sports as well as firm sponsorship from BassBoots, Trident Homes and The Dingle Bay Hotel [our beloved match HQ adjacent to the harbour]! The Pairs is now in it’s 34th. year and remains pretty solid as The flagship sea angling festival in the UK; we are very proud of this and look forward to many more years offering a great week for all. If you want further information please visit our web-site. The Pairs is great introduction to a variety of sea angling [surf fishing, float fishing, spinning, rock-fishing] - targeting species such as rays, bullhuss, bass, mullet, flounders, conger, wrasse…the list goes on, so why not take a look at what we are getting up to this year on Facebook…and maybe next year give it a go! We are taking entries for 2015 until Friday 21st. August 2015

02/04/2026

Current list of advised entries for this year's Pairs event which takes place Saturday 19th September to Fri 25th September. If you want further details of the event do let me know.

If there are any changes to this or if you intend to fish the event and are not yet on the list please do let me know when you can as this helps us plan the event. 24 weeks and counting!

1 Darren Smith (S) & Paul Stevens
2 Tommy Fogarty & Noel Fogarty
3 Tony Foster & Gary Foster
4 Troy Francis & Mike Fox
5 Ben Butler & Harvey Butler
6 Sean O’Dea & Kilian Clarke
7 Tony Royall & Colin McInery
8 Baz Barrett & Jon Gray
9 Neil Tyrell & Ronan Doherty
10 Andy Young & Dave Hutchinson
11 Gordon Hardiman & Kevin Daly
12 Craig Whitehead & Steve Smith
13 Gary Falk & Andy Booth
14 Gary Hazelgrove & Peter Cracknell
15 Bill Newham & Steve Jex
16 Chris Pritchard & Karen Pritchard
17 Billy Potter & Jamie Boyling
18 Phil Lee & Joe Wales
19 Simon Dawber & Dave Shorthouse
20 Damian Shaw & Darren Smith (N)
21 Colin Carey & Darren Bond
22 Tom Wells & Mick Tapsell
23 Ian Hewitt & Jim Gross
24 Ian Dalrymple & Finn Dalrymple
25 Jerome Trubshaw & Tish Yelland
26 Ian Daley & Jarek Podoba
27 Saul Paige & Sam Collier

PAIRS 2026Just a reminder that this year's Pairs event takes place from Sat 19th September to Friday 25th September. If...
05/02/2026

PAIRS 2026

Just a reminder that this year's Pairs event takes place from Sat 19th September to Friday 25th September. If you intend to fish the event and haven't already let me know you are coming please do asap so we can plan numbers/venues etc. I will then publish a list of current confirmed attendees in the next couple of weeks or so.

Information pack for this year's event attached below. Any questions let me know.

Regards

Darren

Info pack for 2026 pairs attached which I have also emailed to all those on our contact database. Please confirm in due...
17/10/2025

Info pack for 2026 pairs attached which I have also emailed to all those on our contact database. Please confirm in due course if you intend to fish the event (if you haven't already). Will publish an updated list of attendees as we move forward. Thanks.

13/10/2025

Very sad to learn of the passing of John Amery who was instrumental in establishing the pairs event in the 80’s and 90’s. Thoughts are with his wife Jean and his family. RIP John.

30/09/2025

*****DAIWA IRISH PAIRS 2026*****

Dates for next year's event are now confirmed as below.

Registration: Sat 19th September 2026
Presentation: Friday 25th September 2026

If you intend to or are interested in fishing next year's event do let me know and I will email you an information pack in due course. I will also issue an information pack to all those currently on our contact database.

As for 2025, all entry fees will be collected at registration and we will continue with a 100% cash only payout as this was a great success this year.

2026 ACCOMMODATION
If you plan to stay at the Di**le Harbor Lodge cottages next year, Neal Houghton at Active Ireland remains in contact with Trident and hopes to agree a deal with them very shortly. Please drop Neal a line with your contact details in the meantime if you do plan to book accommodation through him. Neal will also be able to arrange good ferry packages for you.

Neal Houghton, Active Irish Angling
Tel: 01515289200, Website: www.activeirishangling.com

Hope to see you next September!

For over 40 years, we have been dedicated to providing an exceptional fishing holiday experience in the stunning landscapes of Ireland.

FINAL REPORT AND RESULTS FROM 2025 EVENTAnother fantastic week on the Di**le Peninsula comes to an end and great friends...
28/09/2025

FINAL REPORT AND RESULTS FROM 2025 EVENT

Another fantastic week on the Di**le Peninsula comes to an end and great friends from all over the UK and Ireland part ways again for another year. Final results have been posted below and pics of pairs winners Mick Tapsell and Tom Wells together with runners-up Darren Bond and Colin Carey.

The fishing this year was challenging in places, and the specimen hunt in particular did not produce as many as usual, but some great fish were still caught and a clonking Stingray and some good Bass in the match at Inch and a true specimen Bull Huss in the specimen hunt were the highlights. However the stunning weather during the event week sort of made up for any fishing shortfalls!!

If you want a week of great match fishing and specimen hunting in some seriously spectacular locations, great banter and friendship and the best Guinness in the world then do join us in 2026.

The move to a 100% cash only payout this year for all prizes was a great success and will be repeated next year when we will revert to a more focussed pairs event as before. Dates for next year will be posted in next couple of weeks.

27/09/2025

Congratulations to Pairs winners Tom Wells and Mick Tapsell and top individual Troy Francis. Full results to be posted over the weekend.

Day 3 zone results and pics of some cracking fish caught today including a 56cm across wings lump of a Stingray by Colin...
25/09/2025

Day 3 zone results and pics of some cracking fish caught today including a 56cm across wings lump of a Stingray by Colin Carey. Full overall results will be published after presentation.

25/09/2025

Day 3 on Inch and it looks awesome!

24/09/2025

2025 SPECIMEN HUNT

Folks, as at this evening I have only had 4 specimen fish recorded (as follows). If you have any to register please let me have details asap. Remember to register any fish over the minimum specimen size as there may be elimination down the line of larger fish for higher rated prizes etc.

Pollack, 70cm, Steve Glynn
Wrasse, 45cm, Ronan Doherty
Painted Ray, 54 and 56 cm, Ronan Doherty

Day 3 venue confirmed as Inch, match times 11 to 4pm
24/09/2025

Day 3 venue confirmed as Inch, match times 11 to 4pm

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Match HQ/Dingle Bay Hotel, Strand Street
Dingle

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+447904506523

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