CORK MAN TO REPRESENT IRELAND IN TWO FISHING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 

A young angler from East Cork has received the backing of Irish offshore survey company Green Rebel for two upcoming Junior World Championship competitions. Kevin Roche from Shanagarry is part of the Irish teams competing in the Netherlands and Cork. 

The 18-year-old has been fishing in Ballycotton since he was 6 years old and began competing in the sport two years ago. Kevin is a 6th year student at Midleton CBS and has plans for a career in the marine industry. 

Kevin Roche will be in action at the Shore Angling World Junior Championships on the coast of Zeeland in the Netherlands from the 14th to the 21st of October. He is also part of the Ireland Under 21 team competing in the World Boat Angling Championships in Crosshaven, Cork from the 4th to the 11th of November. 

He has also secured his place in the Irish team for the Under 21 World Boat Championships in Donegal in August 2024. Kevin was crowned All Ireland Under 21 Champion at the Irish Federation of Sea Anglers’ boat competition in Rathmullen, Co Donegal in September. 

Kevin Roche said, “It’s a huge opportunity to be part of the Irish team for two World Championships and it means a lot to be sponsored by an ambitious company like Green Rebel. My passion is the sea. I don’t know many young people who are considering a career in fishing or the marine sector, but for me there is nothing like it. The conditions in the Netherlands will be quite similar to Ireland for the shore angling competition and we will be fishing for bass, flounder, dab and dogfish. I have more experience in shore fishing but I’m also looking forward to competing in Cork harbour in the World Boat Angling Championships.”

Pearse Flynn, Founder of Green Rebel said, “We are proud to support local champions on the sea and are delighted to sponsor Kevin as he represents Ireland in two important angling World Championships. Kevin is a familiar sight fishing from Ballycotton Pier and Garryvoe Beach often late into the night or very early in the morning. Kevin’s work ethic, incredible dedication to his craft and ambition to make a career on the sea is inspiring and we know that he will go far.”

Green Rebel is headquartered in Cork and operates a fleet of vessels and aircraft to map vast areas of the ocean. It has a team of scientists, chemists, engineers, ecologists, vessel crew and support staff across multiple locations in Cork and Limerick. Green Rebel provides the offshore wind and other sectors an end-to-end set of data services that extend from acquisition, processing, interpretations and reporting, with their fleet of purpose-built vessels, aircraft, floating LiDAR buoys and in-house team of scientists and industry experts.