IRISH SKIPPER EXPO 2025

Reflecting the Right Tide – Irish Skipper Expo to take place on the 21st & 22nd March 2025

Irish Skipper Expo 2025 will be held in Limerick, is Ireland’s flagship fisheries show that attracts large numbers of exhibitors and visitors from all over the world.

Previously known as Skipper Expo Int. Galway, the success of the event and its rapid expansion over the years has resulted in the show moving to the UL Sport Arena in Limerick under the new name of Irish Skipper Expo.

The spacious venue in UL Sports Arena, allowed for visitors to move from stand to stand at their ease, with exhibitors noting that they had a greater opportunity to interact with people as a result.

UL Sport Arena, based in the grounds of the University of Limerick, will hold all the exhibitors in one spacious hall, enabling more and even bigger stands, providing a much better overall visitor experience. A large outside display area located adjacent to the visitor entrance will offer an opportunity to showcase much larger products and boats.

The venue offers many other benefits, including onsite catering and bar facilities, its ease of accessibility and excellent car parking facilities. There is an excellent road network to UL, which is located just off the M7, and Shannon Airport is only 35 kilometres from the show venue, from where there is an excellent range of scheduled flights.

With many exhibitors and visitors citing influences such as tides, good weather and the pandemic as having impacted on the 2023 event, Mara Media have reviewed all feedback from the industry, and with the tides in mind, Friday 21st March & Saturday 22nd March 2025 promises to provide the perfect opportunity for everyone to attend.

Sharon Boyle, Commercial Fishing Manager for Skipper Expo organiser, Mara Media, said: ‘Following our announcement that we will now host one show each year, we have seen huge interest from industry in being part of the event.”

“Irish Skipper Expo 2025 is a must attend exhibition with over 130 companies exhibiting including outside vessel displays.  We encourage everyone to save the new date of March 21st & 22nd and begin making your travel and hotel bookings now.”

The show was founded by Mara Media, a publishing and event management company based in Annagry in Co. Donegal, Ireland. Mara Media publishes the widely respected ‘The Skipper’ magazine, a monthly publication for the Irish and UK fishing industries.

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