Launch of 1, 2, Spraoi! 2025

It’s a collaborative effort between the DCU Institute of Education, Fighting Words, and the Council for Gaeltacht and Irish-Medium Education (COGG).
Photo credits © Brian Cregan
This project aimed to create a Professional Learning Community to explore the teaching of Irish in tandem with the new Mathematics Curriculum in a creative, integrated, and inclusive way.
Photo credits © Brian Cregan


This project would not have been possible without the financial support from the Teaching Council and the Department of the Gaeltacht.
Photo credits © Brian Cregan
Through creative writing, pupils were given the opportunity to think mathematically, develop their language skills, and collaborate with one another.
Photo credits © Brian Cregan

1, 2, Spraoi! 2025
Read on to find out if the Ninja will succeed in overcoming the mathematical challenges to open the bank vault!
Will Oisín the Eighth manage to enter the horse race in the Wild West of Connemara?
Is it possible to escape from the witch Caoimhe’s maths school in the Magical World of Shapes?
You’ll also encounter the Planet of Shapes, car races, Renagh Roinnte (Division), and Mícheál D. Ó Heicseagán and lots, lots, more!


