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!
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Will Oisín the Eighth manage to enter the horse race in the Wild West of Connemara?
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Is it possible to escape from the witch Caoimhe’s maths school in the Magical World of Shapes?
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You’ll also encounter the Planet of Shapes, car races, Renagh Roinnte (Division), and Mícheál D. Ó Heicseagán and lots, lots, more!
