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Get those shooting boots on! Ruesha Littlejohn and Marc Kenny are back to show you a brilliant shooting drill that will help you improve your accuracy on goal... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4ZRSqZl790

It's Day 7 of #FAIHomeskills #IRLWNT star Ruesha Littlejohn and FAI Development Officer Marc Kenny show you the skills in passing and receiving! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpLwuOuUHbM

Minding your Mind and your well being is so important always and particularly these days when we find ourselves staying home to keep safe. Below are a sample of some links to some activities that lend themselves to mindful moments. Remember Twinkl are offering free...

This may be of interest to some of you! In their ongoing effort to help teachers, parents and kids with the school closures, Coding Ireland are delighted to announce our new Weekly Coding Challenges! www.codingireland.ie/WeeklyChallenges Each week they will publish...

This is another useful resource for keeping the children in tune with their Gaeilge! TG4 have lots of cartoons – this one for example, (which you may be familiar with) ‘Olivia’ allows you to add subtitles if you so wish!...

National ‘Active SCHOOL Week’ takes place every April and is a really enjoyable part of the school year for many children. We usually have our Active School Week in May where it coincides with our amazing School Sport’s Day at The Plots followed by the school...

It's Week 2 of #FAIHomeskills They have new coaches this week too, as #IRLWNT Manager Vera Pauw and FAI Development Officer Marc Kenny show you the Box Dribble today! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPuAkgjhK5U

Unicef have teamed up with the Parenting for Lifelong Health initiative to bring parents and caregivers a set of handy tips to help manage this new (temporary) normal. https://www.unicef.org/coronavirus/covid-19-parenting-tips  

Earth Day 2020 is on Wednesday 22nd April. Earth Day is an annual event celebrated around the world to demonstrate support for environmental protection. #StaySafe #StayHome You can find some interesting activities by clicking on the links below: Remember! You do not...

Just a little note we found that we thought we would share..........

Mathematics with lollipop sticks, matchsticks or indeed spaghetti stick... let's improve our spatial awareness with these fun puzzles that can be used at any age! #timetothink #remotelearning Share your own challenges on TWITTER with #GECSchoolChallenges @ecGalway...

It's the final #FAIHomeskills Episode of the week! Keith and Pearl show you how to improve your shooting with both your left and right feet... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZH1nFZOzRE

Learn about nature even when at home! This great resource is brought to you by the Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland Galway. Thank you very much to everyone involved from all at St. Nicholas’!...

Keith and Pearl show you how to perfect the Cruyff Turn, named after the legendary Dutch star Johan Cruyff! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRLMxzZ32kQ

Watch out for this programme - supported by Galway City Partnership Fun FREE learn to dance 4-week, online classes suitable for 7-12 year olds. Starting Wednesday 22nd April The classes involved a warm-up, cool-down and easy to follow choreography dance routine by...

Galway City Council have compiled some information that you might find useful. Click on the link below: https://www.galwaycity.ie/stay-at-home-resources

Cúla 4 ar Scoil starts Monday 20 April at 10:00 a.m. on TG4. The half-hour programme will be broadcast from Scoil na bhForbacha in the Connemara Gaeltacht. It aims to cater for primary school children who attend Gaelscoileanna and Gaeltacht schools, but everyone is...

Today Keith and Pearl show you the V-Cut drill in the FAI Homeskills session. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYZFj3bF6rE