Project Spraoi

📣I am delighted to have had the opportunity to enter the EUFunds.ie photo competition.

📷The photo I entered shows the setting where Digital Spraoi will take place: a primary school, where health really matters. The project is creating a digital toolkit that helps teachers bring physical activity and healthy eating into the classroom. In the photo, the children are spelling the word health which is exactly what the project is all about. The photo shows where this research really happens. The picture is a reminder that research and innovation are not just about technology or data. They are about real moments like this one, where children learn about health together in a fun, hands-on way.

Digital Spraoi is part of MTU TU RISE Research, co-financed by MTU and the Government of Ireland and the European Union through ERDF, Southern, Regional, Eastern & Midland Regional Programme 2021-27 and the Northern and Western programme 2021-27.

ℹ️Voting Information
From today, 16 June, to 30 June 2026, members of the public can view the competition entries gallery and vote for their favourite photos at: https://lnkd.in/dqFmcUtf

Winners will be decided by public vote. There is also an incentive for voters, anyone who takes part in the public vote will be entered into a draw to win a €1500 travel voucher.

A few key points on how voting works:
Voters must register and log in to cast a vote on https://lnkd.in/dqFmcUtf

Each person may vote once per photo, but can vote for multiple different photos.

https://lnkd.in/dhbzFPUg

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📌Great opportunity for your school to sign up to the Active Break Every Day programme, starting 19 January, supporting teachers to build short movement breaks into daily class routines 🏃🏼‍♀️
Schools that sign up will get access to a suite of short, classroom based movement break videos in English and Irish 🇮🇪. Even better, a new set of videos all filmed around Croke Park will be released each week.

It is great to see a collaboration between the Department of Education and Youth, the Department of Health, and the GAA. Well done to all those involved 👏.

Schools urged to join physical activity initiative Schools are being encouraged to get involved in a four-week initiative to encourage bursts of physical activity throughout the school day.