We won 3 matches and are now through to the final in Markievicz Park on the 13th of June! We’re so proud of all the players and their fantastic teamwork and determination.

A huge thank you to our coaches Sofia & Michael for all their support and encouragement!

Helena is an experienced Irish artisan with a deep-rooted passion for basketry, nature, foraging and weaving. With years of teaching various forms of basketry and craft, she brings the essence of sustainable, eco friendly, Irish craft to your fingertips and helps children to connect with their natural environment.

Basket making

Using sustainably grown willow, learn how to weave your own basket just as your ancestors did. Baskets were used for storing and carrying food and fuel and they are becoming very popular again as we try to reduce the amount of plastic that we use.

All pupils had the chance to create their own willow basket using sustainably grown willow, learning traditional weaving skills and connecting with nature along the way. The pupils loved making a sustainable product that can be used in countless ways!

A BIG THANK YOU also to the parents who joined us for this wonderful workshop.

A multi-class visit, and short presentation and outside with each class around any green area at school or nearby.

Michéal was born a farm in rural Ireland and has had an innate affinity with nature, the environment, local history and geography from an early age. He has also lived in some of world’s major cities and understands the importance of urban green spaces and a city, or town’s, historical heritage.

With a biology degree and previous life experiences (as a travel writer, hiker, teacher and journalist etc.) Michéal has garnered a wealth of knowledge and understanding across a wide range of areas – nature, biodiversity, biology, habitats/eco-systems (bogs, coastal, riparian, mountains and forests), the environment, climate change, history and geography.