Is é Ficheall.ie an líonra náisiúnta múinteoirí bunscoile a chuireann an fhicheall chun cinn ina gcuid scoileanna ar mhaithe leis na tairbhí sóisialta agus cognaíocha a bhaineann léi do dhaltaí bunscoile. Baineann múinteoirí Ficheall úsáid as an bhficheall mar uirlis chun múineadh tríd agus mar dheis dá ndaltaí scileanna agus luachanna nua a fhorbairt, chomh maith le bheith mar ionadaí dá scoil ag comórtais Ficheall ar a dtugtar Féile Fichille.

Tá go leor acmhainní den scoth cruthaithe ag comhmhúinteoirí bunscoile ar shuíomh gréasáin Ficheall.ie cosúil le:

• Sraith de 10 gceacht fichille do thosaitheoirí (le comhtháthú roghnach leis an gcuraclam OSPS)
• Liosta cúrsaí fichille FGL do mhúinteoirí (cúrsaí samhraidh, tráthnóna agus ar líne)
• Puzail uimhearthachta fichille
• Nuachtlitreacha Ficheall leis an nuacht is déanaí maidir le ficheall
• Club Fichille Múinteoirí Ar Líne

Cúrsa Samhraidh Ficheall
D'eagraigh Ionad Tacaíochta Oideachais Laoise an cúrsa samhraidh 'Ficheall do Scileanna Sóisialta' go han-mhaith roimhe seo. Ar chríochnú an chúrsa seo is féidir le múinteoirí an fhicheall a imirt (freastalaíonn a bhformhór ar an gcúrsa nár imir an fhicheall riamh roimhe sin) agus is féidir leo bunghnéithe na fichille a mhúineadh do dhaltaí ina rang agus iad ag múineadh príomhchuspóirí curaclaim OSPS ó rang a 1 go dtí a 6 (seo ar fad gan bileoga oibre).

Comórtais Fichille Féile Fichille
Comórtais fichille neamhiomaíocha is ea comórtais Féile Fichille a eagraítear go bliantúil i dTéarma 2. Ní bhronntar boinn, duaiseanna ná coirn. Ina áit sin, is ceiliúradh é an lá ar na scoláirí ag foghlaim fichille agus scileanna sóisialta chomh maith le scileanna ceannaireachta a gcuid múinteoirí chun an tionscnamh a thabhairt isteach ina scoil. Is í seo an chéad deis do go leor mac léinn geansaí na scoile a chaitheamh agus ionadaíocht a dhéanamh ar a scoil. Is féidir tuilleadh sonraí a fháil faoi Chomórtais Féile Fichille anseo (lena n-áirítear seicliosta chun a chinntiú go bhfuil mic léinn réidh don Fhéile Fichille).

Amlíne Féile Fichille

• Meán Fómhair: Clárúcháin Oscailte
• Deireadh Fómhair: Dúnadh na gClárúchán
• Samhain: Scoileanna curtha ar an eolas faoi dháta agus ionad an chomórtais
• Eanáir/Feabhra/Márta: Déanfar an comórtas Féile Fichille a sceidealú i dtéarma 2. Ligfear do scoileanna cláraithe freastal ar chomórtas Féile Fichille amháin. Ní mór do scoileanna a bheith ag an ionad ag 9.30am agus an imeacht ag críochnú faoi 2pm.

Déan Teagmháil Linn
Má tá aon cheist agat maidir leis na Comórtais Féile Fichille déan teagmháil le Ficheall ag baint leas as an nasc 'Déan Teagmháil Linn' anseo.

Ficheall 2025/2026     

Ficheall.ie is the national network of primary teachers promoting chess in their schools for the social and cognitive benefits it has for primary school students. Ficheall teachers use chess as a tool to teach through and an opportunity for their students to develop new skills and values, as well as representing their school at Ficheall tournaments called Féile Fichille (chess festival).

The Ficheall.ie website contains many excellent resources created by fellow primary school teachers such as:

• A series of 10 beginner chess lessons (with optional integration to the SPHE curriculum)
• List of CPD chess courses for teachers (summer, evening and online courses)
• Chess numeracy puzzles
• Ficheall newsletters with chess updates
• Online Teacher Chess Club

Ficheall Summer Course

Laois Education Support Centre have hosted the Chess for Social Skills summer course previously with great success. Upon completion of this course teachers can play chess (most attend the course having never played chess before) and can teach the basics of chess to students in their class while also teaching key SPHE curriculum objectives from 1st to 6th class (all of this without worksheets).

 Féile Fichille Chess Tournaments

Féile Fichille tournaments are non-competitive chess tournaments organised annually in term two. No medals, prizes or trophies are presented. Instead, the day is a celebration of the students learning chess and social skills as well as their teachers’ leadership skills to introduce the initiative in their school. For many students it is their first opportunity to wear their school jersey and represent their school. More details about Féile Fichille Tournaments can be found here (including a checklist to ensure students are ready for the Féile Fichille)

Féile Fichille Timeline

• September: Registrations Open
• October: Registrations Close
• November: Schools informed of tournament date and venue
• January/ February/ March: Féile Fichille tournament will be scheduled in term 2. Registered schools will be allocated one Féile Fichille tournament to attend. Schools are required to be at the venue at 9.30am with the event concluded by 2pm

Contact Us

If you have any queries regarding the Féile Fichille Tournaments please contact Ficheall using the Contact Us link here.