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Ficheall 2024/2025

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).

Ficheall Summer Course
Monaghan Education 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 2. 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 Feile Fichille Tournaments can be found here (including a checklist to ensure students are ready for the Feile Fichille)

Feile 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.