Striding towards the Golden Boot

Walking to school may be tough work for little legs, but pupils at Scoil Cholmcille take it all in their stride, Education Correspondent Niall Murray reports

IT MIGHT not have the prestige of the prize given to Fernando Torres as Euro 2012 top goalscorer, but the boys of Caroline McCarthy’s first class are equally as proud of their Golden Boot.

Rather than for their collective footballing prowess, the 13 seven- and eight-year-olds won the prize for having the highest rate of walking to school during a recent week promoting greener travel.