Fever pitch as school raises funds for all-weather playing surface

Located on the banks of the River Sullane, pupils at Scoil Chúil Aodha/Barr d’Inse often have to don wellies to use current outdoor facilities due to regular flooding.

Scoil Chúil Aodha pupils Colleen De Búrca, Caoimhe Ní Mhaoilchiaráin and Eithne Ní Laocha hoping they can go from their water logged playing field to a new all weather pitch as the school launches its fundraising campaign. Picture Dan Linehan

Its location on the banks of the River Sullane makes Scoil Chúil Aodha/Barr d’Inse one of Cork’s most scenic educational settings.

It also means that wellingtons are sometimes more appropriate footwear than runners or football boots for pupils attempting to use the waterlogged playing field beside the Gaeltacht national school for sports and PE activities.