A call has gone out to schools across the country, from well-known Irish Olympian, sprinter David Gillick, who has teamed up with Fyffes once again in a quest to find ‘Ireland’s Fittest School 2026’.
Last year, Cork’s Ballyhass National School fought off stiff competition from the large volume of competitors to be crowned the overall winner.
Aimed at promoting the importance of exercise, fitness and healthy eating amongst young people, a central feature of the programme will be a series of exercise routines – recorded by Gillick, alongside Irish fitness trainer, Sharon Flanagan – which competing schools can adopt as part of their PE curriculum and against which performance will be measured and tracked online.
GET FIT FOR SUCCESS
Building on the success of the previous four years – and running for 8 weeks from January 26th – the 2026 competition will then see the top four schools from each province compete head-to-head across four live regional qualifier events in April. The top school from Munster, Connacht, Leinster and Ulster will then progress to May’s grand final, hosted by patrons Gillick and Flanagan, at which the prize package will include €8,000 worth of sports equipment.
OPEN FOR ENTRIES
Speaking at the launch, Fyffes head of marketing, Emma Hunt-Duffy said that the level of interest amongst schools ‘continues to grow each year’.
“We look forward to seeing more and more teachers and young pupils incorporating the exercise routines into their PE classes, as a fun and easy way to stay active and keep fit.”
School registrations are now open and further details can be found online at www.fyffesfittestschool.ie
